European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 21, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 25colieqe football us coach urges draft rules change by Melvin Durslag los Angeles times it develops in the course of everyday Commerce that Larry Smith football commander of us yields two of his prize entertainers to the National football league while they still owe time to Larry. The two arc Junior scan a linebacker and Mark Carrier a defensive Back. Each had a year of eligibility remaining at us where All in the same season the coach is expected to take his team to the Rose bowl and also beat notre Dame and Urcla. He is expected to beat everyone else too and it is naturally understood that Smith will turn out a Force attracting multitudes to the Home stadium. Smith sits Down to think about the problem. A it no longer is reasonable to feel you can keep players who still have eligibility out of pro football if they Are assured of going on the first round of the draft As seau and Carrier were a Smith said. A the stakes for the players Are High. A but i object to agents talking players into leaving school prematurely Only to find them going on the fifth or sixth round of the draft if they Are drafted at  in such circumstances the player declaring himself for the draft instantly loses a his College eligibility and b his scholarship giving him a shot at a diploma. A of the 38 players with remaining eligibility who Larry Smith commentary declared themselves for the pro draft this year 1 Smith said Quot Only 18 were drafted at All. You Are talking about something now that makes me mad. Schools have recruited these players trained them and Given them an education at considerable expense and they lose them for no  a conspiracy would seem to be afoot to depress Larry. Rumours escape that his quarterback Todd Marinovich is giving thought to going Over the Wall leveling an Eye on the pros Loo. Marinovich just completed his freshman year. The pros could be building an armoured division consisting of kids in their strollers. A what would be a logical answer to the current problem a Smith is asked. A we must confront it with realistic changes in the rules a he said. A scholarships to begin with must be upgraded whereby we Are Able to do More for the athlete than we do now. More of his living costs must be defrayed and he must get other benefits like for instance a plane ticket to visit his  under the present rules a school cannot even allow a player to use its Telephone to Call Home. And if a player were to use Smiths phone to dial a 900 number to vote on whether the United states belongs in saudi Arabia the National collegiate athletic association would throw Larry in its jail. A a second step we would take that would be realistic a Smith said a is to lighten the players academic Load during football season. In order to stay in school he is compelled to carry a specified number of units. With All the time he spends on football this Isnit always practical. A so he ducks classes and Falls behind and offered the Opportunity to bail out by jumping to the pros he goes. If he carried fewer units during football season then resumed a full Load afterwards i think he could handle his program  since a Large percentage of players do not earn a degree anyway Why disrupt a Man s peace with classes when he is trying to concentrate on football a a third possibility that might be helpful a Smith said a is a contract of sorts whereby a player you recruit is bound legally to the school for four years. This would protect our  Smith acknowledges that recommendations such As the foregoing cause eyebrows to Arch among gods of Academia always lecturing piously on purposes of the University but folks with a modicum of Street sense see which Way planet Jock is orbiting today. Scheduled to open aug. 31 against Syracuse in what is billed As the Kickoff classic us will undertake its first of 12 games this season. If it lands in a bowl the season will stretch to 13 games embracing training from August to Deceron Ber. Next on tap presumably could be four  Tough minded coach bred for combat Smith docs not object to Long campaigns but Given a Choice would choose to tight them with Junior seau and Mark Carrier. At the last Reading us continued to Lead the nation s universities in providing performers for the  an offset though the school is Quick to inform you that it also has produced an inordinate number of doctors., but we can to forget the words of that academic colossus Tom Lasorda who reminded us one Day that it is easier to become a doctor than a .300 hitter. Encouraging sons to go to medical school mothers re accused by Lasorda of setting expectations too were accused by Low. Endangered species must act now to end Uscula regime by Bernie Wilson a sports writer los Angeles a does no to anybody else besides Southern Cal and Urcla get to play in the Rose bowl it sure does no to seem like it. Wait a minute. There May be a window of Opportunity opening. It la be Brief though and the ducks huskies wildcats Sun devils and other endangered species in the Pacific-10 conference better act now or kiss the 1990s goodbye. Arizona coach Dick Tomey would West Roundup love to Knock off three time defending Pac-10 Champion Southern Cal. The wildcats Are the Only Pac-10 team never to play in the Rose bowl. A Well you know obviously they Are the favorite until someone beats them because they have done so great the last three years Quot Tomey said. A but there a a better Opportunity this year than previous years. W e have to get it done on the Field because they have been so  what makes this year potentially different is that Southern Cal lost 10 de in naive starters and six on offence. I Cla is coming off an uncharacteristic -1 season the worst in coach Terry Donahue a 14 seasons. The trojans and Bruins played in seven Rose bowls in the 19s of. The Only others to play in Pasadena on new years Day were Washington i1"�?T ice and Arizona state once. Oregon Washington and Arizona a a eve bunched right below Southern Cal of a lie for second last season and any of them could break through. Hygon finished 8-4, including a Victo cover Tulsa in the Independence bowl the ducks first bowl appearance in a Quarter Century. A a in a like to think wed make a run at the league title a ducks coach Rich Brooks said. A we done to play so this year which does no to break my heart. If we stay healthy i think Well have a run at  the ducks have a relatively easy schedule with seven Home games including Urcla. Washington one of Only two schools that has to find a new starter at quarterback plays both Southern Cal and Urcla at Home. Most observers feel that a clan a poor j 989 season was an aberration. The Bruins were a powerhouse in the 1980s, going 82-30-6, winning or sharing four Pac-10 titles and winning an Mcaa record seven straight bowl games among them three Rose bowls. A we had a great run during the 1980s and did things nobody has Ever done a Donahue said. Quot last year was a terrible season. We re getting on to business. The Best thing we can do is have a Good season in �?T90 and everyone will forget about �?T89.�?� the Bruins lost three games by one Point and one by three Points. They had the season end on a truly galling note a 10-10 tie with heavily favored us when Alfredo Velascos 54-Yard Field goal attempt with no time left hit the crossbar and bounced Back onto the Field. A it wont be easy to Bounce Back but i feel like we re going to a a said Donahue whose team opens at Home against Oklahoma and plays at Michigan the third week. A we had a Good Spring practice. We have enough Good players to win and i think we re going to do  if the trojans done twin a fourth straight Pac-10 championship they la at least be reloading. Sophomore a a Todd Marinovich makes Southern Cal favorite for Rose bowl again. Hub we have Only 27 members of our team on scholarship who Are juniors or seniors Quot coach Larry Smith said. Quot when you break Down our starters it looks like 60 to 70 percent of them Are going to be Redshirt freshmen or  fortunately for Smith one of those sophomores is quarterback Todd Marinovich who threw for 2,578 Yards and 16 touchdowns last season while completing 62 percent of his passes. A the sky is the limit for Todd a Smith said. A if he has the kind of year we think he can have and Hope he has he can throw for 70 percent. If he does it would put him in a class All by  among the defensive losses were defensive stars Mark Carrier and Junior seau who were lured by the a Fly a new Junior eligibility Rule. Besides Johnson and Marinovich six other starting quarterbacks in the Pac-10 return. They Are Paul Justin at Arizona state Bill Musgrave at Oregon Brad Gossen at Washington state Steve Smith at Stanford malt Booher at Oregon state and Ronald veal at Arizona. Washington lost Cary Conklin and California lost Troy Taylor. In the Western athletic conference Brigham Young was Back on top last season after a three year absence. J by features quarterback to do Amer considered one of the preseason favourites pres for the Vleisman trophy. Delmer had an amazing Sophomore season passing Lor 4,560 Yards and 32 touchdowns and leading the nation in passing efficiency. Also expected to contend for the title Are Hawaii and Colorado stale. Hawaii returns 12 starters from a team that went 9-3-1, routed by and Wen to the Aloha bowl. Colorado slate was one of the most improved teams in the country last season and 17 starters Are Back the rams went 5-5-1 in their first season under Parle Bruce after winning Only one game the previous year. I he big West conference will feature something old and someone new Fresno slate is favored to win its third straight conference title and George Allen returns to the College ranks after a 34-year absence. Alien 72, is trying to turn around the program at Ding Beach slate. Although he had 12 straight winning seasons in the nil with the go Angeles rams and Washington redskins. Allen Hasni to teen a College coach since he guided the Whittier poets in 1956