European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 the stars and stripes sports thursday december 9,1993 a u i k says he s ready to play with the pros by berate Wilson san Diego apr the audition is Over. Quot i think in a ready to play in the nil Marshall Faulk said in announcing he is passing up his senior season at san Diego state to turn pro. Quot i think in a a versatile Back a Faulk said. �?�1 could do just about anything a team needs a Back to do a run inside run outside catch the Ball throw the Ball if needed Block. It does no to matter. I can do it  at san Diego state he did just that and in the process became the schools first All american. He could have gone to Miami or Nebraska and been a defensive Back. Instead he chose san Diego state. Now three seasons and 4,589 Yards later the Star running Back has decided to make himself available for the nil draft. Faulks announcement at Jack Murphy stadium where he starred for the aztecs came a week after athletic director Fred Miller fired coach a1 Luginbill and his staff for failing to get san Diego state into a bowl game for the second straight year. Among the fired assistants was receivers coach Curtis Johnson who recruited Faulk from new Orleans in 1991 and became almost a father figure to the player. A when coach Luginbill and the rest of the coaching staff that i came to be friends with had left i Felt like 1 did no to want to come Back a Faulk said. Faulk thought Back to his freshman season of 1991, being a sixth or seventh on the depth Chart and just wanting to play running Back at san Diego state. A being a defensive Back at Miami which won the National title that year was kind of crazy and at the time i did no to know what was going through my head. I just went on ahead and did it went with my gut feeling that hey i want to be a running backhand that a that a Faulk said. Faulk did everything at Sysu but win the Heisman trophy a he was second to Miami a Gino Torretta last year a and a Western athletic conference title. A a that a a very empty feeling because they had a lot of High expectations for this team and myself a Faulk said. A to not win a bowl in a a Little on the Down Side about that. But life goes  for Faulk that will mean playing on sundays instead of  York jets general manager Dick Steinberg said that based on Faulks skills he should be drafted in the first half of the first round or in the top 14. A i can to Zero in on it because the True seniors have been weighed and measured and tested a Steinberg said. A your observation of him has been on film.�?�. Steinberg said Faulks ranking also depends on what other underclassmen declare for the draft and the results of the scouting Combine workouts at Indianapolis in february. Faulk said he made up his mind before meeting monday with Ted Tollner who was selected Friday to replace Luginbill. All american Marshall Faulk did everything at san Diego state but win a Heisman trophy come to our grand opening Brand new Ramstein hug. 2176 near do Nutland special savings up to 80% off publishers prices stars and stripes bookstores 2nd Klingler to seek work in nil ranks Houston apr Jimmy Klingler the University of Houston a quarterback the past two seasons is giving up his senior year to enter the nil draft. Klingler succeeded his brother David now a starter for the Cincinnati bengals As quarterback at Houston. A it took a lot of thought and a lot of preparation a Klingler said tuesday. A a it a not just something you come up with in one Day. In be talked to a lot of people and this is what a going to be in the Best interests of me and my  Klingler 21, is married and his wife is pregnant. A this is what a Best for us a Klinger said a we have a baby on the Way. Some people would View that As an excuse to leave. I done to consider it a Burden. Whether i stay or not the child is still going to come. With leaving ill be Able to support that  after a Sophomore year when he threw for 3,818 Yards and 32 touchdowns he suffered through an injury plagued 1993 season in which he played just eight games completing 117 of 230 passes for 1,291 Yards and Only seven touchdowns. He also was caught in the transition after run and shoot coach John Jenkins left and was replaced by Kim Helton who put in a More balanced running and passing offence. The cougars however won Only one of 11 games. Quot my Only disappointment is Jimmy Klingler did no to have an Opportunity at the University of Houston during this transition period to have a Chance to show off a Helton said. A whatever excuses you want to put to it i think Jimmy and the rest of football team did suffer a lot this year. A the took it like Man. I think we re both Strong enough men to Bear our crosses. He a fortunate to have an Opportunity to go into pro Ball. In a very Happy for him. 1 m going to miss him a Klingler said he will be represented by Leigh Steinberg the agent for his brother and other top nil quarterbacks