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Cougars Use Passes, Speed to Out-Fox Cornhuskers Up and away Who has it? Cougar takes over Off he goes Getting tied up Yerv Had or Wasliiiiiiton Verv Good, Onlv the Season Will Reveal the By DICK BKCKER Staff Sports Writer The door to the dressing room was locked. Inside Bill Jennings and his assistants were having a serious meeting. What they decided remains a secret, but there is no secret about the disappointment surrounding 34-12 licking by Washington State in the opener. The Ifuskers were weak on defense, ineffective on They had poor quarterbacking. When new coach emerged, he have the least one he would make public.

know if that good or we're that he said quietly. guess only tlie will answer that. still need speed. tried everything we knew how to try. That kid was a tremendous thrower.

We tried to put a good rush on him and we tried to cover. But we didn't Quarterback Stinnett sneaks through for first Husker touchdown. Sew Coaeli Finds New Worries get the job The key play of the ball game came late in the third quarter when the lluskeri tried a fourth down play with eight yards to go. The play failed and Washington Slate went in for an easy score. Jennings took the responsibility for the call.

were trying to win and it took two touchdowns. We figured we had to score in the third quarter. we would have had the extra points, we could have played it But over in the dressing room, Coach Jim Sutherland expressed what many of the spectators felt: was a team that needed more quarterbacking. They needed that key quarterbacking. I'm sure they could have advanced the ball better if they would have had a senior Sutherland taking any credit from his ball club.

defense played much superior to what we expected. We were hoping we could hold them. We did an especially good job on the flanks and corners. We stopped Nebraska's dive play well. Football Pictures Staff Photographers Frank irSviW Boh The most serious injury was to Halfback Larry who suffered a shoulder injury.

Others x-rayed but without breaks were Center Dick McCashland, Fullback Jerry Brown, Guard Dale Slemer and Halfback Carroll Zaruba. McCashland and Zaruba had hip injuries. Brown and Tackle Don Rhoda suffered knee strains. Guard Don Kampe and Center Dick Pru.sia have Charley horses. Siemer has a rib injury.

Tackle Jerry Wheeler had to have eight stitches for a gash in his leg but he returned to action in the second half. Liiicbackprs Shine From the press box it appeared that Nebraska was getting good play from linebackers George Cifra, LeRoy Zentic and Dick McCashland. Jennings, however, want to single oJt any individuals until after he views the movies. Sifleliiilils The Husker punting the weakest thing in pre-season the best looking phase of the game Saturday. Jerry Brown did an excellent job quick kicking.

Scouts at the game included Gene Stauber, ex-NU coach who is now at California, Darrell Lewis of Pittsburgh and Dale Hall of Army. Nebraska has numbers on its helmets for the first time this season. A couple of helmets were cracked in the vicious head-knocking. Special guests at the game were Gov. and Mrs.

Anderson and Sen. and Mrs. Roman Hruska. The NU band honored Bill Jennings halflime, and also saluted competitive sports at the University of Nebraska. The Husker players gathered in a circle before the game for a brief prayer.

This is no inno- vaticxi, but in the past a prayer was said in the dressing room. Two officials wore nt color arm bands to de-ugnate the man a sub had to report to before entering actiwi. There were several delays In Huskers had several plays that were new to us. They used tliat roll-out pattern well and their bootleg play worked good too. Ill juries I'ouk Full But the whole story seemed to be that the many Husker injuries the last three weeks had taken more of a toll than had been expected.

The blocking and tackling were shoddy and the pass defense was almost nil. And perhaps the biggest Ios.s of all was in injuries where the Huskers had nine men laid up, some of them seriously. Bill ponders probidm Statistics Kushing Tlmn Nft Tarried (lained Yurdt Are Looks hopeful fieldGives a cheer a Orwig after gams..