No. 2 Nebraska Uses No. 3 Quarterback : Big Eight: Turman comes in after Berringer is sidelined. Phillips has big game in 32-3 victory.

Nebraska’s No. 1 runner made a big winner out of Nebraska’s No. 3 quarterback.

Sophomore Lawrence Phillips ran for 221 yards in 33 carries and scored three times to lead the Cornhuskers to a 32-3 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday in the Big Eight opener for both teams.

Phillips, from Baldwin Park High, came through in the second half when Nebraska (6-0) turned to third-string quarterback Matt Turman.

Brook Berringer, pressed into the starting job last week when Tommie Frazier was hospitalized with a second blood clot, sat out the second half when an X-ray revealed further damage to the lung that was partially collapsed last week against Wyoming.

“It was a little shock at halftime to get a call from student health to say Brook couldn’t play,” Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne said. “We’re going to go by what the doctors say. That’s what we always do around here.

“Matt Turman went in and did well under the circumstances. I thought the offensive line picked up the pace and did a good job. He wasn’t excited. He went out there and performed.”

Nebraska officials said Berringer, who was wearing a flak jacket, wasn’t in pain but was held out as a precaution.

Turman, a sophomore walk-on, drove Nebraska to two touchdowns in its first three possessions.

“I think I played pretty well. We scored three touchdowns the second half,” Turman said. “I think I showed them I’m a pretty tough guy and I can lead the team to victory.”

Oklahoma State Coach Pat Jones said, “With No. 11 (Turman) in there, it became an inside run drill. They just lined up and whipped us.”

Lawrence Phillips’ Rushing Statistics

Opponent Car. Yds Avg TD West Virginia 24 126 5.3 0 Texas Tech 19 175 9.2 2 UCLA 19 178 9.4 1 Pacific 9 138 15.3 1 Wyoming 27 168 6.2 3 Oklahoma St. 33 221 6.7 3 Totals 131 1,006 7.7 10