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Mention the words offensive right tackle ts most
people, and they are likely to think of a foul-smellina
antiperspfrant. But mention those same, word to a
Husker football fan, and offensive right guard 8tn
Hegener is likely to come to mind. . . -
Heaener. a sen or, earned his first siarung
assignment against Oregon, after lettering two years In
Aowas expected of me," said the 6 ft .-4 ln
233 b Hegener, who is sandwiched between pre
season Ail-Americans Rik Bonness at canter and;
Marvin Crenshaw at tackle. .
'It makes it harder because I have to stay up !ih
those two "
Although the 61-point onslaught against Orcein
Saturday was more than he said he expected, neganer
warned about judging the team from lust that enj
game. He said fans should be able to get a truer picture
of the Huskers once Big 8 play starts. i
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Members cf the Husker dsfenso engulf Oregon back Rick Kane (23) during
Saturday's 81-7 victory. '
Defense displays team effort,
Kiffin satisfied with performance
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One would think the UNL ; football
team's performance in the 61-7 shellack
ing of Oregon University last Saturday
answered many ef the questions, con
cerning the quality of the bSackshirts. -
"But more than likely, we'll have to
do most of the answering this weekend
against Wisconsin University," said
John Lee, the Husksr's 252-1 b. middle
guard from Red Bank, NJ.
Lee, who rtcslved a high individual
rating from Husker coaches for his
overall game performance Saturday,
said Oregon didn't civ the defense a
true test because tn&ir offensive line
executed poorly.
Monte Kiffin, the Husker's defensive
coordinator, agreed Wisconsin will be
their biggest test, admitting "Oregon
didn't have the best offense in Amer
ica." ' kiffin said he was satisfied with the
hiflrkshirt'a hittlna and hustle aaainst
the Ducks and credited the defense with
having more overall quickness ana
agressiveness than previous Husker
"We thought ail along we'd have a
good defense, said Kiffin. 'W
weren't too concerned because we
figured the kids had a lot of pride and
would keep up our tradition of good
defense."
Lee called Saturday's route a team
effort because "we're not playing for
ourselves, we're playing for our team
mates. ' '
Kiffin described this as the great
unity that exists not only between the
blackshirts, but throughout the entire
defense roster.
Kiffin said because of this unity, each
player Is giving 100 with less
tendency to let up for fear of letting his
teammates down.
"I don't want them to play for me, the
other coaches, themselves or the
crowd," said Kiffin. "I want them to
play for their teammates. . "
Hegener said he made & few mistakes in the.'game :
some or wnicn may nave ueen wuocu vj ini-i
Jitters. ' ' , .'
"Everything was going so fast, I was kind of up in Im
air," he said. However, by the second half, he had
calmed down, he said. ': .
firfrfiv MnnAr never olaved offense in hiah school.
starring as a defensive back at Lincoln East; As f
Husker freshman in 1970, he played both offense and ,
defense. I nen ne was swucnea iu unsn peimivim;
the nest season, when he was redshirted. v,. ; v ,
His rcdshirt season was important, Hegenef sals.
because he picked up a lot of techniques mi
experience. Especially valuable, ne saia, wss uj
nreMira limA innap.6 aaainst then-defensive - t&ckls
arry Jaccbson, winner of the 1971 Outland Trophy ta,
'Hegener tsid his tnain dutiei era rrcping Ih3 csnter
and tackle with their blocking assignments and pulling
for running plays around the ends. ; r
"You've always got to be moving," he said.
Pass blocking is the Hardest, he sata, oecause urn
defensive player has the advantage of a running start
nH tha fthiiHu in ika his hands to Dush the blocker out
of the way. While the quarteroacK supposeaiy snouia
have three seconds to get a pass off, Hegener said tha
Husker offensive line likes to give him four ,0 five ,
According to Hegener, the lack of publicity common
to almost alloffensive linemen doesn't bother him. v
"You get your picture in the paper now and then," -he
said. "You don't need publicity to know you're
good." . , ; '
Af teer graduating this semester, Hegener said he
preferably somewhere close to Lincoln. ' V ;r
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