THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28,1967 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE SEVEN THURDAY SEPEMBR 28 197 TH MIHIGA DALY PGE EVE Gophers Seek Hel or lpO } E men is the second highest total By DAVE THOITS On paper Minnesota is a team that looks like a potential win- ner of the Big Ten this year. On the field last week they looked somewhat less than that. A narrow 13-12 victory over an underrated Utah team showed that the Gophers have a long way to go before the Big Ten season starts if they're going to figure in the conference race. Minnesota's chief asset is still their defensive line, though Utah riddled it for 232 yards. It aver- ages out to 239 pounds a man and is anchored by end Bob Stein, the Gophers' only All-American candidate. A junior, Stein played in just two games last year but is still called the best player in the Big Ten by his coaches. Four let- termen play along side of Stein and as the season goes on this unit should strengthen and pose a formidable obstacle for Big Ten runners. Linebacking is where the Goph- ers are hurting. Not one letter- man' returns at this post, and Dennis Cornell, a guard switched to linebacker this season, is out for the year following knee sur- gery. Last week, Leon Trawick, 6'4" and 230 pounds of "super sophomore," was switched to linebacker in an effort to fill the gap. Enemy quarterbacks will find the going rough against Minne- sota's experienced s e c o n d a r y. Three lettermen including cap- tain Tom Sakal give the Gophers good front line strength at de- fensive halfback. Depth here, as in many other positions, is lack- ing. If and when Minnesota's de- in the conference), but with soph- omore performances making the difference between a good team and a championship team. The line has lost Bill Christison also through knee surgery, but seven other lettermen return to give Minnesota's backs a formidible front wall. They're big (243 pound average) and slow (no de- tails available on just how slow), but they'll open the holes for the runners and that's what they're getting paid, ah, supposed to do. Minnesota will depend heavily on sophomores to spark the of- fense. Curt Wilson, the Gophers' leading ground gainer last season as a quarterback has been switch- ed' to left halfback where his run- ning as well as his passing will pose a threat to opposing de- fenses. DENNIS CORNELL fense jells, things will be bleak for the unfortunate opponent. The potential is there if they can put it all together. The offense is in much the same position-lettermen galore (Minnesota's 29 returning letter- Solid Two more "super sophs" (the ones who come complete with press clippings), will probably be in the starting lineup when Big Ten action starts. Both have been hit with injuries and, though they played Saturday, are not 100 percent. Phil Hagen is a poised signal caller who came off the bench in his first collegiate game and took Minnesota 88 yards in the final three minutes to steal the victory against Utah. Hagen is a brilliant passer from whom great things are expected. When he's completely sound those great things just may happen. Junior Ray Stephens, brother of former Minnesota All-Ameri- can quarterback Sandy Stephens, is the other quarterback but he's also injured though not serious- ly. Stephens was not able to gen- erate much of an attack Satur- day, and Minnesota is counting on Hagen to -'man the controls. Fullback Jim Carter is 6'3," 215 pounds of bruiser, a short yard- age man who can power his way for long gains. One of the most sought after players in the coun- try two years ago, Carter's not yet, at full strength due to a shoulder injury, but also playedrSaturday. With Hagen and Carter healthy, the Gopher attack will be very explosive. (Ever been attacked by exploding gophers?) The pass receiving corps is thin, in numbers but includes three' good starters. One hundred fifty- six pound flanker Hubie Bryant runs the hundred in 9.5 seconds and is especially dangerous on reverses. It should be interesting4 when Bryant and Michigan's George Hoey hook up against each1 other. The end positions are held; down by Chip Litten, good hands1 and good moves, and Charley Sanders, a-defensive end last year.' Litten made a fantastic catch off7 a Hagen pass in the waning min- utes Saturday to win the game.I Line PANTHERS SULK: Mad Scramble For Lambert HUBIE BRYANT By BOB LEES Pity poor Pitt. A survey of major independents east of the Mississippi usually starts with the chances of the powerhouses, then slides into a consideration of how the rest might "luck out." But how can anybody with a heart neglect the Panthers of Pittsburgh? Ever since former Chancellor Edward Litchfield ordered the "boring" offense to "open up" a few years ago, the once-potent Panthers have been somewhat less than fearsome. Last year's record of 1-9 was typical, and this year-well, Coach Dave Hart, forced to call upon eight sopho- mores to start offensively, says that they are "rebuilding." . So who do they face in this particularly "off" year? UCLA was the first on the Panthers' schedule. They edged Pitt, 40-8.. Miami of Florida is also there, who despite their opening game upset by Northwestern are still one of the nation's top teams. Add in Eastern strongboys Navy, Syracuse, Army, and Penn State (they meet the Nittany Lions late in the season when State is historically at its peak). Big Ten hopefuls Wisconsin and Illinois and fired-up rival West Virginia are also scheduled, and the brew may already seem too potent for any denizen of the Cathedral of Learning. But the heaviest seasoning is Notre Dame, and that crowning touch may give enough flavoring for the en- tire season to be one long heart- burn. Lambert Hopefuls While this may not be the year of the Panther, other Easterners shouldn't fare quite so badly. Sy- racuse, which won the Lambert Trophy as "best in the East" last year despite opening losses to Baylor and UCLA, is the favorite to retain that symbol. They al- ready avenged one of those de- feats, topping Baylor last week- end, and fullback Larry Csonka's play this year should help Coach Ben Schwartzwalder have another fine season. Should the Orange falter, how- right losing to Northwestern last' week-but it did. The Hurricanes, with Ted Hen- dricks and Jimmy Cox at defen- sive and offensive end respec- tively, should have an added ad- vantage in playing their home games in the cavernous Orange Bowl-at night, yet. Perhaps it was the daylight in Evanston which caught them unaware, but miracles don't happen too often. In fact, the Notre Dame game on Nov. 24 just might be this year's "Game of the Century." Virginia Tech, so far, has lived up to its advance billing with two wins. And with All-America safe- tyman Frank Loria returning to anchor a staunch defensive back- field as well as an easy first seven games, Coach Jerry Clai- borne should have his team ready to encounter Miami and Florida State. The Florida State Seminoles, meanwhile, shocked the experts last week with their 37-37 tie of Alabama. Everyone knew they'd be good, but that was as many Trophy points as were scored on Ala- bama all last year. Flanker Ron Sellers is the key to Florida State's aerial game, but he isn't the only target for quarterback Kim Hammond. Prestige is a big word around Georgia Tech, too, and the Yel- lowjackets were stunned when Coach Bobby Dodd quit in a be- lated decision because of ill health. New Coach Bud Carson inherits a team strong not only in tradition but also in exper- ience. Passer Kim King and fab- ulous tailback Lennie Snow return .from last year's 9-1 team, and last week's squeaky victory over pesky Vanderbilt gives an unfair picture of the offense. Tech's biggest problem will be the schedule, which shows an amazing resemblance to Pitt's. Both teams finish up with mur- derous opponents, only Georgia Tech finds hers in the form of Miami, Notre Dame, and Geor- gia. But here the resemblance ends. With Tech, the games will be even matches; with Pitt, they may well be agony. Minnesota's first string ranks with the best but depth could be the painful spot. However, sub- stitutes are gaining valuable ex- perience filling in for hurt play- ers now, before the Big Ten wars begin. Barring further injuries and with good development of sophomores, Minnesota will be heard from this year. Head coach Murray Warmath says, "The Big Ten race is going to be one hell of a race, and we expect to be right in the thick of it." Minnesota's interesting sched- ule includes three conference champions from last year (SMU of the Southwest, Nebraska of the Big Eight and MSU) and successive home games with State and Michigan. After last week- end, it looks as though the Big Ten might have a race to rival the American League. Minnesota isn't faring too poorly in the American League. .'. .., x' LENNY SNOW ever, Army, Penn State, and pos- sibly Navy are hopeful of picking up the' slack. Army, with last year's "Coach of the Year" Tom Cahill, as well as last year's 8-2 record, look strong, especially with quarterback Steve Lindell back. A surprisingly easy 26-7 victory over Virgina last week gives an idea of their potential, but last year's luck in not having one serious injury might help too. Lions Will Roar Penn State, meanwhile, is con- tinuing this year in their tradi- tion of blowing the easy opening game before coming on strong at the end. Coach Joe Paterno's squad has a string of 28 consecu- tive non-losing seasons, most of them gained in this manner, and last week's loss to underdog Navy follows the pattern. Of course, with Miami of Florida, UCLA, and Boston College in the immediate offing, it may be awhile before the Nittany Lions get going. Yet, they do end up with Pitt. Navy is a question mark. Pick- ed by many to edge Pitt for last among the Easterners, the Mid- dies have a schedule which near- ly rivals the Panthers.' But they do have a few semi-patsies to give some confidence before the Army- Navy holocaust. And the victory over Penn State gives promise. South of the Mason-Dixon line the independent picture, which started off so set, has developed into a welter of confusion. 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