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The job of grooming UNL football players into A3
Americans must begin somewhere, and somewhere is
usually ia the hands of freshman football coach Guy
Ingles.
"The first thing we try to do is teach fundamentals,"
Ingles said. "Fundamentals may differ at different high
schools so we try to mold out team into two units at
offense and defense. Ve also try to stay basic and not
throw too much at them at first."
Ingles said the freshman team has about one-third less
plays than the varsity and fewer defensive formations.
Ingles said he thinks a freshman football program is
important in the preparation of young players for varsity
play.
"At most schools the freshmen are the scout squad
teams," Ingles said, "so most of their time is spent learn
ing the plays of other teams. Here, they learn Nebraska's
offensive and defensive formations. We try to give the
freshmen a relatively equal footing in the program so they
can become competitive with the varsity."
Fullback Thor Jacobs has been the only freshman to
see extensive practice action with the varsity this season.
but he will be running with the freshman team in Friday's
season opener 2gainst Kansas State University's junior
varsity team at Memorial Stadium.
"Usually the more solid football programs like Neb
raska's have few freshmen on their varsity," Inglas said.
"Most of the upper classmen are the starters. At times you
may have a freshman who has the physical ability, but to
combine that ability with experience and knowledge ia
two or three weeks practice is very difficult."
Several former Nebraska football players assist Ingles in
coaching the freshman team. Graduate assistants include
Dave Redding, Dean Ccsler and Ron Nitzel, all of whom
graduated from last year's Husker team. Hxker graduate
Bob Thornton (1973) is a volunteer assistant and 1974
graduate Mark Heydorff and Sieve McKehrey. are part
time assistant coaches.
Ingles said he expects a much tougher season for the '
freshmen this year than in past years.
"The main emphasis is to develop players for "varsity
play and to make sure they obtain a working knowledge
of our offense and dfense. If they continue to win during
this development-well, fine."
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After two games this season, the New York Jets of the
National Football League (NFL) are tied for last place
with the Buffalo BUs in the American Conference's East
Division with an 0-2 record. '
They rank last of the 29 NFL teams in scoring defense,
giving up an average of more than 40 points a game. They
rank 25th ia scoring offense, averaging just ten points per
Among 13. rookies on the Jets' 42-man squad is line
backer Bob Martin, a former Ail-American defensive end
at UNL and a former Nebraska Ugh School Athlete of the
Year from David City in 1972.
lisrtfo is staging for the Jvs, making the transition
from end to linebacker.
"ActesSy," he said, "playing linebacker here is just
Lke playing end at Nabraka. There's really no difference
ia how yea play the to pcsitioss.w
Joining the 1 3 rookie players, the Jets havS a first-year
ccah, Leu IMtz. IM cams to the Jets from North
drslisa State University.
Te hr."S m kst of young gjys on the team" Martin
It's frustrating rat to be winning but it's just going
Vj tis tins. Coach Kdtz is just Lke the young fys, he
hss tMsg to Isara too.
Te Covni after a dafeat but we hsxn from
tti-bg t!i3 n22 tTs that most of cur mistakes are not
istrcZiib. ItH pxbaily taie a couple of years for
ta Z' turned around here."
IC2 teem honors are out of the way for cow, Martin
La st rr"2 p ronal goals.
lienors IJ:s sH-pro will come if you keep working,
Ls-cil. "Zl'J: ' jjst want to keep my starting
position and I would eventually like to become the best
at my position. I think that's a goal everybody has."
Before Martin becomes the best linabacker in the NFL,
he said he has much work.
"I have to work on the techniques of the game," he
said. "You have to know a good percentage of the plays .
that are coming at you. That comes with time."
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Even though college and professional football are
baskaly the same, Martin noted some distinct differences
between the two game styles.
"There are more good backs in professional footba3,7
he said. "And the quarterbacks throw to the backs a lot '
more.
"All the pro teams run basically the same plays. It just
depends on the personneL .
Martin said one of the major differences between the
coStgs and professional gaines is the way the players go
about doing their jobs.
Gams is vcz2fc ""-
Trofessional football is more like a job," he said. In
college, you go to classes and than you represent year
school once a week. Up here, football is our Ihsdocd.
It's the only thing we do everyday.
1 fad anybody tto plays the game has to have fca
doing it thoirgh. Yea have to have some enjoyment out of
playing because & involves so much time."
Martia is playing ahead of seven-year veteran John
Ebarmla, a Pennsylvania State University graduate. AH of
the Jets starting linebackers are rookies, inalirtg Sieve
Poole and Grtg Buttle also from Pcnn Starts. However,
' Pocle is siddinsd indafinita with a pullad, hamstring
"V.'alt MIchads is our linebacker coach. He knows a lot
about football," Martin said. "He was an all-pro and he's
been around for about 26 years.
' ' Photos by Kevin H!sy
Former Husscer Guy Ingles is the new fresh football
coach.
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All students interested in participating in UNL's crew
program are asked tf attend a meeting at 8 p jn. Thursday
in the crew boathouse, 1GG0 N. 16th St just north of
Nebraska Hall. 7 .
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An organizational meeting for UNL's ice hockey club
will be at 7:30 pjn., Sept. 28 in the Nebraska Union. For
additional information, contact Mark White at 435-5349.
Kansas University's (KU) soccer team couldn't stop
UNL's second half scoring surge, but they did hit three
goals in overtime to defeat the Huskers 5-2 Sunday on
Memorial Stadium's rain-soaked Astro turf.
The Jayhawks grabbed a 1-0 first half lead and length
ened the margin to 2-0 in the middle of the second half.
But Husker senior Victor Bishop sent the game into over
time after firing two goals past KlTs goalie, the last one
with about three minutes remaining in the reg.dation per
iod. '
Mike Bush, Husker player-fullback coach, said the
Huskers needed more teamwork against last year's Big 8
Conference champs. ' ?
UNL's rsbgy team's' games with ' the LEcda 'and
Omaha clubs Sunday were postponed. UNL lost to To-
paka Saturday 4S-14 and 140.
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The Huskers varsity and junior varsity vdlaybaH teams
' ssrept their matches Saturday. The junior varsity squad
dsfeated the. Urawersity of Nebraska at Omsha K0),
15-12 and 15-12. The Tlusker varsity also best UNO,
15-10 and 15-9. and smashed Drake University's varsity,
15-1 and 15-2.
UliL's women's golf team was ia sixth place Monday
with a score of 327 after the first round of the first annual
Susie Maxwell Baming AS-CcSege Golf Classic ia Okla
homa City. The tournament was concluded on Tuesday.
Tournament results were unavailable at publication time.
Applications for the student migration lottery to the
Haters fame agiinst the University of Colorado (CU)
Oct. 9 ia Eou!iar wfl be taken from 9 ajn. to coca and
1 to 4 pm. Sept. 27 through 29.
The applications for the 657 tickets can be made ia
Asiatic Dapt. ticket cfSce ia the South Stadium
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Sma Chi won the fraternity dividoa fcsrsd by
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