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The University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, August 26, 1998
Ohio Buckeyes train to beat rival Michigan
The Associated Press
They're ranked No. 1 in the preseason poll, have a tested quarterback and a veteran defense returning nine starters. But for the Ohio State Buckeyes to win a national title, they must first conquer the Big 10.
That means beating Michigan, something the Buckeyes have done just once in the last decade.
Circle Nov. 21 on the calendar the Buckeyes already have. That is when they play host to Michigan, which is 8-1-1 in the last 10 games against Ohio State, including three straight victories.
"We need to win that game. We need to do a better job. We need to make plays, coach better, play harder or whatever," Ohio State coach John Cooper said.
Ohio State defensive back Ahmed Plummer said the Buckeyes do not believe in jinxes or mental blocks when it comes to playing their biggest rival.
"I don't want to blame it on psychological things," Plummer said. "It's something we have to get over; we have to believe in ourselves. When we do go to Michigan, hopefully we'll be at the top of our game."
Michigan coach Lloyd Carr, whose team won the national title last season, said the Wolverines' domination of the Buckeyes was the result of several factors, including luck.
"It's the greatest rivalry in college sports," Carr said. "The last few years both schools have had a lot on the line. The more meaning it has, the better.
"They all come down to a guy making a play or getting a break," he said.
The Buckeyes have one of their toughest openers in years — on the road at West Virginia on Sept. 5. The Wolverines, ranked fifth in the preseason, go to Notre Dame.
“It’s not like all of a sudden we are No.1 and people are going to be up for us,” Cooper said. “I don’t know if we’ve ever caught anybody on an off day when we’ve played them. Everybody we play I’m sure has us underlined. If there is a big game on their schedule, I’m sure we’re it.”
Ohio State has 17 returning starters overall, although Butkus Award winner Andy Katzenmoyer had to attend summer school to be eligible along with safety Damon Moore and guard Rob Murphy.
Joe Germane, who shared the starting role with Stanley Jack
son for two years, is the No. 1 quarterback. He completed 61 percent of his passes last season and has thrown for 3,040 yards and 31 career touchdowns. He's got two top receivers in Dee Miller and David Boston and a quick run.
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its national championship team, but Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson and quarterback Brian Griese are gone.
Tom Brady, Scott Dreisbach or freshman Drew Henson will replace Griese. Dreisbach has the most experience. He started all 11 regular-season games in 1996 but lost the job to Griese. Based on a strong showing in spring drills, however, Brady should be the top man this fall even though he attempted just 15 passes in a backup role last season.
Penn State, meanwhile, lost its final two games last season, and the Nittany Lions face a brutal schedule that includes six bowl participants from last season and trips to Columbus and Ann Arbor.
Troubled running back Curtis Enis left for the NFL, and the Nittany Lions are inexperienced on offense, especially at quarterback.
Coach Joe Paterno, two wins shy of 300, will rely on a defense led by end Courtney Brown, linebacker Brandon Short and defensive backs Shawn Lee and David Macklin.
Iowa lost running back Tavian Banks and kick returner extraordinaire Tim Dwight. The Hawkeyes' defense features fensive end Jared DVries, a
three - year starter.
"When we're not supposed to have a shot, we're usually at our best," coach Hayden Fry said.
Michigan State is playing a 12-game
schedule for the first time in school history. The Spartans lost key offensive performers in quarterback Todd Schultz, tackle Flozell Adams and guard Scott Shaw.
They do have returning tailback Sedrick Irvin, who gained 1,270 yards last season, and defensive end Robaire Smith, who had 11 1/2 sacks.
Purdue is the surprise team of the Big Ten last season, with an
offense that averaged 460 yards per game. The Boilermakers, winners in the Alamo Bowl.
return just four offensive starters and Drew Brees must make the jump from backup to starting quarterback.
"Big" is the word at Wisconsin, where the Badgers have 260-pound Ron Dayne back for another season, running behind an offensive line that includes 370-pound Aaron Gibson and 311-pound Chris McIntosh, both 6-foot-7.
Dayne was slowed by injuries last season but still managed to gain 1,457 yards, one season after he picked up 2,109 as a freshman. The Badgers also have an experienced quarterback in Mike Samuel and a soft early-season schedule.
'for the first time in years, there's no Autry in Northwestern's backfield. Adrian Autry, a 1,000-yard rusher, is gone, but the Wildcats hope to be bolstered by the return of wide receiver D'Wayne Bates, who broke his leg in the season opener last year.
ner, the Big Ten's leading tackler a year ago, heads the defense.
Sophomore quarterback Gavin Hoffman, who is 6-foot-6, is the starter. Linebacker Barry Gard-
Minnesota must replace receiver Tutu
GOLDEN GOPHERS
Atwell and count on linebacker Parc Williams to lead a defense that was one of the most improved last year under coach Glen Mason, entering his second season.
Cam Cameron is also in his second season at Indiana. Defensive end Adewale Ogunley, who has 18 1/2 sacks in two seasons, and quarterback Jay Rodgers, who completed 58 percent of his passes last season, are keys for the Hoosiers if they want to improve on a 2-9 record.
Illinois coach Ron Turner suffered through an 0-11 season in his first year. And now Illinois, with a school-record 17 straight losses, has lost Robert Holcombe, the leading rusher in school history.
Turner wants to find a quarterback and stick with him, something he didn't do last year.
He hopes Mark Hoekstra, who started five games last season but was inconsistent, will be the answer.
New head coach plans to focus on winning image
The Associated Press
GRAMBLING, La. — Before the first pink streaks of dawn paint the sky above the old water tower, Doug Williams and his players are busy changing history.
Elsewhere, this would be football practice. Here, it is the beginning of a new era.
Grambling State rebuilds team
For the first time, someone other than Eddie Robinson is calling the shots at Grambling State.
"I don't have a sense of history as much as I have a sense of urgency," said Williams, a star Grambling quarterback in the 70s and the Super Bowl MVP for the Washington Redskins in 1988. "For years the saying was, 'Grambling doesn't rebuild, it reloads.' Well, we're rebuilding now."
For a man whose fondest dream has come true, Williams is amazingly clear-eyed.
He is following the coach who won more football games than any other and made a tiny school in the piney-woods of north Louisiana famous. But that doesn't worry Williams as much as trying to prepare for the season.
For decades, Grambling expected victories — 408 in 57 years, with at least a share of 17 Southwestern Athletic Conference titles. But the Tigers struggled in Robinson's final three years.
Losing seasons were made worse by an NCAA investigation and probation, discipline problems with players, declining attendance and a lack of attention from the pro scouts that once flocked to Grambling.
"Grambling went 11-21 the last three years, including back-toback 3-8 seasons," Williams said. "That makes it easier for me to take over after Coach. Everyone knows it's time for a change here."
That did not make the change universally popular.
Even at 78, Robinson did not want to step down. Ideally, he said, he would coach until he was 100. A move to oust him two seasons ago was thwarted when he asked for one more season to try to go out with a winning record. By that time, it had sparked bitterness, split longtime friendships and rocked the alumni and community.
When Williams' name surfaced as a replacement, his once warm relationship with his old coach cooled, and when Williams took over, the two men did not speak. Then Williams was forced to work in a bare office in a trailer behind the athletic building when Robinson did not move out of his office until mid-August.
the rift remains. There was also some opposition to Williams from those who could not imagine anyone other than Robinson in charge.
"Some people I've known for years stopped talking to me," Williams said. "I know there are those who think I shouldn't be coach, but I can't hop on that because I am the coach and I have a big job to do."
Scrapped were everything from the antiquated wing-T offensive set to the pre-dawn visits Robinson made to the dorm to wake his players for breakfast.
"He treats us like we're young men, not kids," senior wide receiver Silas Payne said of Williams. "Everything now is about responsibility. You don't have to make practice or lift or do the things he wants. But if you don't, you don't play."
During spring practice, players had to report to a 5:30 a.m. conditioning drill. During the fall two-a-days on the field near the Grambling city water tower, practices were from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and again in the afternoon.
The late arrivals and carelessness that had prevailed in the past few years were no longer tolerated.
"All of a sudden, the key words were discipline and hard work," senior offensive lineman Kori Smith said. "Practices are harder, faster, but everyone is really focused now. We know if we do the things he wants us to do, there's a big reward ahead."
Williams makes his demands with the confidence of a successful quarterback. His coaching credentials may be slim — he was 3-8 at Morehouse in his only other college job — but his reputation is huge.
Williams passed for 8,411 yards and 93 touchdowns as a Grambling quarterback from 1974-77. The Tigers were 35-5 during that stretch, and he was the first player from a predominantly black college ever chosen as a first team All-American by the Associated Press.
"I don't have a sense of history as much as I have a sense of urgency. For years the saying was, 'Grambling doesn't rebuild, it reloads.' Well, we're rebuilding now."
Doug Williams
Grambling State football coach
Then, in one quarter of one fantastic game, Williams put his name in the NFL record books.
In the 1988 Super Bowl, with Washington trailing the Denver Broncos 10-0. Williams shook off a bone-rattling hit to spark a Redskins victory.
In the second quarter, Williams passed for 228 yards and four touchdowns to put Washington ahead 35-10. He ended up with a Super Bowlrecord 340 total yards, a 42-10 triumph and an MVP award to highlight his career.
"I think Grambling prepared me for that kind of success as well as the struggles that led up to it," Williams said. "Grambling taught me who I was and what I was and how to deal with it. We worked so hard here and did so much with so little that everything afterwards seemed easy. That's what I want to give these players. That sense that they have succeeded here and can do it again anywhere."
The path to success will be a hard one for Williams. This season, he's replacing 12 starters and 22 lettermen, including the quarterback, kicker and punter.
Only a single Grambling player made the pre-season SWAC team, and Williams' fellow coaches put the Tigers at the bottom of the conference in the early ranking.
Add to that only three home games and travels as far as New Jersey, Dallas and San Diego for those games that have traditionally earned Grambling substantial paydays, and Williams admits any victories will be hard-earned.
"Sometimes, I find myself being optimistic, then I return to reality and realize how far we have to go." Williams said, "But this is Grambling, and we've always had a lot of pride. Coach built something great here. I don't have the slightest doubt we can rebuild it. It'll just take a little while."
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Kenuel help needed. Must be dependable, hard work and reliable. Apply in person 439 Cincinnati Pike.
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Looking for fun loving babyisher for 11 month old in morning-plus 3yr. old in afternoon. Experience a must. 20 hr/wk. Flexible hours. Call 865-3707
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Male dance neede to teach private ballet and modern dance with adult student. Call R.L. at 841-753-6920.
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Part time weekend/weekday staff position available at children's museum in Shawnee Ridge, AZ. Send resume to Museum of Children's Art, 130 East Grand Central Avenue, New York, NY 10017.
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Part-time Nanny needed for 21 month-old twins in our place. Experience with toddlers required. Send resume to Childcare Services, Inc., 605 W. Michigan Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211.
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