Jackson Talks as Fast as He Runs : Raiders: Bo, the star of the show, meets the press. Tailback eludes reporters as if they were the Kansas City Chiefs’ defense.

The media horde was waiting in front of Bo Jackson’s locker after the Raiders’ 20-14 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday at the Coliseum.

But where was Bo?

Jackson, who scored one touchdown and set up another, was hiding in the training room, which is off limits to reporters. A Raider aide made his way through the crowd and removed Jackson’s clothes from his locker stall and took them to Jackson, who dressed in private.

Jackson emerged from the training room wearing a suit and sunglasses. Someone shoved a microphone in his face. Major mistake.

“Get that thing out of my face,” Jackson snapped.

As Jackson made his way to his locker reporters followed, jostling for position. Jackson grew impatient as they prepared to interview him.

“Do you want to ask questions or sit here and look?” Jackson asked.

Question: How did you feel out there today?

Answer: “It was a whole lot of fun. I enjoyed myself and did what I can. And that sums it up. Next question.”

Q: Were you satisfied with your performance?

A: “I’m pleased. I’ve said time and time again when I get satisfied with doing something it’s time to go on to something new.”

Perhaps it is time for something new.

Bo’s 1989 Raider debut was smashing.

After sitting out the Raiders’ first series, Jackson entered the game with 3:30 remaining in the first quarter to chants of “Bo, Bo, Bo.”

Jackson lost two yards on his first carry, then showed he has lost nothing in the transition from playing baseball all summer with the Kansas City Royals.

Jackson rushed for 85 yards in 11 carries, including a two-yard touchdown run. He also set up another touchdown with a 45-yard run in the fourth quarter.

Jackson showed his extraordinary running instincts on the fourth-quarter play.

Jackson took a handoff from quarterback Steve Beuerlein and ran into Chief defensive lineman Neil Smith off the right side. Jackson then reversed field and outran Deron Cherry, Kansas City’s All-Pro safety.

“He just ran up in the middle and broke out of our coverage,” Cherry said. “With his speed there’s nothing you can do with a guy like that.”

Jackson said the play was successful because the Chiefs’ defense was cheating to the right.

“They overpursued too much and the backside was wide open,” Jackson said. “They were flowing to the right side and I choked it down when I got the ball and went back to the backside because I knew the whole defense was flowing to the right side.

“I guess I run like that because I know when they catch me that they’re going to tag me,” Jackson said. “So when I get a hole like I had this afternoon I just run all out.”

Beuerlein, who watched the play unfold, marveled.

“It was a flip to the right side and they were overpursueing it because we had hurt them earlier with it for seven or eight yards,” Beuerlein said. “He thought they were coming too hard with the pursuit and he cut it back on a dime and outran Deron Cherry. I think Cherry felt he had the angle and was going to get him without a problem. But Bo blew right by. It was an awesome thing to see from right behind him because Cherry was coming up to make the play and all of a sudden Bo was gone.”

Raider Coach Art Shell also was impressed.

“Bo’s a great athlete,” Shell said. “Everybody saw that on that one great run he had. I kidded him a little bit about the guy catching him from behind. I said, ‘Bo, I thought you were supposed to be fast.’ And he had a little laugh over that one. But Bo adds a big dimension to our football team with his speed and quickness.”

Although Jackson had a chance to have a 100-yard game, Shell did not play him for the last 10 minutes.

“When I told him he wasn’t going back in he wanted to stay in the game,” Shell said. “But we didn’t want to rush him.”

Was Jackson angry that he had been removed?

“That’s not my decision that’s left up to the coaches,” Jackson said. “I wasn’t tired. The win is most important and whatever comes after that I have to settle for.”

Said Beuerlein: “He was a little bit rusty early in the game. He was waiting to get a couple of hits to say, ‘Hey, it doesn’t hurt anymore this year than it did last year.’ But as soon as he saw the holes he was gone. He got his confidence going. It’s good to have him running like that so early.

“Bo enjoys both his main sport and his hobby and for good reason. He does some amazing things. We want him to want the ball because when he’s hungry he’s going to make a lot of things happen.”

Starting quarterback Jay Schroeder agreed.

“I thought Bo played real well,” Schroeder said. “Sooner or later you knew that given the chance he was going to make the big play and he did. Bo’s always in shape. It’s just a matter of getting hit. He’s probably going to be sore tomorrow and Tuesday.”

Jackson seemed to be a bit sore at reporters Sunday.

Asked how it felt to have so many gathered around him, Jackson said: “I’m ready to get out of here and go get my wife and kid and have some dinner.”

With that he bolted from the dressing room.