PAGE EIGHT THE MICHIGAN DAILY S;ATTTRnAV..QWPTVMUVI?.12 74191C AT APM17-b XT AyT iTW-WV7xm. ~Xa. L vI.AL3Lt, , 1ErL X VIZJED ~, O, hi }b L'AIJIUI AL YrtVrd'W: TCU Invades Co 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 I A 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 4 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. 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