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NU injuries keep coming From Staff Reports The Nebraska football team did not practice in full pads Monday, but it did not stop the injuries from coming. Tommie Frazier, Calvin Jones, Donta Jones, Zach Wiegert and Lance Lundberg all sat out of the Monday prac tice with injuries and the Comhuskers added fullback Cory Schlesinger and wingback Abdul Muhammad to its injured list. “It was a pretty rough prac tice,” coach Tom Osborne said. “Cory didn’t finish practice and someone rolled over Abdul’s legs and he had to be helped off. They already X-rayed Abdul and it was negative, so nothing is broken.” Osborne said Muhammad’s status for Saturday’s game with . Colorado State is questionable. NIRVANA i New Release I Midnight m Sale! m • Open 11:00pm A Monday night. A • Join host A Ken-o from A the PLANET! $10.97 CD 1 Jl $7.97 Cassette ^B 17th & P location only^ Rose Bowl turns red for Huskers Loyal Nebraskans travel to California By Jeff Singer Senior Editor __ PASADENA, Calif.—Thousand and thousands ofComhusker fans cla< in red. The “Go Big Red” chant echoinj throughout the stadium. The sounds of“Hail Varsity” bring ing the Nebraska fans to their feet. It is a fitting description of tfo sights and sounds of Lincoln on hom< football Saturdays, but the familia ring of Memorial Stadium filled th< Rose Bowl on Saturday. ‘To us this was like another home fame,” Nebraska quarterbacl ommie Frazier said. “Look how many people we had here. This is like our second backyard.” Approximately 15,000 Husker fare were among the 50,299 people wh( ex Tuesday rmet Burger & Fries — $3.50 _ FREE POOl 6-1 SID N*w Menu (Sun-Wed) Everything Under $5 Lunch & Dinner Dally / / 13th & Q; lower level Gunny's Bldg. With good behavior, you'll be out in just 5 months. With a 4 year college degree, you can begin your career in law as a paralegal in just 5 months. • Approved by the American Bar Association • Free lifetime national placement assistance • Financial aid available for eligible students • Includes a 100 hour internship Call today for a free video "Your Career In Law" 1 -800-848-0550 DENVER PARALEGAL INSTITUTE f 1401 19th Street Denver, 00 80202 attended Saturday’s 14-13 Nebraska win at UCLA. Many of those wearing red were part of the Husker group “Califor nians for Nebraska,” which caters to the 11,554 Nebraska alumni who live " in California, other former Nebras kans and Big Red fans, j Jean Heaton, president of Califor 1 nians for Nebraska, said the strong support indicated how unique Husker 5 fans were. “It just shows that we’re a united . group and that we’re die-hard fans,” Heaton said. i Californian Husker supporters s grew by a large amount when r wingback Abdul Muhammad, a na j ti ve of Compton, signed with Nebras ka. Muhammad’s mother, Henrietta, : said she needed to rent two buses to ' bring 156of Muhammad’s family and ' friends to the game. Another Husker fan in attendance i was Keith Schorling, who played foot > ball with Nebraska coach Tom — II— To us this was like another home game. Look how many people we had here. This Is like our second backyard. ——Frazier Nebraska quarterback Osborne when they were attending Hastings College in the late 1950s. Schorling has since moved to Southern California, and he said no schools in California could claim the kind of following Nebraska has. “You’ve got tons of huge colleges all over, but you can’t find as much allegiance as you can to Nebraska,” he said. “That’s the only game in town on Saturdays, even if it isn’t in town.” Rob Steele, a member of Nebras ka’s yell squad who was at the game, said he was amazed by the Huskers’ support at the Rose Bowl. “I’m shocked to see this many people here — you never see this on w w away games," he said. Familiar faces at Nebraska foot ball games, Bob Devaney, athletic director emeritus, and UNL Chancel lor Graham Spanier, said they were pleased with the pro-Nebraska turn out. While Devaney said the support is a symbol of the Huskers’ success on the football field, Spanier said devo tion is what keeps Nebraska’s support in California strong. “My conclusion is that when peo ple graduate from the university or have some tie to the state, they never really forget that,” Spanier said. “There’s areal strong sense of loyalty that carries on for quite some time.” Husker defensive depth chart ► ^ Nebraska's new 4-3 defensive alignment rearranged the lineup from last season, when they ran a 3-4 formation. A look at the Cornhusker defense's three-deeps by position: MKE LMEBACKER MIX LMEBACKER 48 Mke Anderson, 5-2,230, Sr. 32 Ed Stewart, 5-1,215, Jr. 98 Dairen Williams, 6-1,245, Sr. 54 Troy Branch, 6-0,230, Sr. 46 Doug Coltnan, 6-3,230, So. 41 Phil Ellis, 6-2,220, So. ROVER \ \ LOLB 3 Toby Wright, 5-1,200, Sr. \\ 54 Donta Jones, 5-2,220, Jr. 10 Mike Minter, 5-10,175, Fr. \ \ 90 Brace Moore, 6-6,240, Sr. 33 Jason Simdom, 6-4,200, Jr. \ \ 86 Dwayne Harris, 6-2,220, Jr. FREE SAFETY \ 4 Troy Dmt, 1-3,220, Jr. 25 Mike Heins, 5-10,190, Sr. 17 Sedric Collins, 6-0,195, Jr. LEFT CORNER BACK 14 Barraa Was, 5-8,180, Jr. 16 Eric Stokes, 5-11,170, Fr. NOSE TICKLE 99 Tarry Connealy, 6-5,260, Jr. 73 David Noonan, 6-3.273. Sr. 33 Christian Peter, 6-2,283, So. • Jofca Rmm, i-0,190, Sr. 8 Tyrone Williams, 6-0,185, So. 1 Kareem Moss, 5-10,190, Jr. SAM LINEBACKER MMJ 23 Erato Bator, 5-11,205, Sr. 34 Tiw Alberts, S-4,240, Sr. 5 Lorenzo Brinkley, 6-0,195, Sr. 90 Bruce Moore, 6-6,240, Sr. 44 Zelce Cisco, 5-11,190, Sr. 92 lend Higman, 6-1.220, Jr. Brian ShaMo/DN Extra Continued from Page 7 Coach Sonny Lubick was the defen sive coordinator at Miami before tak ing the Colorado State job. Colorado State lost 23-9 to Oregon then beat the Air Force 8-3 before losing to Brigham Young, 27-22. The Rams have allowed opponents just 77 yards per game rushing and 1.9 yards per carry. “Sonny Lubick knows defense,” Brown said. “We cannot just show up and expect that they will lay down. They will play very hard.” NOTE: Brown said he was pleased Satur day to see a good performance from wingback Abdul Muhammad, who caught three passes for 38 yards. The game was a homecoming for Muhammad, who is from Compton, ' Calif. While home this summer, Muhammad was shot, and is now eaying with a bullet lodged in his left ittock. “Many of our young men come from neighborhoods and areas where, we may take for granted here in Ne braska that everything is safe and sound,” Brown said. ‘The area that Abdul comes from is a tough area. Sometimes you’re very innocent, like Abdul, and can be a victim of some tough circumstances.” Brown said football had to be sec ondary for many of the players from tough areas. “Just think,” Brown said, “you’re preparing for a football game, and perhaps you’re thinking, ‘1 hope my family is OK. I hope my mother doesn’t just walk outside and some thing happens to her.* “It’s always in the back of your mind. It makes me appreciate these wonderful young men. Buffs Continued from Page 7 now, then we're right back in it," McCartney said. The Buffaloes play the Hurricanes in Boulder,Colo., Saturday. The game will be televised on ABC;. NOTES: • Colorado wide receiver Charles Johnson was named the Big Eight offensive Plaver-of-the-Week. Johnson, who hadeight receptions for 172 yards against Stanford, ranks eighth in the nation in receiving, av eraging 127.3 yards per game. • Jason Gildon, a senior defensive end from Oklahoma State, was named the Big Eight Defensive Player-of the-Week. Gildon had seven solo tack les, including three sacks and another tackle for loss. He also caused two fumbles and recovered another in the Cowboys’ 16-10 win over Tulsa.