Although it’s only October,
Heisman Trophy talk is already cir
culating in the Big 12 Conference.
A lot of the talk surrounds Texas
Tech tailback Byron Hanspard.
Hanspard is second in the nation in
rushing yards per game (224.4) and
has rushed for more than 200 yards
in every game but one this season.
Tech Coach Spike Dykes said it
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« Heisman. “The jury is way too far
| out now to be worried about stuff
| like that,” Dykes said. “Those
l things either happen or they don’t
t happen.”
Hanspard has earned the support
i of Baylor Coach Chuck Reedy,
* whose Bears were beaten by the
\ Red Raiders 4S-24 Saturday,
r “Byron would have my vote for the
\ Heisman if I had a vote,” Reedy
1 said.
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Hanspard’s 287-yard perfor
' mance against Baylor earned him
| the Big 12 offensive-player-of-the
week award fiSr the s«»fidttine this
year. Dykes attributes the junior’s
performance to hard work. “His
work ethic is such that he contin
ues to improve,” Dykes said.
‘1 have been working with him
after pr^ctde&S>owihg him safSfe
of my old nSoVes.” ^'00'^
Nebraska Will linebacker
Terrell Farley earned die defensive
player-of-tbe-week honor in his
first start this season. Farley totaled
only five tackles, but the senibrie- .
corded one sack, three quarterback 1
hurries and a passtoreakup. Farley
also tackled Wildcat punter Chad
Romano for an 11 -yard loss, setting /
up an NU field goal.
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Texas A&M has won two
straight games after starting the sea
son 1-2. The Aggies are starting
conference play at Iowa State on
Saturday. It will be the first time
A&M Coach R.C. Slocum’s team
has faced a run-oriented offense.
‘We have played teams that take
a lot of pride in throwing the ball,”
Slocum said. *1 am lookfcg forward
to the challenge rtf seeing how we
play against a running team.” f *.
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The true freshman
shows maturity beyond
his years, coach says.
By Trevor Parks
Senior Reporter
DeAngelo Evans heard the boos
Saturday.
And he liked it.
The true freshman I-back from
Wichita, Kan., returned to his home
state and ran all over Kansas State for
•^aim^estTtffi-yardsaiid iwmuuch
downs on 21 rushing attempts, show
ing Wildcat fans what they were miss
ing.
His 69-yard touchdown run on the
third play of third quarter extended the
Husker lead 24-3 and took any remain
ing suspense out of the game.
“I ran harder when they booed me,”
Evans said. “Somebody was joking on
the sidelines, and said when we go
back to Lincoln, we are going to have
our fans boo me.”
Saturday against Baylor, Evans
may be insetted into the starting lineup
for the first time in his career. With in
juries limiting Ahman Green and
Damon Benning, Evans is next in line
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I NU considers Akron I
By Trevor Parks
Senior Reporter
The Nebraska football team is
currently negotiating a home game
with Akron to fill the final spot on
the 1997 Comhusker schedule, NU
Director of Football Operations
Steve Pederson said Monday.
The Zips do not {day Aug. 31 or
„SepL.6,T-,two.dates available for
the Huskers to schedule their 11th
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game of the regular season.
Nebraska recently added a Sept.
13 game against Central Florida at
Memorial Stadium, but NU is still
without a full slate after Northern
Illinois and Arkansas State backed
out of contracts. The Huskers will
play at Washington on Sept 20.
Akron’s lone win this season
came against Western Michigan.
Akron, of the Mid-American Con
ference, haslost toTotaJ^Dtoois,^ ^
Virginia Tech, Ohio and Kent.
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DEANGELO EVANS follows the block of NU fullback Brian Schuster Saturday during the 39-3 Husker win over Kansas State.
Troy Davis carries a
heavy load for the
improving Cyclones.
By Vince DAdamo
7' Staff Reporter *
' ;
For many college football
teams, athree-game winning streak
is routine as paying taxes. Evi
dentiy, Iowa
. State is tax ex
empt.
The Cy
clones (2-2)
have not won
three straight
games * since
1989.
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clones had
bye last week Davis
after consecutive wins over Mis
souri and Northern Iowa. Saturday
in Ames, Iowa State will {day host
to underachieving Texas A&M.
Coach Dan McCarney is mid
way through his second season at
the helm in Ames. Last yea^ the Cy
clones were 3-8 in McCamey’s first
year after an O-10-1 season in 1994
under Jim Walden.
McCarney. formerly an assistant
at Iowa, said the team made valu
able use of its week off.
“Check with me at llJOon Sat
urday ” he said, “and 1*11 tell you if
the bye was good for us. We had a
good open week. We just rehashed
and re-evaluated our first four
gaipes The kids are ready.
“We're going to have our hands
full this weekend. We have tremen
dous respect for Texas A&M.”
Since taking the coaching job
with die Cyclones, McCarney and
phasis on recruiting and; playing
with intensity.
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ship Monday morningby Comhusker
Coach Tom Osborn* but Volk did not
accept it until Osborne called back
about 10 p.HL
”1 told him I wanted to talk to my
parents first,” Volk said, “but I pretty
;r^^iB*you five m Nebraska, I don’t
know how you can notwant to play
for tbe Huskers.” >
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