Rodgers looking forward to new season despite injury
By Kelly Anders
Staff Reporter
Nebraska I-back Terry Rodgers
has spent the last five months recov
ering from a knee injury he suffered
last fall, but it hasn’t hurt his confi
dence.
Rodgers is confident that he will
he ready to play when the Corn
Huskers open their season Sept. 9
against Northern Illinois. He said he
is confident even though a severe
injur> to his left knee shelved him for
much of last season.
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Rodgers, the son of former Ne
braska wingback and Heisman Tro
phy winner Johnny Rodgers, suffered
his injury while completing a prac
tice option drill last November.
“I got the ball, made a cut and it
went out,” Rodgers said.
Rodgers said the injury has forced
him to spend at least two hours a day
doing knee-stressing rehabilitation
exercises. He said those exercises
include running stairs, doing squats
and working out on a leg machine.
Rodgers said he also attends meet
ings and practices so he does not fall
behind the other Nebraska running
backs. The backs that will compete
with Rodgers in the fall include Ken
Clark, Leodis Flowers and George
Achola.
“I have to go so that when I return
in the fall I’ll know what I’m doing,
know the majority of offense, and be
up with the other players,” Rodgers
said.
Rodgers said he hopes his work
pays off.
“Hopefully, my leg will be all
right and I’ll be ready to come back,”
he said. “If I’m able to contribute, I
will.”
Rodgers said half of his battle was
won before he started the rehabilita
tion process. He said recovery in
volves mental and physical aspects.
“I’ve been mentally ready to
come back all along,” Rodgers said.
“I'm not physically ready at this
point, though.”
Rodgers said his knee hurls when
he docs sidcbacks, which arc exer
cises done on a leg machine. Other
wise, he said, his knee doesn’t bother
him.
Rodgers said he feels good about
his return.
“1 feel positive about coming
back and I’m looking forward to next
season,’’ he said. “I’ve been working
out hard. If my leg is 100 percent and
feels like l want it to, I’ll be able to
play. It’s just a question of getting to
that point.’’
Osborne says mid-spring intensity decline has struck
By Nick Hodge
Senior Reporter
A lack of intensity and concentra
tion led to poor execution during
Nebraska’s scrimmage Saturday at
Memorial Stadium.
Nebraska coach Tom Osborne
said offensive turnovers, penalties
and missed tackles prompted him to
believe that a traditional mid-spring
practice intensity decline has struck
the Comhuskers.
“1 think that, offensively, they
moved the ball, although a lot of
times they weren’t very precise,”
Osborne said. ‘‘We probably had a
few more mistakes than what we’ve
had. The good part was they, for the
most part, moved the ball pretty well.
The bad part was that the execution at
times wasn’t very good.
‘ Defensively, I thought that
maybe we didn't tackle quite as well
as the previous two or three scrim
mages. There were quite a few misses
that contributed to some of the bigger
plays.”
Osborne said Nebraska’s incon
sistency makes him think that it’s a
good thing there arc two weeks re
maining in spring practice. Spring
drills conclude April 29 with the
playing of the annual Red-White
game.
‘‘So, it looks like we belter keep
practicing,” Osborne said.
Nebraska defensive coordinator
Charlie McBride agreed with
i
Osborne’s assessment of the defense.
“It was really not inspiring,”
McBride said. “The thing that did
disappoint me was bad tackling. We
made a lot of grabs. No tackles.”
McBride said he has been encour
aged by the improvement shown by
some younger members of the
Husker defense. He said defensive
backs Curtis Cotton, Steve Carmer
and Tyrone Byrd have all proved that
they can play.
A spring practice-ending knee in
jury to senior middle guard Junior
Monarrez has brought further con
cern to an already questionable area
of the defense, McBride said.
“It’s going to hurt Junior. Thai’s
the only thing that’s going to hap
pen,” McBride said. “He needs to be
there. Right now, I’m really pleased
with the way Pal Engelbert’s playing.
I tell you what: That kid right there, if
he works on his strength over the
summer, is a guy that’s got quickness
and speed, intelligence and things
like that. He’s going to give those
guys a run for their money.”
Engelbert, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound
redshirt sophomore from Columbus
Scotus, is listed behind senior Mike
Murray and Monarrez on the depth
chart.The Huskers’ top units scored
three touchdowns and added three
field goals. Sophomore quarterback
Keithen McCant scored the scrim
mage’s first touchdown on a three
yard run. McCant later suffered a
slight shoulder separation and will
miss at least a week of practice,
Osborne said.
Senior quarterback Gerry Gdow
ski hit senior split end Morgan Gre
gory on a 30-yard scoring strike.
Sophomore I-back George Achola
added a 1-yard touchdown run.
Placckicker Gregg Barrios was
good on two field goal attempts and
an extra point. Barrios connected on a
35-yard field goal and a 33-yardcr.
Placckickcr Chris Drennan also
added a 35-yard field goal and two
extra points. Drennan missed his at
tempt of a 33-yard field goal.
Senior I-back Ken Clark led all
rushers by gaining 65 yards on 10
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