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Kicking coach says good boot makes difference
By Tad Stryker
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It is one of the more basic parts of foot
ball. It can be either a large asset or an ex
treme liability to a team. It is the kicking
game, and the team that fails to master it
could end up beating itself, said Coach
Cletus Fischer, who is in charge of Corn
husker kicking.
When an upcoming game seems too
close to call, often the coaches involved say
the kicking game could decide who wins.
When coaches say this, they are usually
referring to how well the teams are able to
punt and cover their kicks, and not neces
sarily the more obvious factor of field goal
kicking, Fischer said.
"Often, the punting and coverage
aspects make the difference," Fischer said.
"That's the kind of play where you can get
40 yards every time if you do it right.
"It's pretty basic," said kicker Kevin
Seibel, who also handled the punting in Ne
braska's 31-17 win against Mississippi State
in last year's Sun Bowl.
"Of course, if you're kicking poorly,
you put your defense in a bind (with bad
field position), and if your defense plays
poorly, it affects your offense. It's all re
lated," Fischer said.
One of the reasons the Huskers have
been able to reel off six wins in a row is the
way they have solidified the relationship
of offense, defense and kicking, Fischer
said.
"We've been improving in all aspects, in
cluding the kicking game," he said.
The Husker kickers agreed with Fischer.
Placekickers Eddie Neil and Seibel and
punter Grant Campbell all said the Huskers
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A case in point is tne Missouri game,
where Campbell kept the Tigers in poor
field position most of the day. Five of
Campbell's punts were fair-caught, rolled
dead or went out-of-bounds at the 10, 15,
13, 6 and 11 -yard lines.
"Grant has punted well," Fischer said.
"I think he has more confidence now."
Seibel, a junior from Vermillion, SD.,
are solid in the less glamorous parts of kicks off, and has done his part to give
special teams play.
Wrong side of fence
The Huskers were on the other side of
the fence last season when Nebraska's
18-14 upset loss to Florida State was
generally credited to the Seminoles'
superior kicking game.
But this season the Huskers' kicking has
become more dependable, Neil said.
Campbell has a 43 .5 -yard punting aver
age and has been kicking the ball very high,
helping ensure good coverage.
"I'm doing better than I was (earlier in
the year)," Campbell said. "My mechanics
are better, and our punt coverage has been
real good." The junior college transfer
from Southfield, Mich., said his success at
hitting the "coffin corner," or kicking the
ball out-of-bounds inside the 15- or 20
yard line, has also been improving.
Volleyball team favored
Despite disappointing losses this week
end at the National Invitational Volleyball
Tournament, assistant volleyball Coach
John Corbelli said Nebraska will do well at
the Big Eight Championships in Manhattan,
Kan., Friday and Saturday.
"We should be able to win the Big
Eight," Corbelli said.
"1 am really enthusiastic about the con
ference this year. I am very impressed with
balanced tournament," said Coach Terry
Pettit.
Corbelli said Kansas State will be the
toughest competition for the Huskers. Ne
braska has beaten Kansas State twice.
"Kansas State has given us the best
game. We went five games with them,"
Corbelli said.
Nebraska is the unanimous choice to win
the improvements of several of the teams, its sixth straight conference title in a vote
especially the jobs with Kansas State's and of the Big Eight coaches. Missouri is picked
Missouri's programs. I think it should be a to finish second.
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opponents poor field position, Fischer said.
SeiDel has oeen noiea ior mating inc
ball through the end zone, and even into
the Memorial Stadium seats ever since he
was a freshman, but lately, he has taken to
booting the ball higher but not as far, and
the results have been impressive.
No one like him
"I don't think anybody else kicks off
like Kevin does," Fischer said. "He'll hang
the ball up for over four seconds, almost to
the goal line. By the time the other guy
catches it our guys are at the 20-yard line."
It has often ended with the opposition
starting their drive inside their own 15, and
the Husker detense nas proven useu very
tough to drive 85 yards on.
If the Huskers have excelled in the less
noticeable areas of the kicking game, they
have several times come up short in the
placekicking sector. Seibel, the regular
extra point and field goal kicker last year,
has remained consistent on conversions,
but not field goals.
Seibel broke a school record earlier this
season by kicking his 56th consecutive
extra point without a miss, but after
making five of seven field goals as a sopho
more, he made only three of 10 through
the Missouri game, three of his misses com
ing against the Tigers.
As a result, Neil became the field goal
kicker. He is four for five so far this year.
Fischer and his kickers said Mike
McElroy, a senior from Grand Island, has
been a consistent part of the kicking game.
McElroy is the Huskers center for long
snaps on punts, field goals and extra
points.
Osborne hoping injuries
heal up before Saturday
By Bob Asmussen
practice because of a sore knee. Osborne
said Rimington should be able to practice
The status of injured quarterback Turn- today. Guard Tom Carlstrom left practice
Gill continues to be a major topic early with a strained knee.
One position of particular concern for
Osborne is tight end. Junior Jamie Will
iams was injured on the opening kickoff
of the Oklahoma State game and has not
er
as the Nebraska football team prepares
for Saturday's game with Iowa State.
The sophomore from Fort Worth,
Texas is nursing bruised ribs he suffered
during last Saturday's game with Oklahoma been able to practice this week.
Mate. I he injury has left a question
about the availability of Gill for Saturday's
game. Coach Tom Osborne said Gill
appeared to be doing okay at Tuesday's
practice.
"Turner did pretty well," Osborne
said. "Turner was better than he was
yesterday. He was able to throw the ball
some."
Osborne said he didn't know how ef
fective Gill would be by Saturday. Osborne
said earlier in the week that if Gill wasn't
able to practice by Wednesday it would
be hard for him to be ready for the game
against Iowa State.
"Turner wasn't 100 percent today and
I don't know if hell be 100 percent
by Saturday," Osborne said.
Several other injuries have concerned
Osborne.
Senior center Dave Rimington didn't
"Jamie came out and jogged a little,
Osborne said. "We hope hell be able to
practice Wednesday."
Tight end Mitch Krenk pulled a muscle
during Tuesday's practice to add to the
Huskers tight end woes.
"We're running out of tight ends,"
Osborne said.
Osborne was reminded that this would
be the final home game for several sen
iors. Twenty-two seniors will play their
final game in Memorial Stadium. Osborne
said the size of the class is different from
other years.
"We usually have a few more seniors,"
Osborne said. "I think last year we had
25, so the number is a surprise."
Osborne said he has been pleased
with the current senior crop. He said the
talent level of this year's seniors is very
high.
Wrestlers face top squads
in weekend season opener
By Kevin VVarneke
The UNL wrestling team will get a
"baptism into fire" as the Huskers open
their season this weekend.
The squad is hosting the AAU Great
Plains tournament Friday and Saturday,
which Coach Bob Fehrs said is one of
the toughest meets in the country all
year. Sunday, UNL will host Oklahoma
which was tabbed as the No. 1 squad in
the nation in a preseason poll.
The AAU meet is open to college and
club teams in which the wrestling is all
freestyle.
"The reason why the AAU meet is so
tough is because of the club teams
which are involved," Fehrs said. 'These
club teams have members who are form
er national champions. I definitely think
it's one of the three toughest meets all
year.
"Although the majority of the
winners are from the clubs and their
members have the advantage because
the wrestling is all freestyle, we still
have members on our squad who should
do fairly well," he said.
Fehrs listed the Hawkeye Club from
Iowa, the Badser Cluh fmm Wie:
and the New York Athletic Club as
tough opposition for the Cornhuskers.
As an added incentive tc do well in
the tournament, a team of individuals
will be picked after the tournament to
represent the United States in a tourna
ment in Tiblisi, Russia.
The task on Sunday when Nebraska
hosts Oklahoma will not be easy either.
"Besides the fact that they're rated
number one in the preseason poll, they
(Oklahoma) could have a total of nine
ail-Americans on their squad wrestling
against us," Fehrs said. "And of those
nine, two are returning national champ
ions. "Although we are obviously the
underdog, we feel we should do better
than last year," he said. "We should win
our share of matches."
Fehrs listed two reasons why this
year's team should be better than last
year's team, which was the first year
that Nebraska had been ranked national
ly, climbing as high as 17th near the end
of the season. Those two reasons being
the new people on the squad and the
added experience gained from last year.
"We are really behind the eight ball
this we-kend," Fehrs said. "But we
expect to do well."