Page 'welve THE MICHIGAN DAILY Saturday, September 11, 1976 WOODY HAS ANOTHER POWERHOUSE Buckeyes: Tough as ever By RICH LERNER Shed no tears for Woody Hay- es. Woody may have lost Heis- man Trophy winner Arch Grif- fin and Big Ten Most Valuable. Player Corny Greene from last year's conference champs, but another Buckeye powerhouse re- turns. The Buckeyes are big-Mount Everest big. Fullback Pete Johnson outweights all of Mich- igan's starters. Starting t i g h t end Jimmy Moore stands 6-6 and tips the scales at 265 pounds. Lining up next to Moore is tackle Chris Ward, a ,275- pound hulk. Whoever replaces G r i f f i n and Greene, most likely Jeff Hogan and Rod Gerald re- spectively, will have an ex- cellent blocking front to pro- vide interference. With Griffin running for the Cincinnati Bengals, Hayes will center the offense around his fullback as in the pre-Griffin era. The 256-pounder Johnson rumbled for 26 touchdowns a year ago, nearly causing Woody to forget about his predecessors, Champ Henson, John Brocking- ton, Jim Otis, Boby Ferguson et. al. Sophomore Gerald assumes field leadership with sterling credentials but little game ex- perience. Darrel Royal is still wondering how Hayes sneaked the speedy Gerald out of Dal- las. Logan hasn't had mtch chance to show his stuff in Ohio Stad- ium and if the junior tailback doesn't measure up, Junior Col- lege All-American Ron Springs is waiting in the wings. Springs led the nation's JUCO's in scor- ing and rushing a year ago. Senior Jimmy Harrell, plagued by injuries throughout his car- eer, is slated to replace Brian iBaschnagel at the wingback spot. Herman Jones returns at split end. With the loss of Griffin, Greene and Baschnagel, this year's Buckeye backfield will certainly not be as strong as C J C I l C 1 .1 C C f lam[ C [ C 1 I C Ca C 1C 1C C CJ Downtown *a4 S44e Ann Arbor call 663-0101 LIQUORO One of the Finest Selections OPEN DAILY ofTIlA IMPORTED WINE & BEER TL 1AM GROCERIES Sun &Holidays and SUNDRIES Tit Midnite 211 S. 4th Ave., Ann Arbor Between E. Washington & Liberty ' last year's. However, the Ohio State defense should be even stronger than 1975's Rock of Gibralter- Four starters return to the defensive front wall All-Big Ten tackle Nick Buonamici and Hay- es have kissed and made tp from last spring's altercation and the 255-pound senior will anchor the line. Eddie Beamon, a second team All-Big Ten choice flanks middle guard Aaron "Chunky" Brown. All-conference end Bob Brud- zinski, a high school team- mate of Rob Lytle, guards one side. Any of the four "B's", Brown, Beamon, Buonamici and Brudzinski could reach All- American status. Fittingly, Farley Bell should man the end opposite Brudzin- ski. Ed Thompson and Tom Cou- sineau are set at the linehack- in gspots. If there is a chink in the Buck- eyes' defensive armor, it is in the defensive backfield. Hayes must replace Craig Cassady and Tim Fox, but Ray Griffin and Southfield native Bruce Rthl are back. Lennie Mills should take over for Cassady, and yet another Griffin - this o n e named Duncan - aspires to re- place safety Fox. Ohio State's greatest strength lies in its kicking game. Sup- erleg Tom Skladany will not only handle the punting chores but take over for Tom Kla- ban as place kicker. Getting a break against Mich- igan State today - seven Spar- tan starters must sit this one out because of the recruiting scandal - the Buckeyes face a rigorous non-conference sched- ule. After visiting Joe Paterno and the Penn State Nittany Lions, the Buckeyes return to Columbus to host Missouri and Rose Bowl champ UCLA. Should Woody and his charges come off the non-conference schedule undefeated - w a t c h out! man's best friend .. a sweater Practical and warm, they'll keep you comfortable while you save energy with lower thermostat settings. Soft, long-wearing and great looking, too. All completely machine wash and dry make for easy care. Here are just two of our pet styles for fall and wilter. A breed for every personality, there are also crew and V -necks, polo collars and sleeveless. A kennel of colors available. A Quality importers, Haberdashers and Tailors STATE STREET ON THE CAMPUS SINCE 1888 HOURS: Monday-Saturday: 9-5:30; Friday Nights'til 8;30- MICHIGAN FOOTBALL JERSEYS 10 J ' IL y WARMUP SUITS 0n HOCKEY JERSEYS 130 40 50 40 -id' ULRICH'S 549 E. University 662-3201 T-SHIRTS 40 50 40 An 20 SWEATSHIRTS 20 1o BASEBALL CAPS10 JACKETS WOLVERINES-.