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The Manhattan Mercury B3 Sunday. October 22, 1995 ft i Chris Pryor watches Saturday's game in Lincoln from the stands. 7j 3 (41 A. v. fcs Quarterback Matt Miller receives a sympathetic pat from a teammate after leaving the game estate Hefonsive back Chuck Marlowe tries to get a grip on Nebraska ballcarrier Clinton in the second half after being sacked by the Nebraska oerense eigni times.

Childs. Nebraska gained 338 yards, over 100 yards more than K-State usually allows. nil Nebraska's 49-25 pounding of KSU in Lincoln leaves 'Cats in a bad mood A 'V- J4- "On every play, somebody did something wrong," Lockett said. "We had a lot of protection problems. And when we did hold up, a lot of times we weren't open or we didn't make the right reads." Linebacker Percell Gaskins described the play of the Wildcats' defensive unit much the same way.

Poor tackling was a key problem in his eyes. "There's no excuse for that," Oaskins said. "You have to wrap Coach Bill Snyder watches from the sidelines. K-State must now prepare to face rival Kansas next Saturday at KSU Stadium. Debo Adejunmobi Sports Writer The Kansas State football players' mood after the 49-24 pasting at the hands of the Nebraska Cornhuskers was understandably foul Saturday night.

In their first true test of the year, the Wildcats arrived in Lincoln feeling that they had something to prove. They came up way short. "We thought we could come in here and win," quarterback Matt Miller said. "We had faith in ourselves that we'd come in and do the stuff we worked on all week, but it just didn't work out." That was especially true of pass protection. The Nebraska defense recorded nine sacks (eight on Miller, one on Brian Kavanagh) and hit the quarterback countless other times, leaving Miller a battered and bruised man after the game.

"They're a good defense, I'll tell you that," Miller said of Nebraska's "They definitely put their licks on me and our whole offense. They were damn good and they took it to us. It's as simple as that." Well maybe not quite that simple. Kevin Lockett, who had four receptions for 54 yards and two touchdowns, said the offense was extremely inept on Saturday." i li up a ball carrier and bring him down. These are grade-A backs, so you can't expect to reach out and tackle anybody." Gaskins said what made Nebraska's offense so hard to defend was its ability to make big plays without making any mistakes.

"They don't make mistakes and they do a great job of capitalizing on your mistakes with the triple-threat offense," he said. "When you make mistakes, you won't win against Nebraska." K-State must regroup in a hurry, hosting the No. 7-ranked Kansas Jayhawks next Saturday afternoon. Gaskins said the Wildcats' ability to do so is a key to the rest of their season. "You have to get over it," Gaskins said of the Nebraska loss.

"That's what being an athlete is all about. You win some and you lose some, but you have to bounce back. The teams that do that are the ones that are going to do real well." I-j1 Junior quarterback Brian Kavanagh sneaks a pass around a Nebraska defender during the second half. Kavanagh was 1 2 of 22 passing for 1 36 yards in the game..