r 5, 1977--The Michigan Daily ADJUSTS TO WOLFMAN SLOT Blue No. 3 By The Associated Press a m P Southern Cal (23) ...4-0.01 Oklahoma (19)....-00 . MICHIGAN (16) .4-0-01 Hicks accepts another challenge 4ints 1,106 1,052 1,048' By DON MacLACHLAN Ohio State........ T'exas (1)..., .. (tie) DAILY LI ELS Colorado... ..... Alabama ............ 3-1- 3-0- 4-0- 4-0-0 3-1- 0 0 0 0 0 (tie) Arkansas......4-0-0 Nebraska......... .3-1-0 Penn St............3-1-0 Notre Dame........,3-1-0 Texas A&M.......3-1-0 Brigham Young (1) .. 3-0-0 California ........4-0-0 Pittsburgh ...........3-1-0 Kentucky .....3-1-0 Texas Tech.......3-1-0 Louisiana State....2-1-0 Wisconsin ........4-0-0 Florida..........2-1-0 715 706 706 647 424 424 376 288 205 194 184 178 168 100 84 57 31 24, I - If Michigan football co-captain Dwight Hicks is presented with a challenge, he will accept it. This season for example,, Hicks moved from the free safety position, which he held for two years, to wolf. Af- ter a little bit of adjusting Hicks has set- tled down at his new spot. "At every position in the secondary you have to keep the ball inside and in front of you," Hicks said: "At safety I couldn't gamble as much. I had to be cautious- not to the point of not being aggressive, but being sure of yourself -- because as a safety you are the last guy back on defense. At wolf I'm not as concerned with getting beat deep." Regardless of what position he plays, Hicks has earned himself a reputation as a hard hitter. "I really like the defensive secon- dary," said the 6-1, 184 pounder from New Jersey. "I get out on the field and play the best I can, doing things as aggressively as I can. If you are a phys- ical player you will be a good player." The versatile Hicks also plays a key role on the Blue specialty teams. "We really stress our specialty teams at Michigan," said Hicks. "If I can run a punt back for a touchdown, it can really demoralize a team. It's a real challenge to watch the ball with people coming at you and then try to elude them. RACKHAM GRADUATE STUDENTS If you intend to graduate this term with either a masterAs degree or on intermediate degree awarded by the Rockhom Graduate School, you ' must submit a Diploma Application to the Records Office, Room 1014 Rackham Groduate School, no later than Friday, October 7, 1977 in order to be placed on the December degree list. Diptoma applications are available in the Rack- ham Graduate School. Room 1014, as well as in s your department of program office. "You have to look and see how fast the men are coming downfield and check the height of the ball. Then you" must concentrate strictly on catching the football." Running with the football is nothing new to Hicks. As a prep all-stater at Pennsauken High School, Hicks doubled as an offensive halfback and safety on defense. "In high school I thought I was a bet- ter offensive back than' a defensive back," Hicks said: During the winter in high school, Hicks didn't sit still. He started at guard for the basketball team and averaged 20 points for the state quar- terfinalists. Hicks was recruited for both football and basketball but never really gave himself a chance to con- sider playing the latter in college. "When Michigan came along after football season, it really didn't give me a chance to be recruited for basket- ball," Hicks said. "I had to make a decision before basketball season was over." Hicks chose Michigan over other Big Ten schools such as Purdue, Wisconsin and Minnesota and eastern powerhouses Penn State and Maryland. "I knew Michigan was a good football team, but I never really saw them play on TV because our high school games were at two o'clock Saturday after- noons. People on the east coast didn't know that much about Michigan. When they talk about the big Ten, they think of Ohio State." Last Saturday most of the east coast got a chance to see Michigan in the 41-3 televised stomping of Texas A&M. And Hicks admits he was a little extra fired up to tassle with the Aggies. "Playing against a team like A&M - well there. again is your challenge," Hicks remarked. "You prepare your- self for a game from Sunday on. You start thinking about the opposing team and sorta build up during the week. "Come Saturday you are just happy to be able to play," Hicks continued. "You know what you have to do. Your emotion or mental attitude towards football has a lot to do with how you play." This Saturday Hicks and his team mates oppose aFch-rival Michigan State in East Lansing. Spartan quarter- back Ed Smith isn't afraid to put the football in the air, so Hicks and com- pany will have to be ready. "Smith is a'good passer and is going to complete some passes," Hicks said. "We have to break up the underneath passes and defense against the long bomb. You have to realize you aren't' gonna stop every pass. "They are a team that throws a lot and a touchdown pass will hurt your defense mentally," Hicks added. "We will just have to prepare ourselves for a different type of attack than we saw against A&M. I missed playing MSU last'year because of my injury and am really looking forward to it." The eager Hicks suffered the only major injury of his athletic career last season when he tore a tendon in his finger. Hicks missed five games and. underwent surgery, yet still totaled 58 tackles and two interceptions. "I was really down," Hicks recalled. "I had set goals for myself and thought I was on my way to obtaining them. It was a setback. Luckily I came back and. had a couple of good games." Hicks hopes to graduate in June with' a degree in general studies. However, if he hears from a pro team in the football draft, Hicks wouldn't turn down the op- portunity to play. "I really would give it a shot because again it is a real challenge," Hicks said. "To play with the best around and be amongst them would be exciting and quite an honor. To actually do well for yourself is even better." After finishing second team All-Big Ten last year and being compared with former Michigan safeties Dave Brown and Tom Darden, Hicks is a shoo-in to be drafted. And when the challenge'.' comes Hicks will be ready to respond. WOLVERINE CO-CAPTAIN DWIGHT HICKS (17) pulls down the hefty George Woodard (33d rt nyhe Mich ian Texas A&M confrontation last Saturday. Besides meeting the sizeable challenge of the 277-poundfullback, Hicks also picked off a pass to set up a Michigan score. dipp- Just for the health of ite Get moving. America! March 1-7. 1977 is National Physical Educationand Sport Week Physical Education Public Information American Allance for Health. Physical Education anid recreation 1201 16th St., NW, Washington. D C 20036 s Bo takes 'wait and see' attitude r SALE' ALL COLORADO COMFORT CAMPING STYLE DOWN FILLED PARKAS (LIMITED SELECTION) _ mil on red-shirting wounded troops .4: La I sl rfirrst starting at 213 S. MAIN" 665-3888' .95 OPEN 1O'tE330 - L 2 Wrong? Oh, nothing much. They were just )rn. It seems odd that they have to pay with a etime of hunger. The statistics are so crushing in any parts of the world that even the cynics are oved. And we're getting people to help these ldren. Peace Corps Volunteers. Yes, the Peace rps. Remember us? We've been quiet for a File, but in case you've forgotten, we're alive and ell. And waiting for you. If you've got the commit- ent, we'll give you the skills you need. You've ways said you wanted a meaningful career. Well, ir job specs won't lie to you. The hours are ugh. The pay is lousy. But you'll become a part a community and learn a new language, dis- cover a new culture. You'll learn more than you teach. The impossible may take a little longer, but it can happen, in small pieces. 2,000 wells here. 50 schoolrooms there. A couple of hospi- tals. Go ahead and tell these children that it's not much. They won't believe you. Not the first time a well comes in nor the last time. A field of beans can be more rewarding than you can imagine. The Peace Corps wants you. We need thousands of you. Call toll free: 800-424-8580. Or write the Peace Corps, Box A, Washington, D. C. 20525. The Peace Corps R _ is alive and well. By BILLY NEFF Here is the true test of Michigan football trivia. Name who the last four Michigan red-shirts were? Well if you're stumped,then try naming the red-shirts this year. THE SECOND question can't be aisWered since Wolver- ine Coach Bo Schembechler does not lkpw either. "1To deci sion has been made yet. I could say for sure at the end of six or seven games." And what are red-shirts? They're usually injured players who cannot perform in any of the games that season and are retained for another year of eligibility. Schembechler has his own theories about red-shirting. "When you talk about red-shirting, you do not red-shirt anyone who is not going to come back and be a regular." The Wolverine mentor continues, "We should would never hold anyone out who doesn't have the potential to come back and start." THERE ARE several possibilities this year with the abundance of injuries. First of all, starting offensive tackle from last year, Bill Dufek, has been out the entire season and should return to practice "next week or the week after." Also, backup center Steve Nauta, a Philadelphia native, and the snapper on kicks, will also return to practice next week. After these players start practicing, then Schembechler has to decide bw effective these pryers wiU 'be the rest of the season. Other potential red-shirts include another offensive .tac: kle, Jon Giesler; Russell Davis' younger brother Michael; running back Lawrence Reid, a standout in the Navy game last year; and Rick Leach's possible heir apparent: Stacy Johnson. Johnson, who unfortunately had to come to a scliooi where another great quarterback was going to matricu- late, looms as the most interesting prospect. He is a jun- ior like Leach and would finally get his big chance if he were to red-shirt. But Schembechler stated firmly that red-shirting is not such a wise idea. "For every player you red shirt, thereis one less possible recruit." In case you're wondering who the last four red-shirts were, they are Curt Stephenson, who caught a touchdown pass against Texas A&M, Rick White, Steve Graves, and , Gerry Szara. . 60 million children were sent to bed wfhout any supper last night. I wonder what they did wrong? AANSKIN IS ANY WEAR. PARKLANE HOSIERY-IS EVRWEE The Parklane Hosiery store nearest you: