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Published on 05-11-2014 12:49 PM
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It’s one of my favorite Sports Illustrated covers. The date: November 20, 1978. “Nebraska bursts Oklahoma’s bubble” shouts a bold teaser under the SI masthead. “Rick Berns shreds the Sooners” comes a secondary thought.
Berns, a tall lanky I-back from Wichita Falls, Texas, shared backfield duties with Isaiah (I.M.) Hipp and both were key contributors to 1970s-style Husker football navigated by coach Tom Osborne.
Recalling that SI cover brings back memories
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