Longhorns triumph over NU
NU from page 8
It was that offensive production that
ultimately gave the Huskers a good
chance at victory. After Buckhalter’s
fumble, UT was forced to punt, and NU
took over at the Longhorns’ 44-yard
line. Crouch hit Alexander on a 22-yard
shuttle pass to the 11 and then scored
himself on a 9-yard option run. NU led
20-17 with 7:52 remaining.
But as it had in the previous two
wins over Nebraska, Texas came right
back. Applewhite, who completed 8 of
9 passes for 166 yards in the second
half, hit Ryan Nunez for 39 yards on the
first play of the drive to move the ball to
the NU 21. Then, on third and six two
plays later, Applewhite rolled left and
found tight end Mike Jones, who broke
three tackles for a touchdown. Only
2:01 had elapsed off the clock.
Thejquickness with which Texas,
scored wasn’t surprising considering
the history of the three games, but it
didn’t fit at all with the context of the
first half, when UT did virtually noth
ing, amassing only 92 total yards. But
as Solich said, “Texas threw it better in
the second half. And they caught it bet
ter.” Conversely, Nebraska did not tack
le or cover receivers quite as well.
And throughout the Longhorns’
young offensive line protected just well
enough to give Applewhite an opening.
The Blackshirts blitzed die sophomore
at times but got no sacks. They batted
down four passes in the first half but
none in the second.
“The offensive line played so
good,” Applewhite said. “Their defen
sive rush was just quitting and throwing
their hands up.”
And while NU ran nearly every
type of trick play known to football, UT
stayed basic, hitting its biggest plays off
slants and rollout passes. The
Longhorns stayed patient - typically a
Husker trademark - and waited for
opportunities.
NU Defensive Coordinator Charlie
McBride took blame for some of the
schemes his team ran. As the game
went on, Nebraska seemed to attack
less and react more.
“That’s as bad a job as I’ve done in
maybe my coaching career as far as call
_ ing defenses,” McBride said. “We had
our kids in a couple of binds out there.
We didn’t hold our end of the deal up.”
Neither did the NU offense on its
final drive. It had 5:51 to score, but the
time was misleading, because the
Huskers had already burned all three
timeouts by then because of snafus in
sending in plays, a problem that
plagued NU in losses last year.
Nebraska’s final drive had a touch of
the bizarre - officials called what
looked like a catch by Matt Davison
incomplete.
But once the Huskers entered UT
territory on the drive, they picked up a
false start penalty, and their final two
offensive plays were passes that fell to
turf as Crouch was under heavy pres
sure. Without any timeouts, there
weren’t many options.
“We need to get the plays in a little
bit faster,” Crouch said.
Solich got defensive afterward
when asked about play-calling, saying
it happens to every team that likes to
run different sets or plays.
Texas ran out the clock and celebra
tion ensued on the field. Rover Mike
Brown sprinted for the locker room but
jarred with fans for five minutes. Nose
tackle Steve Warren lingered, looking
up at the band and crowd. Solich had to
separate some of his players from the
taunting crowd, then stayed at the top of
the steps to make sure every play went
to locker room without saying a word to
the fans.
About the only bright spot for
Nebraska on a day when its national
title hopes were probably left for dead is
the notion that, with its two toughest
remaining games at home, it could get
Texas again. Texas A&M lost 51-6 to
Oklahoma, so UT is the leader along
with Texas Tech.
“We might see them again,”
McBride said.
McBride:
Talk hurt
Huskers
DEFENSE from page 10
was said. She said there was an
article in the paper about ‘hate’
something. I don’t even like that
word because it is a famous word
at Colorado,
“I will guarantee you that it is
a definite motivation. I mean that
there is no question in my mind as
a competitor that those kind of
things are tilings that I would like
to hear every week. I think it is a
motivating factor both defensive
ly and offensively when some
body comes out and says they
hate you.”
McBride said that the situa
tion needs to be handled but “that
is not my job.”
As far as the rest of the season
goes, McBride said he sees his
players bouncing back.
Nebraska still has a chance to
get to the Big 12 Championship
game - and a possible rematch
with Texas - but NU must win the
rest of its games left to do so.
„ “We just have to win tire rest
of our games in order to have what
I think is a successful season,”
McBride said.
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Texas earns respect
in third-straight win
UT from page 8
yards (429-275) than Texas. But one
category killed die Huskers and deter
_ mined the fate of the game - turnovers.
NU coughed up the ball five times,
three of which Texas recovered. The
costliest of all came when Husker run
ning back Cornell Buckhalter fumbled
on the UT 1-yard line in the fourth
quarter with NU down 17-13. The UT
defense also forced NU quarterback
Eric Crouch to fumble twice.
The turnover ratio was big for
Brown, considering UT turned the ball
over itself six times in the 35-17 loss to
K-State on Oct 2. Thanks to a reverse
performance Saturday, Brown hinted at
a possible showdown with NU in the
Big 12 Championship game Dec. 4.
“When we played Kansas State, the
Texas folks were mad because we
messed up, and die Kansas State fans
were glad because they forced
turnovers,” Brown said.
“That’s interesting because I
thought the turnovers were forced
today. I didn’t think Nebraska messed
up. I think it’s a great Nebraska team.
They’re disappointed today. I know if
we’re good enough, there’s a chance
we’ll see them again.”
Longhorns’ 1-2 punch KOs
the Huskers in five games
VOLLEY from page 10
The two teams traded points nearly
blow-for-blow in the rally-scoring fifth
game. After NU middle blocker Amber
Holmquisfs block cut the UT lead to
12-11, Tilson stepped up with two mon
- ster kills to give UT match point at 14
11.
Nebraska called time out and stayed
alive thanks to freshman Greichaly
Cepero’s fifth kill of the game, and then
she and sophomore Jenny Kropp got a
block to pull the Huskers within 14-13.
But that’s when Tilson banged down the
biggest kill of her career to shatter NU’s
hopes of a comeback.
Pettit said his team’s disorganization
and failure to dig the aggressive attacks
from Aldrich ami Tilson made the dif
ference. UT’s .279 hitting percentage
was the highest an opponent has hit on
the Huskers this year.
“The thing that surprised and disap
pointed me was our defensive effort,”
Pettit said. “It just seemed like we
weren’t getting the balls we should
have.”
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Husker rifle team
captures two titles
■ NU had the top four
individual finishers in the
air rifle and smallbore
competitions.
By Sean Callahan
Staff writer
The Nebraska rifle team contin
ued to show that it is already a dom
inating team in only its second year
of existence.
This weekend the Comhuskers
had the top four individual finishers
in both the air rifle and smallbore
competitions to help them capture
both team titles.
In the air rifle competition, the
Huskers were led by freshman
Nicole Allaire’s first-place finish.
Allaire fired a 389 out of a possible
400 to take her second air rifle title
of the season.
Freshman Amanda Trujillo
added a second-place finish for NU
with a 386. Sophomore Terim
Richards finished third with a 384,
and freshman Rachel Spiry was
fourth with a score of 3 81.
The Huskers’ combined team
score in the air rifle competition was
a 1,540 out of a possible 1,600.
Austin-Peay shot a 1,414 to take sec
ond.
In the smallbore competition
Allaire also took first for Nebraska.
It was her third smallbore title of the
season. Allaire shot a 1,154 out of a
possible 1,200.
Trujillo took second for NU with
a score of 1,145. Freshman Victoria
Ridge finished third with a 1,118,
and Spiry was fourth with a 1,110.
Nebraska’s combined team score
in the air rifle competition was 4,527
out of a possible 4,800. University of
Missouri at Kansas City was second
with a 4,122.
The team titles were the third
titles the Huskers have captured this
year in as many tries.
The Huskers next will be in
action Nov. 5 at the Walsh
Invitational at Xavier University.
NU will also compete in the
University of Kentucky Invitational
in Lexington on Nov. 6.
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