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Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 15

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Lincoln, Nebraska
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15
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5v 1 Vsfe 17 I it .1 4 'f -'A' til 9 1't 1 A 1 I Gall FoldaLlncoln Journot-Stor Nebraska outside linebacker Dwayne Harris (86) sacks Miami quarterback Frank Costa (1 1 for a safety in the third quarter as NU's other outside linebacker, Donta Jones (84) closes in. Huskets trap tired Hurricanes -V Ion DortmvtLlncoln Journal. star NU quarterback Tommie Frazier (15) and wingback Abdul Muhammad (right) celebrate the first touchdown of the fourth quarter with the fullback who scored it, Cory Schlesinger. i 4 4 '(Ti 4. I lt J.

Erickson says Miami defense on field too long. MIAMI At the end, the advantage was Nebraska's. Physically speaking, as well as by score. "We were out there too long on defense, and they hit us with the trap play for two touchdowns," Miami Coach Dennis Erickson said after his third-ranked Hurricanes fell 24-17 to Nebraska in the Orange Bowl Sunday. Cornhusker fullback Cory Schlesinger scored both touchdowns, on runs of 15 and 14 yards.

"The kids played their hearts out, and we just couldn't make the plays on offense when we had to, which kept the defense out there too much," Erickson said. "That was the whole key. That's what it boiled down to. "We had a million chances in that football game, and it was kind of two different halves. We dominated the first half but couldn't take advantage of the opportunities we had in the second half." Miami took a 17-9 lead into the fourth quarter and held it until the first of Schlesinger's touchdowns with 7:38 remaining.

"At 17-9, we had a lot of opportunities and couldn't take advantage' of them, so we've got to give thorn credit for that," Erickson said. "They came out when they had to. They ran the football and ran the option at the end to make some plays." Nebraska's game-winning touchdown drive included two third-down option runs by Frazier, the first of 25 yards, the second of 6. "They made the plays," said Erickson. "They ran the football.

Tommie Frazier came in and made some big plays for them." Erickson, whose Miami teams have won two national championships, congratulated Cornhusker Coach Tom Osborne on what, in all likelihood, will be his first The pollsters still must vote 6n the matter. But Nebraska was a solid No. 1 in both polls going into Sunday night's game. "First of all, I would like to congratulate Nebraska," Erickson said. "They (the Cornhuskers) played extremely welL "Our kids played very hard, but you just cant make the mistakes we did and have the penalties we had, particularly in the first half.

Field position hurt us, but we couldn't get anything going on offense after that first drive of the second half." The Hurricanes scored five plays into the second half, the fifth a 44-yard touchdown pass from Frank Costa to Jonathan Harris. Miami defensive tackle Warren Sapp said: "We were swarming to the ball until the end of the game. And then, we didnt make some tackles. You have to make plays to win. They made the plays in the end, and we didnt." Hurricane defensive tackle Dewayne Johnson Ion DortmuiLmcoln Journal-Star Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne is doused with Gatorade as he walks on to the field at the end of the game.

1 I On JtIi Assoc ltd Press Miami defensive tackle Warren Sapp celebrates a sack of NU quarterback Brook Dernnger in in second quarter. agreed. player of the game, reiterated what Erickson had "It was a tremendous effort on defense" Johnson said, said. "But we had some missed tackles and break- "Field position killed us," said Jones. "It was hard downs at the end of the game.

A good team will to keep battling from deep in our own territory. We capitalize on those mistakes, and Nebraska did." were limited in what plays we could run because of i Wide receiver Chris T. Jones, chosen as Miami's the field position, and they capitalized." 0 -V 7 r4 KlrtLlncotn Journot-stor Miami receiver A.C. Tellison (18) leaps over NU's Kareem Moss (23) to catch a pass in the first quarter. Td KlrkUncoln Jounw-SMr Nebraska starting quarterback Tommie Frazier (15) Is brought down by Miami linebacker Corwin Francis (58).

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