friday, October 23, 1981
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Hurley says he's happy with offensive line spot
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By Bob Asmussen
After his freshman year at Nebraska, Dan Hurley saw
an opening on the offensive line. The then defensive tac
kle went to Coach Tom Osborne and asked if he could
make the switch from defense to offense. Osborne con
sented and Hurley was converted to offensive tackle A
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Nebraska offensive tackle Dan Hurley.
few Nebraska quarterbacks are probably glad the switch
was made.
"I used to have to always block against Bill Barnett and
Rod Horn in practice," Hurley said. "I moved them
around pretty well."
The switch caused Hurley to have to learn the whole
system of the offensive line in the spring of his sophomore
year. Hurley said he was able to get the plays down.
"1 Pyed quite a bit as a sophomore," Hurley said.
Then I was able to start last year and this year."
Hurley was an all-state player at Omaha Roncalli High
School. He played on the defensive line and at fullback.
The urge to run the ball still exists in Hurley.
Last year against Oklahoma State, Hurley got his
chance. Mark Mauer was stacked up by the Cowboy de
fenders when out of the pack came Hurley. He was able to
carry the ball to the end zone knocking over two Cowboy
defenders in the process.
Likes to run
"It was a legitimate play," Hurley said. "I grabbed the
ball away from Mark and took off. One of the officials
had blown the play dead."
"It was fun running the ball again," Hurley said. "I
always kid around with Coach Osborne about using a tac
kle reverse. I don't think there's any danger we'll use it in
a game."
Besides running the ball he also enjoyed playing de
fense. He said his switch to offensive tackle was a prac
tical one.
"You're not as vulnerable to get hit in the knee on the
offensive line," Hurley said. "I had a knee injury during
my freshman year and I didn't want to take any chances."
Hurley said he is happy with his decision to attend Ne
braska. He said he was recruited out of Roncalli by sever
al schools.
"A few schools wanted me to play fullback for them
but I knew Nebraska was the right place for me," Hurley
said. "I feel I've done very well."
Craig second on rushing charts
Nebraska I-back Roger Craig moved up to second place
on the Big Eight charts released by the conference office
this week. Craig's average of 112.3 yards per game was
second to Dwayne Crutchfield of Iowa State who has a
135.2 yards per game average. Second string I-back Mike
Rozier was fifth on the chart.
Craig's 1 12.3 yards per game ranks him sixth in total
offense. Iowa State quarterback John Quinn leads the Big
Eight in that category. Craig is also fourth among all
purpose runners.
In the pass receiving category, tight end Jamie Williams
was sixth with 15 catches. Missouri's James Caver has 18
receptions to lead the conference.
Husker quarterback Turner Gill leads the conference in
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"We need to take care of
the ball better than we've
been doing," he said.
Osborne is not the only
coach that is saying "show
me." Down in Missouri
they're saying it about Tur
ner Gill.
"Gill has played two
games, but he hasn't had the
big test. It'll be interesting
to see how he does," Mis
souri defensive back coach,
Zaven Yaralian, told the
Lincoln Star.
If the Huskers are to
"show 'em," they will have
to do it on the Tigers' home
turf. Osborne said because
the Huskers use a "straight
ahead" offense, the I-forma-tion,
playing on a grass field
does not make as much of a
difference as it woiad to a
wishbone attack.
Besides, the Huskers have
played Missouri "better
down there most years than
we have up here," Osborne
said. Nebraska holds only a
passing efficiency with a rating of 193:4. The figure is a
computation involving a quarterback's attempts, complet
ions, total yards and interceptions. Gill's closest
competitor is Mike Hyde of Missouri who has a rating of
121.5.
Wingback Irving Fryar is second in the conference and
17th in the nation in punt returns. Fryar is averaging 1 1 .5
yards per return. Caver of Missouri is first with a 12.9
average.
Kevin Seibel is sixth in scoring and in field goals. Seibel
has kicked three field goals and 24 extra points so far this
season for a total of 33 points.
On defense, Jeff Krejci leads the Big Eight in pass inter
ceptions with a total of three.
The Nebraska team leads the conference and the
country in rushing offense, averaging 354.8 yards per
game.
Nebraska also leads the Big Eight in scoring offense
with a 31.7 per game average, total offense with a 472.3
yard average, punt returns with an 11.7 average, pass de
fense where it gives up only 78.7 yards and scoring de
fense, allowing 10 points per game.
Nebraska's rushing defense, with 133 yards per game,
ranks third among conference schools. Oklahoma State
leads with a 62.2 average. The Huskers are fourth in pass
ing offense, averaging 1 17.5 yards per game. The Missouri
Tigers have an average of 203.7 yards to top the chart.
The Huskers are second in total defense, allowing
211.7 yards per game, fifth in kickoff returns at 19.1
yards, and third in net punting at 42.8 yards.
The Husker junior varsity football team will end its sea
son when it plays UNO at Memorial Stadium today. Kick
off is scheduled for 1 :30 p.m.
15-13-1 edge in games play
ed in Memorial Stadium,
but leads 24-19-2 at Faurot
Field.
Saturday's game, which
will be televised by ABC,
will kick-off at 11:50 ajn.
Coverage is scheduled to
start at 11:30 a.m.
Hurley said after playing for a losing team during
high school, he is happy to play for a winner like Nebraska.
Frustrating
"High school was just a matter of playing the best I
could," Hurley said. "It was frustrating losing but I look
ed around and saw the personnel wasn't that good. There
was nothing I could do except keep playing hard."
Hurley said the offensive line is a place where you
don't receive a lot of attention. He tries to keep it in per
spective. "There is more self-satisfaction than anything else,"
Hurley said. "I'm not trying to be a glory boy. I just like
to go out and hit people."
Hurley said that despite the team's early problems, it
could still have a fine season. He said it's important the
Huskers take the games one at a time.
"We have a lot of tough games left," Hurley said. "We
have to play Missouri this week and Iowa State is going to
be a tough game. Oklahoma is the least of my worries
right now. If we play like we can we can win it all."
Hurley said pro football is a definite possibility. He said
he would like to get the chance to prove himself in the
pros.
"It's looking pretty good right now," Hurley said.
"Some pro scouting reports are saying that I'll be drafted
in one of the first three rounds. I want to get a chance and
give it my best shot."
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Iowa State has been picked to win the Big Eight men's
cross country championship next week, by a vote of the
conference coaches. The Huskers are tabbed for seventh
place.
The Nebraska women were also picked for seventh
place in the Big Eight cross country championship by the
coaches. Missouri was the pick for the top spot.
Iowa State quarterback John Quinn was named the of
fensive player of the week in the Big Eight conference.
Cyclone cornerback Darren Longshore received the defen
sive honor. Quarterback Turner Gill and linebacker Steve
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