European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday december 31, 1938 the stars and stripes Page 23 fiesta bowl Outlook Irish s Rice plans to go All the Way b�uerscir1,ms5f.nson. A i football Milit. Tempe. Ariz. No quarterback has had a Good game against Cwm Virginia Elliis season. In fact m starting quarterback has managed to Complete a Gam against inc mountaineers. Notre Dame s Tony Rice plans on being the first to do Shoih when inc no i ranked Irish meet no. 3 West Virginia in nest monday s fiesta Bou i030 . On an radio and television. I think. Well i know so Rice said wednesday the Way i look at it i m going to have a Good game against West Virginia and i m going in stay in the game. Of know he re Haven t been Loo Many Quarter backs stay in the game Soi m going to iry my Best to compete Ano play us hard an 1 can and Don Turry about. What s j  Noire Dame coach lou11 Olla has made sure everyone knows that Throe quarterbacks were injured Tony race against West Virginia an the eight other starters were removed for one reason or another mostly for Lack of production. He has made certain Rice knows it too. He mentioned it to the whole team but he was looking at me and pointing at  Rice said. "1 think it fired up our line. They said we re going to protect Tony All the Way " Rice is notre Dame s leading rusher with 700 Yards 5.s per carry and nine touchdowns. He also has completed 70 of 138 passes 50.7 percent for 1, 176 Yards awl eight touchdowns with seven interceptions but opposing quarterbacks have comp Kiichi Only 134 of 315 passes 42,5 percent for 1,616 Yards and seven touchdowns no Arnst West Virginia. The mountaineers have intercepted 23 passes. Our defense has been putting a lot of pressure on the passer this year said linebacker Chris hat ring he mountaineers leading Tacker. We even put a of of pressure on a running quarterback like Pitt s Dar Nell Dickerson and made him throw the Ball when he did t want to that s part of inc reason Why some quarterbacks did t finish games. We heard about that after the Syracuse game West Virginia s regular season final but i Don t know if we loot at that thai much. We just try to go Cut and play hard. Our trademark is we like o swarm to he Ball and create turnovers. 1 think Well have to do that to win. Rice is an excellent runner. He docs a Good Job with the option and he s a Good passer when he has to be i Don t think we want him to scramble around because he s More dangerous when he scrambles than when he s sitting in the pocket so we have to contain him. He s probably the Best runner we be seen and that makes him thai much More difficult to  Rice has played second Riddle publicity Wise to such opposing quarterbacks Miami s Sieve Walsh and Southern Cal s Rodney pc Etc. But while their individual. Numb re May have been better notre Dame has came out ahead on the scoreboard. _ the fiesta bowl s featured quarterback is West Vir Ginia s major Harris a third team All Arne rican thai s Fine. Rice  Don i get tired of the comparisons Rice said he s a Good quarterback so if people Are comparing us. I must be Good. He s a Good quarterback and i know i m a cry fair quarterback in my mind he s the one who really brought them Here. 1 did bring my team Here the whole team brought them selves Here. He should Sci the Fame and the glory i mju5i the Man in inc shadows however Rice disagrees with coach Lou Holitz assertion that notre Dame is a one dimensional team,.without a great passing game. \ "1 Don t think so he said. There s no one certain Way to win a football game. We pass a Little bit. It s not the Best the. Irish were both nationally in passing among the 104 division i a team but it really gets us there. By doing that 1 think e re a two dimensional Lam instead of one. Notre Dume s Luu Holt is not Afruth la grab n lift to Prim a paint. Offensive guard Tim gain Nail takes his Couch airborne As part of an explanation of thu Richl Way an uplifting example la Block and the Rule of it Uta e. The Irish arid West Virginia both in Brittn and untied will be gunning fora National championship in the fiesta bowl monday.  claim grass won f Mak