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against Northern Illinois, Bobbora
was listed behind Roschal on the
depth chart. After Roschal sprained
his ankle, Bobbora became the
starter.
When Roschal recovers from his
ankle injury, competition for the
starting job will be intense, Bobbora
said.
He said that although he wants to
be the starter, he docs not dwell on the
idea.
“I’m out there having fun and just
want to do the best I can,” Bobbora
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As a senior at Amarillo (Texas)
High School, Bobbora chose to be
come a Comhusker early in the re
cruiting season and canceled visits to
Texas Tech, Baylor and Notre Dame.
He said one reason he decided to
come to Nebraska was the honesty
offensive line coach Milt Tenopir
showed during a recruiting visit
“He told me I’d have to work my
butt off and that if I was lucky and
didn’t get injured a lot, I’d start one
year,” Bobbora said. “Other places
sugar-coated things. I liked the hon
esty of the coaches here.”
After starting at left guard for the
freshman team in 1985 and redshirt
ing in 1986, Bobbora played in every
regular-season game in 1987. During
that sophomore year, he played
mostly on special teams.
As a senior, Bobbora still plays on
the special teams and said it is a fun
part of the game.
“Punts are a good time,” he said.
“Jim Wanek and Roger Fitzke - we
always challenge each other to get
tackles * *
Wanek is Nebraska’s starting left
guard, while Fitzke is a back-up cen
Bobbora said that his favorite play
is the counter sweep because he can
watch Doug Glaser make blocks
down the field. Glaser is a 6-7, 295
pound senior who earned preseason
All-America honors.
“ I go out and get a cut block on the
end of the line,” he said. “Then
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down the field, mashing two or three
guys.”
“It’s great because I can make my
block and then see the rest of the play.
I can see Kenny (Clark) cutting it up
down the sidelines.”
Bobbora said that while injuries
have kept several starting linemen
from playing time, they may have
had one good effect.
He said the injuries have meant a
lot of young players have seen more
playing time than they normally
would have. Because everybody on
the line is used to playing together,
the line will play better as tne season
goes on, he said.
In addition to Roschal, the list of
injured offensive lineman this season
includes Glaser, who hyperextended
his big toe against Northern Illinois,
Steve Engstrom, Glaser’s backup,
who broke a bone in his ankle against
Missouri, and center Jake Young,
who missed the Kansas State game
due to a sore back.
“Our inexperience will help us in
the long run,” Bobbora said. “We
have a boyish approach to the game.
Everybody loves being out there and
there are no negative attitudes.”
Bobbora said one of the best qual i -
ties of the offensive line is the attitude
its members have toward each other.
“We are real good friends on and
off the field,” he said. “We have a lot
of intensity and look out for each
other. We are also real competitive
with each other.”
After a knee injury kept him out of
the spring football game this year,
Bobbora said he began to realize that
his days as a Husker were numbered.
‘‘I’ve been here five years, and I
realized I needed to get my butt in
gear so I could play,’’ he said. “I’m
going to miss it next year, especially
when I see Tom (Punt) and Jim
(Wanek) playing on television. But it
will be neat to see my buddies play
ing.”
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have been trying to prepare mentally,
rather than physically, for the Rain
bow Wahines, Novak said.
“We’ve been a lot more intense -
a lot more mentally focused,” she
said. “It’ll be a great match. I think
both teams are looking forward to
that.”
Husker outside hitter Cris Hall
agreed.
“It’s been very intense,” Hall
said. “The Huskcrs arc going into
this match wanting to win.
“I look at it as a good experience
for us. We have nothing to lose. The
pressure I don’t think is on us. It’s on
them.”
With both teams highly ranked,
undefeated and rich in tradition, the
matches have a special flavor, Pettit
said.
“This match is of national inter
est,” he said. “1 think there is just a
lot of genuine interest.”
Playing Hawaii in back-to-back
matches will be tough, but it could
pay off during postseason play, he
said.
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boys’ leading receiver this season has
been split end Curtis Mayfield, who
has snagged 17 passes for 272 yards
and a touchdown.
Oklahoma State’s defense is led
by linebacker Sim Drain III, a four
ycar starter lor the Cowboys. Drain
has racked up60 tackles this season -
39 of which were unassisted - and
has a total of 344 at Oklahoma State.
“(Playing back-to-back matches)
creates a different kind of challenge
for players and coaches,” he said, 'll
takes a certain type of mental tough
ness to do that, it takes the same kind
of mental toughness to win a regional
or a national championship.”
Nebraska will not be in awe of
Hawaii.
“Through the years we’ve held
our own against all the lop-10 teams
in the country,” Pettit said. “I’m
more excited because it’s going to lx*
some great volleyball.
“I don’t know if there has been a
team that’s No. I that’s played here.
This may be the only lime that a No.
1 team’s been in Lincoln.”
Pettit said he isn’t allowing his
team to lose its perspective about this
weekend.
“If we win I don’t think you’ll see
us do a lot of celebrating,” he said.
“Or if we lose you won't see us doing
a lot of soul-scafching or depression.
“This match will challenge us as
to what this program will have to do
to adjust for the second half of the
season.”
Osborne said his main concern is
Oklahoma State’s blit/. In 1983,
when the Cowboys were having a
bclow-avcrage season and Nebraska
was ranked No. 1, “they threw every
thing at us but the kitchen sink,’’ he
said.
Nebraska defeated Oklahoma
State 14-7 in 1983.
'Tm sure we’ll see the blit/, a lot
Saturday, too,” Osborne said.
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