Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 19

FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1 965 LINCOLN, NE. JOURNAL 19 Clayton ets his turn at helm of NU ship I lit I 1 fif deep down inside, I knew I could," said Clayton. "I'd talk to Mark (Mauer) and go out and throw with him. He had a question "I'd say, "What's wrong with my passing? I think I passed well In addition to providing some positive feedback, Mauer would occasionally point out mechanical problems in Clayton's passing techniques.

Mauer did it in such a way that Clayton is convinced "he's an offensive genius. "I'd watch myself on videotape and think, 'He's Clayton said. Last summer, Clayton threw passes twice a day, four days a week, as much as five and a half hours a day. Still, the questions persist He's constantly asked about his passing, whether he can pass well enough to be a major college quarterback, even in a run-oriented attack like Nebraska's. In the season-opening loss to Florida State, Clayton completed one of five passes and threw one interception.

"When I got in against Florida State, I had no jitters at alL It was a good feeling," said Clayton, whose success running with the ball was dramatic. He carried five times for 97 yards. "It wasnt a good feeling to throw the interception," Clayton said. "But I wanted to make something happen, to put some points on the board. When Coach Osborne pulled me out, I didn't feel bad because I knew he just wanted to go with a senior." The senior, of course, is Travis Turner, who started the opener and will share playing time with Clayton on Saturday, according to Osborne.

He'd have no complaints Such a system of alternation could continue throughout the season, and if it does, "I won't have any beefs about sharing time," said Clayton. He speaks with confidence, believing he can get the job done. Going into his first game as a starter, "I feel comfortable," Clayton said. "All my offensive players feel conf i- By Mike Babcock Journal Sports Writer McCalhorn Clayton took some good-natured ribbing from a Michigan football recruiter during a rare visit to his home in Orlando, a year ago. According to Clayton, the recruiter told him: "You're redshirting, and you could have been starting for us." Clayton smiled, "Michigan plays in what conference?" he replied.

Nebraska's sophomore quarterback will be starting this Saturday, when the Cornhuskers, ranked 17th by UPI and 18th by the AP, play Illinois. Kickoff at Memorial Stadium is 1:30 p.m. The start will be Clayton's first. Patience pays off His patience has paid off. Whenever it get tough as a redshirt, "I thought about the situation I'm in now," said Clayton.

"I always felt, 'One day it's going to happen. I'm going to get the shot where I can be an asset to the Saturday will be that day. During his recruitment, Michigan assured Clayton he'd spend one season backing up Steve Smith and then be given a chance to run the Wolverines' option offense, as a true sophomore. Clayton opted, instead, for Nebraska and its option offense. Given his speed and strength, Clayton seemed to be an ideal option quarterback.

As a freshman, however, passing wasn't one of his better options. That Clayton is starting against Illinois is a tribute to his dedication and the patience of Mark Mauer, a former Corn-husker quarterback and freshman coach. Mauer, now an assistant coach at Ball State, helped Clayton become a more than adequate passer. "He kept a lot of confidence in me," Clayton said. The criticism regarding Clayton's ability as a passer was based on his statistics as a freshman on the junior varsity.

Clayton completed only five of 18 passes for 51 yards. During his redshirt season, "people were saying I couldn't pass the ball, but WT miiiMirr DuBose (22) in Florida State game. Nebraska quarterback McCathorn dent playing with me, and that's one thing a quarterback needs, the confidence of the rest of his players. I feel really good about the Illinois game. The team has been playing well in practice, and it's going to continue that" The questions about his passing no longer bother him because "I don't have Clayton (7) hands off to Doug anything to prove," said Claytoa "I'll get the job done." Notes Though he doesn't collect gold the way NU I-back Doug DuBose does, Clayton has his share of gold chains.

"They're gifts from my uncles," he said. "If I Nebraska roster 63 John Nichols 64 Brad Johnson 65 Tim Roth 66 Phil Rogers 67 Ran Galois 68 Bill Lewis 69 Tom Welter 70 Brian Blankenship 72 RobMaggard 73 Todd Carpenter 74 Stan Parker 75 MikeHoefler 76 Chris Spachmon 77 BillMoclos 78 Tim Rother 80 Todd Fraln 81 Brad Smith 6-2 OT 6-3 OT 6-0 MG 6-1 OG 64 6-6 OT 6-4 OG 6-1 OT 6-3 OT 6-5 OG 6-5 OG 6-5 DT 6-5 OT 6-4 OT 6-6 TE 6-3 OE 6-3 260 So. 275 Jr. 275 Sr. 245 Sr.

265 Jr. 272 Sr. 275 Jr. 260 Sr. 265 Jr.

290 Jr. 245 Jr. 245 Jr. 250 Jr. 250 So.

260 So. 233 Sr. 230 Sr. Illinois play well, they send me a necklace or a chain." If he gets enough chains, "I'll start passing 'em out to my linemen." Illinois quarterback Jack Trudeau on playing in Lincoln: "When I was a kid, I watched games Nebraska played on TV. That's still something I get excited about I've been in the big sta- 82 Paul Gangwlsh 83 Brad Tvrer 84 Gregg Reeves 85 RobbSchnltzIer 86 Hendley Hawkins 87 Tom Banderos 88 Rod Smith 89 Scott Tucker 90 Brian Moore 91 TonyHolloway 92 Neil Smith 93 Rod Reynolds 95 Danny Noonan 96 JimSkow 97 Tony Polmer 98 Lee Jones 99 KenSheod DE 6-1 DE 6-2 DE 6-3 SE 5-9 SE 5-10 TE 6-2 SE 6-0 DE 6-3 TE 6-3 DE 6-2 DT 6-5 DT 6-3 MG 6-3 DT 6-3 DT 6-7 DT 6-1 MG 5-11 215 Sr.

220 Jr. 235 Sr. 170 Jr. 180 So. 205 So.

195 So. 220 Sr. 230 Sr. 205 Jr. 245 So.

245 Sr. 275 Jr. 250 Sr. 265 So. 230 So.

235 Sr. roster Probable starters NEBRASKA (M) OFFENSE ILLINOIS (M) No Name Yr Ht Wt Pos wt HI Yr Name No SOToddFraln Sr. 6-3 230 TE 230 6-0 Sr. CapBoso 82 65 Tim Roth Sr. 6-0 275 LT 250 6-5 Jr.

Scott Kehoe 56 70 B. Blankenship Sr. 6-1 270 LG 275 6-4 Sr. Brian Ward 79 68 Bill Lewis Sr. 6-6 275 265 6-5 So.

Mike Scully 55 74 Stan Parker Jr. 6-5 245 RG 260 6-6 Sr. JimJuriga 71 69 Tom Welter Jr. 6-4 275 RT 275 6-5 Jr. Mark Dennis 76 85 RobbSchnltzIer Jr.

5-9 170 SE 190 6-3 Sr. David Williams 1 7 M. Clayton So. 6-0 195 QB 215 6-4 Sr. Jock Trudeau 10 22 Doug DuBose Jr.

5-11190 IB 185 5-10 Jr. Ray Wilson 21 26 Tom Rathman Sr. 6-0 220 FB 215 6-2 Sr. Thomas Rooks 42 2VonSheppard So. 5-9 185 WB 190 6-1 Sr.

David Boatrlght 88; NEBRASKA DEFENSE ILLINOIS 81 Brad Smith Sr. 6-3 230 LE 255 6-7 Jr. Scott Davis 90 76 Chris Spochman Jr. 6-5 250 LT 270 6-3 Sr. Guy Teafatiller 95 95 Danny Noonan Jr.

6-3 275 MG 96JlmSkow Sr. 6-3 250 RT 230 6-2 Jr. TlmBourke 46 84 Gregg Reeves Sr. 6-3 225 RE 245 6-4 Sr. Alec Gibson 99 44 Mike Knox Sr.

6-2 235 LB 230 6-2 Sr. BobSebring 31 LB 235 6-4 Sr. MorkTogart 54 41 MarcMunford Jr. 6-2 230 LB 220 6-0 Sr. RobGllelml 38 5 B.Washington So.

6-1 205 205 6-1 Sr. Craig Swoope 12 27 Dennis Watklns Sr. 5-11180 LCB 195 6-0 Sr. Todd Avery 43 42 Mike Carl Jr. 5-11180 RCB 175 5-10 Sr.

Lance Harkev 9 45 Chris Carr Jr. 6-1 196 180 6-2 Jr. Ed White 16 Kickoff: 1:30 p.m.. Memorial Stadium. Broadcast: Omaha KFAB, Lincoln KFOR, KRNU.

No. Name Pos. Ht. WI.Yr. 1 Dole Klein 6-1 195 So.

2 vonSheopard WB S-V 185 So. 3 Gary Schneider CB 6-0 200 Jr. 4 Guy Rozler 5-10 190 Sr. 5 Brian Washington 6-1 205 So. 6 Keith Jones IB 5-10 185 So.

7 McCalhorn Clayton QB 5-11 190 So. 8 Rav Nelson WB 5-9 190 Jr. 9 MlkeOMe SE 6-2 180 Jr. 10 Jelf Taylor QB 6-2 195 So. 11 JeffTomiock 6-0 200 So.

12 CleteBlakemon QB 6-1 185 So. 13 Craig Schnittler P-K 5-8 2)5 So. 14 Travis Turner QB 6-3 215 Sr. 15 Scott Hill 6-0 200 So. 16 Jerry MNnor QB 6-1 205 Jr.

17 Cleo Miller CB 5-9 170 Jr. 18 Brian Pokorny CB 5-11 175 Sr. 19 Bryan Siebler 5-11 195 Jr. 21 Paul Miles IB 5-10 210 Sr. 22 Doug DuBose IB 5-11 185 Jr.

23 Roger Undstrom WB 5-10 195 Sr. 24 DanCoslerllne FB 5-10 200 Sr. 7i MattStrosburger 6-2 190 Jr. 26 Tom Rathman FB 6 0 230 Sr. 27 Dennis Watklns CB 5-11 180 Sr.

28 John Custard CB 5-8 170 So. 29 Don Thayer 6-2 205 Jr. 31 GeneChealey CB 5-9 185 So. 32 Brian Davis CB 6-3 195 Jr. 33 Dana Brlnson WB 5-9 170 Fr.

34 ToddProltltt MG 5-11 250 Sr. 35 Kevin Parsons LB 6-3 230 Jr. 36 MikeHedlund FB 6-0 220 So. 37 DougWelnlak LB 5-10 210 So. 38 Steve Forch LB 6-2 227 Jr.

39 Blake Hennlng LB 6-2 220 So. 40 JonKelley IB 6-1 200 So. 41 MarcMunford LB 6-2 230 Jr. 42 Mike Carl CB 5-11 180 Jr. 43 ToddMlllikon LB 6-2 215 Fr.

44 Mike Knox LB 6-2 235 Sr. 45 Chris Carr 6-1 196 Jr. 46 ChadDaffer LB 6-1 229 Sr. 47 Dan Wingard P-K 6-1 195 Sr. 48 Micah Heibel FB 6-2 200 So.

49 Ken Koelin FB 5-10 215 Jr. 51 JeffSellentin 6-3 240 Jr. 52 Danny Groskurtri DT 6-4 240 So. 53 JeffSellentin 6-3 240 Jr. 54 Mark Cooper 6-1 232 Jr.

55 John Nichols 6-2 60 So. 56 Jack Noel 6-1 220 Sr. 57 Keven Lightner OT 6-2 280 So. 58 Lawrence Pete MG 6-1 275 So. 59JimDittmer OT 6-3 255 Sr.

61 JohnMcCormlck OG 6-0 250 So. 62 JimSchaaf OG 6-3 255 So. At the controls No. Name Pos. Ht.

Wt.Yr. 1 David Williams SE 6-3 195 Sr. 47 Chad Little 6-0 196 So. 2 Steven Williams SE 6-0 165 Fr. 50MikePiel DT 6-3 245 Jr.

5 Jim Bennett QB 6-3 185 So. 53 Todd Fulk LB 6-3 205 Sr. 7 Stephen Pierce SE 5-10 182 Jr. 54 Mark Tagart LB 6-4 220 Sr. 8 ChrisWhite 6-0 175 Sr.

55 Mike Scully 6-5 260 So. 9 Lance Horkey DB 5-10 170 Jr. 56 Scott Kehoe OT 6-5 250 Sr. 10 Jack Trudeau QB 6-4 200 Sr. 58 James Finch LB 6-2 210 Sr.

12 Craig Swoope DB 6-1 195 Sr. 60 Todd Searcy OG 6-2 220 So. 13 Shane Lamb QB 6-4 216 Sr. 61 Tucker Jenkins LB 6-2 225 Sr. 14 Jeff Kleite QB 6-2 190 Sr.

62 Jim Kisner 6-4 260 Jr. 16 Ed White OB 6-2 175 Jr. c3 Jon Lee DT 6-3 255 Sr. lSDwaynePugh LB 6-3 215 Sr. 64 Mark McGowan OG 6-4 240 Fr.

19 Jay Lynch LB 6-2 235 Jr. 67 MikeMcGann OG 6-3 250 So. 20 EricWvcoff RB 6-1 207 Sr. 68 Scott Halny OG 6-2 230 Jr. 21 Ray Wilson RB 5-10 178 Jr.

69 Todd Schertz OT 6-6 235 Sr. 23 Kevin Keller SE 6-2 182 Jr. 71 JimJuriga OG 6-5 260 Sr. 24 African Grant DB 6-1 185 So. 73 Chris Carpenter DT 6-6 235 Sr.

25 Melvln Williams FB 6-1 190 Jr. 75 DaveBlrky OT 6-3 255 Sr. 26DarrlnTee SE 5-10 178 So. 76 Mark Dennis OT 6-5 275 Jr. 27 Mark Mothls DB 6-1 190 Jr.

79 Brian Ward OT 6-4 260 Sr. 28 MikeGlddlngs DB 5-11 180 Sr. 80 Gordon Green TE 6-4 215 Jr. 29SeanLawlor DB 6-0 180 So. 82 CapBoso TE 6-4 230 Sr.

31 BobSebring LB 6-2 235 Sr. 83 Dorrln Brown SE 6-1 IBS Jr. 32 Darryl Usher SE 5-10 170 So. 84 Anthony Williams TE 6-4 224 So. 33 Jackie Johnson DB 5-10 185 Sr.

87 Shawn Turner LB 6 3 220 Fr. 34 Jeff Stevenson FB 5-10 190 Sr. 88 David Boatright SE 6-1 180 Sr. 35 Jeff Martin LB 6-4 225 So. 89 Luis Campos LB 6-3 210 So.

36 Keith Jones FB 6-2 195 Fr. 90 Scott Davis DE 6-7 255 So. 37 Mark Kelly DB 6-2 185 So. 91 Roy Hairston DE 6-2 235 Sr. 38 RobGllelml LB 6-0 220 Sr.

92 Curtis Clarke DE 6-4 255 Sr. 39 Greg Turner FB 6-1 200 Fr. 93 JlmBlondell DT 6-3 260 So. 40 Anton Ivy DB 5-9 178 Sr. 95 Guy Teafatiller DT 6-3 250 Sr.

42 Thomas Rooks FB 6-2 225 Sr. 96 Shown Jones DT 6-4 260 Jr. 43 Todd Avery DB 6-0 195 Sr. 98 DovldAina DE 6-5 265 Sr. 46 TlmBourke DT 6-2 230 Jr.

99 Alec Gibson DE 6-4 240 Sr. Clayton will start against Illinois. diums at Michigan and Ohio State, but it'll be a thrill playing at Nebraska." Would you believe third? That's where the Cornhuskers are in national ratings calculated for USA Today by mathematician Jeff Sagarin, an MIT graduate. Florida State is No. 1.

Injured NU guard recovers Tom Osborne had some good news and some bad news on the eve of Nebraska's Saturday football meeting with Illinois. The good news was Thursday's return to the practice field by starting right guard John McCormick. The 6-foot, 250-pound sophomore missed Wednesday's workout with a strained knee. "His return is a relief," the Corn-husker coach said. "We were getting short at guard." Stan rarker, who shares the No.

1 spot with McCormick, has been slowed with a bad ankle, while the top two left guards, Brian Blankenship (broken blood vessel in arm) and Tom Hoefler (elbow) also have been ailing. Starting defensive right end Gregg Reeves' condition was the id news. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound senior missed practice Wednesday and Thursday with a hamstring pulL Nebraska trainer George Sullivan said Friday that Reeves "hasn't been ruled out" of the Illinois game, but is questionable. Tony Holloway is listed as second-team on the depth chart. An annual feature following Thursday's practice was a "game" pitting the redslurts and freshmen.

The redshirts won, 21-0, as Jeff Wheeler, a walk-on from Urbandale, Iowa, ran 30 yards for a touchdown on their first play from scrimmage. Tyreese Knox and Don Lilly scored the other TDs. Kenneth Oavls Jim Wacker The players were suspended immediately for Saturday's game against Kansas State University. Wacker said he would have to wait until TCU officials consulted with Southwest Conference officials and the National Collegiate Athletic Association before deciding whether the suspensions would be permanent. He said the SWC and NCAA were informed Thursday night of the problem.

"The players turned themselves in and we turned ourselves in," he said. Wacker said the payments "never would have been discovered had they not turned themselves in" since they were made in cash. Davis, a leading contender for the See SWC on page 22 McCathorn Clayton Strong convicted, cocaine trial ends 4 TCU suspends Davis, 5 others Jack Trudeau presented against Strong by U.S. Attorney J. Alan Johnson and his assistant, James Ross.

On Thursday, while Diamond was instructing the Strong jury, New York Yankees inflelder Dale Berra was testifying on the same floor of the courthouse that he bought cocaine on at least four occasions from Robert "Rav" McCue, 39, a Pittsburgh-area bookkeeper. It was the second time in as many weeks that Berra has been asked to detail drug usage by major-league baseball players at federal trials. The blond-haired McCue is a former controller for the Easter Seal Society of Allegheny County and part-time disc jockey. He was fired by the Easter Seals on the day he was indicted by a grand jury last May. Berra again contradicted his former the Pirates' Chuck Tanner, who earlier said he never suspected his starting shortstop was using cocaine.

In fact, Berra said, Tanner took him aside last year at mid-season and asked him if he had a cocaine problem. "I said, 'It's not a problem and I'm not worried about it' He asked me if I was having a problem with cocaine and I said, 'No, I Berra said. riTTSBURGH (UH) A federal jury today convicted Philadelphia caterer Curtis Strong on 11 felony counts for selling cocaine to major league base-ban players, ending a 14-day trial filled with sordid disclosures about the national pastime. The jury acquitted Strong on three other counts. The jury of nine women and three men deliberated nearly 10 hours before returning its verdict on the 14th day of Strong's trial in the courtroom of Judge Gustave Diamond.

Two other charges against Strong' were dismissed on a prosecution motion earlier in the trial. Strong, 39, faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and a $25,000 fine on each guilty verdict returned against him. Strong was the first of seven men indicted May 30 in Pittsburgh oh charges of drug trafficking in baseball to stand trial. The indictments were brought after a 13-month Investigation that included the grand jury testimony of at least a dozen current and former ballplayers who had been granted immunity from prosecution. The testimony of seven of those ballplayers was the foundatien of the case FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Heis-man Trophy candidate Kenneth Davis and five other Texas Christian University football players were suspended for taking illegal cash payments from a booster, TCU head football coach Jim Wacker said Friday.

The six, besides the star running back, are defensive player Egypt Allen, linebacker Gerald Taylor, defensive end Gary Spann, strong safety Marvin Foster and defensive tackle Darron Turner, Wacker said. The players "turned themselves in" after a team meeting Thursday, Wacker said. Taylor is a junior and the others are seniors. During the meeting, Wacker said he discussed "the importance of honesty and integrity" and afterward one of the six approached the coaching staff and confessed to taking cash payments. Wacker said he could not say who the player was.

Later, the other five players also told the staff they, too, had taken payments, he said "The kids turned themselves in," Wacker said. "I doubt that ever happened before in the history of the NCAA." APWIflEWfOTO Running Bear Bears' cornerback Leslie Frazler cuts back on an interception return in first quarter of Chicago win Thursday. Story, page 21.