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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, October 18, 1968
Pokes ride Houston into clash with favored KU
By BOB KEARNEY Assistant Sports Editor
Making nervous wrecks of Saturday afternoon football favorites has become a nasty pasttime for Oklahoma State in recent years.
The 'Pokes, under Coach Phil Cutchin, have had problems swinging the cliff-hangers into the win column. In his five years, Oklahoma State has never had a winning season (16-31-2).
But O-State always manages to upset one or two heavy favorites—and scare the daylights out of a handful of others.
Witness last week's 21-17 upset of explosive Houston, then
ranked 10th in the nation. That alone is enough to make KU's Jayhawks more than a little apprehensive when the Cowboys invade Lawrence tomorrow.
A surprising development in the Cowboys' 1968 fortunes has been the brilliance of senior quarterback Ronnie Johnson. The 6-0, 181-pound Johnson has completed 41 of 77 passes for 451 yards to rank second among Big Eight passers.
Johnson suffered a broken wrist and missed the early part of the '67 season but rejoined the squad for the KU game. Under his direction, the 'Pokes had Kansas down 15-0 before the Jayhawks recovered for a
26-15 triumph.
Oklahoma State's aerial success has been aided by the receiving of wingback Terry Brown, with 13 catches for 151 yards, and sophomore end Tom Dearinger, with 14 for 149 yards.
Fullback Duane Porter, a 5-9,
190-pounder, wrested the starti-
ing spot from Jack Reynolds and
has accumulated 144 yards on
29 carries.
Northwestern sees No.1 every week
Anchoring an offensive line that averages 215 pounds is "all" candidate Jon Kolb, 227-pound senior whom KU Coach Pepper Rodgers rates "perhaps the best center in the country."
(By United Press International) A battered band of Wildcats from Northwestern will be thrown to the lions again tomorrow.
Northwestern, the weak-link among a powerful array of Big Ten schools, has suffered on the gridiron this year because of a schedule that reads: Miami, Southern California, Purdue, Notre Dame, nd Ohio State over the first half of its season.
The first four games are over, and Coach Alex Agase is trying to forget about them. But the likes of Ted Hendricks, O. J. Simpson, Leroy Keyes, Terry Harnratty, nd Jim Seymour are bound to give the Northwestern coach a few lifetime memories.
Three of Northwestern's opponents have held the No. 1 spot on UPI's poll at one time or another this year. Notre Dame led the major schools across the land after the first week of the season but was replaced by Purdue, which was the kingpin until beaten by Ohio State. Southern Cal is now ranked No. 1.
Three Top Contenders
This week the Wildcats face Ohio State, rated No. 2 in the nation. With a 4-0 record the Buckeyes have an inside track to the Big Ten title and a trip to the Rose Bowl. Ohio State, which pulled the upset of the season by blanking Purdue, 13-0, last week, is the fourth-leading team in the nation against the rush—not having allowed a single touchdown via the ground this season. They are a 20-point favorite.
The top-ranked Trojans, who just barely got by stubborn
Stanford, 27-24, last week,
should have an easier time when
they take on the Washington
Huskies. Simpson jumped into a
tie for the scoring leadership by
running for three touchdowns
against Stanford, raising his total
to 12 for the season. USC is a
20-point favorite.
The big game in the South pits eighth-ranked Tennessee against Alabama. Tennessee won by 11 points last year after suffering a last-second defeat at the hands of the Crimson Tide in 1966. The Vols, rated a $ \frac{6}{2} $ -point choice, should be tough to catch
The high-scoring Razorbacks of Arkansas, ranked No. 10, travel to Austin to play Texas. The Longhorns, just off a big win over Oklahoma, are $3\frac{1}{2}$-point favorites but Arkansas can put points on the board—maybe even more than Texas.
Fourth-rated Kansas is a 15-point choice over Oklahoma State while fifth-ranked Purdue is a heavy favorite to down Wake Forest.
Notre Dame, No. 6, figures to have a big day at the expense of Illinois. The Florida Gators, ranked No. 7, are $13\%$-point favorites over North Carolina while ninth-rated Georgia is a 20-point pick over Vanderbilt.
In other important games around the country, Michigan State will try to rebound against Minnesota, Indiana is home to play Michigan, and Nebraska tackles Missouri.
In the Southwest, Texas Tech is a big favorite over Mississippi State, SMU takes on Rice, and Texas A&M will battle TCU.
Defensively, the pride of the corral is middle guard John Little, a brawny 210-pounder who was accorded national Lineman-of-the-Week honors for his play against Houston. Little, in three games, has 13 solo tackles and 24 assists.
Sophomore defensive halfback John Gates intercepted three passes against Houston-a first for an O-State defender since 1959.
The Cowboys bowed to Arkansas (32-15) and Texas (31-3) in the season's first two tests before the upset of Houston. Those initial encounters provided seasoning for O-State's baby-faced offensive line.
No less than six sophomores—ends Hermann Eben and Deringer, guards Brian Martin and Fred Moore, tackle David Gaile, and halfback Wayne Hallmark—hold starting spots.
they'll go into next week's match with 6-0 records. Dallas also should boost its mark to 6-0 by blasting Minnesota.
"We didn't have anyone play poorly," assessed Cutchin of the Houston game. He was especially pleased with the younger men, but added, "In lots of areas, we have ample room for improvement."
In other games, New York—which likes to think it's chasing Dallas in the Capitol Division—hosts San Francisco and Chicago is at Philadelphia.
New Orleans is at Pittsburgh and St. Louis hosts Washington.
Hoping to solve erratic performances to date, the New York Jets tangle with the Houston Oilers.
JOHN KOLB
In other AFL action Sunday, Oakland meets the first-place Chiefs in Kansas City; the Patriots are favored by three over the Bills in Boston; the Chargers are $14 \frac{1}{2}$ over the Broncos at San Diego, and the Miami-Cincinnati game is rated a tossup.
The Packers, shooting for an unprecedented fourth straight NFL title, reach the critical stage Sunday when they travel to Detroit.
JOHN LITTLE
Losers of three of their last four games and possessing a 2-3 record, the Packers have to upend Detroit.
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The Green Bay Packers are in the intensive care unit, nd the Detroit Lions will try to turn off the oxygen supply Sunday.
Lions may shatter Lombardi's dynasty
(By United Press International)
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