Flying Start

If Frost's performance last Saturday was ordinary, his potential is not. He has more size than Frazier, standing a muscular 6'3", 215 pounds, with 6.2% body fat, a 4.6 in the 40 and records for a quarterback in four of Nebraska's arcane weightlifting categories. But Frazier was a searing competitor, to the point of intimidating not only opponents but teammates as well. "I hope I learned from watching him," said Frost. "I hope I learned a little of what made him tick."

More than an hour after the game, Frost met his family underneath the southwest corner of the empty stadium. In the distance a line of traffic snaked away from Lincoln. A small boy timidly approached Frost and asked him for his autograph. Frost signed, the child turned away and on the back of his black shirt were the words NEBRASKA, BACK-TO-BACK NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. Another reminder of the legacy.