SPORTS The University Daily KANSAN September 23, 1983 Page 14 2 KU head coaches back NCAA's plan to bench freshmen By COLLIN HERMRECK Staff Reporter Two KU head coaches have said they would favor a NCAA committee's proposal that would make freshman all-star and top athletes ineligible for varsity sports. Football coach Mike Gottfried and basketball coach Larry Brown said they would like to see the proposal adopted as legislation by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. If passed, the rule would allow a football player to compete only three years of eligibility rather than the four years currently permitted. Freshmen have been eligible to participate in varsity sports since 1972. DAVE CAWOOD, public relations director for the NCAA in Mission, said the proposal was recommended Tuesday by a 16-member NCAA Select Committee on Athletic Programs and Concerns in Higher Education. He said the proposal would be (forwarded to the NCAA Council for possible legislation at the 1984 NCAA Convention in January in Dallas. Gottried said he thought the proposal, if passed, would help the freshmen make an easier transition from high school to college. "Some freshmen can handle it, but many cannot," Gottfried said. "I think it's an excellent rule and something that should be done." Gottfried said he would be in favor of instituting a freshman football program, which would not require as much time from the freshman athlete. "WHEN A FRESHMAN comes in, and gets thrown right in with everyone that's interested." second or even third team, he gets down a little bit," Gofftried said. "And then school hits. With the new program in place, you can go to college, academically and socially." He said he did not think starting a freshman program would hamper an athlete's playing ability because it still would provide experience without being faced with the pressures of winning and big-time college athletics. "I think it would be great," Brown said. "The freshen needs that year of "The most important thing is to get a young man to come to your school and get involved." However, Brown said that he did not think the proposal would pass because opposition to the proposal was too strong. "I WOULD LIKE to see a separate freshman team. I'm sure that would help them when they move up to the varsity level." Brown said. "Based on my years at North Carolina where they had a freshman program and at UCLA where they did not have one, it's much more beneficial to have a separate program. In most of our schools, men don't play a great deal," he said. "Sometimes the better you start off, the better you finish." Brown said. "When you have to get your grades, it really helps." THE MAIN PROBLEM Brown sees with the proposal is that teams could not look to outstanding freshmen to turn their programs around as quickly. Laurence Rose, assistant athletic director for NCAA rules interpretation, said that he opposed the proposal and he did not think it would become a rule. Australia II ties America's Cup NEWPORT, R.I. — Australia II took advantage of Liberty bungers yesterday to tie the America's Cup finals at 3-3, becoming the first challenger to force yachting's most prestigious contest to a seventh and decisive race. "It came down to two schools — North Carolina and KU," says Danny Manning, left, a high school basketball star who has announced that he will play for the University of Kansas. Manning, a senior at Lawrence High School, announced his intentions yesterday at a press conference in the LHS library. Seated to Manning's right are his mother, Darnelle, and LHS basketball coach Tunalun... By United Press International After reigning champion Dennis Conner lost his 7-second edge at the start, the Aussies dominated all six legs by record-setting margins to rocket into the unprecedented tie and the most Freshening winds powered Australia II to an insurmountable 4:08 lead, rounding the fifth mark with Aussie skipper John Bertrand, who was all smiles as he crossed the finish to a noisy reception of horn blasts from the spectator fleet. formidable threat ever **to** sport's longest winning streak the 132-year-old cup It was expected that Liberty would request a day off today to regroup and the final match for the silver trophy will be the place on the 24.3 mile course Saturday. Danny Manning to play for Kansas By JEFF CRAVENS Associate Sports Editor It's official. After weeks of speculation, high school basketball standout Danny Manning yesterday announced that he would attend the University of Kansas "It came down to two schools — North Carolina and KU." Manning said. "If I was back east, I probably would have gone to North Carolina." Manning, who made the announcement at a press conference in the Lawrence High School library, surmised that the teacher for KU and coach Larry Brown. "It was my decision to stay close to home," Manning said. "I wanted to stay close to my family. That was the deciding factor." MANNING'S FATHER, Ed, is a former pro basketball player who has been working as assistant to Brown for two weeks. Ed Manning was officially named Tuesday as Jo Jo White's replacement. North Carolina's head basketball coach Dean Smith, a KU graduate and Brown's college coach, visited Manatee county, but could not ignore the inevitable. "Coach Smith sat down and talked with me," Manning said. "He told me that if I didn't go to North Carolina, he wanted me to go to KU." Manning sat next to his mother, Darnelle and Lawrence High Coach Ted Juneau when he made the announcement. "I HAVE DECIDED to attend the University of Kansas," Manning said. "I made my decision early so I can go and play basketball. I enjoy my senior year." Manning led Page High School, in Greensboro, N.C., to a 26-0 record and a state championship last season. He also rebounded and three assists per game. He earned all-state honors, was named the Greensboro area player-of-the-year by the Greensboro Daily News and was listed on several All-American teams. Many basketball publications list him as one of the top five high school players in the nation. "He's exactly what any program wants," said Brown, after the announcement. "Just hearing him at the press conference makes you realize he sacrifices a sacrifice for the program. He makes others around him better players." "HE'S A SPECIAL kid and there's no doubt he'll have a special career." Manning said he was already considering KU before his father was hired, and said he should not feel any "I don't think it will cause any problems," Manning said. "My dad will be the coach and I'll be the player. He's helped me out a lot. I'll just go out and give 110 percent all of the time. I just like to win." Manning's announcement declared his intentions, but he will not be able to officially sign with KU until the one-week early signing period be completed. Manning made the announcement to relieve recruiting pressures, he said. Because Manning is not officially committed to KU, Brown could not get his release. But he commented later in his office. THE BAYS PREVENT people from making a big deal out of it," Brown said. "It protects the kid. Any highly taut kid is under pressure. I think the early announcement is good for some individuals. "Danny told Ed and I that he had been recruited for years and that he had seen all of the schools he was considering." Manning has been playing in daily pickup games with members of this "I think the talent here is really good," Manning said. "KU has a really young team and should have a good season." Hadl to speak to committee on infractions Former KU coach say's he'll discuss NCAA allegations By Staff and Wire Reports KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former KU assistant football coach said Wednesday that he would attend meetings of the NCAA's Committee on Infractions to discuss allegations that he had offered money to two recruits. John Hadl, now offensive coordinator of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League, said that he would be present for at least one of the games October 28-30 in Kansas City, the Kansas City Times reported yesterday. Officials at the University of Kansas refused to comment on the Hadi story. They also have declined comment on their statement since it began more than a year ago. HADL HAS DENIED a July 4, 1962 report in The Kansas City Star that he offered two recruits up to $30,000 to enroll at the Big Eight school. The National Collegiate Athletic Association has spent more than a year investigating allegations of rules violations. Chancellor Gene A. Budig announced on March 28 that he had received an official letter of inquiry from the NCAA into the KU athletic program. Most allegations had centered on the Jay-Z incident, but officials have not ruled out the possibility that part of the inquiry concerns the basketball program. NCAA rules allow Kansas' athletic officials, legal counsel and any athletes whose eligibility might be affected by the probe to appear before the commission representative from the Big Eight Conference also may be present at the hearing. THE COMMITTEE will review allegations and responses, which in compliance with NCAA policy, were prepared by the university's general counsel. If a penalty were to be imposed, a 13-day appeal period would be given. Included in the allegations was the June 1982 report that Kansas running back Kerwin Bell had been academically ineligible to play football in 1980, a season in which Bell set a Big Eight freshman rushing record of 1,141 yards. In a subsequent NCAA inquiry, Bell was ruled ineligible in the first three games of the 1982 football season and was stripped of a year of eligibility. PREDICTIONS | | Carothers | Brown | Budig | Cravens | Hartley | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Kansas at USC | USC 28-13 | | Kansas 24-17 | USC 35-27 | USC 28-27 | | Wyoming at Kansas State | Wyoming 20-18 | Wyoming 20-6 | Wyoming 17-14 | Kansas State 17-10 | Wyoming 21-14 | | Wichita State at Arizona State | Arizona State 57-6 | Arizona State 89-0 | Arizona State 49-10 | Arizona State 65-6 | Arizona State 77-3 | | Tulsa at Oklahoma | Oklahoma 40-14 | Oklahoma 35-7 | Oklahoma 28-10 | Oklahoma 41-10 | Oklahoma 32-12 | | UCLA at Nebraska | Nebraska 35-24 | Nebraska 37-21 | Nebraska 33-21 | Nebraska 35-21 | Nebraska 28-27 | | Utah State at Missouri | Missouri 20-19 | Missouri 24-14 | Missouri 35-7 | Missouri 23-16 | Missouri 17-16 | | Oregon State at Colorado | Colorado 3-2 | Colorado 28-13 | Colorado 21-7 | Colorado 5-3 | Colorado 21-10 | | Michigan State at Illinois | Illinois 20-17 | Illinois 21-17 | Michigan State 28-14 | Illinois 18-10 | Michigan State 21-20 | | Ohio State at Iowa | Iowa 14-10 | Ohio State 24-21 | Ohio State 24-21 | Ohio State 24-17 | Iowa 27-24 | | Marshall at Furman | Furman 30-10 | Furman 28-6 | Furman 41-14 | Furman 22-2 | Furman 35-6 | | Season Totals | 13-6-1—.684 | 13-5-0—.722 | 13-6-1—.684 | 12-7-1—.632 | 14-5-1—.737 | The predictors are James Carothers, associate professor of English; Larry Brown, head basketball coach; Chancellor Gene A. Budig; Jeff Crevons, associate sports editor; and Andrew Hartley, sports editor. Slow practice leads Jayhawks into game with Southern Cal By the Kansan Staff The KU football team, a heavy underdog going into tomorrow's game in Los Angeles, practiced for the final game against Southern California. "It's been a slow day," Coach Mike Goffret admitted. "We had an OK office." "It's a great opportunity for us to play one of the better teams in the country." Gottried said that both wide receiver Richard Estell and defensive lineman Eldridge Avery practiced yesterday and were expected to play tomorrow. BEFORE PRACTICE, place kicker Bruce Kallmeier, fresh off his record-setting 21-point performance against Wichita State, met and posed for pictures with former Cleveland Browns great Lou "The Toe" Groza. Groza, who played 21 years in Cleveland, also addressed the team before practice started. He was visiting Chicago as the team's captain, who now lives in Kansas City, Mo. "Any record that you break is nice." Groza said about Kallmeyer's feat. "I always tell the young kickers that they have to take their job, the records fall into place." Groza said the kicking position had undergone a massive evolution since he began playing in 1946. "I kicked because I was able to." Groza said. "I was trying to make the team as a trouble. Then, in 1900, I hurt my leg. And I was told to turtle, but they kept me on as a kicker. IN THE 1950'S, the NFL had 12 teams and carried 35 players on their roster, Groza said. Today, there are 28 teams carrying 50 players on their rosters. "The kicking game is very important in today's game." Groza said. "It's a very important part of field position and scoring." SPORTS ALMANAC BASEBALL Minnesota 2, Kansas City 1 ab r b h bi ab r b hi ab h b hi WWhitecf s 3 0 1 Toldel b2 5 0 1 Wiglesfs s 3 0 1 Haircr f8 4 0 1 White b2 3 0 1 Ward H7 4 1 1 Mke Kae h 3 0 0 Hebok l8 3 1 1 1 Johnb s1 3 0 1 Engle c 4 0 2 Johnb s2 3 0 1 Lauting c 4 0 2 Slaughc t 3 0 1 Brunsmky cf 4 0 0 Mleyb s2 3 1 1 Gaetell b2 4 0 1 Mleyb s3 3 1 1 Faedoss 4 0 1 Simpson f000000 3 0 1 Totals 36 2 9 2 Pryor b3333330 3 0 1 Sherph s1 3 0 1 Sherrh f 3 0 1 Minnesota 000 200 000 -2 Kansas City 001 010 000 -1 Game winning HR = Eagle (4) Game winning RB = Emile (14) Kansas City = Kansas City LIH- Minnesota = Iowa City-Ih LH- Minnesota = Kansas City-Ih Minnesota Filson W(3.1) Rhodes S(8.9) Rochester City Lansing (L 3.6) IP H I R E R B E S O 7 2 3 1 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 2 2 2 1 2 5 6 2 2 2 1 2 A severe case of foot-in-mouth syndrome Setting educational standards out of NCAA's league The National Collegiate Athletic Association has just recently removed its foot after inserting it earlier this year with the infamous Proposal 48, which set standards for athletes entering college by using high school grade point average and standardized test scores. The NCAA said earlier this week that the proposal needed further study. Every time the NCAA opens its collective mouth to make a decree on the education of athletes, it seems that it ends up inserting its collective foot. AFTER MEETING in Kansas City Tuesday, the 16-member committee recommended that freshmen be stripped of their eligibility and that football and basketball teams be limited yet again on the number of scholarships they may grant. This time it is the 32 feet of the NCAA's Committee on Athletic Programs and Concerns in Higher Education that are stuck. Briefly, here is their proposal: - In Division I, A of which Kansas is a member, only 26 football scholarships could be offered in a year. A maximum of 104 scholarships over a period of four years would presently can offer 30 scholarships a year with no more than 95 on a scholarship at one time. - Athletes should only have three years of eligibility in varsity football and basketball after athletes are freshmen. Presently, athletes have four years of eligibility in these sports. - In basketball, Division I schools could offer 16 scholarships but no more than four in any given year. NCAA rules now permit schools to have 15 players on scholarship each year. THE RATIONALE for the proposals, just as it was for Proposal 48, is quite solid; the The committee theorized first that athletes needed their freshman years free from varsity athletic involvement as a period of adjustment. I hear numerous administrators and athletes speak in favor of this theory. The adjustment from high school to college is difficult for many students without the additional burden of 40 hours of practices and meetings a week. If the NCAA were the right body to be limiting and administering an athlete's education, they would be right on target. The committee's rationale in limiting scholarships is a bit more far-fetched, but again, they have used some logic. John Shaefer, chairman of the committee, said after the meeting that by limiting ANDREW HARTLEY Sports Editor scholarships, schools would be provided an incentive to keep athletes' grades up. The rule would stipulate that once a student is lost to school, the student could not take his place on the scholarship list. INCENTIVE? It's more like an invitation for widespread cheating. The additional pressure placed on a school to keep an athlete eligible transfers the responsibility for education from the student to the athletic department. The horror stories of athletes graduating without being able to read would still remain. The same can be said for other students to take exams and do athletes' homework would be commonplace. WHEN WILL the NCAA realize that those stories of athletes graduating from college have their roots deep down in the athletic departments of high schools and junior highs? But the NCAA membership has a much greater problem on its hands than how to make athletes study. The NCAA seems to be holding itself response to dumb jock in each institution for idiotics. One recent case that clearly outlines the problem is the kid in Texas whose parents decided to redshirt him. The boy's name is Kyle Burns, and he's only 13. He other mara with his family, college football player and that the extra year of maturity would help his son reach that goal. The NCAA must realize that many teenagers are used only for their athletic ability at the expense of their education. The problem is more deeply rooted than college. If the NCAA is truly concerned about the well-being of athletes, let them pour some of their millions of dollars in monopoly television money into secondary education. ! THE EFFECT of the two new proposals and Proposal 48 is much like that of competency testing for a high school diploma. Students end up being punished, or denied their right to play college sports, even though it was the system somewhere down the line that cheated them. - But it is doubtful that the NCAA is truly concerned about an athlete's education. I think that their action through the numerous proposals on student athletes is simply a reaction that is somehow designed to lessen the pressure of NCAA simply wants to cover its collective rear. Think of how difficult it must be to cover your rear while your foot is stuck in your mouth. 1