S 0 0 -W 0 4 Page 2-Saturday, September 19, 1981-The Michigan Daily Michigan football '81 - Soph Smith to fill Wanler's shoes The Michigan Daily-Saturday, S New drum m takes over 'A OFFENSE By BUDDY MOOREHOUSE Looking for a weakness in the Michigan offense is like looking for a free parking place in Ann Arbor-there don't seem to be many of either. Start with an offensive line that features three pre-season All- Americans, add a trio of running backs that combined for almost 3,000 yards last season, the most exciting wide receiver in the country, along with a highly-touted quarterback, and one would have to believe coach Bo Schem- bechler when he said, "Our offense is a team that has some potential to move the ball." DESPITE THE fact that the Wolverines suffered four graduation losses-quarterback John Wangler, All- American center George Lilja, guard John Powers, and split end Alan Mit- chell-don't shed any tears for Schem- bechler. The Wolverines should have little trouble tilling the vacancies. Probably the most significant of the losses was Wangler, a passing specialist who threw for a career total of 2,994 yards, second only on the all- time list to Rick Leach. "We don't want to underestimate the loss of those guys," said Schembechler. "Par- ticularly the leadership that Wangler gave us at quarterback." Waiting in the wings to fill the spot are three highly-regarded players. Senior B.J. Dickey, an option-type quarterback who missed last season because of disciplinary reasons, junior Rich Hewlett, who started the first two games of last season and the Ohio State game as a freshman in 1979, and sophomore Steve Smith, who was heavily recruited out of high school, were all in contention for the starting assignment. Schembechler ended the speculation over who would get the nod when he announced during the summer that Smith, a 6-foot, 191-pounder from Grand Blanc, would open the season as the starter. According to Schembechler, Hewlitt could very well be transferred to the defensive secondary to make use of his athletic ability. SMITH PLAYED very little last season, completing only three of six passes for 44 yards. "We had hoped that Smith would be able to play some as a freshman, but he was injured all through the pre-season practices," said Schembechler. But if potential counts for anything, Smith should fill the signal-calling role well. "I spent so much time recruiting Smith that I almost took up residence in Michigan," said Indiana head coach Lee Corso. Smith, who runs a 4.5 40, should be the fastest quarterback Michigan has ever had. Giving the Wolverines a running at- tack that ranks with any in the country are three potential 1000-yard backs. Seniors Butch Woolfolk and Stan Ed- wards and junior Lawerence Ricks, all of whom are All-American candidates, combined for 2,993 yards last season. Woolfolk, a 6-2, 207-pound tailback from Westfield, N.J., accounted for 1,073 yards last season and needs only 916 this year to bcome Michigan's all- time leading ground gainer. Also a Big Ten champion sprinter, Woolfolk was named the Rose Bowl MVP with 182 yards rushing in Michigan's 23-6 win over Washington. SHARING TIME at the .tailback spot this season will be Ricks, who started six games last year and piled up 904 yards on the ground. The 5-10, 195- pound Barberton, Ohio native had his finest game last season against California, when he gained 184 yards. All told, the tailback spot with Woolfolk and Ricks accounted for 1,977 yards last year. Manning the fullback positon for the second year in a row is Edwards, a fif- th-year senior from Detroit. Edwards played his first two years at Michigan as a tailback, but was moved last season when Michigan was left without a quality fullback. "I would rather be tailback because the tailback carries the ball more," said Edwards. "Any back loves to have the ball up under hs arm. But playing fullback has helped out my all-around game. I must learn to block if I'm even going to think about playing in the pros." Edwards, who gained 916 yards last year, needs 240 yards to become only the 11th Michigan rusher to gain 2,000 yards or more. As Schembechler discovered a couple years ago, the football can move down the field much quicker if it's thrown. Helping the coach discover the worth of the passing game the last two years has been Anthony Carter, only 5-11 and 161 pounds, but probably the best wide receiver in the country. In his first two seasons at Michigan the junior from Riviera Beach, Fla. has rewritten many of the school's receiving records. He already holds a Michigan career record of 21 touchdown catches, as well as the single-season best of 14 scoring receptions. CARTER WAS named to virtually every pre-season All-American team this season, as well as several at the end of last season. He became the first Wolverine sophomore since 1925 to be named to an All-American team and the first ever to be voted Michigan's MVP. "Anthony's already better than some pros," said teammate Edwards. (Continued from Page 19) which are meant to get the crowd to yell "fight." But Becher is trying to change that image. "We try to not play those things that would let the students -yell anything obscene," he said. A commonly held misconception about the band is tht it is comprised primarily of music majors. According to Becher, "I think last year we only had about 20 to 25 music majors. And that's out of 225 people. I think that there should be more music education people in the band, because if they ever get a teaching job at a high school or something, they'll need that marching band experience." 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