Wade
Continued from Page 7
Through four games this season,
Wade has made eight tackles while
backing up Kevin Ramaekers. Among
those stops, he’s recorded two sacks
for 12 yards in losses.
“There’s nothing like getting back
there to the quarterback,” Wade said.
“You know you’ve caused a major
loss for their team. It gets the adrena
line flowing.
“It’s just like a receiver catching
an 80-yard touchdown pass.”
Wade said he didn’t see much glo
ry as a Nebraska pass-catcher at tight
end two years ago.
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It would have been
Interesting to see
where my career
would have went at
tight end.
—Wade
Nebraska defsnsive tackle
-tt —
“We did have a lot of talent (at
tight end) with William Washington
and Johnny Mitchell,” Wade said. “It
was one of those things where you
couldn’t move as fast as you wanted
up the depth chart.”
Backing up All-Big Eight and cur
rent Buffalo Bill John Parclla in 1992,
Wade began his cl imb to the top of the
charts by playing nine games for the
Huskers at both lefl and right tackle.
He made nine tackles, including three
behind the line of scrimmage and one
quarterback sack.
Record Pvs Record Pvs
1. Florida St. (61) 5-0-0 1 1. Florida St. (51) 5-0-0 1
2. Alabama (1) 5-0-0 2 2. Alabama (2) 5-0-0 2
3. Miami 4-0-0 3 3. Miami (2) 4-0-0 3
4. Notre Dame 5-0-0 4 4. Notre Dame (1) 5-0-0 4
5. Florida 4-0-0 5 5. Nebraska 4-04) 5 ]
6. Ohio St. 4-0-0 7 6. Florida 4-0-0 6 ,
7. Nebraska 4-0-0 6 7. Ohio St. 4-0-0 7 .
8. Penn St. 5-0-0 9 8. Penn St. 5-0-0 8
9. Michigan 3-1-0 8 9. Oklahoma 4-0-0 9 ,
10. Oklahoma 4-0-0 10 10. Michigan 3-1-0 10 ,
11. Tennessee 4-1-0 11 11. Arizona 5-0-0 11
12. Arizona 5-0-0 12 12. Tennessee 4-1-0 12 (
13. Washington 3-1-0 15 13. Texas A&M 3-1-0 14
14. Texas A&M 3-1-0 14 14. California 5-0-0 15
15. North Carolina 5-1-0 16 15. North Carolina 5-1-0 16
16. California 5-0-0 17 16. Virginia 5-0-0 18
17. Louisville 5-0-0 18 17. Louisville 5-0-0 19
18. Virginia 5-0-0 21 18. BYU 4-0-0 17
19. BYU 4-0-0 20 19. Wisconsin 4-0-0 20
20. Colorado 2-2-0 19 20. West Virginia 4-0-0 22
21. Wisconsin 4-0-0 22 21. Colorado 2-2-0 21
22. Auburn 5-0-0 23 22. Syracuse 3-1-1 13
23. Syracuse 3-1-1 13 23. Fresno St 3-1-0 24
24. West Virginia 4-0-0 25 24. Clemson 3-1-0
25. UCLA 2-2-0 - 25. Indiana 4-1-0
Then, one full season after Wade
learned the tackle position, Nebraska
implemented a new defense. But
Wade said he enjoyed the new 4-3
formation over last season’s 3-4 for
mation.
“Actually, I thought it was a lot
easier,” Wade said. “We ran a lot of
dime last year, which is basically the
same as the 4-3.1 thought I picked up
[he defense really well. Coming from
light end. the defense was easy for me
uvt yrapriR,
to learn because we had a complicat
ed offense.”
Despite some struggles, the de
fense is coming together nicely, Wade
said.
“I think everybody’s looking at it
enthusiastically and that’s what makes
the progress a little better,” he said.
“We’ve had some slow games, but
then again, every team faces some
problems when you’ve had injuries to
guys who arc so important.”
Huskers survive workout
without any new injuries
-rom Staff Reports
For the first time in several days,
Nebraska coach Tom Osborne had no
lew injuries to report after Monday’s
iractice.
I-back Clinton Childs, who
sprained his ankle Sunday, sat out
iractice and is doubtful for Thursday
light’s game against Oklahoma State,
Dsbome said.
Linebacker Mike Anderson, who
has been bothered by strep throat,
relumed to practice Monday.
Quarterback Tommie Frazier and
Abdul Muhammad appeared to be at
or near full-speed, Osborne said.
The Huskers worked out in full
pads Monday. They’re scheduled to
practice in sweats Tuesday, then leave
on Wednesday afternoon for Oklaho
ma State.
Coaches
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out per year, from 95 in 1987 to
only 88 this season. Schools will
only be allowed to give 85 scholar
ships next year.
Oklahoma State coach Pat Jones
agreed with Walden’s assessment
of the talent level of college foot
ball and said it would continue to
fall.
“Yeah, I have seen that (the drop
in talent) for the past couple of
years,” Jones said.
Academic requirements that
coaches already consider tobe tough
will become even tougher in 1995
when a recruit must have a 2.5 GP A
in 13 core courses in high school.
Currently, high school prospects
must have a 2.0 average in 11 core
courses.
“The guys that were so great in
the mid-80s wouldn’t even have
been able to get into school now,”
Walden said.
Nebraska coach Tom Osborne *
said the pool of talented players
available to Division I football
coaches would be decreased by as
much as 33 percent in 1995 be
cause of the academic requirements.
“The smaller the pool you have
to pick from, the less talented play
ers you arc going to have,”Osborne
said.
While Division I schools will be
hurt, Osborne said, he sees smaller,
non-Di vision I programs benefltting
from the new requirements.
“There will be a certain casualty
percentage, and it will probably
end up at 25 or 30 percent,” he said.
“You’ll see junior colleges get bet
ter, and you’ll see the Division II
schools get better unless they change
their rules. It will impact the major
programs.”
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No one but George could have
influenced me to demand the No. 5 on
every team I played for from Little
League up until I wasn’t good enough
to make such demands.
And no one could have ever taught
me and a generation more about hav
ing passion and pride in a profession.
I could point out all of the statistics
to demonstrate why Brett was an idol.
1 could mention that Brett was the
only player to win three batting titles
in three different decades. Or that he
and Stan Musial arc the only players
to record 3,000 hits, 600 doubles, 100
triples and 300 home runs.
Or I could mention how Brett,
Hank Aaron and Willie Mays are the
only players to collect 3,000 hits, 300
home runs and 200 stolen bases.
But those statistics wouldn’t come
close to explaining how Brett impact
ed me and a generation of baseball
fans.
Brett’s passion, pride and profes
sionalism always will influence me
even though my career will be as far
out of a ballpark as one of Brett’s
game-winning home runs used to sail.
And I’ll carry his last liighlight
forever in my mind, even though it
didn’t provide all the elements —
namely, Ryan —' that a storybook
ending should involve.
In his last at-bat ever, with Ryan
looking on, Brett faced Tom Henke
—in the least, a Ryan-style pitcher—
in the ninth inning of Sunday’s game.
With both teams standing in front
of their dugouts — this time for a
bawl, not a brawl — Brett drew back •
in his famil iar stance. W ith tears well
ing up in his eyes, he strode through
with the familiar swing and produced
an all-too familiar result—a base hit
up the middle.
And with that familiar smile dashed
by dimples on each side, he stood on
first base.
After the career-ending hit, Henke
said “the game’s going to be worse off
without George.
Ryan said it was one of the few
times he was happy to see Brett get a
hit.
Brett called it the most emotional
at-bat in his career.
"I wanted to stand on first base one
last time," he said. “I had tears in my
eyes.”
1 did, too, George.
We all did.
Cooper |i ■ senior news-editorial and
political science major and the Dally Nebras
kan sports editor.
