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Shaun Sartin/DN Nebraska l-back Clinton Childs gets ready to take the handofTfrom quarterback Tommie Frazier. Childs rushed for a career-high 78 yards on Saturday against IICLA. Coaches,, statistics agree: Childs rushing to success By Mitch Shwman__ Senior Reporter Clinton Childs was given a chance in last Saturday’s game against UCLA, and the 6-foot, 215-pound junior from Omaha made the most of it. Chi Ids was the second I -back to sec action i n the UCLA game. He entered the game on Nebraska’s first possession of the second quar ter. On his first carry, Childs ran around the left end for a gain of 25 yards to the Nebraska 45 yard line. His next carry netted two yards. On a sccond-and-cight play from the 47-yard line. Childs got the call again, running for 22 yards to the UCLA 3 l-yard line. “When Lawrence (Phillips) needed a breather,” Childs said, “they called on me for the second spot. 1 guess the feeling is now that we can come i n and go out i ntcrchangcably. the three of us.” The trio to which Childs is referr i ng consists of himself, Phillips and Damon Benning. To gether, they lead a Nebraska rushing attack that is averaging a national-best 458.7 yards per game. Cornhuskcr running back coach Frank Solich said Childs had eliminated the mistakes from his game, which allowed him to see more play ing time. “Clinton has really come on,” Solich said. “His speed and strength have come through. I think the fact that we can put him and Damon in the game helps Lawrence from getting bumped and bruised. You see some backs getting 30-35 carries in one game. It's pretty tough to stay healthy if you do that.” Childs and Benning both arc listed as No. 2 on the depth chart. Competition for the No. 2 spot. Childs said, has helped both backs im prove. Childs finished the UCLA game with a ca reer-high 78 yards on seven carries. He led the team with an average of 11.1 yards per carry', and he scored one touchdown. But he said much of the credit for his success should go to the offensive line. “1 feel like we arc pretty much spoiled by the way the line is playing.” he said. “They are doing everything they have to do for us to run. They are going to open holes no matter who the defense is we arc playing against.” Husker starters return to practice From Staff Roporto Nebraska quarterback Tommi Frazier, linebacker Ed Stewart an< free safety Tony Vcland all returns to practice Tuesday as the Comhuskcr worked out in full pads at Memoria Stadium. Redshirt I-back Brian Knuckles re injured his shoulder during practice “Knuckles hurt his shoulder again - but since he redshirted that won’t af : feet us Saturday.” Osborne said. 1 Osborne, who said in Tuesday’s 1 press conference that Stewart was s questionable for Saturday, said after I practice that he saw no reason why the linebacker wouldn’t play against Pa - cific. NOTE: Tickets went on sale Tuesday for the Nebraska-Kansas State game Oct. 15 in Manhattan, Kan. The sale will last until Thursday and runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p m. today and Thursday. It is limited to student football season ticket holders only. Nebraska student basketball tick ets went on sale Monday and will be on sale until 5 p.m. Friday. mm c/m — I Save the Environment RECYCLE the Nebraskan When finished reading the Daily Nebraskan, please place in a newsprint recycling basket mounted on selected Daily Nebraskan circulation boxes. Season-opening challenge too much for men’s tennis The Nebraska men’s tennis team struggled last weekend in opening its fall season at the Tom Fallon Invitational in South Bend, Ind. The Comhuskers were hampered when their touted newcomer Markus Bergerheim was held out because of an illness and Adrian Maizey was held out because of a sore elbow. None of the Huskers made it to the final round, but three Huskers managed to post victories. Freshman Chad Van Horn de feated Hordan Faris of Michigan State 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. In his second match Van Horn lost to Kentucky’s Brian Sackman 6-3, 6-4. Sophomore Henrik Andersson won 6-3,6-5 over Michigan State’s Luke Linder. Andersson then lost to Adam Wager of Michigan 6-4, 6-2. Sophomore Dino Teppara de feated Wisconsin’s Keith Benz 4 6, 6-4, 7-5 and then lost to Marco Magnano of Notre Dame 6-1, 6-0. Also during the weekend at the Wichita Tournament in Wichita, Kan., Omar Acevedo, Nebraska’s sole representative, played in two matches. Acevedo beat Eric Becker of Wichita State 6-0, 6-0. In the sec ond round, he lost to Oklahoma State’s Peter Haney 1-6, 6-1,6-1. Pacific Continued from Page 7 Osborne said he did not blame cur rent Utah State coach Charlie Wcathcrbie for bailing out on Ne braska. “Charlie realized that if he didn't want to have happen to him what hap pened to Chuck, tic couldn't keep play ing Nebraska and schools like that." Osborne said. “A lot of time when you are hiring a coach, he has a little lever age for a while. I would imagine Cnarlie probably said. ‘This is some thing I don’t want to do.' “Probably when Chuck was there, they wouldn't let him do it. They had to play Nebraska." Although Osborne said he had been guilty of scheduling weak teams in the past, the decision to play Pacific was not his. "I was responsible for scheduling North Texas Slate a year ago,” he said, referring to the Huskers' 76-14 win to open the 1993 season. “And I got my full share of credit for that. I went into all the reasons, but none of them were good enough. “1 didn’t happen to do this one. so I am assigned to play it. That's what I am going to do. I didn't schedule it. and if they had USC there. I would be getting ready to play USC.” Part of the problem surrounding the scheduling of weak teams. Osborne said, has to do with money. “We arc in a situation where a home game to Nebraska means about a million dollars.” he said. “What we have to do each year, very frankly, is to schedule a couple of teams that will come in here and play and not expect a return engagement.” PRECISION Hat. Shoe. Pant. We GOT Style! 911 c n c* Save wlth^fc z 11 b U bt. College Coupons# 476-3044 ^OTeT^Tast^Hrj