European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 36 the stars and stripes sports wednesday april 20,1994 read fax of a cd sex members Dallas a the Western athletic con Ference is ready to add six members including Southern methodist Texas Christian and Rice the Dallas morning news reported tuesday. The wac would become a 16-team league in1996 by also taking in univ san Jose state and Tulsa. ,. -., v. I think it is done an official close to the negotiations told the news. Nine of 10 wac presi dents met sunday in Salt Lake where they Dis cussed expansion and interviewed three finalist for the league commissioner s Job. Should sum thu and Rice join the wac the. Southwest conference would be left Only with the University of Houston. Houston has expressed no interest in the wac. The wac has yet to invite any of the six schools but four officials familiar with the discussions say the schools presidents Are ready for expansion. A .-.". Under wag bylaws eight of the to president must agree to any expansion. If they approve the wac would become the largest division i a conference in Mcaa history and it would stretch the league from Hawaii to Tulsa okla. Ay1. ?the league which would be split into two Asyet undetermined eight school divisions would have teams in the hawaiian Pacific Mountain and Central time zones. An announcement could come As the league appoints a new commissioner to replace Joe Kearney who retires july 1. The three finalists for the wag commissioner s Job Are mid american conference commissioner Karl Benson Sun Belt conference com missioner Craig Thompson and big sky conference commissioner Iron Stephenson. Friesz moves to skins cowboys get Kennard by the associated press John Friesz became a Washington Redskin on Mon Day and Sean Jones officially became a Green Bay Packer As nil teams continued their Shakedown to get ready for sunday s , the san Diego chargers one time starter signed a one year $900,000 Deal with Washington where he s expected to be a Short term stand in for the quarterback the skins take with the third pick in the draft either Heath shul or of Tennessee or Trent pilfer of Fresno  said John will have a real Opportunity to compete forthe starting Job said Friez s agent Leigh Steinberg. Steinberg said Friesz was told the redskins intended to take Shuler or  at Midnight was the deadline for restricted free agents to sign with new teams. Friesz meanwhile the Dallas cowboys figured they d lose one offensive lineman to free Agency but when it looked like a second was leaving they acted immediately. " Dallas signed Derek Kennard of the new Orleans saints on monday several hours after right guard Kevin Gogan accepted a Deal with the los Angeles  John Gesek went to Washington a few weeks  receiver Alvin Harper who had been mulling an offer from the Pittsburgh Steeles seemed set to stay with Dallas because the Steeles were unwilling to give up the first and third round picks it would have  As with Friesz unrestricted free agents kept moving. A.,. The most notable was Jones the 31-year-old pass Rushing specialist who the packers Hope will reduce the double teaming that Reggie White faced last , who had 13 sacks last year will get $7.8 million nil sign mrs Over three years. The packers lost another pass rusher linebacker Tony Bennett to Indianapolis earlier this Spring. I wanted to go to a team that can win games an has a Chance within the next couple of years to win the whole thing Jones said. Meanwhile Bobby Hebert who had an outstanding year for Atlanta last season re signed for the Falcons after being released a month ago. He will be paid Les than a third of the $3.5 million he was scheduled to have been paid under his old contract to Back up newly acquired Jeff George. And the new York jets agreed to terms with Cente Jim Sweeney on a three year contract late monday night. V. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed but the Deal is believed to be Worth close to $3.7 million. Sweeney was an unrestricted free agent and was courted by the saints who offered a three year con tract Worth $3.7 million. New York proceeded to offer a similar three year Deal and Sweeney opted to remain with the jets. He earned $885,000 last season. The 31-year-old Sweeney has spent his entire 10-Yearnfl career with the jets. Dallas got nothing for Gogan sighing a ,$3.7 million Deal with the raiders. They instead ended up with Kennard for one year at $800,000. On monday Jones called Gogan to try keeping Himin Dallas a raiders official who requested anonymity said Gogan also was called by Dallas quarterback Tro Aikman and Steinberg Aikman s agent. I appreciate what Jerry did Gogan told  i did t agree to a Deal i would have loved to have come to Dallas in the last minute but i did t thin that was fair. I gave the raiders my word and that s my  debate brewing As draft nears by Bob Glauber a new Day. A. By All accounts the nil will have two More Star quarterbacks in its midst shortly after 3 30 . Edt next  question now is which team decides which quarterback is  your pick Heath Shuler of ten Nessee or Trent Dilfer of Fresno state. Afew weeks ago the answer seemed obvious. Shuler was the Clear front Unneland was a lock to go to Indianapolis on the second Overall  All the Colts had divested them selves of the troubled Jeff George by trading him to Atlanta for a first and a third and Shuler was considered the obvious Choice As a replacement. That would leave the Washington redskins who have Given up on Mark Rypien to take pilfer with the third  now there s some debate about who s the better quarterback which one s oing where and whether the Colts will other taking one of them. And who knows Shuler or Dilfer could even fall Down to the sixth pick where the Tampa Bay buccaneers would take either player in a heartbeat. Why the sudden Early round intrigue enter Jim Harbaugh Marshall Faulk and Bill  the Colts signed Harbaugh to a two year free agent Deal 11 Days ago speculation arose that Tobin indy s new personnel director would t feel pressed to draft a quarterback. Remember Tobin headed the chicag bears personnel department when Chi Cago took Harbaugh in the first round of the 1987 draft and Tobin still regards him As a capable passer entering his prime years. As for Faulk the Star running backhand a phenomenal workout at san Diego state earlier this month running the 40in the High 4.2 a according to his agent Rocky  think indy was pretty convinced they were going to get a quarterback but what m hearing now is that they plan on get Ting Faulk Arsenault said. You could see How impressed everybody was at that workout especially the  the Harbaugh signing Faulk s workout and Tobin s general philosophy about winning championships and you can see Why he d be tempted Totake Faulk instead of a quarterback. You win with defense first then a run Ning game and everything else comes after that he  if Tobin believes Shuler or Dilfer is clearly a better Talent than Faulk which now appears questionable then the Colts will take quarterback. Then new England s Bill Parcells if Pecan t move up to Cincinnati s first pick to get Ohio state s Dan Wilkinson almost certainly takes Faulk. If Faulk is gone however Parcells Likely will take a defensive player As he Al ready has quarterback Drew Bledsoe i place. The most Likely choices Are Nebraska outside linebacker Trev Alberts us defensive end Willie Mcginest and Texas am defensive end Sam  the Colts take Faulk look for Shuler to go to Washington although that s Nota foregone conclusion. New coach Norv Turner liked Shuler workout Over Dilfer s last month Dilfer s Short passing skills were just average but general manager Charley Casserly gives Dilfer the  t underestimate the Power that Charley Casserly has in that Organiza Tion said one source familiar with the redskins situation. That could be a Tough one Between those  Way the redskins still take a quarterback leaving open the possibility that one of the two Falls to the bucs. The los Angeles rams pick fifth but they signed quarterback Chris Miller a first Rounder in 1987, to a free agent Deal last month and May prevent them from being Able to afford Shuler or Dilfer. Ujj s Shadow to haunt Kotite Jeff Lurie has t even finalized the Purchase of the Philadelphia eagles and already there speculation he s going to hire Jimmy Johnson As his head coach. Johnson told a re Porter on Friday that he has spoken with Lurie although the former Dallas cowboys coach said he does t want to resume his coaching career until next sea son. Kotite nevertheless eagles coach Rich Kotite figures to have a difficult year in Light of Johnson s situation. Philly would be a logical spot for John son unless Don Shula decides 1994 will  final year in Miami. Lurie is believed to be willing to give any coach he hires full control Over personnel  s got to be the right situation Johnson said. I m not going to get int something i m not going to be Happy  Rev unfortunately for any nil coach who struggles next season a lot of teams Are going to want to make Johnson Happy Moon s the wrong Guy when it comes to quarterbacks you have to wonder if Minnesota Vikings coach Dennis Green has a Blind spot the size of his appetite. Last year Green considered Jim me Mahon the missing piece to his offence and signed him to a two year free agent contract. But the Vikings offence sputtered mightily behind Mcmahon just As it had the year before with Rich Ganno nand Sean Salisbury and Green waived him last  what does Green do now he turns to another aging passer in 37-year-Oldwarren Moon whom he acquired on thursday in a Trade with the Houston oilers. Green must be thinking a quarterbacks All that stands in the Way of a run at the super bowl but Moon is no More Capa ble of getting this team Over the Hump than Mcmahon was last  a shaky offensive line diminished production at wide receiver and tighten and an inconsistent running game the Vikings have More problems than one player is capable of solving. So it would have been a better idea for Green to go with a slightly younger quarterback 31-year-old Steve Bono of Thesan Francisco 49ers comes to mind and improve the offence around him in Stead of getting another aging quarterback on the Downside of his  fact that s what Green should have done last year. He should have signed former Newyork giants quarterback Jeff Hostetler who signed with the los Angeles raiders instead. Now Green must try his fourth starting quarterback in three years