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OSU Secondary Remains Confused by NU Passing By Randy York Suit Sports Writer Oklahoma secondary Saturday was just as confused after the game as it was during a 14-10 Big Elight Conforence loss to Nebraska. The two corner- backs and two safeties, who entered the game with the stingiest pass defaise, yielded 235 yards to Vince Ferragamo. Perhaps post-game viewpoints on individual responsibility. Safeties Gary Irions and Pete Coppola, for instance, played well. They offered nothing but highest praise for Foragamo and company.

Confused Pair Comerbacks Willie Lester and Milton Kirven appeared the most confused by passing attack. Likewise, they remained confused in the locker room. don't know my name today." muttered Kirven, the defensive back beaten on both Comhusker touchdown passes. Kirven did not get the chance to explain his statement. An Oklahoma State aide sitting next to him.

said; 'T think you better leave him alone." Lester allowed that Nebraska "has pretty good receivers with average speed and an average Inons, a 6-4 sophomore letterman. thought otherwise "Feaagamo is the finest faced Uus he said. were in a zone and he would just sit back there and wait. "We have a real good pass rush Irions said, "but when we did get one, Ferragamo would still sit bade there with a lot of poise and find the right Coppola, a junior lettmnan, said: "I think Ferragamo is the best in the Big Eight. I thought he was the best last year.

He can do the most and he can run a club the While passing attack drew praise, defense was the name of the game in the showdown and OSU offensive coordinator Gene Henderson paid his respect to the Black flirts. he said, have one of the best defensive teams in the country. Monte Kiffin has a great football mind and good kids who play hard. Everything Nebraska does on defense has a purpose. They just line up and play.

No Weaknesses "Nebraska do anything special that I could see today to stop Terry said. "They have no weaknesses you can pick on. They just play their normal defense, give up anything big and hope you'll choke yourself down the drain. Basically, that's what we did. "We moved the bail on them, but eventually, we hurt ourselves.

It seems like Nebraska lets you make yards to keep you running. Today, we played as well as we're capable. We just should have opened up quicks with the pass. That was a mistake on our Head coach Jim Stanley was tight-lipped following the loss, which left the Cowboys in a way tie for second place in the Big Eight standings behind Nebraska. Standing shirtless with his arms folded in the coaches' cramped dressing quarters, Stanley broke a lengthy silence by offering some rather general observations.

"We lost to a real good football he said. "We had obvious chances to win and failed. I guess the Big Eight Conference. Every wedi, a bowl game in the Big Eight. No Conceisloiis "With Colorado losing at Missouri added Stanley, "Uiis thing could still end up in a five-way tie for first place.

The most important thing in our life right now is our last three games (at Kansas State, Iowa State in Stillwater and at Texas-Ell Paso). loss was very similar to the Colorado loss Stanley said. "But got enough pride to overcome it. not worried about Ted Harvey (31) cuts in front of intended receiver Sam Lisle (84) to intercept an underthrown pass and snatch the last hope away from the Cowboys with just 13 seconds left in the game. 'v Stanley ready to concede the title to Nebraska.

Neither was offensive coordinator Henderson, but he analyied what he considoed the reabty of the situation. "Being realistic. have to say Iowa State will not beat Nebraska," he said. "OU has a real shot at them though. If Oklahoma gets some defensive backs back, look out.

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