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page 14; daiiy nebraskan friday, septsrr.fccr 19. 1975 nebfoskan ;spfts " r gmd defense key for upset-minded Hooslers By Jim Hunt Indiana, fresh from a 20-14 upset vic tory over Minnesota, will bring m experi enced football squad to Memorial Stadium. Third year coach Lee Corso has 47 re turning lettermen from last year's Hoosier team which finished with a 1-1() record. "This is a good football team with more of everything that it takes to win," Corso said. "Barring injuries, the team we put on the field this year will be a good football team. "Defense is the key to winning more games. Any improvements we make as a team will be primarily through defensive improvements. Defense switch Because the strength at the lineback ing positions, Corso was able to shift from a 5-2 to a 4-3 defense which he used his first year at Indiana. Returning at linebackers are Craig Brinkman and all-American candidate Donny Thomas, who collected 141 and 134 tackles respectively last season. The defensive line will lie anchored by senior Greg McGuire who was moved from offensive tackle to defensive tackle. New offensive look Offensively the Hoosiers will have a new look also. This year they will run out of a Pro-set, using split backs instead of the Pro-I used last season. Corso plans a more balanced attack this year instead of relying heavily on one back. Returning stars are Terry Jones, the leading passer last season in the Big Ten and all-Big 10 pinning back Courtney Snyder, who averaged 129.6 yards per game. The receivers are led by senior split end Trent Smock, who caught 31 passes and lead the league with seven touchdown receptions last season. Line losses The offensive line suffered heavy losses from graduation and the move of McGuire to defense However, the return of three-year starter Jim Shuck at center, and the switch of Don Schanz and Russ Compton from middle guard to offensive guard has left the line positions well manned. "Indiana looks very good on defense, UNL head coach Tom Osborne said. "I would be worried if their defense is as good as LSU's, because I think Indiana has a bet ter offense than LSU. Indiana is by no means a bad defensive club. Senior Terry Luck will start at quarter back this week, but Osborne said he would like to give some of the other quarterbacks playing time. Didn't fumble Osborne said he thought Luck did a reasonably good job considering he hadn't started a game in four years. He pointed out that Luck didn't fumble the ball or have any passes intercepted. He said it also was important to realize that Vince Ferra gamo hasnt played in a game in more than a year. Another offensive plus will be the return of all-America center Rik Bcnness, who was held out of last week's game because of a knee injury. Also returning will be two starters, de fensive end Ray Phillips and safety Jim Burrow. Phillips and Burrow along with Ferragamo and defensive tackle Dean Gissler were ineligible last week because of a one game suspension imposed by the NCAA. Osborne said that Burrow received a hairline fracture of a finger on his right hand Tuesday but added he should be A. -aW ready to go by Saturday. The return of Phillips to his left de fensive end position allows senior Bob Martin to return to the right end position. Another offensive change promoted senior John O'Leary to the starting I-back position replacing Monte Anthony. Bobby Thomas; who returned seven punts, for 89 yards last Saturday will handle that chore again this week. This will be the first meeting between the two teams since 1959 when Indiana defeated Nebraska 23-7. Indiana leads the series 9-3-3. A 1 Indiana students stage thumb-race to Lincoln I 'NfcV IV jf'f . Photo by Twd Kirk This t angled mass of arms and bodies is really the UNL rugby team . against Creighton last Saturday. The team travels to Omaha Saturday for a match after winning 49-9 last weekend. "Operation Touchdown certainly isn't Around the World in SO Days, but it could turn out to be a great race for six Indiana University (IU) students. '"Operation Touchdown" is a hitchhik ing race from Bloomington, Ind. to Lincoln between six students divided into two teams. Each will try to reach Lincoln first, in time for Saturday's UNL-Indian a football game. The two teams left Bloomington with police escort Thursday at 4 p.m. with much support from local citizens and students. The teams, as of Thursday afternoon, had received $230 for the trip, including $150 from the Indiana University Student Foundation and $5 or $10 donations from Bloomington businesses. A local Volkswagon dealer loaned the teams a van to return to Bloomington. A local sporting goods store donated T-shirts and the McDonald's food chain in Bloom ington gave food for the team members. Send-off prayer I.U. President John" Ryan and the l.U. marching band were at the teams' send-off - . according to Bill Shipton, one of the team members. The two teams, "Big Road" and "Hurry In Hitchers", each were given a football by Hoosier football coach Lee Corso. The winning team will have its pig skin used in at least one play of Saturday s game. Finishing line of the race will be Uncle Sam's at 25th and O streets where the members of the winning team will issue a challenge to UNL students for next season when the Huskers . play at Indiana. A trophy will also be presented. "Big Road" participants are: Dale Martin, Denton, Ark., Meredith Strohm, Boston, Mass., and Bill Shipton, Green Mountain, Iowa. The team members of the "Hurry in Hitchers" are: Ellen Epstein, Indianapolis, Ind., John Gunn, South Bend, Ind., and Steve Fahnistock, Springfield, Ohio. Shipton said the idea was initiated while brainstorming ways to reach the game." "Since we didn't have much money, someone suggested we hitchhike, and someone else mentioned we should make it into a race," Shipton said. "The idea just snowballed from there." "Coach Corso really got fired up over the idea. There is a lot of interest in the ( k -i i j , t.i. lUUtVIW VMI Vt tltuuuM UIU VI V wouldn't be coming down if we didn't think we could win, he said, Corso also supplied the teams with tickets to Saturday s game. omen's volleyball coach eels increased pressure By Susie Reitz With an expanded women's Athletic Dept. and talk of "high level competition" and 'Vinning seasons, Pat Sullivan, UNL women's volleyball coach, said she feels a lot more pressure to win. "Most of the pressure on me is intern al," she said, "I haven't had any ultima tums or anything, but there's a general feeling we're expected to do good." The volleyball team faces its first con test Saturday against Concordia. The JV's play at 9:30 a.nu and varsity at 10:15 in Women's P.E.Bldg. 133. Last year, Sullivan's first year coaching UNL volleyball, the teams compiled an 18-6 record. Sullivan said this year, with an expand ed schedule and more out of state competi tion, !h t?5!n wi!! f?c o'.,cihf cop.?. "1 don't know how good some of -the teams will be," Sullivan said. "We've never played them. But I'm planning on getting a chance to see some of them in action be fore we play them." The team will go to Seward Mon&y to see Kearney State play Concordia, she said. Returning starters include Jan Zink, Janice Kruger, Susie Heiser, Laury Harmon, Tina Richardson and Paula Walberg. Linda Brown and Nancy Hamilton will see a lot of action as sub stitutes, Sullivan said. Kruger and Richardson are spiker setters, Sullivan said. Hamilton and Harmon will be setters and Zink, Walberg, Heiser, and Brown are spike r$. Sullivan said lack of scrimmage practice could hurt the team. "We've scrimmaged in practice this week, but didn't much before," Sullivan said. "We also had an exhibition match in York Tuesday, which took its toll on the jjlrls." The team has had no problem with injuries aside from Krugeri chronic shoulder problem, Sullivan said. Weightlifting Club adds equipment, competition ByPeteWegmsn Hercules is in the weightlifting zoom in the Field House. Although none of the members of UML'a Weishtiifting Club possess the mythical strength of Hercules, he's stUl in the Field House-or at least a i O-foot statue of him Is.. The1' statue looks down on what is probably the finest coHeglite weightlifting facility in the cation, according to Weight lifting Club coach Dona Swanbom. Swanbom, a senior physical education major in his first year as the club's coach, said the dub hopes to build itself into a national weihiUfttag power. 'The NCAA doem't hold a national meet, but the Amateur Athletic . Union (AAU) does," Swanbotn ssJd, "We're still pretty young, but we could have tome freemen who could make It (to the meet) in a few years." Membership open According to Toby Beck, the club'i publicity director, the 30-membcr club is open to any UNL student, male or female. Beck said one woman was a club member last year. "It was more of a club-type deal last year, not too serious," Beck said. "We're trying to get away from that this year with stricter competition and weight programs," Club members pry a $10 per year mem bership fee. The club also received more then 5400 from student activities fees this year. Previously, the money went for coaclh injj, but this year It will be used for new equipment. "I think the new equipment ii more .Important than me getting paid rights Swftibora said. Swanbom, who has been lifting for two yean, said that weightlifting can be bene ficial to an individual. "Weightlifting's not only good for one's personal weli-being, it also helps develop confidence," he said. "Self-improvement also is an ego trip for anyone. The club has diversified and will partlci page in both Olympic and power-lifting competition, according to Swanbom. . "We wanted more diversification to break the monotony of a single season," he said, Olympic lifting, with Jne weight classes, involves the snatch and dean-and-Jerk lifts. Most Olympic lift competition is in the fall. Power lifting consists of the bench press, squats and the dead weight lift and has 10 weight classes. Power lifting competition takes place in the spring. Form important "Olympic lifting is almost all form and involves much more weight being lifted," he said. "It takes five to seven years to be come a good Olympic lifter," The club will sponsor four meets this year: an intramural and open Olympic and power-lift meets. The first meet, an intramural Olympic contest, will be Oct. 21 and 22 in the Field House. Swanbom gives much of the credit for the rejuvenated club to UNL strength coach Boyd Epley. "Boyd has really helped us out. He's been the spark of the team," he said. Club members practice Moi.day, Wed nesday and Friday evening from 6:30 to 8:30 pan.