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ISU true-freshman quarterback passed on NU By Mitch Sherman Staff Reporter For most quarterbacks, the transition from high school to college takes a year or two. But Iowa State true-freshman quarterback Todd Doxzon said his promotion to the Big Eight Conference had been fairly smooth. “The speed is probably the biggest differ ence,” he said. “And the hits are about three times harder, but I like it in the Big Eight.” Doxzon, who has shared time with junior Bob Utter, came off the bench last week to lead the Cyclones on three fourth-quarter scor ing drives en route to a 27-23 come-from behind win over Kansas State. For the season, the 6-foot, 167-pounder from Millard North has completed seven of 16 pass es for 125 yards and one touchdown. He has ran for 223 yards and three touchdowns on 67 carries. Doxzon said he did not know who would start this week against Nebraska. Doxzon said Iowa State coach Jim Walden had not told either him or Utter anything. “He just tells us that we should always both be ready to play. So I don’t know about this week,” Doxzon said. Walden said he wouldn’t name a starter until Friday afternoon. “I have no idea who it’s going to be,” Walden said. “We’re going to see how Todd’s handling it at the end of the week — especial ly with his high-level anxiety, considering that he’s a true freshman.” Walden is not the only coach who has been impressed with the play of Doxzon. Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said the Huskers were beginning to regret the fact that they did not offer Doxzon a scholarship. “He’s a really good football player for a freshman,” Osborne said. “It looks like we probably made a mistake. “We did not offer Todd (a scholarship) primarily because we were hoping that Scott Frost would come here.” Frost, a highly touted quarterback from Wood River, chose to play for Stanford. “So we obviously made an error," Osborne said. “Todd’s a really good player, and we let him get away.” Doxzon said the Huskers did not let him get away but that he went away on his own. He said he decided to go to Iowa State before Nebraska encouraged him to walk on. Doxzon said he would have probably gone to Iowa State even if the Huskers had offered him a scholarship. Doxzon said the opportunity to play early attracted him to the Cyclones. But Doxzon said he did not envision this. “I expected to play some — maybe be a backup — but I didn’t expect to play as much as 1 have,” he said. Saturday, 1 p.m. Memorial Stadium llZllllVi Radio: Nebraska Sports Network, 1CFAB 1110, /-V KLIN 1400 Nebraska QB 15 Tommie Frazier 6-2 200 QB 18 Bob Utter 5-10 184 FB 40 Cory Schlesinger 6-0 225 HB 26 Jim Knott 6-0 210 IB 44 Calvin Jones 5-11215 HB 25 Calvin Branch 5-11 186 SE 2 Corey Dixon 5-8 160 FB 5 Chris Ulrich 5-9 211 WB 27 Abdul Muhammad 5-9 160 SE 9LamontHill 5-9 189 RT 72 Zach Wiegert 6-5 300 RT 69 Brian Wilkinson 6-6 290 LT 77 Lance Lundberg 6-4 300 LT 62 Doug Skartvedt 6-3 305 RG 62 Ken Mehlin 6-0 275 RG 60 Mark Konopka 6-2 288 LG 56 Rob Zatechka 6-5 300 LG 52 Jim Thompson 6-4 266 C 63 Aaron Graham 6-3 280 C 73 Tony Booth 6-3 282 TE 95 Gerald Armstrong 6-2 225 TE 83DanDostal 6-5 246 PK 13 Byron Bennett 6-1 190 PK 2 Ty Stewart 5-11 178 I A j A 1^1 ^ LOLB 84 Donta Jones 6-2 220 LDE 48 Scott Shulz 6-4 242 DT 67 Kevin Ramaekers 6-4 270 RDT 70 Troy Petersen 6-4 290 NT 99 Terry Connealy 6-5 275 LDT 67 Todd Miller 6-5 265 ROLB 34 Trev Alberts 6-4 240 RDE 92 Anthony Scott 6-4 236 SAM 5 Lorenzo Brinkley 6-0 195 SLB 45 Matt Nitchie 6-2 220 MIKE 48 Mike Anderson 6-2 230 MLB 46 Jeff Cole 6-2 232 WILL 32 Ed Stewart 6-1 215 WLB 42 Marc Ulibridge 6-1 210 LCB 14 Barron Miles 5-8 160 LCB 32 Weylan Harding 5-10 190 RCB 8 Tyrone Williams 6-0 185 RCB 33 Kevin Lazard 6-1 184 ROV 3 Toby Wright 6-1 200 SS 36 Kevin Fulton 6-1 201 FS 6 John Reece 6-0 190 FS 29 Cedric Linwood 5-10 187 P 13 Byron Bennett 6-1 190 P 2 Ty Stewart 5-10 178 DN graphic Cyclones pressed to prove ability By Derek Samson Staff Reporter Iowa State defensive back Kevin Fulton can feel the pressure mount ing as the Cyclones prepare for their matchup with Nebraska on Saturday. Fulton said the Cyclones had as much to prove as Nebraska docs af ter last year’s 19-10 Iowa State upset of the then-No. 7 Cornhuskers in Ames, Iowa. “This year, to us, is a much bigger game than last year,” Fulton said. “We don’t have a lot at stake, but we know to Nebraska that this is their big game. “We know they are looking for revenge and are out to get us. We have just as much pressure on us to prove that last year’s game wasn’t a fluke.” Iowa State’s disappointing season received a major boost last week when it upset Kansas State 27-23 to raise its record to 3-6 overall and 2-3 in the Big Eight. Fulton said the Kansas State win came at a perfect time for the Cy clones. - 66 We know they are looking for revenge and are out to get us. — Fulton Iowa State defensive back __ mm _ “It was a real important win,” he said. “We’ve been pretty much an up-and-down team. It was real up lifting for us and it should give us a lot more confidence going into Ne braska.” Fulton, a junior from Benbrook, Texas, was fifth on the Cyclone ros ter in tackles as a sophomore with 60. Fulton, who has already racked up 98 tackles, said he would have to turn in another big day if Iowa State wanted to win. “We need to contain their running game and make them pass," he said. “I don’t want to downplay their pass ing game, but I’d rather see them pass than run. I have to come up and make a lot of plays to help our line w w and linebackers out on the Nebraska running game.” Nebraska’s 21-20 win at Kansas last week shows that anything is pos sible in the Big Eight, he said. “All the teams are pretty equally matched, but the teams arc pretty much up and down a lot,” Fulton said. “Kansas State was having a good year, then we beat them, and other teams seem to go up and down a lot.” A second-straight win over the Huskers is within reach, Fulton said. “We’ve shown in different games that we have the capability to beat about anybody,” he said. “I’m look ing for a win. We flat out should be able to stick with them.” Underdog Missouri prepares for NU By Tony West Staff Reporter When the Missouri Tigers upset the Oklahoma volleyball team on Oct. 30, they felt they had proven some thing to every team in the Big Eight. “We’re the underdog,” Missouri volleyball coach Craig Sherman said. “And we’ve proven we can pull off an upset.” The fact that Missouri, 10-15 over all and 3-6 in the Big Eight, is out of the conference championship only adds to its advantage, Sherman said. “That puts more pressure on (our i opponents),” he said. “They’re try ing not to screw up, while we’re just playing for pride out there.” But when Missouri comes to the NU Coliseum on Saturday night, the Tigers will be facing a Nebraska team that has won 19-straight games and 38 out of 40 games overall. Nonetheless, Sherman said his team would focus on its game plan and hope for the best. “We need to stay in our system and keep the tempo up,” he said. “If we can play really competitive in game one, I think we will be in good shape.” Missouri is in a better position to challenge Nebraska this year, Sherman said. “This year, potentially, we’re able to do more things against Nebraska than in past years,” he said. Sherman said his team shouldn’t be intimidated coming into the not so-fricndly confines of the NU Coli seum. “Sometimes, I think that we're a better road team than a home team,” he said. “We were ready for Oklaho ma, and we have to make sure we’re ready for Nebraska.” i . Nebraska S Nikki Stnoker 5-10 Sr. S Stephanie Clerc 5 6 Fr. |OH $ Billie WlnsettLi^ ^H So.f OH Maria Hedbeck 5-10 Fr OH Kelly Aapegren 5*11 Jr. MB Allison Weston 6-0 So. Missouri l 8 Cindy Ameberry 54 Sr. MB Kathy Gerken 6-2 Jr. OH CamReichei 5-10 Jr. OH Gwen Mullens 5-9 Jr. OH Regan Eckenrode 5-7 Fr. 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Chad Idcus, a 6-foot-7,200-pound forward from Adams; Andy Markowski, 6-foot-7, 185-pound for ward from Ord; Chester Surles, a 6 foot-8, 210-pound forward from Saginaw, Mich.; and Leif Nelson, a 6-foot-10, 265-pound center from Riverside, Calf, had all signed Thurs day to play for Nebraska. Nee said the recruits formed “one of the most balanced” groups Ne braska has signed. Huskers Continued from Page 7 the wishbone, Osborne said, Iowa State docs more than just run the basic wishbone. The Cyclones run some double wingback formations where they op tion to one of the wingbacks. They also manage to run the op tion without having a running back in the backfield. “They run a very innovative and creative offense,” Osborne said. Along with having an inventive offense, Osborne said, Iowa State coach Jim Walden likes to experi ment with the kicking game. “They do a lot of interesting things in the kicking game,” Osborne said. “They have a lot of fakes and they like to run them, so it involves more preparation." The two most dangerous weapons in the Iowa State kicking game arc place-kicker Ty Stewart and punt re turner James McMillion. Stewart has hit eight consecutive field goals in the last three games, including two 58-yardcrs. McMillion is the lOth-leadingpunl returner in the nation, averaging 12.08 yards per return.
