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Tight end Mitchell is under scrutiny for feature show By Paul Domeier senior Reporter The Johnny Mitchell sneak pre view has been a smash hit, but itcould be going back for further editing. The Colorado-Ncbraska game is the feature presentation Saturday. A high priority for the Cornhuskers will be to block Colorado’s All-American outside linebackers, Alfred Williams and Kanavis McGhee. To do that the Huskcrs will need -- Johnny didn’t play a perfect game. He missed some things run-blocking that hurt us badly. Osborne NU football coach -,, _ their best available blockers at tight end: William Washington and Daryl Lcisc. The Big Eight coaches picked Washington for the second team of the UPI all-conference team in 1989. Since Washington hasn’t caught a pass as a Huskcr, that would tend to indicate that he is an effective blocker. Leisc is known primarily for what he can do without the ball. But Washington has been hobbled by a sore fool, missing the past three games. So Mitchell, a freshman from Chicago, has been getting playing lime. Coaches, though, said he needs to improve his Nocking. That could mean more time on the sideline against Colorado. “As long as we win, I don’t care if 1 don’t play a down,” Mitchell said. Saturday as the Huskcrs beat Iowa State, 45-13, Leisc and Mitchell handled all the tight end duties, often playing in a two-tight end formation. With those two blocking, Nebraska rolled up 557 rushing yards. “We have two tight ends that 1 think deserve purple hearts today,” Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said. Mitchell may not have received a purple heart, but he received his share of congratulations after two touch down receptions. Mitchell now has Chris Garrctt-like numbers: four touch downs in six receptions. In the second quarter, quarterback Mickey Joseph threw over the middle, toward Mitchell and into a strong wind. The ball dipped toward Mitch ell’s feet. Not phased by the wind, he reached down and snared it from around his knees. “I concentrate on the nose of the ball,” Mitchell said. “1 think the Lord gave me a feeling for where the ball could be.” Two Cyclone defenders bounced off M itchcl 1, who weighs 250 pounds, and he stumbled into the end /.one for the 22-yard touchdown. Mitchell, who stands 6-fool-5, had to jump for the next one. Joseph lofted the ball toward the goal line, 33 yards from the line of scrimmage. Mitchell was there with two Cyclones. “I know I was surrounded. Some body upped it and I grabbed it,” Mitch ell said. “As soon as it was in my hands, that was it.” But Osborne warned against giv ing Mitchell the thumbs-up loo freely. “Johnny didn’t play a perfect game,” Osborne said. “He missed some things run-blocking that hurt us badly.” Mitchell said he missed a few blocks on pitch plays, being out-guessed by the linebacker. “I had them last week, too, and the week before, but I’m working on it,” he said., Nebraska’s depth chart SE Jon Bostick 6-2 185 Jr. Dan Pleasant 5-9 175 Jr. Mark Dowse 6-0 180 Jr. LT Tom Punt 6-8 285 Sr. Steve Engstrom 6-3 290 Sr. Brent Pick 6-5 265 Sr. LG JimWanek 6-1 245 Sr. Erik Wiegert 6-4 270 Jr. Jeff Chaney 6-2 250 Jr. C David Edeal 6 2 260 Sr. Bill Ziegelbein 6-5 240 Jr. Terns Chorney 6-1 250 So. RG Will Shields 6-2 260 So. Dave Jensen 6-5 275 So. Chris Zyzda 6-2 255 So. RT Brian Boerboom 6-7 285 Jr. Terry Eyman 6-6 265 Sr. Ray Riefenrath 6-5 290 Jr. TE William Washington 6-2 245 So. Daryl Leise 6-2 230 Jr. Johnny Mitchell 6-5 250 Fr. QB Mickey Joseph 5-11 180 Jr. Mike Grant 6-2 210 Jr. Tom Haase 6 0 180 Jr. FB Lance Lewis 6-0 225 So Omar Soto 5-11 220 Jr. Tim Johnk 5-10 215 Jr. IB Leodis Flowers 5-11 200 Jr. Scott Baldwin 6-1 200 So George Achola 5-11 195 Jr. WB Nate Turner 6-2 225 Jr. Tyrone Hughes 5-9 175 So. Brad Devall 5-9 180 Sr. LOLB Travis Hill 6-2 225 So. David Whit© 6-2 225 So. Dan Svehla 6-0 230 Sr LT Joe Sims 6-3 280 Sr. Le Andre Anderson 6-4 260 Sr. Paul Brungardt 6-7 270 Sr. MG Pat Engelbert 6-2 250 Jr. Mike Jefferson 6-2 280 Fr. Greg Koellner 6-3 280 Jr. RT Kenny Walker 6 4 240 Sr. Brian Brown 6-6 260 Jr David Noonan 6-3 265 Fr. ROLB Mike Croel 6-3 225 Sr. Dan Svehla 6-0 230 Sr. Trev Alberts 6-4 220 Fr. SLB Mike Petko 6-2 230 Jr. Matt Peniand 6-0 220 So. Troy Branch 6-2 220 Fr. WLB Pat Tyrarice 6-2 240 Sr. Mike Anderson 6-1 230 Fr. Paul Wightman 6-1 220 So. LCB Bruce Pickens 5-11 190 Sr. Jon Crippen 5-10 170 Sr. Robert Hicks 5-10 185 Sr. RCB Tahaun Lewis 5 11 170 Sr. Tyrone Legette 5 9 180 Jr. Greg Salvo 5-9 170 Sr. SS Reggie Cooper 6-3 210 Sr. Curtis Cotton 6-1 210 Jr. Robert Hicks 5-10 185 Sr. FS Tyrone Byrd 5-11 165 So. Steve Carmer 6-1 205 So. Will Thomas 6 0 175 Jr Soto practices despite injury From Staff Reports Comhusker fullback Omar Soto practiced Tuesday in spite of a strained ligament in his knee, Coach Tom Osborne said. Soto said his injury, suffered against Oklahoma State Oct. 20, has been a “big adjustment” for him. He said he had been running well before the in jury. “It was kind of stiff when I woke up this (Tuesday) morning, and it was sore here and there during practice,” Soto said. Soto is wearing a brace on his left knee because of the injury, and he said that has been an adjustment as well. The brace hasn’t really slowed him down, but it has cut back on his ability to make quick lateral move ments, he said. Soto said he may be able to play in Saturday’s game against the Colo rado Buffaloes. ‘i'vc been running pretty good,” he said. “I’d like to be out there in the game, but the coaches will have to make that decision.” King leads Red-White scrimmage By Scott Stempson Staff Reporter It has been said that the fortunes of the 1990-91 Nebraska men’s basket ball team depend largely on the play of senior Rich King. In Saturday’s intrasquad Red White game at Pius X High School, the 7 foot-2 center was, well, king. He scored 43 points, which ac counted for nearly one quarter of the total scoring that had the red defeat ing the whiles 107-97 before a nearly packed gym. King said although it wasn’t a true game situation, it was nice to get out of the practice regimen. “Practice drills are starting to get pretty tedious,” he said. “I felt like tonight I started shaking off some of the summer rust.” King said the scrimmage wasn’t only good for the players. “This type of thing is mainly for the coaches,” he said. “They need to sec how well the players arc doing their jobs.” Coach Danny Nee agreed. “This was a good opportunity for us to get out of our gym and see how the play ers respond in this type of situation,” he said. A few players responding were forwards Tony Farmer, a transfer from San Jose Stale who had to sit out all of last season, and junior Daprcis Owens. Farmer and Owens each scored 20 points. Younger players Eric Piatkowski, a freshman from Rapid City, S.D. and sophomore Jamie Cole from Granc Rapids, Mich., added 16 points each At the midway point of the scrim mage Nee told players on both teams to concentrate more on a team con cept than individual performances. Nec said although the crowd may get excited with the flashy individual stuff, that wouldn’t help in defeating Big Eight teams with the caliber of Kansas and Oklahoma. “These types of games sometimes turn into individual contests, and that’s somewhat to be expected,” Nee said. Other players scoring in double figures were senior guards Keith Moody, who had 15, and Clifford Scales who had 13 points in the first half, and finished with 14. Junior forward Carl Hayes had 14, and senior forward Beau Reid chipped in 13. Bruce Chubick, a 6-foot-7 fresh man, scored 12. i Prescason polls have ranked the Comhuskers no better than seventh in the Big Eight. Coach Nee said that doesn’t bother him or the team. “We’re using that as a positive motivator,” he said. -1 I 1 --- *r ^ n Apple Rep Day Apple Computer Inc. will have representatives in the The Computing Resource Center CRC Computer Shop on Wednesday, October 31 from 8:30-4:30 Computer shop Come in and see demo’s of the new products University Bookstore M ClaSSK Lower Level, Nebraska Union 472-5785, Hours: 8am - 5pm & A The power to be your best” Mac Ilsi , - n, irrHuT^ batom .lanuo'y 1001 inctudo tyfltom koflworo on floppy ditks, soltwwo n not moMltod ^^‘gsrgy ZXXZTTSZSand its new built in sound capabilities Also: New BuncBe pnces Available ■ _ • _-_ _