European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday december 2, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 88 Heisman trophy How to win football s big prize by Hal Bock a sports writer want to win the Heisman trophy the Best Way logo about it is 10 be a running Back or quarterback because traditionally the Heisman Vot ers ignore the Nasty business that goes on in the trenches leaving those players for the outland Lombard and Buikus trophies and Zero in instead on the Glam our positions. Will be the same Way saturday when new York s downtown athletic club announces the results of its annual balloting to identify America s outstanding col lege football player. One year after notre Dame wide receiver Tim Brown became Only the found Winner who did t play one of those positions the Heisman spotlight is Bach in the Backfield where inc four top candidates per form and three of them Are quarterbacks. Going into the season passers Rodney Peete of Southern Cal and Troy Aikman of Urcla were the Heisman hol Shols. Both arc seniors. Both play in the Media hotbed of los Angeles in High profile programs across Lown from each other Bali came off Brilliant Junior seasons always a Good Warmup for Heisman candidates. And perhaps most importantly both arc a quarterbacks who brought enthusiastic endorsements into inc race. Troy is the Best quarterback we could Ever Hope to have Urcla coach Terry Donahue said of Aikman. He has All the ability in the world. The size. Ire my Nous Arm strength courage and intelligence what More is there Well Check out what Southern Cal coach Larry Smith said about Pele. He s everything you look for in a quarterback great Arm great mobility great mind and great leadership Peel came into 1988 owning 12 Southern cat re cords and added three More in the course of a 10-0 season before notre Dame Defeated the trojans. Aik Man a Transfer from Oklahoma had played Only one year at Urcla before this one but still was among the top three passers in school history in a half dozen categories when the season started. Predictably Bolh Pete and Aikman were featured on the covers of their school s football press guides trumpeted As the nation s leading Heisman candidates. It was a natural rivalry but despite impressive seasons the . Passers could t prevent others from joining the race. Aikman led the nation with 209 completions and 327 attempts. He passed for 2,599 Yards second Only to Timm Rosenbach of Washington state who had 2.791. Those were the positives. The negatives were two losses one against Rosenbach and Washington slate the other against Peel in a had to had show Down thai thrust Southern Cal into the Rose bowl pc Etc s Heisman argument includes inc trojans no. 2 ranking in an unbeaten season going into that showdown against no. I notre Dame. Before sat urday he threw for 2,429 Yards completing ibs of 294 attempts substantial numbers but Only fifth in the National rankings. Pete added 225 passing Yards by completing 23 of 44 against the Irish. Neither Aikman or Pete has thrown for As Many touchdowns As Miami s candidate Junior quarterback Sieve Walsh Walsh s Heisman Campaign actually began last Jan uary when he led the hurricanes to the National championship a Cal Vinny Testaverde his Heisman Prcic Cossor Al the school never managed. His 28 to passes going into saturday s game against Brigham Young were five More than Aikman and 10 More than Petit Walsh is third in the National quarterback rankings ahead of both California Candi dates but behind Rosenbach and Mike Gundy of Pula. Homa Slat. Walsh though is a Junior and thai sometimes is a turnout for the 917 Heisman ballot cars who Are divided in rough six geographical sections of he country. There have been just a half dozen underclass winners since inc award was initiated in 1935. And Only one of them Ohio state s Archie Griffin repealed the Victory in his senior year.  this season s major non quarterback. Candidate is a Junior Oklahoma state running Back Barry Sanders. He is the Lone non passer Given a serious Heisman Chance and he comes into the race equipped with credentials that Are every bit As substantial As those of the passers. Ufi up Urcla s Troy Aikman uses rodent of Pete Bam Sanders can t attend saturday s presentation five invited to . New York a the downtown athletic. Club has invited five players to attend the announcement saturday of its Heisman trophy win Ner As the nation s lop College football player. Two can t make it to the party including the favorite Barry Sanders of Oklahoma stale also unable 10 attend is Miami quarterback Steve Walsh who has a Date with Brigham Young on saturday. The candidates who will attend Are Rodney Pele of Southern Cal Troy Aikman of Urcla and major Harris of West Virginia. Miami s sle Walsh wat a s major Harris favorite Sanders would like to Settle f o r just half a wish by Herschel n1ssenson Stillwater okla. A Barry Sanders got the first part of his wish. He will be in Japan when the Winner of the Heisman trophy is announced. The second part is not Likely to be As easy. I d like to see Troy Urcla quarterback Troy Aik Man or Southern Cal quarterback Rodney Pete get it Sanders said. Nevertheless the tailback is expected to become the eighth Junior Winner in the Heisman s j4-year history when results of voting by b70 members of the Media and former Heisman winners arc announced saturday. Before Oklahoma state left for Japan Sanders explained Why he would rather not win the  just Don t want to Deal with it it s not thai i m scared to because if i got it i d appreciate in and i d handle it As Bucsi As possible. But in kind of Puls a Tot of pressure on one Guy. If i got it. I d feel privileged and everything,.but it really would t mean much to me right now because As Young As i am the turned 20 in july i still have a Long  ,.if the downtown athletic club in new York wants to chop the trophy into sections for his offensive line men and fullback car Rcpt Lumbrick. Sanders would be delighted. The Lens conies first with him and he s not just mouthing the proper words. He Means in. I Don t know if it s bad to say this but i Don t think the Heisman trophy should be Given out m College because there an 50 Many players at so Many different positions you can t really just single out the Best play  he said. No candidate has numbers As remarkable As Sand ers who in the first 10 games of this rec Ortt Shait Cring season rushed 300 limes for.2,296 Yards second High est in Mcaa history Al any  is a 6 Yards away from the single season record of .2,342 Yards set by Southern California s Marcus Ftp Len who needed 403 carries to do it in 1981. With 35 touchdowns Sanders has broken the record of 29 set by Penn slate s Lydoll Mitchell in 1971 and tied by Nebraska s Mike Rozier in 1983. In his last four games Sanders has rushed for 1,140 Yard 293 against Iowa slate 3 2 against Kansas. 215 against Oklahoma 320 against Kansas stale the pre Vious Mcaa record for most Yards in five consecutive games was 1,136 by Allen when be won the 1981 heis Man. Sanders has rushed for 300 Yards or More three times this season no one else did in More than once in a career. V and even if somehow he manages to be held in a mind 187 All purpose Yards Rushing receiving and kick returns against Texas tech he will erase the old est record in the Book inc 246.3 All purpose Yards a game set in 1937 the year the Mcaa began keeping statistics by Colorado s Hizier White now better known As . Supreme court j ustice Byron while. Sanders is averaging 289,7.pel game and his 2,897 Yards 2,296 Rushing 102 receiving 404 on Kickoff returns 95 on punt returns smashed the Mark of 2,633 by Temple s Paul i Almer in l986. While had 1,970 Yards in eight games in 1937. ,1"when he was a freshman he was a wild undisciplined runner and every play was a punt return to. Him said Bill Shimek. Who coaches Oklahoma stale s running backs. Now he understands blocking schemes better he under stands what he has to look Al to get started. He s got the luxury of having an Offen Sive line that s All fifth year Guys and we be got a blocking fullback in fron Rof  and strange As it seems. Oklahoma slate s porous defense scary. Coach Pat Jones Calls it. Keeps boil he cowboys opponents and Sanders in the game longer than usual even though Osu leads the nation in scoring and rank second in total often so. "1 hate to admit it but if we were a Little bit but scr. Defensively the games would not be in doubt As Lale Jones said wincing Al the fact that Oklahoma state ranks 97th among the 104 division i a teams in Tola defense ,. And though scoring47.7 Points a game is yielding 2g,5.