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Waiting Worst Part for Players mm THE Finally Arrives dominated their, opposition 1 game Jan. 1 with the national championship hinging on a victory. They didn't panic. They rallied to win. Oklahoma proved itself in a torturous three-game stretch at mid-season disposing of Southern Cal, Texas and Colorado on consecutive It's a 'pick 'em contest in the eyes of the oddsmakers.

The consensus is that it will take four touchdowns to win. The' Cornhuskers may have offered a hint of things to come when they opened up their passing attack in thumping -l Kansas State, 44-17, in their lastouting. Quarterback Jerry Tagge, connecting at an amazing .619 pace on the season, is to the Cornhusker aerial game what dazzling Jack Mildren is to the Sooner ground attack. It could boil down to the run against the pass, although the Cornhuskers insist on a balanced attack and the Sooners have employed the pass successfully in the games which meant the most to them. Nebraska, which had lost only one starter by injury through nine games, enters the game at nearly full strength.

Offensive right tackle Carl Johnson, who strained a knee in the Kansas State win, is listed as a doubtful starter, but has made the trip to Norman. Sophomore Alan Austin gets the call there if Johnson is not deemed ready for full-speed performance. The Sooners, who rested sore-ahkled Joe Wylie in their win over. Kansas, are said to be in their tbest physical shape in several weeks. You've heard it before.

It should be quite a game. By DON FORSYTHE It isn't THE GAME that's' worrying everybody it's. the wait. "You always feel you can use. another day to prepare.

It may be good technically, but; too long a layoff is not good -psychologically," Nebraska" football coach Bob Devaney observed Tuesday as the Cornhuskers np preparations for Thursday's Oklahoma "There's never been a game quite like, this Devaney There have been big games before Texas-Arkansas In" 1969,, Notre Dame-Michigan I State in 16V Army-Notre Dame in 1946 just to mention, a few. But the point Devaney raises is that never have two teams met who have so thoroughly -leading up to the big one. i His Cornhuskers have. never, trailed in a game. this season, their narrowest victory margin has been 2 points.

Oklahoma had only 13-point win over Southern Cal, but has hung up basketball-type totals in nearly every start. "Now you've got the question," says Devaney, "of which is the better of the two. "It should be quite a football game." What else can you say? The Big Eight, and national championships hangy in the tbalance to mention Nebraska's- string of 29 con-; secutive games without a' loss. It's the nation's most prc- ductive -offense, Oklahoma's ground-gobbling Wishbone-T against the Country's' stingiest defense, Nebraska's proud Black Shirts. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA NOV.

PAGE 13 What's going to happen? Devaney isn't j--, nobody is i but he hints at a tight contest. "If one team jumps ahead quickly or if it's close right to the end I don't think either team would lose its poise," he says. The Cornhuskers have been 'down that road before. They -r- trailed LSU, 12-10, in the fourth quarter of the Orange Bowl NU's Larry Jacobson voted the nation's top college lineman. 1W.

LIMVPS I Big 8 Coaches Wins Jacobson 11 173 1 CI Offense Remain Unsure NEBRASKA (10-0) OKLAHOMA (9-0) Name No. CI. Pos. Jr. TE Ht.

Wt. 6-3 234 218 6-1 List 85 235 Jr. 6-2 218 Sr, 231 Jr. 238 221 237 233 252 167 6-4 6-2 6-3. 6-3 6-4 5-9 6-2 64 6-5 6-Steve Allen, DB, 192 8 Rich Fulcher, DB, 191 9 James Stokely, QBt 177 10 John Carroll, SE-K, 205 11 Jack Mildren, QB, 199 12 Jon Harrison; SE, 157 15 Dave Robertson, QB, 199 16 Dan Ruster, 17 Leon Crosswhite, Jr.

FB, 203 18 Steve O'Shaughnessy, DB, 180 236 244 No. 82 60 73 54 72 79 12 11 22 30 17 CI. Jr. So. Jr.

Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

Jr. Jr. Name Chandler Unruh Emmert Brahaney Jones Jensen Harrison Mildren Wylie Pruitt Crosswhite' LT LG RG RT SE QB HB HB FB White Rupert Dumler Wortman C. Johnson Cox Tagge Kinney Rodgers Olds 5-9 157 199 215 6-2 Jr. Jr.

Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr.

6-0 Norman, Five opposing coaches have faced the wrath of Nebraska and Oklahoma this fall, but only one has a definite idea aboutwhich will win Thursday's "Turkey All Colorado's Eddie Crowder, Iowa State's Johnny Majors, Kansas' Don Fambrough, Kansas State's Vince Gibson and Missouri's Al Onofrio "are agreed on two points: That Nebraska is the best-balanced football team they've ever I -That' Oklahoma has the 'greatest running game in the 6-1 5-9 185 176 203 6-2 5- 10 6- 1 210 171 215 6-2 Defense 19 Geoffrey 20-Bob Berg, RB, 190 history of college i football, yixv' that, its hard to' get agreement Only Fambrough, whose Jayhawks were crushed 55-0 by Nebraska and 56-10 22-Joe Wylie, HB, 185 24 Everett Marshall, Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr.

Jr. Sr. 221 250 234 228 207 203 209 HB, Hamilton Selmon Moore Day Quails Aycock Driscoll 237 221; 252 236 222 205 208 205 6-t 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-0 Nebraska Roster 10 David Humm, QB, 186 11 Steve Manstedt, DE, 210 12 Van Brownson, QB, 185 14 Jerry Tagge, QB, 215 16 Tom McClelland, DB, 193 18 Jim Anderson, DB, 180 19 Randy Borg, DB, 189 20-John Rodgers, SB, 171 22 Gary Dixon, D3, 201 24 Bill Kosch, DB, 176 25 Dave Mason, DB, 199 26 Jeff Hughes, SB, 196 27 Joe Blahak, DB, 184 28 Dave Goeller, D3, 188 29 Gary Hollstein, DB, 175 32 Woody Cox, SE, 167 35- Jeff Kinney, IB, 210 36 Randy Butts, D3, 197 40 Pat Morell, LB, 215 43 Rich Sanger, LB, 214 44 Bill Olds, FB, 215 45 Bob Terrio, LB, 209 46 M. Damkroger, FB, 215 47 Jim Carstens, FB, 218 48 Bruce Hauge, LB, 216 50 Doug Jamail, 205 51 Jim Branch, LB, 203 54 Doug Dumler, 237 55 Bill Janssen, DT, 228 56 John Pitts, DB, 196 57 -John Adkins, DE, 221 58 John Hyland, Jr 202 59 Dennis Zanrosso, Sol, 223 61 Bruce Weber, OG, 232 62 Mike Beran, OG, 232 65 Keith Wortman, Sr. OG.

238 66 John Peterson, So. 195 71 Carl Johnson, OT, 252 72 Daryl White, OT, 238 75 Larry Jacobson, DT, 250 76 Bob Wolfe, OT, 242 77 Dick Eupert, OG, 221 78 Al Austin. OT. 222 -79-Rich Glover; Jr.t MG, 234 81wmie Harper, DE, 207 i 84 SE.184 85 Jerry List, Jr.TE, 218 86 Brent Longwell, TE, 222 89 Frosty Anderson, SE, 176 6-3 6-6 6-1 6-3 6-3 5- 9 6- 2 6-0 5- 10 6- 0 6-0 Adkins Jacobson Glover Janssen Harper Branch Terrio Mason Blahak Anderson, Kosch 96 .98 97 66 81 43 59 28 :18 26" LE LT MG RT RE LB LB LB CB CB Jr. So.

Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr So.

Sr. Jr. Sr. 185 -15-Grant Burget, HB, 190 26 Larry Roach, DB, 181 27- r-Gary Carter, DB, 191 Pope 199 Jr. 184 Sr.

180 Sr. 176 O'Shaughnessy 5-11 180 Roach 6-0 181 Outland Award Nebraska defensive tackle Larry Jacobson, named an all-Big Eight selection Tuesday, Wednesday was named winner of the Outland Trophy, the Football Writers Association award which annually goes to the top interior lineman in college football. Jacobson and flanker Johnny Rodgers were the two Cornhuskers named to the Football Writers' all-American team. Jacobson was named with defensive linemen Mel Long of Toledo, Walt Patulski of Notre Dame and Sherman White of California. Rodgers and Auburn's Terry Beasley were named as wide receivers.

Jacobsen becomes the first Nebraska player ever to win the Outland Trophy. "It's a great honor for Larry. I'm very pleased. He's very deserving," Nebraska football coach Bob Devaney said. "He's played great football for us." "He's been a team leader besides being a good football defensive line coach Monte Kiffin said.

"He's been an inspirational force on a team that's lost only two games in his career." Halfback Greg Pruitt and center Tom Brahaney were named from Oklahoma. The Offensive Team Wide receivers Terry Beasley, and Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska, Interior linemen Dave Joyner, Penn State; Reggie McKenzie, Michigan; Jerry Sisemore, Texas, and Royce Smith, Georgia. Center Tom Brahaney, Oklahoma. Quarterback Pat Sullivan, Auburn. Running backs Ed Marinaro, Cornell; Johnny -Musso, Alabama, and Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma.

Kicking specialist Bill McClard, Arkansas. i- The Defensive Team Lineman Larry Jacobson, Nebraska; Mel Long, Toledo; Walt Patulski, Notre Dame, and Sherman White, California. Linebackers Jeff Siemon, Stanford; Mike Taylor, Michigan, and Jackie Walker, Tennessee. Backfield Tommy Casanova, LSU; Eric Hutchinson, Northwestern; Ernie Jackson, Duke, and Bobby Majors, ,33, Shelley 6-0 195 by Oklahoma, seems willing to -crawl out on a limb. He believes Nebraska will win.

i Here is the way ihe coachej who have seen the' ruin imposed by the Cornhuskers and Sooners view the game between the nation's two top-ranked powerhouses: Eddie Crowder, Colorado "They both are great football teams. But they're very different styled football teams and that's what will make it a great game. "The outcome will rdepend on which one can play the best defense. Both can move the football on the other. Nebraska has a better defensive record, but it hasn't played as good an offensive team as Oklahoma.

I don't know who's going to win, If I knew, I'd go bet myself and not tell anybody." (1400), KFAB (1110), WOW Kickoff 1:50 p.m., Owen Field. Broadcasts KFOR (1240), KLIN (590). Telecast ABC-TV nationwide. Johnny Majors, Iowa State "Now that I'm through playing 'em, I've tried to block 'em out of my memory. My wife said it seems like we played Oklahoma and Nebraska for a.

month. "Nebraska is the most complete football team I've ever seen. Oklahoma has the most explosive offense I've ever seen. And Oklahoma appears to play defense as well as it has to. "I think the football game will be won that day, by the breaks that happen.

Nebraska has no weaknesses that Dave Kincaid Harold Lyles Sterling Symonette 90 John Dutton, DT, 241 Sooners Ready Platte Favored In NJCC Tourney Forsythe's Forecast Thursday 28-Kenith Pope, DB, 205 30- Clyde Powers," DB, 193 31- Vic Kearney, LB, 205 32- -Ken Hulstein, LB, 215 33- John Shelley, DB, 195 35- Roy Bell, HB, 205 36- Pete Halfman, LB, 193 37- Gary Young, DB, 186 40-Steve Dodd, So. FB, 213 41- Wayne Hoffman, LB, "195: 42- Rhynes, LB, 211 43- Steve Aycock, LB, 205 44- Ron WaterS, DB, 194 45- i-Tim Welch, FB, 191 46-Ricky Stokes, So, LB; 505 49-3bn MUstead, LB, 201 50Kyle Davis, 212- 53- Jeep Dewberry, 218 54 Tpm Brahaney, Jr 23r 5-Danny Mullen, LB, 196 59 Mark Driscoll, LB, 208 60 Dean Unruh, OT, 235 61 Jerry Perkey, DT, 224 63-Neil Acker, DT, 232 64 Bill Orendorff, OG, 225 65 Drake Andarakes, OT, 234 66- Lione'll Day, DE, 236 69 John McLaughlin, OG, 222 70 Tom Saunders, DT, 223 71 Nelson Todd, OT, 225 72 Ken Jones, OG, 236 73 Darryl Emmert, OG, 218 75- Jimmy Teston, OT, 241 76- Brad White, OT, 220 78- Ron Stacy, OG, 240 77- Eddie Foster, OT, 240 79- Robert Jensen, OT, 244 80- Willie Franklin, SE, 203 81- Albert Quails, LB, 222 82- Albert Chandler, TE, 234 85-Mike McLaughlin, TE, 224 87 David Geren, DE, 218 88 Bruce DeLoney, DE, 220 89 Harold Paul, DE, 245 92-Mike Struck, DE, 214 86 Raymond Hamilton, DE, 237 97 Derland Moore, DT, 252 98 Lucious Selmon, DT, 221 99 Mark Lundquist, DE, 230 Arthritis Foundation To Sponsor Tribute Omaha (UPI) The Arthritis Foundation is sponsoring an appreciation and victory rally for coach Bob Devaney on Dec. 15. The dinner will be held at the Hilton Hotel with the social hour starting at 6:30 and dinner at 7:30. says here the Bear has been pointing for this one.

Iowa State 35, San Diego State 21 Cyclones can boost their record to 8-3 if they're not dreaming about their Sun Bowl trip. can slow down Oklahoma. If they don't slow 'em down, Nebraska will have a hard time winning." Don Fambrough, Kansas "I got the hell kicked out of me by both of 'em. Oklahoma has the most explosive offense I've ever seen. Nebraska has the best-balanced team I've ever seen.

They don't make mistakes. "In order to contain Oklahoma, you've got to have a tremendous secondary. I don't care how many people you put up front, you've got to have a secondary that can run and I think Nebraska has a real fine -secondary and I feel that'll make the difference. "I still think Oklahoma will break some. But I feel Nebraska will move the ball on Oklahoma.

What I'm saying, I guess, is that I don't feel Oklahoma's defense is up to par with Nebraska's. They don't have the quickness or the people Nebraska has. "There are a lot of coaches who say you can't stop the Wishbone with a five-man front. But Nebraska's personnel is not ordinary. For some reason, all five of those down linemen wind up in your backfield.

I'm sure Nebraska will make some minor defensive adjustments, but I expect 'em to stick with their Nebraska 31, Oklahoma 24 Oklahoma's offense is much better at this point than it was last November but so is Nebraska's defense. The Norman, Okla. (UPI) Oklahoma held a typical Thursday practice Tuesday, wrapping up its game plan for the Thanksgiving Day showdown with Nebraska. Coach Chuck Fairbanks did not discuss exactly what his squad did Tuesday, and the session was closed to1 spectators. He did say he 5 believed his.

team "was "technically" ready to play, "Although we would like to have done more in Monday's Monday's session was held in rain and sleet on Owen Field. Fairbanks said he was glad his1 squad did hot play last Saturday, because that gave more time for the ankle injuries of Derland Moore, Joe Wylie and Taymond (Sugar Bear) Hamilton to heal. All are expected to play against the Cornhuskers. "We will have to play better to beat Nebraska than we have all season," Fairbanks said. "They are probably the greatest college football team I have ever seen." By RANDY YORK Last of a Series If Nebraska's eight junior college basketball coaches are accurate forecasters, Platte College of Columbus should successfully defend its Nebraska Junior 1 1 ge Conference Tournament title this weekend at Coach Gene Torczon's Raiders, who return nine let-termen from the 1970 preseason tournament and sub-regional championship teams, drew five votes to dislodge Nebraska Western as con- ference champion.

The Scottsbluff however, rates equal billing with Northeastern of Norfolk to challenge Platte. Other competing teams in the NJCC Tournament, which starts Thursday and concludes -Saturday, are host school McCook, North Platte, Fairbury, York and Nebraska Tech from Hastings. Three new head coaches will make their competitive debuts in the tournament North Platte's Doug Schakel, York's Colis Campbell and Northeastern's Larry Godel. Schakel succeeds Dick Kim-brough and Campbell succeeds Bob Thomas. Godel, a Chadron State College alumnus and former assistant; coach at Cozad, assumed the Northeastern duties when 46-year-old jGene Phillips suffered a severe heart attack about five weeks ago.

Three players who were named to the Sunday Journal and Star Junior College All-State, team are expected to carry key loads for their respective teams this season. The returning all-staters competing in this weekend's tournament are Fairbury's Sterling Symonette, Northeastern's Harold Lyles and Platte's Dave Kincaid. Last season, Symonette scored 618 points and grabbed 406 rebounds, Kincaid had a 22.5 point average and Lyles averaged 27 points and 15 rebounds. Junior College Roundup, P. 14 Al Onofrio, Missouri Other Games Arizona State over Arizona, Army over Navy, New Mexico State over Colorado State, Florida State over Pittsburgh, New Mexico over Hawaii, Boston College oVer Holy Cross, Houston over Utah, LSU over Mane, Louisville over Cincinnati.

Florida over Miami, Rice over Baylor, South Carolina over Clemson, SMU over TCU, So. Mississippi over W. Texas State, Tennessee over Van-derbilt, Texas-Arlington over Abilene Christian, Texas-El Paso over Long Beach State, San Jose State over Santa Barbara, Virginia Tech over VMI, Tulsa over Wichita State LasiWeek 32-17-2, .647 Season 405-149-8, .727 "I wouldn't pick either one. If I Jiad a 'definite feeling, I would. But there's going to be a lot of emotion and people playing like we haven't seen them play.

v. "The great thing about this game -is that-both teams have explosive offenses, but they're completely different. "In the past, Nebraska has had a lot 'of time to move the football. Their defense has given them a lot of possessions. If Oklahoma can keep possession, that'll take away from Nebraska's offense.

If you've watched Oklahoma the last two or three games, you'll notice their defense has gotten better and better. "Sometime during the game, Oklahoma will be open to Continued on Page 14 Vasholz Only Returning Knights9 Letterman Cornhuskers offense showed signs last week of being equal to the challenge of outscoring the Sooners. Other Games Georgia over Georgia Tech, Mississippi over Mississippi State, Texas over Texas Saturday Alabama 24, Auburn 21 It Tagge: Team 1 Comes First 1 5 Nebraska's Jerry Tagge isn't bothered by the fact that he's not considered a serious candidate for the Heisman Trophy. "At Nebraska our offense isn't built around one he pointed out and added, "I'd rather play for a winning team than win a Heisman Trophy i and play for a loser. "I've always said that publicity and honors are nice after the season is over, but during the season I just want to concentrate on being a good teamquarterback." Wrestling Spots Still Available The Lincoln Jaycee City Recreation junior wrestling program has started at the Easterday Recreation Center and its still possible to participate.

The program, which got under way last Tuesday, Is open to any boy fifteen years of age or younger who lives in Lincoln and all practices are at 7 p.m. Tuesday night. Sports Briefs SE's McNaught Hopeful Despite Lack of Veterans mage with the reserves the other day and a couple of those kids looked like they might move up and challenge for a place on the varsity before it's over." Roster Ht. Wt 182 those extra shots from superior rebounding that will be the Though competition for the starting berths or even for a place on the varsity roster is far from settled, McNaught says junior Jim Thompson, Is one of the leaders in the fight for the other forward spot to team with Vasholz. Another junior, 6-3 Steve McManaman, is one of the Knights top center candidates, with senior Brad Brestel and junior Steve Johnson pacing the guards at the present time.

"But the picture may change quite a bit by the time of our opening game," McNaught observes. "We had a scrim Yr. 12 12 12 12 12 II 11 11 11 II 11 10 bounding was Southeast's biggest problem last season. "We shot 41 percent from the field a year ago," McNaught reveals, "yet wound up with an 8-10 record. Our turnovers and other errors were well within reason, yet despite the fine shooting we couldn't win our share.

Lack of rebounding made the difference." The Southeast mentor is more encouraged about that phase of the game this winter. "We aren't going to be much taller," he admits, "but our front line candidates have a greater degree of agility, jumping ability and aggressiveness. All other things being equal between two teams, it's the one which gets By VIRGIL PARKER Prep Sports Writer JJncoln Southeast High basketball coach Wally McNaught has but one returning letterman around which to build this season, but the' genial Knights' mentor isn't about to. call' the1 upcoming campaign a rebuilding year. "Larry Vasholz is a hall player around which to build," McNaught insists, "and all the members of our varsity squad are good ball handlers, and shooters.

If we can take advantage of our rebounding potential, we should have a solid club by district tourney time." McNaught feels lack of re Football Jimmy (The Greek) Snyder, the nation's best known oddsmaker has chosen Nebraska as a one-point favorite over Oklahoma. Snyder said the game should be "the most interesting and exciting college football game played in the last IS years." Baseball Earl Williams, slugging Atlanta catcher, has been named the National League's rookie-of-the-year. Williams hit .260 and had 87 RBI this past season. 160 165 160 155 150 160 175 155 155 1B5 Larry Vholi 6-1 Brad Buethe 5-10 G-F Brad Brestel 60 Marshall Burling S-10 G-F-Mlkt Gordon 5-11 Steva Johnson 5-B Jim Thompson 4-1 Stevt McManaman 0-3 G-F Paul Haai 6-0 Let Buckley 5-10 Tom Ward 4-2 Rick 4-2 1B5 i. Denotes returning letterman.

Schedule Decembers East; 9 Northeast) 11 Fremont; 18 at North Platte. januaryi 7 Lincoln High l-Plus Xi 14-et Grand Island; Prepi 2 1-H a stings; 22-Beatrice; Larry Vasholz Southeast Cager theasl. Fobruaryi 4 Lincoln High Omaha Kearney) 25 at Burke; 12 East; IB-Boys Town..