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Two conference games take
the spotlight in this week's Big
Eight schedule while the
Nebraska-Minnesota battle is
the big one in non-loop ac
tion. Kansas State entertains
surprising Colorado and
Missouri (who had suprise of
a different nature) visits
Oklahoma State to cpen the
1970 Big Eight schedule.
NEBRASKA 31, Minnesota 21
. . . The Golden Gophers are
big and strong and will give tie
Cornhuskers all the problems
they care for. If yen Ye k) king
for an upset, this could be the
one.
COLORADO 35, Kansas State
14 . . .The Buffs' defence has
always been highly regarded,
but the offense should take the
spotlight against the
Wildcats,
MISSOURI 28, Oklahoma
State 7 . . .The Tigers lost some
pride in their loss to Air Force
and should take out their hurt
feelings against the
Cowboys.
IOWA STATE 24, Utah It .. .
The Cyclones will belong to
undefeated ranks for one more
week. Then they run into Col
orado. NEW MEXICO 17, Kansas
7 . . .The Jayhawks will be
overlooking this one ia
preparation for a game with
cross-state rival K -State.
Cornhusker Legend
Interesting
To the average out-of-state
student at the University of
Nebraska, the nickname Cor
nhuskers sounds a little
strange. And it is.
But would you prefer
Bugeaters? Bugeaters, along
with the Old Gold Knights and
Antelopes, were a few
nicknames at Nebraska prior to
1900.
But in 1909, Lincoln
sportswriter Charles SL (Cy)
Sherman grew tired of referr
ing to the Nebraska team with
such hideous names. Iowa had
from time to time been called
the Cornhuskers and the name
appealed to Cy.
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Hawkeyes, so Cy started
referring to Nebraska as the
Cornhuskers and the 1900 team
was the first to bear that
name.
Gophers Lead Series
Nebraska will be seeking
its sixth straight win over
Minnesota Saturday, but the
Golden Gophers hold a 29-11-2
advantage in the colorful series
with the Cornhuskers.
Nebraska thumped the
Gophers 42-14 last year.
Saturday's game will start at
1:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium
on the University of Minnesota
campus in Minneapolis.
The Cornhuskers will depart
Lincoln at 1:30 p.m., Friday,
arrive in Minneapolis at 2:30
followed with a workout at
Memorial S&dium. The team is
scheduled to arrive back In
Lincoln at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Cornhusker Capsules
Nebraska coach Bob
Devaney, the wihningest coach
in the nation with a .789 winn
ing percentage, has an 8-0
mark against Big Ten teams.
Devaney teams have defeated
Minnesota five times,
Wisconsin twice and the
University of Michigan once.
Nebraska should be at top
strength for the Gophers, with
both Jerry Tagge and Van
Brownson ready at quarterback
and split end Guy Ingles set for
full duty after part-time work
against Army.
More than 5,000 Big Red fans
will flock to Minneapolis for the
game. In three games, the
Cornhuskers have played
before more than 206,000 fans.
NU ticket manager Jim PiU
tenger reports that if the Min
nesota game is not a sell-out,
and it is not expected to be, it
will be the only non-sellout on
the 1970 schedule.
Nebraska Is averaging 28.3
points per game while the op
position has an 11.0 point
average. The Cornhuskers have
scored 85 points in three games
and the Black Shirts have
limited opponents to 3 3
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NEBRASKA'S BOB NENVTON offensive tackle
Fig9 Newton keeps improving
By JM JOHNSON
Associate Sports Editor
Nebraska tackle Bob Newton
has been tabbed one of the best
offensive linemen during the
"Devaney era," but the Husker
standout still isn't satisfied.
"My blocking has Improved
this year," said Newton, "but I
still think I can do a better job.
You can't ever reach the point
where your satisfied or else you
don't work harder to im
prove." And it is this attitude that has
developed Newton into a solid
ail-American candidate, this
season.
"Bob has a great desire to
play," said Nebraska offensive
line coach Carl Semler. "He's
aggressive and determined to
do a good job."
And Newton's desire to play
cant be questioned. He worked
out with weights in the Husker
training room after the Wake
Forest game because he
"didn't get a good workout
during the game."
"The starters only played
about half the game against
Wake Forest," Newton ex
plained. "I felt good after the
game and wanted to work out
some more."
- Newton has been given the
name "Big Fig" since his ar
rival on the NU campus in the
spring of 1963, Het ransferred
from Cerritos Junior College
where he was given &11
Ameriean mention.
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"I enjoyed playing in junior
college," said Newton, "but
there were always some weak
players on each team. In the
Big Eight, everybody has to be
good and it makes it more en
joyable to play."
When "Big Fig" came to
Nebraska after being recruited
by Husker Coach Tom Osborne,
he was confident he could fill a
starting role. And he did just
that during t he final four
games of the 1969 cam
paign. But selecting a college wasnt
an easy chore . for Newton. He
had offers from approximately
40 schools including San Diego
State, Southern California and
Oklahoma.
"Coach Osborne showed me
films of the stadium and I saw
all the fans dressed in red,"
Newton ecalled. "I was ex
cited about Nebraska's
schedule and wanted to play in
. the Big Eight"
Offensive linemen usually
receive the least fan attention
than any other position on a
football team, but this doesn't
seem to bother Newton.
"I like offense," he explain
ed, "and my favorite position
by far is left offensive tackle."
That's the position he's had
since coming to Nebraska,
although he was tried at rigty
tackle.
"I've always played left
tackle," Newton said. 'They
tried moving me to right
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tackle, but I'm leftbanded and
have a lefthanded stance which
makes it easier to play on the
left side of the line."
Offensive linemen at
Nebraska are graded each
week by the Husker coaching
staff on assignment, technique,
effort and extra effort Ac
cording to fine coach Carl
Semler, Newton's best grade
this season was against
Army.
"He played extremely well
and hard against Southern
California," Semler noted, "but
his best game by far this
season was Army."
Although Newton's quickness
opens several holes for the
Husker backs, his biggest
asset may be his pass protec
tion. "Bob rad difficulty learning
the new system of football
when he came to Nebraska,"
Semler recalled, "but he has
adjusted quite well and is one
of the top pass protectors on
the team."
Newton, who stands 6-4 and
tips the scales at 243, has a
desire to play professional
football. "lie has as much
Eotential to go on as any
neman we've ever had," said
Semler who In his ninth year at
Nebraska.
Newton has never regretted
Ids decision of coming to
Nebraska. Newton and the
Cornhuskers started the 1970
season ranked ninth in the na
tion and have advanced to
sixth.
How does tha pressure of
playing with the sixth ranked
team in the nation suit
Newton? "It makes me f2l
more pressure." said Newton.
Then he thought for a second.
"But I like the pressure."
Karate show
A free karate exhibition will
be held in the Nebraska Union
ballroom Thursday at ?t 30 p ro.
Approximately 12 students will
demonstrate techniques under
the instruction of Rich Parks.
Karate lessons will be held at
the University again this fall
Practice is in the basement of
Harper Hall at 1:39 p.m. Thurs
day and 2 pnx Sunday. There
is a SS per month fee. All in
terested persons are urged to
attend tonight's exhibition.
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THE NEBRASKAN
THURSDAY OCTOBER 1, 1970