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LEACH AND SCHLICHTER COMPARED
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By FRANK D. JAMES
Rick Leach and Ohio State's Art Schlichter
understand the pressures of playing quarterback for
a big time college football program. They were both
put in the, unenviable position of having to start the
Ist college football game of their careers as fresh-
fact that Leach was no longer a dropback passer. The
Michigan option attack required him to do a good
deal of his throwing literally on the run.
Schlichter also came from a school that relied
strictly on his skills as a drop back passer. His opener
against Penn State was the first occasion where he
ran the option under game conditions.
Thus far, Schlichter has had a very respectable
year. He is 67 of 146 for a .458 percentage, 1002 yards
and four touchdowns. He has also thrown 19 intercep-
tions.
As Leach did as a freshman newly acquainted with
the option attack, Schlichter has excelled in his new
role as runner. He comes into the Michigan game as
the Buckeys second leading rusher, averaging 4.1
yards. on 118 attempts for 448 yards. He leads the
Buckeyes in scoring, having gone over the goal line 11
times.
Schembechler noted Schlichter's versatility. "He is
toughter than Gerald because he can run and pass.
He's learned the option. At the beginning of the year
everyone wondered if he could run but he has proved
he can."
Buckeye observers had wondered if Hayes would
forsake his ground game for a west coast style
passing attack. Those ideas seemed to be borne out
against Penn State when Schlichter threw26 passes.
Those rumors have been put to rest as the season has.
progressed. Ohio State has rushed 638 times this
season. They have put the ball up in the air a mere
160 times.
There are more parallels: both were all-state
athletes in other high school sports; both remained
instate, where they built their reputation, rather than
leave their vicinity; both based their final decison as
to where they would attend college only after they
received assurances that they could participate in the
second sport. For Leach, it was. baseball; for
Schlichter, basketball.
The first year statistics aside, the determining
factor in the game Saturday could very well be the
fact that Leach is playing his last regular season
game. He has started every game (except one) in his
college career and he has been in many a tough
situation before. ,
There is no need to go over the slew of records
Leach has accumulated over the past years, they get
mentioned more than enough. What will count more
than meaningless records, many of which an average
player could garner over a comparable period of
time, is the experience Leach will bring to the game.
No amount of talent or grace can make up for never
having been in a game of this stature. Leach's first
Michigan-Ohio State game was a disaster: 7 of 20
passes completed with three interceptions; and 18
yards gained in 16 rushing attempts.
Four years can do a lot to a man's memory. Or else
Bo had chosen to block out the times when he undoub-
tedly second guessed his own decision to live or die
with Leach. When asked if he considered it a risk for
a coach to burden a freshman with the responsibility
of running a college offense, Bo smiled and coun-
tered: "No, not for a smart coach."
Team
1. Penn State (59)
2. Alabama (3)
3. Southern Cal (i
4. Oklahoma (2)
5. Houston
6. MICHIGAN
7. Nebraksa
(tie) DAILY LIBELS
8. Notre Dame
9. Texas
10. Clemson
11. Arkansas
12. Georgia
13. Maryland
14. Michigan State
15. Pittsburgh
16. Ohio State
17. UCLA
18. Purdue
19. Missouri
20. Iowa State
10-0
9-1-0
9-1-0
10-1-0
8-1-0
9-2-0
9-2-0
8-2-0
7-2-0
9-1-0
7-2-0
8-1-1
9-2-0
7-3-0
8-2-0
7-2-1
8-3-0
7-2-1
7-4-0
8-3-0
Points
1,306
1,213
1,152
1,150
1,025
1,015
880
880
797
794
749
619
609
411
403
377
344
309
179
140
82
Team
1. Penn State (39)
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Southern Cal (1)
5. Houston
6. MICHIGAN
7. Nebraska
(tie) DAILY LIBELS
8. Notre Dame
9. Texas
10. Clemson
11. Georgia
12. Arkansas
13. Pittsburgh
14. Ohio State
15. UCLA
16. Maryland
17. Missouri
18. Stanford
19. Purdue
20. Iowa State
10-0
9-1
10-1
9-1
8-1
9-1
9-2
9-2
8-2
7-2
9-1
8-1-1
7-2
8-2
7-2-1
8-3
9-2
7-4
7-4
7-2-1
8-3
Points
593
542
481
476
444
412
341
341
260
259
221
189
183
71
65;
53
42
32
24
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Following last week's 24-6 Michigan win over Purdue, the Wolverines
moved up one notch on both polls to sixth place. Nebraska, which was ranked
ahead of Michigan a week ago dropped to the seventh spot in the polls.
PENN STATE STAYED on top as Alabama moved into the number
two position, setting up a possible national championship showdown between
the two Sugar Bowl teams.
The AP poll had four Big Ten teams in the top twenty including
Michigan. Michigan State was placed at the number 14 spot while Ohio State
was voted into the 16th slot and Purdue was placed in thenumber 18th
position. Both polls agreed on the top ten positions.
Jockey split postponed until '79
Dame in the Eastern Division and the
remaining schools (Michigan Tech,
Minnesota Duluth, Colorado College,
Denver and North Dakota) in the
Western Division will go into effect for
next season.
The idea to change into divisions is,
despite all other nifty rationalizations,
purely a money matter. Michigan,
Notre Dame and Michigan State all
threatened to withdraw from the WCHA
completely unless the league split up or
did something drastic that would result
in a money-saving system.
Under the new format, the Eastern
and Western division teams will trade
off a two-game home series in alter-
nating years, while teams in the same
division will play four games against
each other. This will eliminate a couple
of costly road trips for each team every
year. According to Michigan Athletic
Director Don Canham, it costs in excess
of 17,000 each time he sends the hockey
team out to play one of the far west
schools.
"I'LL TELL YOU one thing," said
Canham, "if they start monkeying
around with the divisions next year,
we'll get right out of the league. No
doubts about it."
This is understandable, since the
CCHA (Central Collegiate Hockey
Association) has teams right at
Michigan's doorstep that would provide
ample competition in addition to saving
Michigan money in travel expenses.
Canham also indicated he has no
qualms about having the Wolverines
become an independent team if there is
a problem with joining the CCHA.
"We have natural rivalries with
teams like Western Michigan, Bowling
Green and Ohio State," he said. "There
is no reason why we shouldn't be
playing these teams. It's less costly and
our players wouldn't have to miss class
time like they do when they go out west
to play."
SLAPSHOTS: The Wolverines head
to South Bend for a pair of league
games with the Fighting Irish this
Friday and Saturday night ... Notre
Dame is currently in second place in
the WCHA after sweeping Michigan
State over the weekend. . . Last year,
the Wolverines won both games against
Notre Dame in South Bend, but the
Fighting Irish won both games when
they played up in Ann Arbor two mon-
ths later . . . Notre Dame took both
games at home'the year before last and
that sweep ended a string of seven con-
secutive series that the two teams have
split dating back to the 1973-74 cam-
paign .. . The Wolverines have lost the
services of freshman center Terry
Cullen for the remainder of the year, as
he will possibly require surgery to
repair a ruptured disc in his neck that
he suffered in the Minnesota-Duluth
series three weeks ago. .. The other
injured center, Dan Lerg, will be out for
at least two more weeks as he works his
sore knee back into shape.
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Purdue peaches
WEST LAFAYETTE-Purdue's Boilermakers are "very happy" to be
going to the Peach Bowl, their first post-season appearance in 12 years, but
first comes Saturday's Old Oaken Bucket game against arch-rival Indiana,-
Coach Jim Young said yesterday.
"The team has worked hard," Young said in his weekly telephone news
conference. "We're disappointed in last week's 24-6 loss to Michigan that en-
ded any chance for a Rose Bowl berth, but certainly Michigan deserved that
game."
The Boilermakers also lost the services of sophomore quarterback Mark
Herrmann, who suffered a pinched nerve in his neck and might not be ready
to meet the Hoosiers on Saturday.
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Horner top rookie
NEW YORK-Slugging third baseman Bob Horner of the Atlanta
Braves, the No. 1 choice in last June's free agent draft of amateur players,
was named National League Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers
Association of America yesterday.
-Honer, who played only a half season, received 12% votes from the 24-
man BBWAA panel which consisted of two voters in each of the league's 12
franchise cities. He beat out San Diego shortstop Ozzie Smith, who finished
with 8% votes. Pitcher Don Robinson of the Pittsburgh Pirates was the only
other player to receive any support, gaining the remaining three votes.
Horner played his college ball at Arizona State which has produced a
host of big leaguers including Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando and Rick Monday.
"He is the first Arizona State product, however, to be named the Rookie of the
Year.
Horner earned the rookie award by hitting 23 home runs, driving in 63
runs and batting .266 in 89 games after joining the Braves on June 16. He
signed with Atlanta right after Arizona State lost to Southern California in
the College World Series final and became the first man since San Fran-
cisco's Willie McCovey in 1959 to win the rookie award after joining his team
in mid-season.
He also became the first No. 1 selection in the free agent draft of
graduating high school and college players to move immediately into the
majors and go on to take the rookie prize.
Those statistics gave him the rookie award over Smith, the slick fielding
San Diego shortstop who batted .258 and stole 40 bases for the Padres, and
Robinson, who logged a 14-6 record and 3.47 earned run average for Pit-
tsburgh. The American League rookie award will be announced Wednesday.
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