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Jay Catderon/DN igton State lineman. Tomich had five tackles on Saturday, with one i * * * • *1 * ^ S |)f* • .« .a ' Jon Waller/DN hton State receiver Shawn Tims. Tims scored on the play. 1 . -— • • % ; < •• ^ - . *• •• *•». - \ v v _ • ' • -« . v. 4 ;v/ \*\. - • *. v I ■»% > f‘••. V • ; -* . r ; •' * • M* *. . - :*r * ' I* u. ' * • A'. «•. a. i *-»•. . * , .• • . ^ v 1 1 r( ** ?• • - ^ ■ ■ i i * -' »• 7 ,*-f 7<» It , .'I. -'t r-’-.v ’-. «£*%£* **2v TSrtf^C** ^ jj K'^MBvySTOSsSr***1 3 >.. -J • •' ,~> - 4 *r ?? v -• , * ' PA •. • . ■ ?r. • •■ 4 S . - •. . , ~ | Si cytMMTfq g a>^v .i#ELa v •:*u*[- 4‘>* •-• ’i A '. m*.. • ■'&: I !r; ir. t By T revor Parks Senior Reporter I?. • 4' - _ • ^ *, *' - •* *" ., • «* v All Washington State wanted was a chance to beat Nebraska in the fourth quarter. And with 3:34 remaining, a small glimpse of that hope still remained. “I know I saw myself look up at the scoreboard with two minutes left and dreaming of two more onside kicks,” Cougar center Marc McCloskey said. After recovering an onside kick fumbled by Nebraska’s Jon Vedral, the Cougars still had a slim chance, trailing 35-21. But Washington State was stopped on a fourth-down-and-two play when quarterback Chad Davis was sacked by Nebraska’s Doug Coftnan and Christian Peter, ending any hopes of a miracle comeback. A Cougar coach Mike Price said his team played hard and had a chance to win at the end of the game. “I wanted us to be in a position in the fourth quarter where we had an opportunity to win the game, and we had that,” Price said. “We just came up short. ' i “We didn’t come here to play good; we came here to win, and we didn’t win. So I’m disappointed by the out come, but I’m not disappointed that we had a chance.,v In the second half, Washington State began to put that chance to win in motion. The Cougars trailed the Comhuskers 20-7 at halftime and then fell behind 28-7 after the third quarter. Jay Dumas, who caught nine passes for 100 yards, said Washington State was disappointed with the outcome of the game. “It’s a tough loss since we came down here with all intentions to win it,” Dumas said. “When we started to “» J *. •'; ' . • *. • ....mu........ ' Jon Waller/DN Ahman Green celebrates after scoring a third-quarter touchdown. Green carried the ball 13 times for 176 yards. ^ • * * - * «• t‘ . • V - * _ T ' 4 4 4 i . 4 .; ♦ ' ^ ft 1 j 'm • #A ' • ^ • « ** ^ W » I •* I "«*»• w * m * s * ® ^ • '' ' - •' < . ;' X - ■- v .' ■ • • • •• : _ ' ^ i -*■ • • -« ft • ,•• <4k ‘ - • . » . ft. ** - • • * • ’ ' ’ *1 f *•'. V * < •.*»- . ?: ...» •, *■ •" 7* - ” ’* ■ •%» _£“■ •••«*. v .. * ■ S»*;* : 5* - .. . 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The hold ing penalty gave Nebraska new life, Price said. • •• ■ % f Husker quarterback Tommie Frazier’s pass on the play fell incom plete, but the penalty gave the Comhuskers a first down. * t Nebraska went on to score and take a 35-14 lead. Despite the tough break, Washing ton State outscored Nebraska 14-7 in the final quarter, and Price said he was happy to see that his team kept playing tough against Nebraska. “It was great courage by our play ers,” Price said. “You can be discour aged playing this football team, but they didn’t break our will today.” Price said the Cougars would have a lot of confidence for the rest of the year. “We were confident going into the game, and we’re still confident,” Price said. “It’s a young football team, and vye’re gradually growing and getting better.” * * • A f • • Nebraska rover Mike Minter, who tore his left anterior cruciate ligament last season, may sit out a lot over the next two weeks, Defen sive Coordinator Charlie McBride said. “It looks like Mike Minter is ^ pretty well shot,” McBride said. “He’s really hurt and he played hurt (Saturday), and it hurt us and it hurt him.” McBride said the injury was still lingering from when Minter tore his ACL against Texas Tech last season, and Minter’s knee is not at a point where he can play without any problems. * * * • Two sides of the story were prevalent involving an incident that took place between rush end Jared Tomich and Washington State cen ter Marc McCloskey in the second quarter. McCloskey and Tomich got. mixed up after an incomplete Chad Davis pass on a second-down-and 10 play from the Washington State 40-yard line. Tomich apparently grabbed McCloskey’s facemask when McCloskey was on the ground to help himself up. “I couldn’t believe it,” McCloskey said. “It was just one of those things that happens in the heat of the moment. “(Cory) Soloman went after him,” McCloskey said. “I guess he hit him or something.” Tomich said he got a couple of hands in the back from someone who turned out to be Soloman, and the Cougars were flagged for a 15 yard personal foul penalty, putting them in athird-down-and-25 situa tion. “Coaches have been telling us to keep our hands down,” Tomich said. “When teams are behind they tend to get a little bit upset with us, so you just kind of let them do that and get the flag.” * * * • The Nebraska offense scored the first rushing touchdown allowed by Washington State this season - when Tommie Frazier scored on a 4-yard run with 14:43 remaining in the second quarter. The Cougars’ rushing defense was ranked fourth in the nation, allowing only 69.67 yards a game, but gave up428 yards rushing to Nebraska. The Cougars only gave up 812 yards rushing all of 1994. The Cougars’ defense had allowed only one run of 20 yards or longer in 1995, but gave up seven rushes 20 yards or longer to Ne braska. The Cougar defense al lowed seven such rushes all of last year. Saturday’s game marked the first time Nebraska had defeated the Cougars. Washington State de feated the Huskers in 1920, 1957 and 1977. __ Injury uf iate: Offensive guard Aaron Taylor suffered a sprained ankle Saturday, and quarterbacks Brook Berringer and Tommie Frazier suffered injuries against Washington State. Berringer has a bruised knee and Frazier a sore elbow. Also, I-back Clinton Childs should be available for the Mis souri game in two weeks. ♦ ♦ * • Nebraska now has the longest winning streak in the country at 18. The Comhuskers, whose last loss was to Florida State in the 1994 FedEx Orange Bowl, took over the top spot when Wisconsin defeated Penn State 17-9 Saturday. r % . >• * * “ f « * • Notes compiled, by Assistant Sports Editor Mitch Sherman and Senior Re porter Trevor Parks. 1 I . > ", •* * . • - - . . . z -.4 . v- * -.1,, .. *r vr-v . ?
