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Tuesday, September 5, 1978
University Daily Kansan
Secondary hunts 'ink,'
By STEVE HERBERT Staff Writer
Leroy Irvin, junior free safety from Augusta, Ga., says he might have to emulate the Oakland Raiders' Jack Tatum to set the public he thinks he deserves.
But given the Kansas Jayhawks' secondary situation he might stick out like a strong oak in a field of saplings, even without tackling in the bonecrushing manner. Tatum was a pressing prospect for the New England Patriots receiver Darrel Stingley.
The 6-foot-100-pound Irvin is afraid he'll be slighted by the writers who pick the post-season All-Big Eight team. He's especially afraid because some of those same writers picked the "Hawks to finish last in the conference race.
"I don't get enough publicity to make All- Big Eagle games, they may have to pull a knife and knock someone down."
LARRY JONES, though, as the team's defensive coordinator, would settle for 11 games of consistent football from Ivian, who led the Jawahiers in tackles last year with
In fact, Jones is hoping, like a kid anxious for a Christmas surprise, that Ivin stays uninjured and helps the freshman backups in his large role in the secondary. But this fall.
"Our first unit is in pretty good shape," Jones said. "We know pretty well what they can do. But our second unit has got us concerned."
Jones' worry is understandable. Of the eight top defensive backs, only Irvin has earned a varsity letter, and three of those eight are freemium.
JOINING HWV in the starting lineare are
cornerback Dilvin Miller, a converted
lineare.
red-shirted last year; right corner back Dave Harris, a junior from Fowler who saw limited action last season; and strong safety Kyle Murray, a junior from Community Junior College in Los Angeles.
Even with the trio's lack of experience, Jones worries more about Roger Foote, J. C. Booker and Robert Gentry, the freshman backups. Not only are they new to the program, but missed practices and scrummages that Jones termed as precious for their development.
"They're all good athletes," Jones said, "but they need experience in a game-type situation. We can give them some of that in scrummings, but all three missed at least one."
SO GENTHEN and Booker, teammates in high school at Hot Springs, Ark., and Foote, a highly touted prospect from Pambyth, will have to be initiated to college football the
Considering KU's schedule, that may be no pleasant baptism.
"There's no way in practice we can simulate the tremendous ability our opponents have." Jones said. "With that kind of schedule it's tremendously important that our young players grow up in a hurry and learn everything they can."
First up for the *Hawks* is Texas A&M on Saturday. The Aggies have been picked by
the Associated Press as the 10th best team
in union, in large part because of their bac-
kuping.
WITH POTENTIAL game-breakers like quarterback Mikey Mosley and halftack Curtis Dickey, the Aggies possess threats that would still will have to be vital in stonepin. Jones said.
experience
"Moeley is probably the fastest quarterback in the nation and Dickey is both fast and strong," he said. "The secondary is much more upward upon to tackle those guys in the open field."
Although Irwin may wish to attract the hoopla that accompanies one of the conference's standouts, he realizes that she has little confidence in secondary, especially one as green as KU's.
"We don't have any great individual defensive backs," he said. "So we have to play together as a team and prevent mistakes."
**IRVIN ALSO** underscored how important it was for the freshmen to progress quickly, but he said he could identify with the team. "We are very good to college football. He's been there himself."
Two years ago, Irvin was the only first year man to earn a starting position, moving up to first string in the seventh game of the season.
Fan sues for custody of tickets
DENVER (UPI)—Divice usually is difficult and often the stickiest task is splitting up the goods. Ronald Pagliassi and his ex-wife have run into this problem over two Denver Bronco season tickets.
Pagliasotti has taken his former wife to court, claim she caused him extreme mental anguish by forging his signature on a letter to the Denver Broncos asking that his two season tickets be placed in her name.
Allan Abelman, lawyer for Paglasotti's former wife, said his client would take the Fifth Amendment or refuse to
The problem began in 1973 when the lawyers handling the Pagliastis' divorce failed to determine who owned the tickets, Abelman said.
answer is asked at a county court hearing in Denver next week whether she forged the letter.
In February 1977, just months before the Broncos' most successful season, the letter arrived at the club's administration office. The players were placed in Mrs. Padiasas's name.
Abelman contends Pagliasotti never expressed interest in the case until last month.
Little Squirt
Chad Williams, 8, son of assistant football coach Clayton
Williams, provides a little relief from the heat during practice yesterday afternoon.
End spot open in 'Hawks' line-up
Head football coach Bud Moore thought his players learned something yesterday besides how it has to be to try an egg on Memorial Oven's artificial floor.
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e MAY KNOW, but he isn't saying who will be back to quarterback Brian Bethe. The candidates are sophomores Jeff Hines and Harry Sydney. Hines has the
"If it's hot Saturday, it's sure help," he said. "It's咕咕 help us regardless."
"I think that unless some more injuries occur, we have in mind who will start."
KU's lineup for Saturday's game has been set, he said, but he left the possibility of freshman Russ Bastin moving junior Kirby Criswell out of the job at tight end.
"Bethke, of course, is going to start." Moore said. "We'll just go with the one who is moving the football team. It could be any player, but because all three have had good practices,
Since fall practices began, Sydney has tightened up the race considerably.
Moore had said that the trio might be pared to a duo who could realistically expect much playing time, but yesterday said he would keep it all at three.
“THE REASON IS that we had longer to practice,” he said. “If we didn't have this long, it would have been tough to have three ready.”
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