Wednesday, September 30, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
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Section B · Page 5
Cowboys hope to rope Cornhuskers in rematch
The Associated Press
STILLWATER, Okla. — Bob Simmons' first game as a coach came against No. 2 Nebraska in 1995. Playing in Stillwater, on national television, the Cowboys were hammered 64-21.
Simmons said his program had improved since then.
"We played them with, I think. 18 freshmen," Simmons said. "A lot of those kids are still here.
"We've improved as a program over those last three years to become a more competitive program, where we feel like we're able to compete. ... I think we've got more athletes than we did back then. We've got older kids. We have come a long way since that ball game."
Just how far the Cowboys have come, and need to go, may be spelled out Saturday night when they play No.2 Nebraska at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
The game was supposed to be played in Stillwater. Simmons, after meeting with athletics director Terry Don Phillips, agreed to move the game because of what the $1.3 million payday meant for the
athletic department.
"Football is your biggest income, and the financial package of that game would indeed help the overall athletic program," Simmons said.
He said that even though Arrowhead standout was 4 1/2 hours away,
he wanted to give the fans the festive
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mood and atmosphere playing there would give.
It hasn't really mattered where this game has been played. Oklahoma State won the first two meetings, in 1960 and 1961, but Nebraska has won 33 of the 34 since then. The teams tied in 1973.
It is that game he and his staff will try to build on as they prepare this week. Simmons said.
The Cowboys (2-1) enter the game after not playing last weekend. In their last game, they beat Mississippi State 42-23 and had more than 500 yards of offense.
yourself." Simmons said. "If we play the way we played last week, then we'll have an opportunity."
"What you do is respect the fact that they're a good program and a good football team, but you go in there in the game believing in
Nebraska (4-0) is coming off its most impressive victory of the season, 55-7 against the No.9 Washington.
The Cornhuskers have won 18 straight games, the longest streak in the country, and they got a boost Saturday when DeAngelo Evans returned to the lineup for the first time since December 1996. Evans carried 13 times for 146 yards and three touchdowns. Nebraska ran for 434 yards in the game.
Simmons points out that Washington put almost no emphasis on a running game, while Oklahoma State tries to balance the run and the pass. The Cowboys did that very effectively against Mississippi State.
The defense was equally impressive, forcing six turnovers and forcing quarterback Brock Huard to run for his life most of the afternoon.
"Will we be good enough? I think our team feels pretty good about its chances," Simmons said. "Now we've got to go out and play and see if we are."
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Tight end Eddie Brooks, apparently upset at Missouri's reliance on rushing an aerial attack, has been suspended after he walked out of a team meeting.
"Eddie's been suspended from the team," coach Larry Smith said yesterday. "He'll miss this game for violation of team policy and regulations."
Uncertain suspension for Missouri tight end
The length of the suspension was not certain, but Brooks at least will
miss saturday day's game against Northwestern (La.) State.
Jake Stueve,
the senior
starter in every
game of No. 23.
Missouri's 2-1
start, is now listed as the team's No. 1 tight end, with redshirt freshman Dwayne Blakely at No. 2.
Brooks had a team-high 24 receptions last year, for 311 yards and four touchdowns. This season, he caught one pass for 15 yards in the opener against Bowling Green, none against Kansas and one for seven yards against Ohio State.
BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado coach Rick Neuheisel is concerned about the durability of Mike
Quarterback's injuries frustrate Colorado
The 6-foot, 195-pound quarterback has missed all or part of two games this season because of injuries.
"I need Mike to not be a guy who can't finish a game," Neuheisel said yesterday during a weekly news media
Moschetti.
news media luncheon.
Moschetti played in every game during his high school
football career at La Mirada, Calif., and sat out one junior-college football game at Mount San Antonio (Calif.) College. He wasn't injury prone during his three years of minor league baseball, either.
Since joining the Buffaloes, however, Moschetti has been dogged by ailments, ranging from a virus to a dislocated left shoulder, which required surgery earlier this year.
During the second week of the season. Moschetti tore cartilage in his rib cage and missed the last two series of the Buffaloales '29-21 victory against Fresno State.
On Saturday, Moschetti sprained his right ankle in the third quarter and sat out the rest of the game, watching as Colorado defeated Baylor 18-16.
Moschetti is just as weary of the injuries as Neuheisel. "I'm sick of injuries and talking about them," he said recently. "Maybe I'm getting them all out of the way."
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