Farley looks to improve
By Jason Brunz
Staff Reporter I
In his first spring with the Ne
braska football team, Will linebacker
Terrell Farley is ready for a fresh start
that he hopes will lead to his second
national championship.
Farley’s first year as a Comhusker
was a stunning success. The 6-foot-1,
205-pound senior-to-be from Colum
bus, Ga., started the season backing
up Ryan Terwilliger.
He took over the starting spot in the
seventh game against Kansas State.
Despite his late start, Farley led the
defense with 62 tackles, including 27
unassisted stops.
Farley had 92 yards on three inter
ception returns, two of which were
good for touchdowns. He also had
nine tackles behind the line of scrim
mage for 45 yards in losses and five
sacks for 40 yards in losses.
Farley recorded two blocked punts
last season. In the Fiesta Bowl win
over Florida, he led Nebraska with
eight tackles, including two sacks.
In his first season, Farley earned
second-team All-American honors and
was a first-team All-Big Eight pick.
He also was named Big Eight new
comer of the year.
“He’s one of the fastest lineback
ers we’ve ever had.” Husker coach
Tom Osborne said.
Farley was recruited by the
Cornhuskers from Independence
(Kan.) Community College in the fall
of 1994.
He was the Jayhawk League line
backer of the year in 1994, recording
116 tackles, 12 sacks and blocking 15
kicks.
Now that his first season at Ne
braska is behind him, Farley said he
was looking forward his senior sea
son. Farley said the Blackshirts were
starting to come together to form a
dominating unit.
But Farley said he knew that his
speed was not going to win games
without a healthy attitude to comple
ment it.
“It’s a matter of staying focused,”
Farley said, “knowing the plays that
I’ve got to know.”
Last year, Farley said he hesitated
too much while playing defense. But
his football instincts usually covered
his tracks. Knowing the plays better
this season, he said, would help him as
a player and let him find the ball more
quickly.
Farley’s first-ever spring football
practice at Nebraska has been benefi
cial to him and the team, he said. After
losing four starters from last year’s
defense, the Huskers need to plug the
holes before the fall, he said.
Huskers look to reload
during signing period
By Antone Oseka
Staff Reporter
The Nebraska wrestling team
starts looking toward the future now.
The Cornhuskers, who finished
fifih at the NCAA Championships,
March 21-23 in Minneapolis, are
losing three seniors from the start
ing lineup.
Tony DeAnda at 134 pounds,
All-American Chad Nelson at 167
pounds and 177-pounder Erik Jo
scphson will not be back for the
Huskers.
Nebraska also will lose fresh
men Jake Roe and Matt In franca
and sophomore Troy Will iams, who
have decided to transfer.
The spring signing period be
gins Wednesday, and Husker coach
Tim Neumann said he was still
working to fill some key weights.
One of those is 150 pounds. Jun
ior Jason Krafl wrestled there this
year, but will probably move to 158
pounds.
Nebraska signed three wrestlers
in the fall, 167-pound state cham
pion Brad Vering, from Howells,
heavyweight J.R. Plienis and 118
poundcr Todd Bcckerman.
Neumann said he expected
Plienis to leam from All-American
heavy weight Tolly Thompson, who
won the national title as a sopho
more and finished third as a junior.
“Tol ly will be a great mentor for
J.R.,” Neumann said. “Then he can
step right in after Tolly and do a
great job.”
All-Americans Ryan Tobin at
190 and 15 8-pounder Tcmocr Terry
have decided to redshirt next year.
Both Terry and Tobin placed third
at the NCAA Championships, and
after redshirting, Neumann said,
both will have a good shot at win
ning a national championship.
“(Tobin) does need a year to
work on his technique; then he can
win the national championship,”
Neumann said.
Farley said spring football had
made him a better football player than
he was at this time last year. The
defense that dominated at times last
year could be even better next season,
he said.
“One year you can have a good
year and the next can be a bad year,”
Farley said. “I think I’m going to have
the best football season lever played.”
To achieve his goal, he said, he
would have to work hard this spring
and summer. He said he also needed
to work next year to slow down and
not overpursue plays.
Farley said he planned to stay in
Lincoln this summer to hit the weights
and work on his speed. In the past, he
has had problems putting on weight,
but he will devote time this summer to
puttingsome muscle behind his hustle.
Linebackers coach Craig Bold said
Farley had done a great job for the
Huskers, and had the tools necessary
to be successful at any level.
Even this early in the spring sea
son, Farley and the Huskers have a
clear goal for the 1996 season, he said.
“We want to be the First team ever
to win the third national champion
ship,” Farley said.
NU tennis
to start for
Big Eight
From Staff Reports
It has been a di fficult season for the
Nebraska men’s and women’s tennis
teams.
Both squads will take their act on
the road this weekend to get their
conference seasons underway. On the
men’sside,the4-l 0 Comhuskerstake
on Missouri on Saturday morning at 9
at Lake of the Ozarks, Mo., Sunday.
Nebraska also will battle Kansas at
Lawrence, Kan.
Sophomore Thomas Wheat and
freshman Dinko Verzi are the leading
singles players on Nebraska’s squad.
Wheat’s overall record is 7-4, includ
ing a 7-2 mark in the No. 5 position.
Vcrjfi has racked up an 8-4 record,
playing mostly in the No. 3 singles
spot.
The 3.-10 Husker women will travel
to Kansas State on Saturday, followed
by Kansas on Sunday and Missouri on
Monday.
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rry s improvement
awaits Oral Roberts
By David Wilson
Staff Reporter
Though its record does not re
flect consistency, the 11-18-1 Ne
braska baseball team has been
Fry
sieauy ai me
plate this season.
And with only
two seniors in the
starting lineup on
a regular basis,
much of the of
fensive support
has come from
freshmen.
In the
Cornhuskcrs’
last six games, freshman Jason Fry
has stepped up his play, going 10
for 22 with two home runs and 14
RBI.
Fry raised his average from .231
on March 23 to his current .297,
which is the best average amongthe
Husker freshmen.
“I’ve been working harder my
self,” Fry said. “I’ve been coming
in extra and putting in more time—
the time that I need to be putting in
to hit at this level.”
Fry was drafted in the 10th round
by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1994
after his senior season at Grand
Island High School.
“Most of the players who come
out of high school definitely have
the talent to play at this level,” said
Fry, who was granted a medical
redshirt season last year, “but the
biggest thing is confidence. I’m
gaining that confidence.”
The 6-foot-5 right-hander made
his college pitching debut in the
first game of a doubleheader against
Peru Stale on March 27. Fry, who
was clocked throwing 89 miles per
hour at a pro tryout camp before
coming to Nebraska, allowed four
earned runs in 1/3 of an inning.
In the second game against Peru,
Fry hit his only two homers of the
season, going 3 for 4 and knocking
in six runs.
“He’s done a good job,” Ne
braska coach John Sanders said.
“He’s worked hard and put a lot of
time in.”
Nebraska will play host to 23-11
Oral Roberts in a three-game se
ries, beginning Friday night at 7 at
Buck Beltzcr Field.
The Golden Eagles defeated the
Huskcrs in two out of three games
when the two teams met in Febru
ary in Tulsa, Okla.
“They’rea talented team,” Sand
ers said. “They’re playing all of the
Big Eight teams. They’re solid. It
will be a real challenge for us.”
Oral Roberts defeated Oklahoma
8-2 in Norman, Okla., on March
20. The Eagles finish their sched
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against Big Eight opponents.
Nebraska junior Steve Fish, 3-3,
will start for the Huskcrs on Friday.
Fish, who owns a 5.87 earned-run
average, made his last start on
March 20 against Iowa State. He
held the Cyclones scoreless in eight
innings while striking out 10.
The Huskers, 3-8 in the Big
Eight, close the season by playing
13 of their final 21 games against
conference opponents.
“We want to keep working hard,
stay intense and win as many ball
games as we can,” Fry said.
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