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After playing mainly for the Freshman squad in 1979, Craig rushed for 769 yards (7.1) and 15 TD's as a Sophomore in 1980. As a Junior in 1981, Craig gained 1,060 yards on 173 carries (6.1) and six TD's. Craig was also fourth on the team with 12 receptions for 87 yards and was named to the All-Big 8 Team. In 1982, teaming with [[Mike Rozier]] in the backfield, Craig was injured early in the season and lost playing time while injured, but came back with 127-yards rushing in the regular-season final game.<ref>http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1137822</ref>
In the dominant Nebraska Offense with Craig during his tenure were: QBs [[Jeff Quinn]] and [[Turner Gill]]; RBs [[Jarvis Redwine]], [[I.M. Hipp]], [[Andra Franklin]], [[Craig Johnson (American football)|Craig Johnson]], [[Jeff Smith (running back)|Jeff Smith]] and eventual [[Heisman Trophy]] winner [[Mike Rozier]]; T [[Dean Steinkuhler]] (#2 overall pick in 1984 NFL Draft);<ref>https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SteiDe20.htm</ref> WR [[Irving Fryar]] (#1 overall pick in 1984 NFL Draft)<ref>https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/irving-fryar-1.html</ref> and his hometown friend, TE [[Jamie Williams (American football)|Jamie Williams]].<ref>https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/roger-craig-1.html</ref><ref>http://nebraska.247sports.com/Article/Recruiting-Tales-Roger-Craig-69222</ref> Craig also ran one season of indoor track at Nebraska, finishing 4th in the 60 Meter hurdles at the Big 8 Indoor Championships.<ref>Roger Craig's Tales from the San Francisco 49ers Sideline Roger Craig, Matt Maiocco, Bill Walsh Sports Publishing LLC, 2004 - Sports & Recreation - 200 pages</ref><ref>http://www.strengthpowerspeed.com/why-do-hurdlers-make-great-football-players/</ref>
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