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Daily * Nebraskan retrospective Tuesday, May 4, 1999 Vol. 98 No. 15/2 PUS The Ten Greatest Male Athletes in NU History He looks left, then right — before plac ing his hands under center. From the familiar I-formation, he takes the snap, spins 270 degrees to the left and fakes a handoff to the fullback. By this time, a Florida lineman has already bro ken into the backfield. It could be over very quickly. The lineman dives and grabs the bottom of the quarterback's jersey with his right hand. Without even acknowledging the effort, however, the quarterback continues to run the option to the right. From just underneath the second white digit on the red mesh jersey, the lineman's hand slips. As the ‘5 'snaps back into place, the first would-be tackier falls to the grass and No. 15 is on his way. ■.^Tqhihiib Frazier It didn’t always come easy, but success seemed to follow Tommie Frazier. A consummate winner from his fresh man to senior season, his resume includes two national championships, a school record 5,476 yards of total offense and a 33-3 record as a starting quarterback. Nearly flawless his senior year, Frazier mastered die offense. He ran the option like no other. He was a big-play engineer. And most importantly, he won games. But through all the success, there are plays he’d like to forget. Like his first play from scrimmage, which Frazier still remembers vividly. As a true freshman in 1992, he entered Nebraska’s season opals' with a comfort For bios of the remaining athletes of the centuiy, please turn to page 16. able lead. His first play: option right. Frazier went left. “That’s something you don’t want to look back on,” Frazier said. “I went the wrong way. But I look at it as a positive because it shows me how much I improved from the very first snap I took.” Please see FRAZIER on 10 Frazier bio by David Wilson Additional bios by Sam McKewon, Adam Klinker and John Gaskins , v :&■