‘Midair collision’ formed NCAA
WALSH from Page 9
Walsh said Proposition 48 is an
other measure that gets a lot of publ ic
ity. Established in 1983, Proposition
48 created academic requirements for
athletes while they are still in high
school.
Walsh said similar legislation has
gone through an evolution of sorts.
She said athletes were first required to
meet the 1.6 Rule, which stated that a
1.6 grade point average must be main
tained in order to remain eligible. That
requirement was raised to 2.0, which
was later rescinded for Proposition 48,
which requires a minimum SAT
score.
Controversy still surrounds Propo
sition 48, Walsh said, because black
students are most affected by it.
Walsh said the NCAA was formed
in 1906 when officials decided they
needed to “save football” after view
ing a Harvard-Princeton game.
Walsh said the decision was made
after the NCAA saw Harvard’s habit
of having its smallest running back
jump onto the arms of his teammates,
who would then fling him high over
the defensive line. She said Princeton
was able to defend the tactic by doing
the same thing, creating a brutal mid
air collision.
Reader suggests politics tor Osborne
LETTER from Page 9
homa, for example). I think they ought
to cancel games like Michigan-Ohio
State, UCLA-USC and Nebraska
Oklahoma.
There are regular reports about
players taking illegal payoffs or using
drugs. Reducing sports to the intramu
rai level would ncip to restrict tnosc
problems.
I hope this letter of suggestion
encourages Nebraska to take the lead
and reduce the emphasis on sports.
Vernon Biechler
Harlingen, Texas
P.S. Other sports personalities have
successfully gone into politics (Jack
Kemp and Bill Bradley, etc.).
Transfer good for runner
By Kyle Schurman
Staff Reporter
Most college teams don’t help theii
opponents by recommending athletes
to them, but when an individual’s
future is involved, Nebraska track
coach Gary Pepin throws rivalries oul
the window.
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE
That attitude has helped lormer
Comhusker sprinter Phillips George
become one of Wichita State’s lop
track athletes. George spent his fresh
man season at Nebraska and, although
he excelled in the classroom, nc
struggled on the track, Pepin said.
Pepin called Wichita Stale track
coach John Komclson and recom
mended that George become a Wheal
Shocker.
Pepin said helping an individual
succeed is very important to him.
“It’s real important to us that some
one makes it both academically and
athletically,” Pepin said. “We really
want to help the athlete. We’ve proba
bly had two or three kids who, for one
reason or another, didn’t have things
go well for them here. We tried to help
them find another school as long as
they were a good student, a good
athlete and did all the things they were
supposed to do.”
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JNU s Smith turns sights on l,
By Mark Derowitsch
Senior Reporter____ _
At 6-foot-5,260 pounds, former
Nebraska defensive tackle Neil
Smith’s size was an advantage and
a disadvantage during his recent
trip to Japan.
Smith, who was named the
game’s outstanding defensive
player in the Japan Bowl, said
National Football League scouts
were impressed with his size and
speed during the West’s 17-3 win
against the East earlier this month.
*‘I ran a 4.5 (40-yard dash) at pro
day for the scouts, and they’ve
never seen a big man run that fast
before,” Smith said. ‘‘After that,
they pul an eye on Neil Smith
because of my size and quickness.”
But Smith said his size made
him feel uneasy when his team
toured Tokvoduring its week-long
stay in Japiui.
“Tokyo is a big place and has
many little people,” Smith said.
“They’re very small in size and
height. I felt very uncomfortable
there. But they are very brave, and
they aren’t afraid of Americans.”
Smith said his quickness en
abled him to excel in the Japan
Bowl. He said playing defensive
end in a 4-3 defense gave him the
freedom to contain outside run
ners.
“It was no different than the
tackle position I played at Ne
braska,” Smith said, “but I had to
worry about outside containment. I
also just had to go one-on-one
against an offensive tackle instead
of trying to get up the middle.
“I felt comfortable out there."
Smith said plaving defensive
end as well as tackle will give him
a better shot at being a first-round
draft choice in the upcoming Na
tional Football League draft
“1 had an excellent year at
Nebraska,” Smith said, “and I
proved that I can play two positions
against the best talent in coliege.”
Smith said numerous NFL
scouts attended the Japan Bowl. He
said representatives from the New
York Jets, the New York Giants,
the Los Angeles Raiders and the
New England Patriots were there.
Smith said he would like to play
for the Seattle Seahawks, even
though it would mean teaming with
former Oklahoma linebacker
Brian Bosworth.
“I like Seattle as a team,” Smith
said. “They’re a team on the go,
and once they get it all together,
they should be talented enough to
reach the Super Bowl.”
Smith's teammate at Nebraska,
tight end Tom Banderas, also
played for the West in the Japan
Bowl.
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The Nebraska wrestling team de
feated Clemson 25-1 1 to capture third
place at the Cowboy Duals this week
end in Stillwater, Okla.
Earlier, the Cornhuskers lost to No.
2-rankcd Arizona State 40-6 to ad
vance to the third-place round. The
Sun Devils and top-ranked Oklahoma
State were the top two finishers at the
six-team tournament.
Against Arizona Slate, Nebraska’s
Terry Cook dropped a 10-9 match to
Zeke Jones in the 118-pound weight
class. Jones is 18-0 and ranked No. 3
in the nation at that class. At 150,
Nebraska’s Keenan Turner won by
forfeit.
The Sun Devils beat Nebraska’s
wrestlers in all other weight classes.
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Tigers’ Don Henckcl 13-3. At 126,
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