European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 5, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october a 1991 the stars and stripes Page 25 Syracuse squeezes Speed from Florida orangemen today s College football by William Kates Syracuse . Apr Florida state can Only blame itself if Syracuse a Florida bred players make a difference when the no. 1 seminoles meet the no. 10 orangemen this afternoon. It was the seminoles rout of Syracuse two years ago that prompted the orangemen to recruit More High school stars from Florida. Syracuse is among a growing number of division i programs recruiting against the states three dominant football schools a Miami Florida state and Florida. A what has popularized recruiting in Florida is the development of those three programs a Louisville coach Howard Schne Llenberger said. A it does no to take a Genius to see Florida has the nations Best High school football  Schne Llenberger shaped a National championship program at Miami in the Early 1980s. A we built them with Homegrown kids a Schne Llenberger said. Syracuse coach Paul Pasqualoni got a first hand look at the Quick powerful athletes being produced by Florida High schools in 1989, when the seminoles demolished Syracuse 41-10 in the Carrier dome. Although Syracuse had picked a player or two out of Florida in the past they were mostly leftovers after the big three had taken their pick. Two years ago Syracuse began an Earnest Effort to recruit the states top prospects Pasqualoni said. This year seven players on Syracuse s roster Hail from Florida. Six have arrived in the past two years including tailback Terry Richardson and cornerback Dwayne Joseph both highly sought by the three Florida schools. Four of the floridians have played a role in the orangemen a perfect Start this season. A they had a Speed transplant since the last time we played them a Florida state coach Bobby Bowden said. Joseph a Sophomore from Tampa is a second year starter and leads the team with three interceptions. Redshirt freshman Tony Jones also from Tampa has earned a spot on the second unit at free safety. Richardson a fort Lauderdale native who averaged 5.3 Yards a carry As a freshman is Syracuse a second leading rusher. Redshirt freshman Kirby Dardar from Tampa made a big contribution in Syracuse a upset of Florida last month taking a reverse Handoff from Richardson on the opening Kickoff and scampering 95 Yards for a touchdown. Pasqualoni said it was coincidence that he called the play for two of his Florida Stock. Thanks to Schne Llenberger Louisville has 16 players from Florida including six who Are starters. Minnesota a starting defensive unit has five players from Florida. A we started going Down there about five years ago to get some faster players a said Dave Skrien the recruiting coordinator at Minnesota which can offer Florida prospects the metronome As a Home Field. A a it a a Gold mine for Good players. The other thing is there Are so Many they the big three can t get them All a Skrien said. But they do get most of them. Thirty four of Florida states top 44 Are in state products Florida has 44 among the top 50 and Miami features 28 among its top 41.a we be got so Many of them Down Here a Bowden said. A your population has grown to 15 million people. More people Are always coming into Florida. Therefore you re always building new High schools and they re big High schools and competitive High  according to one recruiting Survey Florida fourth in population was third last Winter in the number of prep players signing division i scholarships with 155. Texas had 282 and California 197. A i have a hypothesis a Schne Llenberger said. Quot each 1 million in population produces five to seven division 1 players at least in other states. Its higher in  spotlight tracking missile by Malcolm Moran the new York times Syracuse . We knew Qadry Ismail a nickname before we knew him. His older brother Raghib is the a a rocket and Qadry pronounced Kah Dree is the  we Learned that several years ago from Fatma Ismail their Mother and the self described a launching  but Qadry Ismail Early in his Junior season at Syracuse has recently discovered that his reputation is preceding him though his growth As a receiver has just begun to create some results. The unbeaten orangemen will travel to Tallahassee fla., for the Challenge of a meeting with the Florida state seminoles. One week after Florida states 51-31 Victory at Michigan Syracuse will have an Opportunity to reinforce the National credentials that were established this season by its 38-21 Victory Over Florida. Ismail a Opportunity parallels that of his team. After building a College career on the strength of his ability As a kick returner his personal credentials As a receiver could Benefit from a High profile afternoon at Doak Campbell stadium. He has already contributed to the stack of videotapes at the Ismail Home in Wilkes Barre a. He would just like to add to the pile. Ismail smiles at How a receiver who has caught 17 passes can become a focal Point. When Terrell Buckley a gifted and opinionated Florida state cornerback was asked about Syracuse Ismail a name was the first one Buckley mentioned. And Ismail laughs at the mention of the word a Heisman a that was inspired by his accomplishments in the first four games of the season. His 17 receptions have gained 364 Yards a 21.4 average and two touchdowns. Ismail has returned six kickoffs for an average of 25.7 Yards. His 45-Yard run on a reverse and 64-Yard reception against Tulane came within three minutes last saturday night. The sudden and dramatic scores and the sight of Ismail streaking across television screens on the saturday night highlights just serve to intensity the inevitable comparisons to his brother a career at notre Dame. Which makes Ismail sigh. A a you be got to look at it in a positive Way a he said. A the Success that my brother had has helped me out a lot. People think to must have hindered you in some Way a or to must have Given you that added extra  i done to look at it As pressure. I thought i have used the talents 1 have been Given to the Best of my  Ismail just wants to concentrate on the Fine Points of his role carrying out the blocks that could create a decisive opening for the Syracuse option running game executing his pass routes effectively even if he is not the intended receiver and securing the Ball when it his thrown his Way. His View of the Heisman process helps Ismail understand that the discussion and debate can be enjoyable. A for me personally Namaah a he said. A every time i see the Heisman it seems like its an added extra pressure that you done to really need. That sat the end of the season for the voters and everybody to go through. That a the fun thing about Minnesota Syracuse at at Illinois Florida St. 5 30 . On an to and seb to a 8 30 . On seb to Syracuse s Qadry Ismail. Names no pressure that. A but As far As right now what you be got to look at is in be got a meeting coming up to talk about Florida state. What do i have to do to help myself prepare for Florida state i know As fast As All this attention is coming it can turn around and work against  Verdusco digs Hole for gophers Champaign. Iii. Up a after losing to ranked teams the last two weeks Minnesota opens its big t in schedule saturday against no. 22-ranked Illinois. Illinois 2-1 was off last week following a 51-10 rout of Houston in which they destroyed David Klingler s Chance of winning the Heisman trophy. Instead. Jason Verdusco entered the National spotlight by throwing for 341 Yards and three touchdowns. Verdusco leads the nation in total offence with 373.3 Yards per game. A Jason has the Opportunity to come out and make the big plays a Illinois coach John Mackovine said. Verdusco a big play receiver is Gus Palma who averages 25.8 Yards per catch and has four ads. Illinois also has six Rushing touchdowns with fullback Kamino Bell and tailback Clinton Smith splitting the workload. The gophers gave Pittsburgh a Battle before losing 14-13 last week. Mackovic said he expects a tougher team than the one that lost to Colorado by 58 Points two weeks ago. A when the big ten season starts everything changes a Mackovic said. A it hat Colorado game was certainly not indicative of what we expect from the  Antonio Carter leads Minnesota a Olfonse with 197 Rushing Yards. The gophers Lead the series 27-23-1 but lost five straight before 1988 and last won at Champaign in 1980. No. Is from 1990 sliding Down polls by the associated press last year Colorado and Georgia tech had dream seasons that ended with a share of the National championship. This year both teams Are off to a nightmarish Start. The buffaloes and yellow jackets have each lost two of their first four games and nearly dropped out of the top 25. Tech which finished first in the coaches poll last a year with an 11-0-1 record has lost to Penn state and Clemson and fallen to no. 21 after starting the season at no. 8. Colorado the top team in the a writers poll last season with an 11-1-1 record was ranked 13th at the Start of this season. But the buffaloes plunged to 25th following losses to Baylor and Stanford. Since no team with two losses has Ever won the National title tech and Colorado already appear to be out of the championship Chase. A a a if top ranked Florida state and no. 2 Miami remain undefeated until their showdown on nov. 16, it could set up Only the second 1-2 matchup Between teams from the same state. The first occurred in 1968, when no. I in Purdue beat no. 2 notre Dame 37-22. Florida state also has a Chance to become the first wire to wire no. 1 team since the a began its preseason poll in 1950. Seven preseason no. I picks have won the National championship but none were ranked first every week of the season