European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse title Chance fourth period ids sink sooner by Tom Vint Lincoln neb. A Nebraska wanted its Chance to play for the National championship now i looks like the Cor huskers will get it. The second ranked Cor huskers got 14 Points in 13 seconds Early in the fourth Quarter to Stop no. 16 okla homa 21-7 on a frigid Friday and will take a perfect 11 0 record into the Orange bowl on new year s night. It s great to be undefeated at this Point coach Tom Osborne said. Unfortunately in athletics you re always remembered for your last game and there will be one More. It looks like with today s performance the stars and stripes ports november 28,1993 Page 32 prep stars due High school football for 1993bows out in a wave of glory this week. Look for All the 1993 Al conference teams in tomorrow s stars and stripes. On tuesday comes the Biggie the 1993 All Europe team. The All conference teams were chosen by All the coaches. The All Europe team was selected by Odds Germany s Tom Leblane and a panel of coaches. More College football on pages 26,29 we should have a Chance to play for the whole Ball of Wax. At this Point that s All you can ask Nebraska no. 2 in the a Media poll and no. 1 in the coaches poll most Likely will play Florida state i the seminoles were victorious at Florida saturday. Flu leads the a poll and is second in the coaches poll. The coalition poll that will determine bowl matchup has Nebraska no. 1 and Florida state no. 2. If Florida state lost saturday the Cor huskers Likely would play undefeated no. 5 West Virginia which beat no. 11 Boston College 17-14 Friday to remain the Only other team with a perfect record that will play in a Bow game. No. .1 Auburn 11-0 is on probation and is ineligible for postseason play. For Osborn a it la be his 21st bowl game in 21 Yea sat Nebraska. He never has lost More than three games in a season but he has never gone undefeated and he has never won a National championship. His team fell behind 7-0 when Oklahoma scored on the first Poss Sion of the game and was tied at the half. "1 would t have Given you a plugged Nickel in the Middle of the second Quarter for our chances of win Ning the game Osborne said. But the Cor huskers took the game Over in the Sec Ond half with Bone crushing defense on a Bone chilling Day with a wind chill Factor of minus-15 degrees scor ing twice in the final Quarter. With 18 seconds to go in the game Nebraska fans rushed the Field and the referees let the clock run out. The Cor huskers already knew they were going tothe Orange bowl before taking on archrival Oklahoma. But they needed to beat the sooner to have a shot atthe National championship. And they did capturing their third straight big eight title after scoring 14 Points in 13 seconds Early in the fourth Quarter. Nebraska s defense was without Star Trev Alberts Oklahoma running Back James Allen wards off Nebraska cornerback Tyrone Williams in first Quarter Friday. The big eight defensive player of the year who Sepa rated an Elbow Oklahoma s first drive. The sooner kept Nebraska s nation leading ground game in Check through three quarters allowing 72 Yards in a 7-7 game. But the huskers defense came up with the plays that kept them tied and the offence finally produced the decisive Points. Tommie Frazier passed 11 Yards to Abdul Muhammad for the go ahead score with 13 20 to play. Davi Seizys then recovered a Fumble by of s Darrius John son on the ensuing Kickoff. That set up a 20-Yard to run by Calvin Jones on the next Oklahoma 8-3 Overall 4-3 in the big eight marched 74 Yards on its first Possession with Dwayne handler scoring on a 1-Yard run. Toby Wright s interception of Cale Gundy s pass inthe second Quarter set up the huskers at the of 15. Four plays later Frazier swept right end for a 2-Yardtouchdown to tie the game. Nebraska averaging 304 Yards per game on the ground managed just 122. Jones the big eight scoring and Rushing Leader ended with 25 carries for 82 Yards. Mountaineers stun eagles to stay unbeaten by Howard Ulman Boston a there s no doubt in West Virginia coach Don Nehlen s mind. Performance dictates his team should play Nebraska for the National title. Poli tics he s afraid will say otherwise. The fifth ranked mountaineers stun Ning comeback two late touchdowns in less than seven minutes gave them a 17-14 win Over Lith ranked Boston col lege Friday and preserved their unbeaten season. Nebraska and West Virginia both 11 0 Are the Only unbeaten teams eligible for bowl play. But Nehlen is worried that Bobby Bowden s Long unfulfilled quest for a National title could Sway poll voters toward his 10-1 Florida state team. It would be a crime for West Virginia not to have the Opportunity to play Nebraska Nelen said. If we Don t get that Opportunity something s really wrong with the system. Then it s political arid when politics starts determining who s going to play for the National championship that s a playing for the championship seemed highly unlikely when Glenn Foley s 16 Yard touchdown pass to Pete Mitchell gave Boston College 8-3 a 14-3 Lead with 13 34 left in the game. But Rodney Woodard scored on a 6 Yard run with 7 36 to play and Darren Studstill hit de Hill for his Only catch of the game a 24-Yard touchdown with 1 08 to play. A two Point conversion made the score 17-14. The eagles could t match their win Ning comeback at notre Dame six Days earlier when they got the Ball with 1 09 remaining and marched to a last Layfield goal and a 41-39 Back Mike Logan whose Fumble recovery started West Virginia s winning drive ended the last threat with an end zone interception of Foley s desperation pass on the final play. West Virginia was out gained 481 Yards to 281 in what Nehlen said was the worst i be seen us but the eagles were ruined by five turnovers All in West Virginia territory. Boston College whose eight game win Ning Streak ended is expected to go to the car quest bowl at Miami on Jan. 1. This was West Virginia s second fourth Quarter comeback in As Many weeks. Last saturday the mountaineers beat then no. 4 Miami 17-14 As Robert Walker ran 19 Yards for the winning touchdown with 6 08 left. Working against the clock Friday the mountaineers were forced to pass their Way to Victory. David Green s Fumble gave them Heball 63 Yards away from their second unbeaten untied regular season Ever. After Woodard ran 16 Yards to the bc45, Studstill rushed for 7 Yards before hit Ting Baker for a 13-Yard gain. Baker we tout of Bounds at the 25, stopping the clock with 1 13 remaining. On the next play the 6-foom-Inch Hill out fought Eric Shorter on the right Side of the end zone for the decisive touchdown. Tom Mazzone s 20-Yard Field goal inthe second Quarter gave the mountaineers a 3-0 halftime Lead. The eagles Wen ahead 7-3 on Darnell Campbell s 1-Yard dive with 2 55 left in the third Quarter. 0"246850"00050
