Wednesday. October 20,1976
University Daily Kansan
Experience McMichael's partner
Associate Sports Editor
By BRENT ANDERSON
There aren't many football teams in the country that can lose a quarterback who has started 16 games and replace him with a quarterback who has started 13.
The University of Kansas football team can.
Scott McMichael, who has been thrust into the start quarterback role because of a knee injury that ended Nolan Cromwell's football career at KU, has started 13 games for the Jayhawks and is the greatest sophomore passer in the University's
In 1974, when McMichael was KU's starting quarterback the entire season, he completed 74 of 156 passes for 1,044 yards and five touchdowns. He saw limited action last year, however, after the sudden Cromwell, who directed a running attack.
THE SPOTLIGHT has once again been turned on McMichael, which he says doesn't bother him. His only regret, he said yesterday, is that it is Cromwell's injury that has moved him to starting quarterback.
"If it would have happened any other way, 'I'd be happy,' McMichael said. "I'm happy to get a shot at the job, but I wish it would under different circumstances."
Since Cromwell became starting quarterback in the third game of last season, McMichael's appearances in KU games have occurred under extreme conditions: either they were washed out, or the dayhawks were floundering and in need of a spark to turn the game around.
Last Saturday, for example, Michael entered the game after the Sooners had tied the score and were aware that Cromwell had been injured.
"WE JUST couldn't seem to get momentum turned around," Mr McAichael said. "They came out really fired up in the second half and we couldn't get going. They knew we had to pass, and they started linebackers and changing their defenses."
McMichael, who has four stitches through his lower lip because of a cut he got in the OU game, realizes the road does not get any easier. McMichael is at risk against Big Eight Conference opponents."
"Sure, we were all down Sunday after the game and Nolan's injury," he said. "But it was a tough one."
games left and we've got to pull everything together if we're going to win them. Everyone on the team is putting out their ball, and I think we’re going to be all right."
Having lest two games in a row for the first time since Moore came to KU, the 'Hawks will have extra pressure in this Saturday's game against arch-rival Kansas State in Manhattan, but McMichael has been more than able to win 2013 win over the Wildcats two years ago.
"YOU CAN throw out the record books when KU plays K-State," he said. "It's the kind of game where anything can happen. You'll have to believe it will they. It's a big game for both teams."
McMichael said the Jayhawks would continue to use the wishbone offense rather than try to change offensive strategy. McMichael is considered a better passer than runner, but said he thought he was comfortable with the wishbone.
"We're all used to the wishbone and I don't think there's any reason to change," he said. "As a team, our timing is good and we are working well together."
"We'll run whatever plays the defense of the team we're playing dictates. If they have eight or nine guys on the line of scrimmage, we'll pass. If they're playing back, we'll run on them. It just depends on the defense."
MCMICHHAEL has seen some action this year, so he said he really didn't consider the prospect of him playing.
"I'm just going out there and do the best job can," he said. "There's really not any addition."
He was red-shirted in the 1972 season because of a shoulder injury and suffered a knee injury and a minor concussion in the 1973 season. Since then, however, he hasn't been injured.
McMichael, one of the few KU players who is married, expects to graduate in December with an education degree. He is a member of Shawnee Mission West High School.
Staff photo by DON PIERCE
Ouarterback Scott McMichael was harassed by two Oklahoma players last week.
Women's team downs UMKC in volleyball
Sports Writer
By DAN BOWERMAN
KU didn't beat the University of Missouri at Kansas City in volleyball last night, UMK beat itself.
"I think they have a better team than what they showed," KU coach Bob Skancill said after the match, won by KU, 15-2, 15-6. "They stopped them with offense. They fired some varied offenses and weren't consistent with it."
Stancliff said that KU also was stopping itself early in the first match, but it came out of it in time to take the 15-12 game.
"We were stopping ourselves early in the first match with our serving,"
Stanifeld said, "We missed about six first serves, but once we got over that we were all right. I thought we served very offensive in the second match."
Stanc lift praised freshman Tina Wilson for her serving and said that the whole KU team played well.
The junior varsity Jayhawks also beat UMKC in straight games, 15-5, 15-10.
KU opens conference play with two matches in Manhattan tonight. KU's conference in volleyball includes Wichita State University and Kansas State University, and the winner of the tournament wins the tournaments—one tonight and one Nov. 9. The Jayhawks will battle Wichita State at 7:30 and K-State at 8:30.
Reds pummel Yanks, 6-2
NEW YORK (AP)—Dun Driessen ripped a home run and two other hits last night to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-2 win over the Boston Bruins in beating a 4+ head in baseball's World Series.
Cincinnati goes for the clincher in Game 4 here tonight
Driessen got the Reds started on a three-run rally in the second innning against loser Dock Ellis when he beat out an infield single that ticked off Ellis' glove.
Driessen stole second and trotted home a moment later when George Driller drilled a hole in the fence.
Johnny Bench followed with a single, moving Foster to third. When Cesar Geronimo forced Bench, Foster scored with the Reds' second run.
Geromimo stale second and then scored to make it 3-4 when Dave Concepcion blooped
Two innings later, Driessen homered,
making it 4-0.
for a run in the fourth on hits by Chris thumbnail. Chambers wandered and bandwished walk to Grails Nettles.
In the bottom of the seventh, New York cut the Redes to lead two runs when Jimmy Johnson scored.
Pete Rose open the Reds' eight with a
top-slip when Ken Griffey also singed.
slide, when Ken Griffey also singed.
The Yankees nicked winner Pat Zachry
Joe Morgan doubled past first base, scoring Rose. An intentional walk to Driessen, who had doubled in his previous at-bat, loaded the bases. Foster then drilled his second hit to left field, scoring the final Cincinnati run.
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