European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday september 3.1988 College from Page 23 placed highest of any Eastern team in the preseason polls and expectations arc nigh in Morgan own. Major Harris a Sophomore is a threatening runner and a pinpoint passer on he run. There Are eight other starters resuming on offensend seven on defense plus plenty of depth. Don Nehlen in his ninth season has had five teams in bowl games. Midwest the big ten looks like a three team among Lawn Michigan and Michigan state the defending Champion. The uncertainly is Ohio slate with anew Roach in John Cooper who devel oped Ari Ona into a top learn. If his team can reflect the intensity of Cooper who made a Marathon Lour of the state to promote Ohio state the buckeyes could make it a four scam race. Otherwise the championship could be decided in the first three weeks. Iowa which should be 4-0 after Hawaii Kan Sas slate Colorado and Iowa slate opens at Michigan stoic on oct. 1. The next weekend Michigan stale is at Mich Igan. On oct. 8 Michigan is at Iowa. Iowa has the conference s most efficient passer in Chuck Hartlich a senior and the conference defensive lineman of the year in Dave Haigh the nose guard. The school bought s11,000 Worth of ads to promote its team nationally in four football publications. Michigan has Licet receivers in John Kulcsar and Greg Mcmurtry but needs consistent passing from Demetriu Brown or whomever to in his 20th season chooses. Mark mess or anchors the defensive line. Michigan state will try to replace Loren of while at tailback with Blake Ezor. A Junior. Hobby Mcallister is Back a quarterback. But he spartans will be without Tony Mandarich the tackle who is rated As the Best line Prospect for thenal draft for Rutgers notre Dame and Florida slate games. He applied for last May s supplemental draft then with Drew. But the Mcaa suspended him for three a Imit s. A question hint provoked Joe Patimo 10iaujjh no his Media Day press conference 95 Days before his Penn state team will play a South Bend ind. Was would notre Dame be easier to defend without Tim Brown tic answer is no. Coach Lou Koltz in his third season with seasoned players whom he recruited has More Speed and a new defensive coordinator emphasizing the pass . Whose Overall record with the Irish is 13-10. Has a second half schedule Cushion with Navy air Force and Rice substituting for Southern methodist be tween Home games with Miami and Penn state. Holly has moved Ricky Wal lers from tailback to flanker where Brown won the 1987 Heisman trophy. Mark Green will shift to tailback. Tony Rice who barely made his eligibility in summer school will return at Quarter Back. South nine potential top 20 teams come from the South with five from the Southeastern conference the most dominant in the nation Miami has had 19 of the 11 starter who played in the 1986 National championship game join nil teams. But the Talent keeps flowing Down interstate 95. The most valuable player in last Jan uary s National title game Bernard Clark might not Start at linebacker be cause Kod Carter is rated by coach Jimmy Johnson As the Best linebacker in he nation. Steve Walsh now a Junior passed for 2,249 Yards and 19 touch Downs Las year but his top seven targets Are gone. Miami has a 19-0 Road winning Streak hat could be in jeopardy at Mich Igan leu and notre Dame. Florida state has the Best cornerback in the country in Deion Sanders who played with he Yankees farm team in Columbus this summer. A new Quarter Back Center and Light end could create Early Liming problems. Chip Ferguson has not played regularly at quarterback since 1985. Another Independent. South Carolina recruited Al Groh the former Wake for est coach to redesign the run and gun offence for Todd Ellis who has already passed Tor 6,226 in two seasons. The Best of the Atlantic coast Confer ence should be Clemson unless Virginia with its most depth Ever ambushes the tigers at on ocl. 8. Clem son has 18 starters Back from the 10-2 team that was a preseason no. 1 pick last year. Rodney Williams is a Victory from being the school s winning Cal Quarter Back. Donnell Woolford. The cornerback allowed Only seven completions Lasi year. The Challenge from Virginia in its100th season will come from a new quarterback Shawn Moore his Long Dis Tance target John Ford and its top six running backs from last season. For Auburn to repeat As the Sec Champion the tigers must rely on a new quarterback Reggie Slack and a Veteran defense led by the appropriately named Terry Rocker. Lawyer Tillman returns Ashe top receiver. But there Are no to few Portalo Bobby Humphrey. Crimson tide s lop runner Jacksons or Bobby Humphreys inthe Backfield. When Ray Perkins was coaching at Alabama in 1986, he said Humphrey then a Sophomore was belter than Paul Palmer of Temple who finished second in the Heisman voting. Humphrey had Arough off season with leg sur cry in the Spring and a broken nose in a disco scuffle two months ago. The defense will be led by Derrick Thomas Ralpd As a better linebacker than Cornelius Bennett was leu has Tom Hodson Back at quarterback but it plays the toughest schedule in the nation Alabama Auburn Florida Miami Ohio state Tennessee and am. The tailback Harvey Williams is Gimpy Afier knee surgery. Tennessee has an outstanding tailback in Reggie Cobb who had 1,197 Yards and 20 touchdowns As a freshman Georgia s vines Dooley begins his 25lh season the longest tenure at a major College with Rodney Hampton a tailback. Florida s Emmlit Smith was the Lead ing rusher i n the Sec and the ninth place finisher in the Heisman voting last year As a freshman. But Florida s depth has been eroded by recruiting limits As part of the Mcaa sanctions thai ended last year Southwest the big eight could be a three team struggle i Oklahoma state repeats its 10 Victory season. Han Lee Dykes at split end needs 354 Yards to surpass the con Ference career receiving record of Johnny Rodgers the 1972 Heisman Winner a Nebraska. Oklahoma s Holiway had knee surgery during the off season but is expected to be sound. A key loss to the nil is Keith Jack son the punishing mocker at tight end. Miami which dealt the sooner their Only losses in 36 games during the last three years is Oft he schedule but North Carolina Arizona Southern Cal and a stronger Texas remain. At Nebraska Rodgers s son Terry is a running Back. Steve Taylor returns at quarterback behind the most experienced line in four seasons. Broderick Thomas a linebacker cads he defense which has a rebuilt front. But the com huskers achilles1 Heel has been Oklahoma and the bowl his 15 seasons. Coach Tom of bomb is 12-18 in those last to big games. The biggest obstacles to Texas am s drive to a fourth consecutive Southwest conference title arc Texas and Texas tech. Texas under second year coach David Mcwilliams has an electric tailback in Eric me calf son of Terry act cat the former nil speedster. Texas tech has a big Plav passer in Billy Joe Tollivor who threw for 1,432 Yards last year before missing three games. Baylor s Brad Goc bal passed for 2,178 Yards last year the Best freshman season in conference his tory. Arkansas revamped its offence to make James Rouse the tailback More effective. Texas am has an overdrive option quarterback in Bucky Richardson and the Best line backing corps among major schools led by John Roper. He had Issacks and 26 tackles for losses last sea son both conference highs. The aggie obstacles arc leu Oklahoma state and Alabama. At Southern methodist soccer Wil Bethe key fall sport for the second consecutive year As the Mustangs sit out the final year of their Mcaa death penalty for recruiting violations and payments to players. Thirteen players participated in Spang drills under coach Forrest Gregg in anticipation of the next game sept. 2, 1989, against Rice. Far West the Pacific 10 championship could be decided Between Urcla and Southern Cal with Washington a Long shot. The Urcla offence has been simplified since the coordinator Homer Smith the former army coach moved to Ala Bama. This should help Aikman and ayoung line avoid the inconsistency the Bruins had in losses last year to Nebraska and Southern Cal. Aikman in his first season at Urcla completed 159 of 243 passes for 2,354 Yards and 16 touch Downs. The biggest loss is Al tailback with Gas Lott Green gone to the nil Southern Cal a Haven for tailbacks might be without Steve Webster who had knee surgery. The emphasis could shift to Occle s passing. He completed 175 of 291 passes for 2,4go_yards and 19touchdowns in leading the trojans to the Rose bowl under tint year coach Larry Smith. Washington s Don James is three Vic tories from surpassing John Mckay s 170 As the win Nicil coach in the con Ference. Arizona and Arizona state were hit by coaching defections in the last two sea sons Larry Smith to Southern Cal and John Cooper to Ohio stale respectively. Arizona s second year coach Dick Tommy wants to go through the season without a tie. He had three last year thai dragged the wildcats to a 4-4-3 finish. Arizona state will be defensive under Larry Marmie the defensive coordinator until he succeeded Cooper. The Western athletic conference could return to a two learn race Between air Force and Brigham Young. The Arr Force quarterback dec Dorisj is sound after suffering a broken wrist in the final game last year. He rushed for 1,315 Yards an Mcaa season record for a quarterback last year. But injuries still abound. Our defensive depth Chart looks like a a a so unit complained coach Fisher Mcberry 2 bengals fail tests suspended by the associated press Emanuel King and Daryl Smith or the Cincinnati bengals were suspended for30 Days by the nil on thursday for failing drug tests the i Ith and 12th play ers suspended Tor drug use since training Camps opened. They arc the third and fourth players suspended this week. Lawrence Taylor of the new York giants and Terry Taylor of the Seattle so Hawks were suspended earlier this week. The 30-Day suspension is usually Given my Roundup for a second offence and requires that a player undergo treatment. The initial positive finding does t necessarily have to be released by the team or nil. A third positive lest Calls for a lifetime suspension which if Given allows a player to ask for reinstatement after a year. Meanwhile teams prepared Tor the opening games of the season. Sunday slate has Atlanta at Detroit Dallas at Pittsburgh the los Angeles rams Al Green Bay Miami at Chicago Minnesota at Buffalo Philadelphia Al Tampa Bay Phoenix at Cincinnati san Francis co at new Orleans the new York jets Al new England Houston Al Indianapolis san Diego Al the los Angeles raiders Seattle Al Denver and Cleveland at Kan Sas City. On monday night the washing ton redskins visit the new York giants. James Brooks says there s no question about his status for the bengals opener. Ill be there unless i gel killed the Veteran running Back said. Brooks Hurt his right shoulder in Cincinnati s final exhibition game and is listed As probable for the opener against the cardinals. Brooks said hell play even though his shoulder still hurts. Brooks. 29, set club records with 1,087yards Rushing and 1,773 total Yards in 1986, but rushed for Only 290 Yards Las year. That year is Over he said. A lot of strange things happened but you can to nothing about it especially when you re an Lite he has spent a lot of Lime conditioning. Everybody asks me what do i do Brooks said. I find out what s the hard then i go again. When i Lay there i want to make sure my legs Are hurting. I Hurt More during the off season than f do Dur ing the Phoenix has brought in Veteran Cor a crack Ron Fellows for a tryout with other free agents. Starting next week we re going instant bringing in players for physicals and workouts cardinals personnel director Larry Wilson said. It s a Way of getting Man information on players we have some interest in Fellows passed his physical Examina Tion wednesday but was not signed to a contract. Stall Ings said he will Wail to Sec How newly acquired cornerback Reggie Phil lips performs in sunday s game at Cincinnati before making a a Cuison on Fel lows. Phillips was claimed oft1 the waiver wire tuesday after he was Cut monday by he Chicago bears. In Miami dolphins Rookie Jarvis Wil Liams said he s proud of his promotion to starting free safety. Really did t expect it i just went out and worked hard. If you expect things and Don t Sci them you la be Williams a second round draft Choice from Florida has been working with the first team since monday in place of five year Veteran Bud Brown
