European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse " 1. ". West Virginia Nebraska put perfect records on line today Oklahoma at Nebraska 8 30 get Friday on an to and radio West Virginia at Boston College 11 30 . Get Friday on an to Foey holds key for . Against mountaineers Boston College s Glenn Foley is the hottest quarterback in the by Howard Ulma Boston a for eight games Glenn Foley has been unstoppable. He been throwing Long throwing Short and almost never to the wrong s done things for Boston College that Doug Flutie never did behind an offensive line that guards him As if its future depends on it. It does. So does 10-0west Virginia s. The fifth ranked mountaineers unbeaten season and Hopes for a National championship Are in trouble if they can control Foley on Friday. The eagles bowl prospects depend heavily on no Foley plays. Don t ask me West Virginia coach Don Nehlen said when asked How to Stop Foley. If i knew i would t Tell you Buti Don t Foley s the hottest quarterback in the country right now Mountaineer safety Mike Collins Foley threw for More than 2,000 Yards in each of his first three seasons he blossomed this year after Boston College dropped its first two then the Lith ranked eagles Are 8-0. In that Span Foley has thrown for 23touchdowns and three interceptions and completed 64.4 percent of his passes for2,539 Yards. His four touchdown passes in last sat urday s win Over notre Dame gave him a school record of 71, four More than flu tie s previous. Foley is the Only passer in school history with More than 2,000throwing Yards in four different seasons. He s certainly played exceptionally Well for a Long Span of time Boston col lege coach Tom Coughlin said. The balls that he threw As the notre Dame game was on the line were going to be caught by us or nobody was going to get them. He s taking care of the Friday Foley either watches from the sidelines or we lose Nehlen gives a lot of credit to his Offen Sive line. He s been sacked just six times the stars and stripes i sports november 28,1993 Page 40 this season. Against notre Dame which sacked him three times in the first Quarter last season he was t sacked completed 30 of 48 passes for 315 Yards against notre Dame. But he said he could have done better. A few times he missed open receivers. He fumbled away the snap twice in the fourth Quarter Al lowing notre Dame to come Back from a38-17 deficit before losing 41-39. Foley is 1-1-1 against West Virginia team Flutie never beat. This year s mountaineers Are second inthe big East Only to Miami in fewest Kassing Yards allowed. Boston colleges ads the conference with 307.2 passing Yards per game. They re a physical Bunch Foley Saidof West Virginia s secondary. It looks almost at times As if they re undisciplined but when you re playing with Confidence you can be College starts to Nickel and dime you and you get used to it an then they go up top and make the big play Collins said. Foley though he Isth one who is making that offence the eagles Are averaging 41.9 Point Sand 548.5 Yards per game during their winning Streak. Will boners give huskers a history lesson by Tom Vint Lincoln neb. A in the minds of Nebraska players and coaches this year s Oklahoma team bears Little resemblance to the sooner teams that lost tothe Cor huskers four of the past five years. Instead this Oklahoma team looks More like the Barry Switzer led teams of the mid-1980s, before probation and Switzer s retirement. Those teams were known for making the big plays in the big games beating the Cor huskers an making an almost annual run at the National has a Chance to derail Nebraska s National title chances when the teams meet Friday at Lincoln. The sooner with powerful running backs a solid defense and a standout quarterback Are 8-2 and ranked 16th.Nebraska 10-0no. 2 in the associated press poll no. 1 in the coalition poll lost to Oklahoma the last four times it was ranked no. 1 or no. 2 from1984-87. See Page 39for College predictions coach Gary Gibbs has been rebuilding the program Over the last five years and has beaten Nebraska Only once 45-10in 1990. Oklahoma is a Good enough team. We have to worry about winning the game first Nebraska linebacker Trev Alberts said. Well worry about How we look later on of course it. Would be Good to go outland beat Nebraska said of quarterback Cale Gundy. Not Only because they re no 1, but just go out and play for Pride and tradition reasons. I think it Svery evenly Nebraska coach Tom Osborne has tried to keep his players from thinking or talking about the polls and the National title before the Oklahoma game. We re not even supposed to answer any questions on the polls or the bowls. We re supposed to be focused on okla homa linebacker de Stewart said. None of that makes any difference if we lose Friday. I think Nebraska and Oklahoma has been a big rivalry for a Long time he said. I Don t think it takes much for gusto get fired up about this Oklahoma s Gundy was fired up even before they got the no. 1 ranking said Gundy. Ift Heywerd no. 20, i d be ready to play them. That s the attitude All of us have Down Here because this is one of those games that no matter who has the better recorder who is ranked higher you re always going to do your championship Hopes make the Oklahoma game More important but the annual Day after thanksgiving meet ing is part of a Long rivalry Between the schools. Regardless if we were 5-5 and okla homa was 5-5 this would still be a great big game because Oklahoma Nebraska Isa rivalry Alberts said. Cale Gundy. Directs Oklahoma Fth attack
