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daily nebraskan
thursday, September 7, 1978
sports
Revised Nebraska offense
faces strong, quick defense
By Brad Horky
An evenly balanced attack will confront
UNL Saturday as the University of Cali
fornia at Berkeley Golden Bears come to
town for the Huskers home opener.
Nebraska will attempt to bounce back
after last week's 20-3 loss at Alabama, but
Saturday's game will be the season's first
for California.
The Bears, who run their offense out
of the pro-set, feature a strong passing
attack. Quarterback Rich Campbell has
two favorite receivers in split end Matt
Bouza and flanker Floyd Eddings. Eddings
runs a 9.4 100-yard dash.
First year California head coach Roger
Theder said the sophomore Campbell is
suited to play at quarterback for Califor
nia. "We've come to a staff decision that
Rich Campbell will start," Theder said.
"We think he has tremendous potential.
We watched him in camp and in the spring
and we believe Rich is ready to handle any
situation thrown at him. Even in a game
the magnitude of this one.
"He has the most tools of any of our
quarterbacks. A good arm, size and good
speed. So we'll give the game to Rich and
see what happens."
UNL defensive coordinator Lance Van
Zandt said, "California has an explosive
offense. They are as good on the ground as
well as they are in the air. Cal's got a good
running back in Paul Jones. He finished
third in the Pac-S (now the Pac-10) Confer
ence last year in rushing with 805 yards."
For the Husker defense, Van Zandt
plans on starting sophomore Derrie Nelson
at right end ahead of Lawrence Cole. He
also plans on alternating middle guards
Kerry Weinmaster and Oudious Lee.
Theder said he was impressed with Neb
raska's defense and in particular Lee Kunz
and the Husker linebackers.
For the second straight week the Husker
offense, which could muster only 174
yards in total offense against Alabama, will
face a strong, quick defense. The Golden
Bears return eight of eleven starters from
the 1977 team.
California's defenders will be led by Ail
American candidate Ralph DeLoach, who
plays defensive end, and last year's Foot
ball News Freshman Ail-American Pat
Graham, who plays defensive tackle. The
other front line starters on defense for the
Bears are tackle Daryle Skaugstad and end
Bob Rozier.
"California has one of, if not the best,
defense in the Pac-10 Conference," said
Nebraska offensive line coach Qetus
Fischer.
According to Fischer, Husker fans could
see some changes in UNL's offensive line
on Saturday. Offensive guards Barney
Cotton and Lawrence Cooley and tackle
Steve Glenn may start in place of John
Havekost, Steve lindquist and Tom Ohrt,
respectively.
But last week's backfield of quarter
back Tom Sorley, fullback Rick Berns and
I-back I.M. Hipp will remain intact, he said.
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Photo by Mark Billingsly
Nebraska prepares for Saturday's game against the University of California. Nebraska
plans to make some changes in the offense but the offensive line will remain the
same.
New coaches and recruits hope to end losing tradition
By Rick Huls
Cal Bentz and Bob Fehrs are your
normal optimistic coaches. But considering
the challenges they face this year, that's
saying something.
Bentz, who coached 1 1 boys champion
ships and three girls championships in 15
years at Omaha Westside, was hired in
April to replace John Reta as UNL men's
swimming coach. He has the task of pick
ing up a Husker team which has finished
last in the Big Eight for the past seven
years.
Fehrs will attempt to build up UNL's
wrestling team, which has finished last in
the conference for the past three years.
Fehrs who previously coached at Northern
Michigan University, also was hired in April
to replace Orval Borgialli, now administra
tive assistant at the sports complex.
The Husker swimmers will begin full
practices Sept. 18, although many have
been working out already, Bentz said.
I'm very excited about this year," Bentz
said. "It was a difficult spot to come into
but we want to build a good program."
Bentz said he tried to sell his recruits on
the Sports Complex swimming facility, and
the city of Lincoln.
"We've got the best facility in the Big
Eight and one of the best in the nation,"
he said. "And I tried to expose the city of
Lincoln. Face it, Lincoln is a fine city,
we've got a nice campus, and it's a good
place to live."
One of Bentz's goals is to get the
students involved in the swimming meets.
"We need support for the meets," Bentz
said. "A large home crowd does wonders
for a swimming team."
Bentz has recruited swimmers from four
different states and Sweden for this year's
squad.
Bengt Jonnson, a Swedish Olympian
and a Junior College all-American, and
Anders Rutqvist, a Swedish freshman, join
Swede Goran Westerland at UNL this year.
Bentz's other recruits include Lance
Green, the California State College three
meter diving champion; Steve Elliott, a
High School all-American and world age
group champion tumbler from Texas; Jerry
Olszewski, Junior College all-American in
four events from California;
Will Douglas, Junior College all-
American in five events from California;
Joe Standfield, Junior College all-Americant
High School all-American and National
Junior Olympic breastroke champ from
Omaha Westside; Guy Foster, three-time
National Junior Olympic qualifier from
Washington; and Gary Peters, Minnesota
state runner-up in the 500 yard freestyle.
Eight high school swimmers and two
junior college transfers are also walking on
at UNL, according to Bentz.
Returning starters besides Westerland
are Mark Crowder, Mark Shapland, Kris
Rutford, Dick Conradt, Bob Mizelle, Gary
Cox and Al Panec.
Bentz said he expects a squad of about
25 or SO swimmers this year.
Fehrs' wrestlers began practice Tuesday
and 45 athletes, including 21 freshman and
eight returning starters, reported for the
sport.
Although Fehrs took over the head job
after the national signing date, he said
recruiting went "reasonably well.
"We may have quite a few freshman
trying to step into starting positions,"
Fehrs said. "If anything we may be lacking
some in the upper weights."
Fehrs said the team will practice four
days a week for several weeks before
starting heavy wrestling workouts.
"Well have two davs of running and
lifting and two more days of light wrest
ling," Fehrs said.
A new idea Fehrs "will implement this
year is the "show me what you're worth"
program.
"Everybody will have the chance to
prove what they can do, Fehrs said. "I just
want to be able to get 10 good starters out
of the group."
Some of the recruits Fehrs picked up
are: Al Freeman (142-150 lb.), Iowa state
champion; Mike Heindmarsh (118), Michi
gan state champion; Daryl Meyer (190),
three-time Nebraska state champion from
York; Kevin Mills (126), Michigan state
champion; Judd Norman (158), Nebraska
state champion from Chadron; Steve Peck
(150), two-time Kansas state champion;
and Pat Delaney (158), National Age
Group Greco-Roman style champion from
Minnesota.
Returning starters are Al Patton, Agron
Vasha, John Ruettiger, Kirby Trump,
Marty McCurdy, George Mink and George
Rambour. Court Vining is being redshirted
and will compete next year.
The Husker swim team will host the
first-ever Nebraska Invitational on January
19 and 20.
The wrestling squad faces a murderous
December schedule which includes national
powers Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and
Iowa State in an eight-day period. UNL
will also participate in the Oklahoma Open
on Nov. 24-25 and the Iowa State Invita
tional on Dec. 1-2.
Fehr's squad opens the season Nov. 10
and 11 when they host the Great Plains
Open. Bentz's swimmers go to Norman,
Okla. for the Big Eight Relays Dec. 1
and 2.
Crew team to get things rowing tonight
By Buck Mahoney
The UNL crew, preparing to defend, its
Big Eight title for the fourth consecutive
year, will hold an organizational meeting at
7:00 p.m. tonight in the crew boathouse at
1000 N. 16 St.
Anyone interested in trying out for the
crew should attend the meeting. Freshman
and coxswains are especially needed.
Both men and women compete on the
varsity, junior varsity and freshman levels
in lightweight, heavyweight and four and
eight oar divisions.
For the past few years, the Nebraska
crew team has established itself as one of
the premier teams in the Midwest. Last
year, besides winning the Big Eight title for
the fourth year, die team also did well at
the Midwest Sprint Championships. The
women's lightweight four won the gold
medal while the men's lightweight eight
placed second. The freshmen women's
eight placed third.
Team undefeated
The women's team was undefeated in
dual meets last year.
The crew usually practices for an hour
to an hour and a half during the after
hoonsbut some morning practices are also
held.
Last year an indoor rowing tank was
built for the crew to practice in all year
long. The tank is the 1 1th one of its kind
to be built in the country.
The University Foundation donated
money to the team for new oars and a new
eight-oar shell to be used this year. The
new equipment, housed in the crew boat
house, makes the Husker's one of the best
outfitted teams in the Midwest.
Tlancy Weaver, one of the two women's
captains, said she thought this would be
one of the best years in the seven-year
history of the Nebraska rowing team.
Rowing at peak
"Nebraska rowing is almost at it's
peak," Weaver said. "Back East, people are
looking for us to show up and do well."
In recent years, the Husker rowing team
has traveled to Boston, San Diego, Phila
delphia, Florida, Wisconsin and throughout
the Midwest.
This year, the crew plans to go to Wis
consin and Pennsylvania.
Head coach Frank Sands, beginning his
second full year at UNL and assistant
women's coach Mark Potadle wiH open the
Husker season by taking the team to the
fall regatta in Omaha in early November.
About 50 men and women are expected to
return from last year's team.
Raise money
Because crew is not a sanctioned sport
in the Big Eight, it does not receive any
money from the university, so the rowing
team has to raise its own money to finance
trips. This year, the rowing team plans to
have a fish feed after a home football
game, to clean the Sports Complex after
basketball games, and to have row-a-thon
for muscular dystrophy.
Anyone who is interested but cannot
attend the meeting should contact one of
the coaches at the boathouse after 3 p.m.