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2E April 26, 1981 Lincoin, Sunday Journal and Star SI analyst: Nelson will be first Husker drafted Jarvis Redwine may be the first Nebraskan mentioned in most national stories about the NFL Draft, but a well-known Esports writer predicts Derrie Nelson will be the first Cornhusker contacted by the pros Tuesday. Paul Zimmerman, the one who projects the club-by-club first-round selections for Sports Illustrated, said Nelson is the highest-rated NU prospect on the list he compiles from interviews with all NFL teams. Although most national wire service reports rate at least seven linebackers ahead of Nelson, Zimmerman predicts braska's All-American defensive end will be drafted in the second round. He sees Redwine going in the second or third round. He also projects a fourth or fifth-round destiny for Nebraska defensive back Russell Gary and fullback Andra Franklin.

Zimmerman, the former New York Post columnist. is generally credited for writing the first NFL. draft predictions ,10 vears ago. He has been considered the national expert since. want to remember.

I deal almost exclusively in first-round choices." he said. "I've been burned before. Just because I believe Nelson will be the first Husker drafted mean he will be." Big back needed Zimmerman believes Redwine's status would be if most NFL clubs weren't shopping for what he calls "the big back." Redwine fits more into the "halfback" category and Zim- merman sees only two of those being drafted in the first round UCLA's Freeman McNeil and Northwest Louisiana State's Joe Delaney. Oklahoma's David Overstreet is the third-rated halfback in Zimmerman's little black book and Redwine is fourth. "Everybody wants a big back this year, though," Zimmerman said.

"The halfbacks may be looking at low first and high second round, then wait." Zimmerman's book on big backs is separated into three groups. The first has South Carolina's George Rogers, Pitt's Randy McMillan and Missouri's James Wilder, three backs Zimmerman sees going in the first round. The second group has Penn State's Booker Moore and Minnesota's Marion Barber, likely second selections. The third group includes Franklin. "I got mixed reviews on Franklin," Zimmerman said.

"More than one scout is convinced he hasn't seen his potential and that pro football will get more out of -him than college football." If college football didn't prosper with Franklin, you'd Randy York have trouble convincing 25,431 fans at Nebraska's spring game Saturday. During halftime ceremonies offering a variety of awards, Franklin received the loudest ovation. "I didn't picture myself as a crowd favorite," admitted the three-year fullback starter. "I know one thing, though. I never would have done as well as I did without the Nebraska fans.

They're the greatest." If I NFL reviews on him are mixed, Franklin understands. "With the formation we had, there are things I didn't do here that the pros feel I have to do," he said. "I didn't catch the ball and I didn't run outside. I spent most of my time running off guard and blocking." Franklin's blocking gets an A-plus in all NFL scouting reports. Zimmerman said NFL player personnel directors use the word "devastating" to describe Franklin's blocking.

"I've been thinking I'll go in the second or third round." Franklin said. "Some scouts told me if I was 6-3 with the same physique, I'd go higher. I don't think my height makes much what I want. inside." Desire crucial Nelson could use the same statement to describe his AllAmerican career at Nebraska. He's hoping that same desire will carry him in the NFL.

"My college days are over, but football still sounds fun to me," he said. "I still love the game. To me, the pros are just the next Step up." Nelson figures his two post-season all-star games drew different reviews from the pros. "I wasn't very satisfied with my performance in the Hula Nebraska QB Spring Game futures varied statistics White 22, Red 21 By Randy York Red White 14 0 77 0-21 8-22 Staff Sports Writer R- -Craig 2 (Seibel kick) run If you had to describe Nebraska's quarterbacks after Saturday's Red White game, you could say that: Mark Mauer is ready and waiting. Nate Mason is sidelined and still in the picture.

Turner Gill is patient and understanding. Bruce Mathison is persistent and improving. Craig Sundberg is young and headed for a redshirt season. Mauer, the only senior in the group, wants the job so much that he'd like to wave a magic wand and get the next three months over as quickly as possible. He's waited four years to stand behind the No.

1 center and his performance this spring guarantees that status when fall camp opens in August. "He's been our most consistent quarterback," Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne said of Mauer. "We'll have to take a good look at Nate, too, because he was coming on and doing well." Contrary to public opinion. Gill is in no hurry to take an escalator to the top. "I'm anxious to play, but I want to make sure I'm right when I do." Gill said Saturday after his 11-yard touchdown run and two-point conversion gave the Whites a 22-21 upset win over the Reds in the last 24 seconds.

"All I know is right now, Mark Mauer is No. 1 and definitely deserves it. lle's had a good spring." Gill said. "I have to stay here this summer, watch a lot of film and learn how to read defenses. I'm in no big hurry to play." Osborne appreciates Gill's patience, especially when he R- Craig 61 (Seibel kick) Burke 1 run (Neil kick) W- Rogan 1 run (Neil kick) R- Moravec 15 run (Seibel kick) W- Gill 11 run (Gill run) A White Red First downs 23 22 Rushes-yrds 46-255 57-334 Passing 170 120 Return 35 14 Passes 11-34-3 10-26-2 Punts Fumbles-lost 5-1 8-5 Penalties-yrds 5-58 7-91 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING White: Mathison 100; Gill 9-45; Brungardt 7-33.

Red: Craig 11-126; J. Smith 10-52; Mauer 10-33. PASSING White: Gill, 16-82; Mathison 18-88. a Red: Mauer 16-93; Sundberg 10-27. RECEIVING White: Norberg 3-53; Krenk 3-28; Wehrle 1-25.

Red: Woodard 2-30; D. Hill 2-27; Curry 2-27. (unassisted tacklestackles) White: Bess 2-2; Keeler 3-3; Trammer 1-1; Herman 1-1; Abbott 2-9; Brown 2-2; Red: Boun 1-1; Kramer 0-1; Lindstrom 1-1; Zierke 1-1; Hoback 1-1; Schmuecker 0-0. LINEBACKERS White: Santin 2-3; Hansman 0-0; Sculley 0-0; Red: Reinhardt 1-1; Ruhl 1-2. BACKS White: Glark 2-2: Larsen 1-1; lodence 2-3; Warton 3-3: Haase 1-2; T.

Peterson 1-1; Red: Haywood 0-0; J. Smith 1-1. Bowl," he said. "It was the first time I'd played outside linebacker and I made some mistakes." The 1980 Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year, however, hopes he redeemed himself in the Japan Bowl in Tokyo. "I thought I had a good game there," he said.

"I broke up plays and I had a lot of sacks. I started to enjoy myself. Outside linebacker is fun. You don't have to go against those big tackles all the time." Nelson's goal is to be drafted the first day, so he doesn't have to wait for the phone to ring on Wednesday. "Right now," he said, "that's all I want.

I'm not counting on anything. I don't even have an agent yet." Gary may be best bet If Nelson or Redwine isn't the first Nebraskan drafted, Gary is the best bet. He may be anyway. Wire service reports see him going in the second round. "All I'm counting on is going sometime in the first three rounds," Gary said.

"That's what the scouts say and that's what the draft previews say. I may not know where I'm going, but I know I'll go anywhere. I really want to play pro football." Post-season performances in the East-West Shrine game in 1 San Francisco and Senior Bowl in Mobile, enhanced Gary's prospects. He was voted the Defensive Player of the Game for the winning North team in the Senior Bowl. "The two bowl games helped me a lot." Gary said.

"I played monster, safety, both cornerbacks and caught punts. I think I showed some versatility. The pros feel just about anybody can play safety. They want to know who can play cornerback." One Nebraskan who started three years at cornerback is the fifth-rated Husker on the list of Atlanta Falcon Player Personnel Director Tom Braatz. Andy Means rates behind Redwine, Nelson, Franklin a and Gary.

Braatz sees Redwine being drafted in the first round, Nelson and Gary in the second or third rounds and Franklin in the third or fourth rounds. Wasting time If Means is the next Husker drafted, the team that selects him will be wasting its time. Three weeks ago, Means said he will not try out with an NFL team, regardless of who drafts him or what round. Means said he is "burned out" on football and all of his energies will be devoted to a degree in law at Nebraska. Braatz said 10 other Huskers could be drafted and are rated in the following order: -back Craig Johnson, offensive guards Randy Schleusener and Joe Adams, defensive tackle David Clark, tight end Jeff Finn, linebackers Brent Williams and Kim Baker, split end John Noonan and offensive linemen Gary England and Mike Bruce.

He admitted other pro teams might be interested in taking a chance on NU quarterback Jeff Quinn. Although Johnson, Noonan, England and Bruce weren't starters at Nebraska, being drafted wouldn't be as shocking as one might imagine. Keith Gary, Oklahoma defensive tackle who did not make any all-Big Eight teams and did not start during part of his senior season, is apparently destined to be a first-round draft choice. Kansas wide receiver David Verser is the other Big Eight player mentioned most often as a first-round draft choice. Wilder and Missouri teammate Howard Richards, an offensive tackle, also are considered first-round material.

STAFF PHOTO BY TED KIRK Reds' Mark Mauer gets set to pass. 2 STAFF PHOTO BY TED KIRK Whites' Turner Gill rushes past Reds' defensive end Eric Buchanan. Football- all- From Page 1E there." Osborne said. "And. opening drive, I didn't think lot when you're playing was pleased there weren't the first offense did as well yourself," Osborne added, any serious injuries.

The against the No. 2 defense as "but we have some talent. To. 2 offense moved the I thought they might. We'll have a good team.

ball better against the No. 1 Maybe that's a sign that But they made a lot of misdefense than I thought they we're developing a little takes out there today. We could or should. And. more depth.

obviously still have a lot of conversely, except for that "It's hard to tell a whole work to do next fall." Nebraska grid famers named The Nebraska chapter of the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame announced Saturday that three special presentations are scheduled at a Peony Park dinner in Omaha May 22. Ed Schwartzkopf. Mathias Volz and Burton Newton. all of Lincoln. won the awards.

Bob Devaney, University of Nebraska-Lincoln athletic director, also will be Donored with a state salute for being elevated recently to the national chapter's Hall of Fame. Schwartzkopf, supervisor ef work study for Lincoln public schools and a member of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, was a guard on the 1940 Nebraska Cornhusker Rose Bowl team and was named a MR. MUFFLER DISCOUNT on muttlers stock complete system 29th Cornhusker Draft- From Page 1E' hears the crowd roar every time he does something remotely dramatic with the ball. together, and now I'm going "The fans see all his ability, but there's a lot more to it," Os- to get the chance to make borne said. "We're not going to push him out on the field, have some money." him have some bad experiences and go backward." How much money is out of Gill is so patient at this point, Osborne isn't even ruling out a his control, of course.

That possible redshirt season. depends on the round in "We've talked and there are no plans to redshirt anybody," which he's taken and the Osborne said, adding that "a lot will depend on how Nate and team which drafts him. lle Bruce come along." says both Oakland and CinOsborne also said got to admire Bruce's persistence cinnati "have said they'd like and ability. Ile's a good pure thrower, maybe our best." to have me." and he's heard It was Mathison who engineered Saturday's game-winning talk of his being chosen in the drive, running 11 yards around left end and 17 yards around first or 'second round. But right end before Gill relieved him and inflicted the final dam- scouts are secretive, and age on his first play.

"it'll be a big surprise. I'll like opportunity helped Gill release the frustration of a 6-16- wherever I go. There's no The 2 passing performance. sense starting off on the The Fort Worth, Texas, sophomore had bruised his right wrong foot, and I'll give it my shoulder in a second quarter collision with linebacker Steve best effort," Redwine said. McWhirter, but came back in the second half.

Reginald Turner, a lawyer lle was almost as surprised as Mathison when he was in- with Athletic Consultants Inserted into the lineup. ternational in Los Angeles, "I was just sitting on the bench when they hollered," he will handle Redwine's negotisaid. "I ran a sprintout pass and got outside." ations and help him with his On the winning conversion, Gill faked a dive to the I-back financial planning. and was supposed to reach the end, but saw an opening up the established promiddle and scored easily. fessionals," said Redwine.

"I Gill finished with 45 yards rushing on nine carries. Although didn't want to mess around Mathison was only 5-18-1 passing, he led the Whites with 100 with someone small-time yards rushing. who was out to make a name Mauer rushed 10 times for 33 yards and hit 8 of 16 passes for with just one person. I didn't 93 yards, without an interception. want someone who negotille admitted a groin injury hampered his performance, but ates your contract, and then he was generally satisfied.

you never see them again. I "I have an open mind," he said. "But if I play the way I think I can play and do the things I think I can do, I should get my chance. "It all centers around the quarterback." Mauer said. "I know our offensive line is improved.

I know we have the receivers and I know we have the backs. I'm just happy to be out there with those guys. "I guess," Mauer said, "that it's up to the quarterback to get the ball to the receivers, so they can catch it and get the ball to the backs, so they can run it." Mauer drove the Reds 51 yards late in the third quarter for a 21-14 lead after directing both first quarter touchdowns. His 22-yard pass to tight end Dan Hill highlighted the drive, capped by Mark Moravec's 15-yard TD. "We needed something like that to kick in the tail," Mauer said.

"We didn't come out in the second half ready to play. We needed a flame lit underneath us." As No. 1 quarterback, Mauer figured it was his duty. "I want that job," he said. "Being on the first team means a lot to me.

I haven't done it until this spring and I'm going to work hard all summer so I can still be there next fall." OPEN SUNDAY 9am til Midnite ton railroad employee, won a Hall -of Fame Special Merit Award for work with Black NU athletes. Newton has kept scrap books on various players and sometimes serves as a game correspondent for "Ebony" and other Black publications: Devaney coached the Cornhuskers to a pair of national championships in the early 19705. 12 pak Millers cans warm Beer $369 Plain Label Beer TWELVE 12 OUNCE CANS Case of 24 Light cans warm $4,99 Miller Prices good thru April 29, 1981 11am-10pm Mon. thru Thursday. 9am-12pm Sun.

640 West Van Dorm (on the road to Pioneers park) Street WEST helped me out all these years." Beyond those priorities? "Just say I'm conservative and cheap with my money," he said. "You always have to make proper investments and save something for a rainy day." Tuesday will be a big day in the Redwine household. Jarvis said he's thought about not watching the draft on cable television, just waiting for the telephone. to ring. No matter which NFL team places the call, it will be important.

"One phone call can change your whole life," said Redwine. There have been tough times for him and his wife, who chose not to attend Nebraska games last season, but Francis Redwine has stood behind her husband, and right now "she's really excited about the baby." Professional football can provide the means for supporting that child, and that's why Redwine is taking no chances. "This is my life," he said. Chelsea's Pub East Park Plaza 66Th THAT RIB IS PRIME Is Every Thursday At Chelsea's starting at 5:30 p.m. $550 CRABLEGS 1 LB.

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