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UML RODfO CL U «\ (l \ presents a ild'n Western Weekend Saturday, October 14 11am Barrel Racing Jackpot jL2pm Team Roping Jackpot • Wrangler Arena Benefit Dance featuring: High Caliber Lancaster Bid. State Fair Park 8:00pm -1:00am Adm: $5 or $4 w/UNL ID Sunday, October 15 11:50am i Intramurals Rodeo 33rd. & Leighton, East of Audio Visual J -~ Events include: -< Calf Tying-Dummy Roping-Steer Wrestling Human Barrel Race-Goat Tying-Steer Riding Wild Cow Race •• no experience necessary 5 people per team 3 guys & 2 gals I $5 per person event prizes & overall awards If you have any questions please call Terri at 465-4965 Husker linebacker faces trials in life as well as on the field by Mixe muck Staff Reporter No matter how big an opposing lineman is or how fast an opposing back is, Nebraska linebacker Ryan Terwilligcr already has faced his greatest challenge. A senior on this year’s Comhusker squad, Terwilligcr’s greatest chal lenge came last season when he was the keynote speaker at the national championship celebration in his hometown of Grant. Terwi 11 iger said although he didn ’t mind speaking in public, returning to his hometown and giving the address was a little more difficult than he expected. “It was a little nerve-racking for me because I knew most of those kids,” Terwilligcr said. “A lot of my former teachers were there and some of the kids I knew, so that made me a little nervous.” The challenge for Terwilligcr was after the speech when he went to the classrooms of his former school and talked to the students. Terwilliger said he was surprised about some of the questions the younger kids asked, including some about whether he had a girlfriend and how tall he was and if he 1 iked school. Very few of the questions had to deal with football or the Huskers’ recent championship. Now, however, Terwilliger’s full concentration is on the game he loves to play and hopefully someday coach. Terwilliger is majoring in secondary education and hopes to teach and coach in a school system after gradu ation. But first for Terwilliger and the Huskers is Missouri, which faces Nebraska in a 1 p.m. contest at Me morial Stadium on Saturday. Tiger coach Larry Smith said that after Missouri’s 30-0 loss to Kansas State last Saturday, the Tigers were going to revamp their offense. But this announcement has not affected Nebraska’s preparation. Terwilliger said. “We kind of go into it just prepar ing for what we’ve seen them do,” Terwilliger said. “If they switch their offense though, we’re just going to have to adjust on the run. We’re just going to have to go with what they have now and adapt.” Adapting has not been tough for_ Terwilliger as he had to replace All American and Butkus Award finalist Ed Stewart at the WILL linebacker spot. Terwilliger is second on the team in tackles with 22 and has four tack les for losses. In the Huskers’ 50-10 victory over Michigan State, T erwi 11 i ger had a season-best six tack les, including one for a loss. Since Missouri has been a run oriented team, Terwilliger said he was looking forward to the game more because of the potential to make more plays. “I hope as a linebacking unit,” Terwilliger said, “not only me, but as a unit, we step our game up a little bit this week and continue to get better.” Jeff Hailer/DN Nebraska l-back Damon Benning is battling with freshman Ahman Green for the starting nod against Missouri Saturday. Starting I-back still undecided By Derek Samson Senior Reporter Freshman I-back Ahman Green has improved, impressed and in creased his position on the I-back depth chart. but that doesn’t mean he will start. Green was listed as the co No. 1 I-back, alongwithjun ior Damon Benning, and Osborne said I he would wait Green until later this week to name a starter for Saturday’s game with Missouri. “We’re not trying to play games with anybody, but I don’t think it makes much difference what kind of offense we run, as to who is playing I-back,” Osborne said. “We just want to look at them in prac tice a couple more days. They’ll both play a lot, and we want to work Clinton (Childs) in there be cause he’s a very good football player.” Childs, a senior, started in Nebraska’s third game of the sea son — a 77-28 win over Arizona State — and rushed for 143 yards. But he left the game early with a strained knee, and has not returned since. “I can’t say he will be where he was when we played Arizona State, but 1 think he’ll be well enough to play," Osborne said. “It will be nice to get him back on the field. I doubt if he’ll go into the game any higher than third on the depth chart, but we want to get him in the game." Benning took over the starting job, but has been hampered in his two starts by injuries to his ham string and ankle. Osborne said Benning had re turned to old form, and he wouldn’t be punished for injuries. “Damon Benning has a little more experience, and has been practicing full-time for the last 10 days," he said. “He was only prac ticing about half the time for the better part of two weeks, and that will affect anybody. If you don’t get that repetition, you’re just not as sound in what you’re doing. So he certainly deserves to play, and he may, or may not, start." But Green, who was preparing for a high school game at Omaha Central one year ago, has made the biggest strides. “Ahman has always had great ability, but he’s really improved his grasp of the offense,” Osborne said. “He makes fewer mistakes, he’s a lot more confident and he’s a lot more physical. At first, he was a lot more tentative because he wasn’t real sure what he should be doing. “The last two or three weeks, we’ve seen a lot more confident and aggressive player. I thought he showed a lot of toughness against Washington State.’’ Green rushed for 176 yards against the Cougars, who had the fourth-best rushing defense in the country. On the season, Green has 525 yards on 51 carries (10.3 yards a carry), seven touchdowns and a 105-yard average per game. His 525 yards ranks third in the Big Eight, even though he hasn’t started a game. NOTE: •Quarterback Brook Berringer, linebacker Phil Ellis and split end Kenny Cheatham all missed prac tice Wednesday with injuries. Osborne said Bcrringer’s status for Saturday’s game against Mis souri was unknown. “We’ll see what he can do (Thursday),” Osborne said. “We’ll see if he loosens up. He might be able to play, but he won’t be able to do much before Friday or Satur day.”