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u 77T O O A 1iL UJtt&Jif& Scctt By AMstrand Senior 5-- Jeff Smith returns at Defensively the Huskers return eight Munford came offthe 0 Husker fresh- EtaiTWiiter all-purpo- se Dally Ntbrkan after gaining 1,001 yard3 in starters and 30 lettermen. man team last year, and used his speed 1933. The Big Eight punt return cham- in the in to win a It wont be confused with "the The defensive backfield returns all four (4.72 40) spring practice greatest pion, Smith earned 439 yards in 78 car- starting Job. Sophomore Kevin Parsons back-u- p starters from last crew team in history," but the ries as a to Rozier, and has been year's and should will back while back-field- up Daum, sophomore All-Americ- s an be one of the more 1934 already have picked as an candidate by experienced Steve Forch will come in for Munford. won the confidence of Big Eight coaches, Playboy and Street and Smith. in the nation. and at least two The defensive line is anchored re- magazines have picked Bret Clark returns by them for the national Smith will be Paul Safety for his third turning starters Bill Weber, Rob Stuckey Backing All-Americ- championship. up junior year as a starter. A an Miles and Doug DuBose. preseason and Scott Strasburger. The three will be sophomore in 0-- 3, 200-poun- d 1 several the n. Absent from the 934 line up will be the publications, joined by Ken Graber and Chris Spach-ma- "million dollar? backfield of Turner Junior Tom Rathman won the Clark combines strength (bench Gill, starting of 325 Weber, Stuckey and Strasburger Irving Fryar, and Mark Schel-le- n. nod at fullback ahead of senior Scott Por- press pounds); speed (4.59 for 40 combine academics with athletics. All and all-Bi- But Big Eight coaches again picked ter. Rathman backed up Schellcn last yards) experience. three were named academic g Eight but Oklahoma in Nebraska as the favorite of this year's Big season, started against The monster will be senior performers, and Stuckey and Strasbuger Nebraska's 28-- 2 1 Rathman starting Eight. victory. gained Mike McCashland. McCashland led Busker were academic a career-hig- h 48 yards on five carries defensive backs in tackles last year with Back ups to the starting line are Brad The Cornhusker offense returns only against the Sooners. The receiving duties 57. His is will be backup junior Todd Fisher. Smith, Danny Noon an, Ken Shead, Jim three starters from last power-packe- d handled by returning lettermen year's Skow and Gregg Reeves. squad. But many of the 22 return- Shane Swanson and Scott Kimball. The starting cornerbacks will be seniors ing lettermen saw extensive action in Dave Burke and Neil Harris. Burke re- and duties will be Brian Hiemer earned the tight Punting kicking . starting high scoring victories. corded three pass interceptions last year, handled by senior Scott Livingston. Liv- end Job after a solid spring performance, while Harris is remembered as out the hero of ingston averaged 40.8 yards a punt last Todd Frain. Frain saw 6-fo- beating ot, Coach , speaking in a junior Nebraska's win over Oklahoma. The season and converted on 35 of 37 extra conference extensive action last year as Nebraska's 190 batted two press at the annual photo No. 2 end. pounder away point attempts. day, said the players were "anxious" to tight straight Danny Bradley passes in the final practice and in good condition. "We'll run the same plays we ran last minute. Burke and Harris' backups will be Osborne said he was worried about the year, but we will have some sort ofquality Dennis Wadkins and Ricky Greene. four-gam- e stretch that will take the Hus- kers to UCLA back "I was looking at some of the physical control on them," Osborne said. The and Syracuse, then linebacking crew suffered a loss home to Oklahoma and Mis- reports from the first night and I was when Mike play State Last was a 41 to senior Knox went down with a both of whom have the best chance impressed," Osborne said. year's big play pitch knee in Knox souri, Mike Rozier, which 6 to 7 injury spring practice. had in years of off Nebraska or averaged yard3 surgery and is not to return for knocking Osborne an a carry. The pitch still will be in for this expected Oklahoma for the conference title. said experienced quarter- the '84 season. With Knox the No. 1 is season, but it will get another lock if it out, back always a tough position to replace. linebackers are senior Mark Daum and "A lot of seem to think the when the was isnt as effective, Osborne said. people Syra- Particularly sophomore Marc Munford. Daum was cuse game will be a breather for us, but Turner Gill, who is now with the Montreal "Well film and to second on the team in tackles last we had a Concords. get that out try figure year deceptively easy game with out why that isn't working anymore," with 97. them last year," Osborne said. Osborne said. "Well do that with the Craig Sundberg, a Lincoln Southeast whole offense and try to determine if it's graduate, and Travis Turner, a walk-o- n personnel or another problem. We may junior from Scottsbluff, are the leading have to make adjustments." f candidates for Gill's job. Nebraska's three returning offensive A native cf Lincoln, Sundberg was effec- starters are linemen in left tackle, Mark tive as the No, 3 signal caller last year Behning, left guard, Harry Grimminger, C behind Gill and senior Nate Mason. Sund- and center, Mark Traynowicz. Behning berg completed nine of 12 passes, throw- and Traynowicz and being hyped a3 Ail-Americ- an for 159 and two touchdowns. candidates. Also on ing yards starting t Turner lacks the experience of Sundberg, the line are senior right guard, Greg WO WW in two But Orton, and senior Tom having appeared only games. right tackle, , came on strong during spring practice.

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