University Daily Kansan / Wednesday Aug. 23, 1989 11B W. Virginia sharpens for '89 The Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — For Major Harris, there's always room for improvement. Take last season's West Virginia team, which came close to perfection. "I think we can be better than last year because last year the team was 11-1," Harris said. "We can go 12-0. We have all the ingredients. We just need to kill." Harris could be the yeast that helps the Mountaineers rise to the top. The junior quarterback, who finished fifth in last year's Heisman and it touchdowns and had it touchdowns and had itest passing efficiency in the NCAA. He also rushed for 610 yards and six touchdowns, leading West Virginia to a No. 5 ranking and a shot at Notre Dame in the Festa Bowl — a 34-21 loss to the Fighting Iris. "Major will be better than he was last year," Coach Don Nehlein said. "He's just scratching the surface." But even Harris may not be able to make up for the loss of 15 starters to graduation. Last season's offense, behind a group of fifth-year seniors, set school records with averages of 485.9 vards and 41.1 points per game. "Very few programs can lose 28 players and come back and have a real good year," Nehlen said. "The great programs like Nebraska, Southern California, Oklahoma, Michigan or Notre Dame can. "I'm anxious to see if we're in that category." The tools for Harris to excel may not be there, with wide receiver Reggie Rembert being the only other returning offensive starter. "We have a new offensive line," Harris said. "But) I think our team is better prepared than we were last year because last year we didn't know where we were going to stack up. "This year, we're not going to expect anything less than a winning season." Rembert caught 23 passes for 516 yards and seven touchdowns and scored three times on end-around runs. At tight end, Adrian Moss, a backup last season, is likely to inherit the starting position. In the backfield, senior Eugene Napoleon is the favorite to move into the tailback spot left vacant by A.B. Brown, who ran for 962 yards last season, and Undra Johnson, who gained 709 yards. Aaron Evans and Rico Tyler are the leaders for the fullback position. The graduation of the entire offensive line has left the Mountaineers with a huge gap in experience up front. Jack Linn, Matt Wracher or John Ray are the likely tackles, Dale Wolfe and Scott Parker the probable guards and Jeff Price is the favorite to be the center. Nehlen demonstrated his foresight last season when he sent this year's offensive line into the game on every third series. Conversely, the Mountaineers will be able to field a more experienced squad with seven starters returning. Their win rate lower than 16 points a game last year. "Three of our linebackers are back, we have some good experience up front and we have some strong defensive skills," idid Bob Shaw, defensive coordinator. "What we've got to do is get some young people to come through because we can like to play a lot of players," he said. "I'm most concerned about developing some players who can get our starters off the field. You cannot play just one-deep at this level." Chris Haering and Theron Ellis, the top two tacklers last season, will be back at inside linebacker. Haering led the Mountaineers with 132 tack les, had four sacks, forced three fumbles and made three interceptions. Tackle Mike Fox and noose guard Jim Gray are returning starters. Scott Summits, who saw much playing time last season, will be the other tackle. Outside linebacker Renaldo Turnbull led the Mountaineers last season with 12 sacks. Returning letterman Mason Gaynor had to move into the other lineback slot. The only starter back in the secondary, free safety Darrell Whitmore, is returning after breaking a leg in the game against Syracuse. Darren Fulton and Preston Waters and either Basil Proctor or Lawrence Drumgoole will join Whitmore in the defensive backfield. Nehlen is looking at newcomer Greg Hertzog to do the punting and either Brad Carroll, transfer Pete Morell or freshman Mark Johnson to handle place kicking. "We'll know if we have a good team by the end of August," Nehlen said. "You have just two weeks of two-a-day practices to get them ready. If we don't have a good team by then, we won't have one this season. Williams not interested in Ohio State offer by Dan Perkins Kansan sportswriter This summer, KU basketball fans witnessed another university pursue Kansas' basketball coach. In 1886, it was Larry Brown who rejected an offer to become coach of the UCLA Bruins before he accepted the same job with the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA. oppa of the MET This year it involved Roy Williams and the coaching vacancy at Ohio State. The Buckeyes were looking for a replacement for Gary Williams, who resigned June 13 to take the coaching job at Maryland. On June 26, the Kansas City Star reported that Bob Frederick, KU athletic director, had given Ohio State nermission to talk to Williams. But on June 30, Williams rejected the offer and said he never seriously considered the opportunity "I was flattered but not interested," Williams said. "That's why I turned it down." Williams said that he did not release a statement saying that he was not interested earlier because he was unable to contact Ohio State Athletic Director Jim Jones. Williams said he thought that the interest in him came from his ties to North Carolina and Dean Smith, and from Kansas' performance last year. The Jayhawks battled adversities after being slapped with a three-year probation for rules violations, finishing the season 19-12. "The players should get the credit," Williams said. "They made it work." Ohio State also talked to Kansas State coach Lon Kruger. SMU - Continued from p. 6 transferred back to SMU from Georgia. "At Georgia, you have a lot to lose every game you play." Football's conflict and controversy seem to follow Tre Giller, who went to Oklahoma after SMU received its death sentence, lettered there and was set to compete for a starting offensive tackle spot as a junior when he decided to transfer back to SMU — in part because of the problems in Norman. "This is the real world and it's been very enlightening to me," Giller said. "I've learned that you get setbacks all through life and you keep moving forward." Gregg says his kids will learn a lot about overcoming adversity when they head to South Bend, Ind., Nov. 11. And they'll learn how tough the game is played by the best in the country — much as an SMU sophomore named Forrest Gregg did in 1878 when he made the same trip and stopped Notre Dame's final drive himself with three straight tackles. 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