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Thursday, August 23, 1973
University Daily Kansan
New Blood Promises Good Season
By DOYLEMAY
From the Big Eight Magazine
The Kansas coaching staff feels secure enough about its 1973 freshman footballers that, for the first time ever, recruits are ready to late summer drills with the variability.
We have some freshmen capable of playing varsity football, "beamed assistant coach Dick Foster, the former Fort Scott Junior Coach coach who rates the 1973 harvest as the best recruiting year in the Don Fambrighine regime.
"For the first time since I've been here, we came up with some outstanding running backs, and that's what the varsity needs. We have a lot of backs of exceptional ability," Foster said.
FOR THE FIRST time in many years, Kansas used all its allotted scholarships, handing out grants to 37 young men this spring, including 21 linemen and 18 backs. "We wanted other players but we have scholarships for them," Foster added.
"We weeded we had recruited well the past two years, and since this is the third year of coach Fambrough's program, we think things are going to start paying off this season. We feel that we can compete with anyone."
Foster said the staff didn't go after any specific type of player. "We wanted the best. Naturally, we wanted some good running backs, and we got them. We're encouraged from the standpoint that we don't have a single lineman on the freshman lineup," he said. We recruit tail linemen. We think we've got by far the best kids we've ever had."
Because the varisty is lean on running backs, Foster says a couple of recruits may want to do that.
THEY ARE Clif Doran, a 6-2, 195-pounder from Kansas City (Mo.) and Calvin Prince, a 5-10, 195-pounder from Americus, Ga. Both have been clocked at 4.6 over 40 yards, and both have unimpeachable credentials.
Other prize catches include a prep all American from St. Joseph, Mo., named Scott McCamy, and a 6-4, 240-pound defensive player from Philadelphia, named Michael Butler, who was named the capitol's Player-of-the-Year by the Washington Touchdown Club.
Doran was highly recruited by everyone in the big Eagle. He rushed for more than 50 yards on two occasions.
was considered the best back in the Midwest by most major colleges," Foster said.
'Amonger young man capable of playing varsity football as a freshman is Calvin Prince. We're short on running backs, but it's important to step in and help us immediately.'
PRINCE SCORED 23 touchdowns last season at American and rushed for more than 100 points.
"Doran and Prince are different type runners. Doran is like a bull. He gets the tough yards, but he has speed to go all the way. Prince is a dancer. He's got the moves you saw in Greg Pratt at Oklahoma and Martin at Nebraska. He could be a great one."
Foster says Terry Beeson, a 63, 215-pounder from Coffeyville, has a good future. "Terry was considered the best major college prospect in Kansas. He was a linebacker at Coffeyeville, but he can play anywhere. We’re in the top three by skill level, but Terry may be able to play somewhere else. He had offers from 20 major colleges.
"OACCH FAMBROUGH decided to bring the freshmen in with the varsity to start practice this year. We didn't do that last year, but we did after practice starts. But last year, it slowed down the development of at least a couple of players, particularly defensive backs Kurt Knoff and Steve Taylor, who were there and proved they could play." Foster added.
of KU's 37 freshmen, 18 were concussions all-staters. Most of them participated in a mock graduation.
Foster says the best athlete Kansas has come up with could well be Nolan Cromwell, a 1-80-inch quarterback from Ransom. Cromwell accounted for more than 2,300 total yards last season. He averaged 23 points as a basketball player. He won the national high school decoration championship. He was all-state in football and basketball.
"We're probably going to use him at split end because of his speed. He's run the quarter under 50 seconds and the half mile under two minutes. He's a good one,"
KANSA'S' QUARTERBACK hope of the future is McCAMM, another wonderful all-around athlete from Benton High in St. Joseph. Last season, he rushed for 18 touchdowns and was passed for 13 more. His total offense was near the 3,000 mark.
Looking for Running Room
Kansas tailback Debby Williams turns a quick corner in KU's game with the No. 3 favorite.
194-pound senior from Houston, is expected to be a key man in the Jayhawks' running game this year.
Foster said at least three other top running backs were recruited. Right now, they appear to be Dennis Wright, a 62, 20-pounder from Mound City, Ms.; Lawrence Smith, a 9.6 spinner from Wichita Southeast who stands 5-11 and weighs 175
"McCmyk started every game in both football and basketball for four straight years, I never heard of that before," Foster said. "And the starting catcher on his baseball team."
Among linemen expected to make their presence known are Doug Barrington, a 4-1, 20-9 pound defensive tackle from Shawnee Mission South who broke the Kansas prep disc talk this spring; all-state David Howerton, a 6-5, 20-9 pound defensive tackle from Carbage, Mo., and 6-7, 23-8 pound back-lack-linebacker Dick Ray of Chanute
and Jy Randall, a 6-2, 203-pounder who was a teammate of McCain at St Joseph University.
recent convention in Atlanta, Ga. The group's scholarship committee, which chose the two recipients, is headed by Teewell, trainer at Purdue University.
KU Student Trainer Lands Scholarship
Knöpeled is from Wellington and plans to do graduate work this fall in athletic training.
Dave Knopeel, who has served as a student trainer the last three seasons for the Kansas football team, has been awarded a National Athletic Trainers Association.
Knopenel, who graduated from KM last spring, is one of two receiving $40 stipends. She has been working for the company.
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