Shane is not expected to miss playing time because of the bug. Texas Tech's non-conference schedule in 2002 might prevent it from switching its home game against Oklahoma State that year to Dallas, Tech athletic director Gerald Myers said. If Tech moves a home game against OSU to Dallas, Myers wants to play at least six games at home that season to make up for the lost home game. If Tech moved the OSU game in 2002, it would have just five home games that year, causing Tech to seek a change of location for its two non-conference road games against New Mexico and Fresno State. Fresno State has a two-game contract with Tech for 1998 and 2002.
Tech opens a four-game contract next year with New Mexico, including two away games.
The predicament might delay the series' shift to Dallas anytime soon. Myers even told The Avalanche-Journal in the spring that this year's OSU game in Lubbock was a candidate to move to Dallas, though those talks later died. Nebraska injuries Nebraska defensive end Loran Kaiser has been withheld from practice this week with a sprained foot and is likely questionable for Saturday's game. Linebacker Carlos Polk has been bothered by an ankle injury but has practiced and played on a limited basis last Saturday. Junior Jeremy Slechta started in Kaiser's place last week and would start again if Kaiser is unable to play.