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University Daily Kansan
Monday. Sept. 12, 1955.
FRANK BLACK Kansas Center
Nebraska Holds Secret Sessions
Coach Bill Glassford has gone underground at the University of Nebraska and held his first game type scrimmage closed to the public Saturday. Glassford states that he believes the Huskers are pretty well set for the opener with the University of Hawaii in Lincoln Sept. 17.
Some changes in the Nebraska Lineup have been made. Rex Fischer, originally a quarterback, has been switched to halfback and LaVerne Torozan, a center last year, has been shifted to tackle. Currently he is starting in that position on the left side.
Two sophomores, guard Don Kampe and tackle Don Rhoda, were due to start on the first string in last Saturday's scrimmage.
Much of Nebraska's progress will depend on how rapidly the tackle corps can whip into line. In the eight tackle candidates Glass-ford has one senior, Dick Moore; two juniors, LaVerne Torozon and Jack Fleming; five sophomores, Jerry Wheeler, Don Rhoda, Bill Hawkens, Art Klein, and Les Roberts.
The present starting lineup consists of left end, LeRoy Butherus left tackle, LaVerne Torozon; left guard, Don Kampen; center, Bob Berguin; right guard, Jim Murphy; right tackle, Rhoda; right end, Jon McWilliams; quarterback, Dan Erwal; left halfback, Rex Fischer; right halfback, Willie Greenlaw, and full-back, John Edwards.
TED ROHDE
Kansas Halfback
OU Tops Again; Colorado May Cause Trouble
Writing football precedes in the Big Seven is becoming a boresome job. All you have to say every year is that Oklahoma will win the championship and the rest will finish in some sort of jumbed order and you've got the job done.
Another song that is beginning to sound like a broken record is the one that has Colorado upsetting the Sooners. This year, however, will be the Buffs' best chance of turning the trick and probably their last chance for a while. Coach Dallas Ward has a strong experienced line back two last year and good backs led by Justin Bieber and Kayuk at fullback. Last year Bayuk was the leading ground gainer in the conference.
Oklahoma has been on top of the conference since 1946 when they tied Kansas for the crown and in all probability they will remain there for at least two or three more years. With 23 lettermen returning including sensational Jimmy Harris at quarterback; Bo Bolinger and Cecil Morris at attacks; Edmon Gray, tackle; Jerry Tubbs, a fullback switched back to his initial post of center; Tommy McDonald and Delbert Long, halfbacks; and Billy Priceer at fullback the Sooners will be tough.
For the also-runs most writers pick Missouri as third, Kansas State as fourth, Nebraska as fifth, Iowa State as sixth, and Kansas as seventh. Unable to go along with that, from this corner it looks like Kansas State third, an inexperienced Missouri squad fourth, Nebraska fifth, an upsurging Kansas squad sixth, and Iowa State back in seventh.
Missouri had the material last year and stumbled and fell by the wayside. This year the Tigers are green and play a terrific schedule. They lost three experienced quarterbacks by graduation but in Jimmy Hunter have a lad who could develop into a great signal caller. However, with their usual run of bad luck the Tigers will probably fall by the wayside again and under increasing alumni pressure it may spell doom for Don Faurot, the dean of Big Seven coaches.
Kansas State has a good first string but is weak on the second and third lines of defense. Bus Mertes has taken over as head coach from Bill Meek but this shouldn't handicap the Wildcats too much as Mertes was an assistant to Meek and knows what to expect from his talent.
Nebraska, the All-time Orange Bowl flops of last year, will be a little shaky this year and can expect a lot of trouble from every team in the conference. There top threat will probably be halfback Will Green-law, a good all-around back.
Kansas can go only up and from the looks of the squad in fall and spring practices they may do just
that. The Jayhawkers have displayed a lot of hustle and some outstanding sophomores.
LYNN McCARTHY
Iowa State has the lettermen to turn the trick but is woefully weak through the line, a place that can ruin you no matter how many backs you have that can carry the ball.
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Kansas will open the 1955 season with a full team of married men on its football squad. The roster lines up this way: John McFarland, senior quarterback; John Handley, senior halfback; Jerry Baker, sophomore fullback; Gene Blasi, senior tackle; Don Clement, junior halfback; Frank Gibson, sophomore tackle; Tel Reynolds, sophomore center; John Drake, junior tackle; Dud Budrich, senior guard; Bob Preston, junior guard, and Tom Slaymaker, junior quarterback.
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