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By The Associated Press
LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska's
Cornhuskers, beefy, experienced
and deep, put their pre-season
No. 1 national football rating on
the line against Texas Christian
today.
A torrid fight among competing
quarterbacks for the starting of-
fensive assignment has gone for
the moment to Bob Churchich,
who as a Nebraska sophomore last
year was suddenly tapped as field
general when the No. 1 quarter-
back, Fred Duda, broke a leg in
the third game of a 9-2 season.
Duda, recovered, has made a
stropg bid to take over where he
left off, and at least three other
talented quarterbacks are press-
ing for the Job.
TCU is expected to counter with,
senior quarterback Kent Nix, a
tall and talented passer who uses
end Sonny Campbell as a favor-
ite target.
Nebraska and TCU have met
only once before, the Horned Frogs'
winning 28-7 in 1951.
Oddly, Nebraska's top rating
in the Associated Press pre-season
poll comes at a time when the
Cornhuskers have a two game los-
ing streak going. Nebraska closed
the last season by losing to Ok-j
lahoma in a Big Eight game andI
to Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl.
Notre Dame Faces Cal
BERKELEY, Calif. -- Notre
Dame's second season in the era
of Ara Parseghian starts today as
the Irish and California, two clubs
searching . for quarterbacks, open
their 1965 football season at Cal'sI
Memorial Stadium.
There could be a revenge factor
for Notre Dame. The last time the
Irish visited the Pacific Coast they
were knocked out of a perfect
season by Southern California,
which won the 1964 finale 20-17 in
Los Angeles.
In 1963, Stanford upset a favor-
ed Irish 24-14 and Notre Dame
didn't win another game that year.
The Irish rate as two touch-
down favorites even though their
Heisman Trophy winning quar-
terback, John Huarte, has depart-
ed.
California suffered as great a
loss when Craig Morton complet-
ed his eligibility last fall after re-
writing the school's forward pass-
ing records.
Parseghian decided to open with
senior Bill Zloch, a reserve who
saw only 10 minutes varsity ac-
tion last year and half of those
at split end.
California has senior Jim Hunt,
who saw most of his 1964 duty as
defensive safetyman and operated
at quarterback on plays designed
to stop the clock and get Morton
back into the lineup. Still Hunt
completed five of six passes and
one went 40 yards to a touchdown
against Navy. That, too, was a
clock stopper.
LSU Opens Season
BATON ROUGE, La. - Talent-
rich Louisiana State opens its sea-
son tonight against a Texas A &
M football team that will depend
heavily on a rookie quarterback.
The Tigers, ranked eighth in
the pre-season Associated Press
poll, are an experienced team
headed by injury - prone Pat
. Screen, a quarterback who can
.sFPurdue Ve
ornhuskers Fi*eldBy MARTY LIEBERMAN
Purdue, the only Big Ten op-
run and throw with the best of collegiate football title today in a ponent to defeat the Wolverines
them. Southeastern Conference battle last fall, could prove to be Mich-
TheA with Georgia. igan's toughest competition in
TeAggies from the SouthwestwihGoga 1965. Hopes are high in Lafayette
Conference have built their of- The Crimson Tide, a pre-season for a New Year's Day trip to
fense around a freckled faced 194- pick as the nation's fifth-best Pasadena, which has eluded all
pound quarterback from Abilene, team, goes into battle with what previus Purdue squads.
Tex., Harry Ledbetter. It will be may be the country's smallest
Ledbetter's first test under fire. lineup. The Boilermaker's gridiron con-
Missouri Meets Kentucky Directing the team is Steve fidence is grounded on a core of
COLUMBIA, Mo. - After two Sloan, rugged senior quarterback 24 lettermen. With fifteen start-
consecutive opening day defeats by who as a reserve the past two e ls among the veterans, Purdue
drop-back passers, Missouri should seasons played a key role in Ala- that earned a 5-2 conference and
be on guard for a strong ground bama's success. 6-3 overall mark last season. The
game by Kentucky and passer Georgia Coach Vince Dooley has only conspicuously absent 1964
Rick Norton in a top intersec-,a dandy quarterback of his own stars will be All-American end
tional football game here today. in Preston Ridelhuber, 195-pound Harold Wells and All-Big Ten
The poised, veteran Norton will seniorewho paced Bulldog rush- tackle Jim Garcia.
present plenty of problems for ers with 368 yards a year ago, Aerial Combo
Missouri's experienced, tough sec- and guided his team to a 6-3-1 The aerial combination of jun-
ondary led by Johnny Roland and season. for quarterback Bob Griese and
Ken Boston. This will be truetre- However, Georgia doesn't have senior end Bob Hadrick spear-
gardless of whether his chief tar- manpower to match Alabama, and heads the Boilermakers attack. As
get, Rick Kestner, or his replace- hot weather could take its toll a sophomore 6-1, 185, Griese roll-
ment, Dan Spanish, is the start- of the Bulldogs. ed up enough yardage, 1081 yards,
er at end. Army Opens Away to rank him fifth among all time
But the man who could break KNOXVILLE, Tenn.. - Army Pursue offensive leaders. His 76'
open the game is Kentucky's Rod- finds itself a slight underdog as complctions in 156 attempts net-
ger Bird, a tremendous runner it meets Tennessee today in its ted 934 yards and 5 TDs. Had-
at halfback. first season opener away from rick at 6-2, 195, is ready for ac-'
Missouri will present a stiff test, home in 76 years of football. - tion after missing the final two
with its quarterback, Gary Lane, The Vols are a touchdown fa- contests last season. In seven 1964
a constant run-pass threat. The vorite over the Cadets, who are games, he snared 37 passes, good
stable of backs includes Charlie making their appearance on a for 441 yards.
Brown, Monroe Phelps, Carl Reese Tennessee gridiron. Backs Gordon Teter and Randy<
and sophomore Barry Lischner. Both teams are starting the sea- Minniear'join Griese in an already
Alabama Favored son with strong defenses but ques- tested backfield. Halfback Teter
ATHENS, Ga.-A light Alabama tionable offenses.,Army has nine returns boasting 715 yards and a1
team counted on for big things veterans on its defensive unit and 4 0 ground gaining average of last7
this fall starts defense of its, Tennessee eight, fa_1. Minniear smashed through for
ate the forward wall with ex-
perience and talent.
Defense has given Purdue and
Mollenkopf a little trouble in re-
cent years and might be Achilles
heel of this squad. Purdue had
only the sixth best defense in the
conference in '64, but with seven
bruisers returning the outlook is
much brighter. All-America hon-
orable mention tackle, Jerry Shay,
middleguard Jack Calcaterra, and
end Jim Long remain the stalwarts
of the defensive unit.
Kicking chores go to quarter-
back Griese. With nineteen extra
points and a 36 yard field goal to
his credit, he has already proven
that he can withstand the pres-
sures of place-kicking.
Purdue's veterans, having been
in the running for the conference
championship until the final two
games last season, have smelled
the Roses, and could just have
liked the fragrance enough to go
all the way for them.
A tested balance between the
Boilermaker passing and running
l attacks furnishes much of the
basis for its No. 9 ranking in pre-
season polls and its predicted sec-
ond-place finish in the Big Ten.
terans Seek Rose Bowl Trip
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FULLBACK RANDY MINNIEAR of Purdue bulls his way through
the line for a gain against Michigan in last season's upset win
over the Wolverines. Minniear rushed for 438 yards as a junior in
1964 and is back this year to haunt the Big Ten linemen
438 yards and nine touchdowns at
fullback. Sophomores Bob Hurst
f-d Bob Corby are scrambling to ,
beat out veterans Lou Sims and
Doug Holcomb for the fourth
tarting role in the backfield.
Purdue tangles with Miami
Two year veterans man every. (Ohio) in its season opener today
post on the offensive line except in its first venture into the col-
for one end. Lou De Filipo and legia g
Sal Ciampi at guards, Kart Singer
and Bob Hopp at tackles, and Boilermakers will play Michigan
Larry Kaminski at center satur- on Oct. 16.
Badgers' Prospects Dim;
Only 16 Lettermen Back
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By HOWARD KOHN
Prospects for the Wisconsin
gridders in Big Ten competition
this year look anything but prom-
ising as gaping holes decorate the
first-string offensive eleven.
Badger fans are in for a sea-
son of "better luck next time"
from all indications thus far.
Coach Milt Bruhm, who has com-
piled a winning record in years
at Badgerland, reports only 16
lettermen and only two offensive
regulars in the ranks of the re-
turnees.
Last Year
In the campaign last year,
Bruhm piloted his squad to a 2-5
mark for its third second division
finish since 1956. Injury and ill-
ness were the main reasons for
the lack of success.
This season, however, not even
a steady diet of Wheaties and
One-a-day's could give the Bad-
gers a chance at the title. The
jigsaw puzzle of a winning team
has just too many pieces missing
at Wisconsin.
Defense will be the leading fea-
ture of the 1965 team with hefty
Bill Maselter, 260-pound tackle,
furnishing the bulk on a 216-
pound average line. Other main-
stays up front will be Mike Lon-
don, Roger Alberts, Eric Rice, Tom
Brigham and Bob Richter.
All Return
All of these are back from the
'64 platoon, along with three de-
fensive secondary men who are
slated to watchguard the back-
field.
On offense, Charlie Burt will get
the nod for quarterback, while
Tom Jankowski will fulfill running
chores at halfback and fullback.
Burt, a sophomore, who missed
all of last season because of mon-
onucleosis, -is best known for his
capacity for option pass-run plays.
His lack of game experience, how-
ever, might limit his roaming.
Double Threat
Jankowski, scheduled to alter-
nate between the two backfield
slots, gained 118 yards in 42 tries
last year. He will probably be on
the field each time the Badgers
have possession of the ball.
Teammate Kim Wood, who has
recuperated from recent knee sur-
gery, will be subbing at fullback
for Jankowski, while sophomore
Gerald Hackbert will spell him at
halfback.
On the line, tackle Mike Sachen
and guard Chuck Currier high-
light the list. Currier also under-
went surgery on his knee in spring
and is waiting to test it against
Big Ten linemen.
Lone ends with any '64 game
action are Lou Jung and Joel
Jenson. The 6-2 Jung looks like
the best bet to be on the receiving
end of Burt's aerials.
Grid mentor Bruhm faces a
difficult task-that of manipulat-
ing his scattered forces against
the powerhouses of the Big Ten.
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