8 Friday, November 3,1978 University Daily Kansan Nov. 3rd & 4th This Fri. & Sat. HIGHBALL from 8-12 By LEON UNRUH No.4'Huskers aim to even score more Sports Editor It was Oct. 12, 1968, when the red horse with its Blackhirt defense and bowl-hint oranges last went home disappointed from a Nebraska-Kansas game. Unless the Cornhuskers are caught looking a couple games ahead to Oklahoma, and KU plays up to its competition, KU fans may again go home blue. Nebraska, No. 4 in the wire polls, is running hard for the conference title. The 'Huskers are third nationally in rushing with 321 yards a game, second in total offense with 409 yards a game and second in scoring with 39 points a game. UO is about the opposite: The Jayhawks rank near the bottom in three of the four conference defensive categories. Injuries have taken their toll, forcing KU to start a freshman, Chris Toluren, at linebacker, another, Roger Fote, in the secondary. But NU coach Tom Osborne said he isn't taking the game lightly. “If the ball had bounced for them a couple of times this year, it would be a completely different story.” ask UCLA and Oklahoma how tough Kansas is." THE BIG RED offense has given the Big Red fans enough reasons to throw oranges onto the field. The offensive line may be required for an awful 1-formation backfield Rick Bern, who will start, and I.M. Hipp, who usually starts but won't this week, average 5.5 and 5.6 yards a carry. Hipp, the only really healthy ball carrier and the most efficient player for a team, hasn't been playing as well as Berns for a couple of weeks, according to NI coaches. Wingbacks follow Brown and Andra Franklin follow 6.1 and 5.4-yard marks. Quarterback Tom Sorely has passed for 1,159 yards and eight touchdowns. KU will be trying its ninth combo—in nine games—in the offensive align. Along with quarterback Harry Sydney and halfback Mike Higgins, Tim Jones will start at wingback and Max Ediger will start at backluff. NU's Blackhawk defense allows 120 yards competing, 254 yards total and 14.4 points a shot. Last year they held them to a late touchdown while the NI offense ran up 587 yards and 52 points. The Huskers used 72 players and kept Kansas to 239 yards. All-American linebacker Lee Kunz leads the show with 87 tackles. All-Big Eight selections George Andrews and monster Jim Pillen back up the act. Kansan Predictions
| Game | Unruh | Dressler | Bowerman | Consensus |
| Nebraska at Kansas | Nebraska 24-10 | Nebraska 35-14 | Nebraska 24-3 | Nebraska |
| Kansas St. at Iowa St. | Kansas St. 24-21 | Iowa State 24-21 | Iowa St. 18-7 | Iowa State |
| Oklahoma at Colorado | Oklahoma 31-20 | Oklahoma 48-10 | Oklahoma 32-14 | Oklahoma |
| Missouri at Oklahoma St. | Missouri 21-0 | Missouri 22-21 | Missouri 27-10 | Missouri |
| Louisville at Wichita St. | Louisville 21-3 | Wichita St. 15-7 | Wichita St. 20-9 | Wichita St. |
| Maryland at Penn St. | Penn State 17-16 | Penn State 28-21 | Penn St. 21-14 | Penn St. |
| Navy at Notre Dame | Notre Dame 7-0 | Navy 18-16 | Notre Dame 28-10 | Notre Dame |
| Southern Cal at Stanford | Southern Cal 27-14 | Southern Cal 32-12 | Southern Cal 24-12 | Southern Cal |
| Last Week's Record | 5-3 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 4-4 |
| Season Record | 51-17 | 52-16 | 51-17 | 51-17 |