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THE SUNDAY OKLAHOMAN October 9, 1994 Section Nebraska 32, Oklahoma State 3 Next Please 4BaaaaaaaW JBBBBaBBJBr araVaTaTavV Cornhuskers Keep Going Through Quarterbacks DAVE SUTLER The Time Is Now For O-Stafe Tr INCOLN, Neb. It's time .1 fnr Oklahoma State's foot- I ball team to come out of termission. "When I was in there in the second half, our guys were: blowing people off the said Turman. "It seemed like every time I handed the ball to one of the backs, they were' going for 8-10 yards a pop." Free safety Tony who once was the NU QB before a knee injury opened the door for Frazier, spent most of: the second half on the side-; lines due to his updated status as No. 2 quarterback.

"I don't know what Berrin-ger's status is at this point," said Osborne. "I will go with whatever the doctors say, so there's no reason to speculate." I-back Lawrence Phillips, a true sophomore, rushed for 221 yards, a career high, and; moved past the mark in just the sixth game. Backups Damon Benning and' Clinton Childs added 87. "I thought all those backs played well," said Osborne. "The thing about those guys is they are contributors, 100 per-, centers (on special teams).

A lot of I-backs, if they're not the guy then they're on the side-; lines, but these gfliys are at Kansas. Berringer and Turman were called on in the absence of Tommie Frazier, who is out for the season following surgery this week. Berringer, who was hospitalized for a partially collapsed lung following last week's victory over Wyoming, played the first half Saturday. But a scheduled halftime X-ray revealed a lung not fully expanded. It was inflated and he watched the second half from the sideline.

"It was a little bit of a shock to everybody, to all of a sudden get a phone call from Student Health saying Brook can't play anymore," said Osborne. "Matt had six or seven minutes to get ready, but he wasn't overly excited. He just went out there and played." Turman is a walk-on sophomore from Wahoo, Neb. "I was really anxious," he said. "I'm glad the defense went out there and got them three-and-out so I could get that first play out of the way.

It was a lot of fun." Turman directed the Huskers to three touchdowns while the defense was limiting OSU to 24 second-half yards, all on 15 rushing plays. The Pokes were 0-for-9 passing after in By Mac Bentley Staff Writer LINCOLN, Neb. Nebraska's quarterback situation is in such disarray, head coach Tom Osborne said he may be looking for volunteers on Monday. "Even from the press," he told a post-game media gathering. "We've got some guys in here who could audible, I know that." Actually, Osborne wasn't displeased with the performances of Brook Berringer and Matt Turman, who directed Nebraska's 32-3 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday.

They weren't spectacular, but with the exception of a bad pitch they did not do anything to slow the Huskers' nation-leading offense. "We have a good football team," said Osborne. "Individuals certainly make a difference, but we're going to work out a way to make it, no matter who plays where. We'll get it put back together, although right now I'm not sure where we go from here. "I guess Manhattan." The second-ranked Cornhuskers visit Kansas State this week.

The Wildcats are 4-0 following a Thursday night win SPPPPPPPPJSSBn HMaB a aBBBBBpBf TBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBH' HMBJC WifiS. aiBBBV SUM Mioto Stw Oeoeh Nebraska's Phil Ellis chases Oklahoma State's Rafael Denson after a fourth-quarter kickoH during Saturday's game in Lincoln. Turman Gets Job Done McNair Shines During Alcorn Win ic. o(J 1.1 SWAf! flie closet. Time to show tae world what they have kept to themselves since last spring.

If time for OSU to get an attitude. The Cowboys have talked about it since May. They've worn it on their chests but concealed it under their jerseys since Au-gust. But the hour has arrived for them to take a stand. It came at 3:57 p.m.

Saturday, as they walked out of this personal torture chamber known as Memorial Stadium. At that moment, they needed to purge the 32-3 loss from their memory banks. Even without injured quarterback Tommie Frazier, the second-ranked Cornhuskers did what has become the norm in this series not lose. OK, fine. So Nebraska extended the second-longest unbeaten steak in major-college history to 33 straight.

That's 32 victories and one tie in this out-of-whack But that's old news. Not even Pistol Pete thought the youthful Cowboys would upset the veteran Cornshuckers. Not with 75,453 red-dressed fanatics seated in the Shuckers corn bin. So OSU should forget the expected and get to work on the unexpected. That's what makes this situation a closet case.

And OSU coach Pat Jones a basket case. Five games and three victories into the season, OSU hasn't revealed it's true identity. No one, including Jones, has a total grasp of this team's state of rnuMiW Miss ZAP Heisman Tronhv Against the Cowboys was narticularlv bothered Alcorn took the lead early in the game as McNair had two touchdowns for a 14-0 score. At the half, Alcorn led 21-7. Texas Southern attempted to come back after the second half, edging closer at 21-14.

But in the third quarter, McNair scored to give the Braves a 28-14 lead. McNair owns the NCAA Division I-AA career total offense record. He is closing in on the NCAA overall record, held by 19S0 Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer of 14,665 yards. Det-mer's record was set at Brigham Young from 1988-91. contender Steve McNair continued his bid for football's highest award Saturday by throwing for 328 yards and four touchdowns as Alcorn State beat Texas Southern 28-21 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference game.

McNair completed 27 of 52 passes, and rushed for 48 yards on 11 carries. McNair's stats improve to 149-of-260 passes for 2,317 yards, 23 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Rushing, he has 64 carries for 565 yards and three touchdowns. Alcorn, ranked No. 22 in NCAA I-AA, improves to 4-2, 1-1 in the SWAC.

Texas Southern By Dave Sittler Staff Writer LINCOLN. Neb. Early last week, Oklahoma State coach Pat Jones said he expected to face Nebraska's best quarterback when the Cowboys played rhe Cornhuskers Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Not nnlv did Jones not see the Huskers' best, he saw too much of a walk-on See The NBA World Champion quarterback who Nebraska coach Tom Osborne once faintlv Draised when HOUSTON ROCKETS Take on the "He's a nice kid, I would assume. He did a nice job under the circumstances." What Turman did best was hand the ball to I-back Lawrence Phillips.

Phillips proceeded to score two of his three touchdowns the final two quarters en route to rushing for a career-high 221 yards on an OSU defense which entered the game allowing 112 yards a game against the run. "We've got to play the run game better," Jones said. "But when little old No. 11 (Turman) was in the ball game, they just lined up with those big offensive linemen and those tailbacks and just whipped us with a basic inside run drill." A defensive coordinator as an assistant, Jones said he took Nebraska's success against OSU's defense the second half personally. "Early on, we bent but didn't break," Jones said.

"But being an ex-defensive coach, it really irritates me when they can just line up and beat you on the inside run drill. I know they are big and strong. But I think we could have played better." Jones, long frustrated by OSU's lack of success against Nebraska, said he that the Pokes didn't take advantage of Nebraska's quarterback situation. "Under the circumstances, when they are limited at quarterback and can't do a heck of a lot, I think we should have played better than we did in the third quarter," Jones said. Behind Turman's direction, the Husker offense controlled the ball in the third period.

Phillips scored twice in a quarter Jones had hoped OSU could get an edge by controlling the ball while driving into a strong wind. "Going into the wind the third quarter, we had to knock out some first downs and hold them off," Jones said. "But they just hammered us." OSU defensive end Ja-von Langford also was upset that the Cowboys couldn't take advantage of Frazier and Berringer both being sidelined. "But I give them credit," Langford said. "Their quarterback stood up well.

He (Turman) surprised me. "As a defense, we need to pick it up a notch. But See QUARTERBACKS, Page 15-B oEmMBcm xCtTlZsSlaW jfmwStmWW he said, "I guess he isn't the worst." Matt Turman might not be Nebraska's best starter Tommie Frazier, who's out for the year with a leg injury. And Turman isn't even second-best back up Brook Berringer, who lasted only the first half Saturday before a lung injury sidelined him. But Turman, the unheralded 5-foot-ll, 165-pound-er, was good enough to lead a second-half rally that produced a 32-3 victory for the second-ranked Cornhuskers.

Turman helped spark a Husker offense that sputtered to a 9-3 first-half lead. "I think he's a nice third-string quarterback," said Jones, when asked his opinion of Turman. In a Pre -Season Qame A Protect of Oklahoma Events fnwntid by THE DMLT OKLAHOMAN THE SUMy OKIAfWVlAN OCTOBER 24 7:00 p.m. MYRIAD CAVS mind. "I think we are a little irritated, and probably a little frustrated and mad," said Jones, as he leaned against a dressing room wall and studied his players.

"That's OK." It's OK, because it's the stance he wants his team to take. That's why he handed out those T-Shirts the final day of spring drills. Each shirt had the same, one-word message stamped across the front: Attitude. Jones believes each player must control his attitude. But T-shirts and slogans can only Suggest that the Cowboys get on the same wave length and start believing in themselves.

It's now up to the Pokes. And that attitude adjustment either kicks in or falls flat this week. The Cornhuskers used their brute strength to demonstrate that OSU isn't ready to join the Big Eight Conference's elite. Now the Cowboys can show that they also no longer reside among the league's low-life losers, The lowest of the low Missouri and Iowa State slink into Stillwater the next two Saturday's. OSU needs to walk over that terrible twosome at Lewis Field if it's to continue the climb back to respectability.

Victories over the Tigers and Cyclones would send OSU to Kansas on Oct 29 at 5-3 overall, 2-1 in league play. The Cowboys could strut into Lawrence, loaded with the confidence Jones has worked hard to instill. "Unquestionably, it's a big, big two game-series for us," Jones ald. "There are a lot of people around the country who would like to be 3-2 right now. If we win those next two, we've got a chance to do some things." OSU didn't leave Nebraska totally devoid of positives.

The Pokes showed early flashes on both tides of the ball before Nebraska's superior talent pre- iSnd" fullback Joe Jefferson biade perhaps the biggest play of the dav after the game- Behind Game Notes Turtle. Tondd Down O-State quarterback Tone Jones had picked up 99 yards on the ground, including sacks, in the last two games, but was a mlnus-26 against the Huskers. He was sacked three times for 23 yards in losses and his only carry for positive yardage was a 1-yard gain on a second-period scrainbw. The tone was set early. The Pokes took a 3-0 lead after an NU turnover, and were back in business at the Husker 35 following a second straight fumble.

But Jones was sacked for 9- and 6-yard losses and OSU had to punt. They didn't get inside the Nebraska 40 the rest of the day. Secondary Primary Defensive statistics indicate Just how well the Nebraska offensive line performed. The six Cowboys in the second- Injury Update Oklahoma State split end Kris Lofton did not suffer any permanent paralysis when he was injured in the final minute of the third quarter on a kickoff return. But a Nebraska physician said it's likely that the Cowboy sophomore's football career is over.

Dr. Pat Clare, the Cornhuskers' team physician, said X-rays revealed that Lofton suffered major ligament damage between the first and second cervical vertebrae. After doctors and trainers treated Lofton for several minutes on the Memorial Stadium field, he was transferred to Bryan Memorial Hospital. Ironically, that's the same hospital where Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier is recovering from season-ending surgery to his right 'Sr. Donald Cooper, OSU's team physician, sajd Lofton a spinal cord contusion, Ibtitlie's moving his arms and l6Coopr "said Lofton, aifel, pm ary were in on 45 tackles, including 12 by CB Jeroid Johnson, 11 by FS Louis Adams and 10 by CB Johnny Jones.

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