, :i SPORTS *4 ",t *4 The Michigan Daily_ Wednesday, October 1, 1980 Page 9 5 Body changes position: Makes switch from QB to starting cornerback By MARK MIHANOVIC Marion Body didn't think that it would work out this way. After graduating from Detroit Ket- tering High in January of 1978, Body came to Ann Arbor for spring practice that same year as a 162-pound running quarterback. He sincerely believed that he could make a contribution calling the signals at Michigan. Rick Leach was then preparing for his final season, and there was a mad scramble for the spots behind him. And after all, the great Leach was never much of a thrower, so why would Body's shor- tcomings in that facet hurt him? HE LEARNED quickly, however, that there was a long line behind Leach. to the quarterback position and that his speed (4.5 in the 40) might best serve the Wolverines somewhere else. "It was funny, because they had moved (John) Wangler to safety," Body recalled Monday. "But I wasn't doing very good (at quarterback), so after ten days, they moved Wangler back to quarterback and me back there to the secondary. "Had I stayed at quarterback, I think I could have contributed as much as B.J. (Dickey) or (Rich) Hewlett. But it was a definite chance to play, and that's what I wanted to do." AND THAT IS exactly what he is doing. This fall the 5-10, 175-pound junior beat out senior Gerald Diggs and sophomore Jerry Burgei for the star- ting strongside cornerback slot, and he has been one of the most pleasant sur- prises, according to coach Bo Schem- bechler, that has come out of the inex- perienced Wolverine defense. It was this inexperienced defense that Schembechler apologized to after Saturday's 17-14 loss to South Carolina. The coach had called for a fake punt on fourth down in Michigan's own territory because he wasn't confident that his defense could stop George Rogers and Co. But themove backfired, as the Gamecocks held and drove in to score the winning touchdown. "Yeah, Bo apologized," Body said. "He really didn't need to apologize because we all made mistakes. We're a young defense. But I thought we played well during the game." BODY DOESN'T possess the size to be a physical defensive back, but when he saw Rogers' 220-pound frame chur- ning into the Blue secondary, he didn't back off. He accumulated six tackles on the day, five of them solos, to give him a total of ten stops for the year, second among backs behind Jeff Reeves. He has also intercepted two opposition passes and broken up four more to lead the team in both of those categories. Both of his interceptions occurred near the end of the first half of the Notre Dame defeat. He picked off his first Mike Courey aerial with a minute-and- a-half remaining before the inter- mission at the Notre Dame 47-yard line and returned it 20 yards to set up a Michigan score which tied the game at 14. Body wishes that all quarterbacks would play catch with him like Courey did. "Courey is not a passer at all," Body said. "He eyes his receivers. He looks to (Tony) Hunter on every play. Hunter was on my side on that play, and I figured he'd be going to him." But it was Hunter versus Body on another big play with 0:31 left in the contest, and this time the Notre Dame receiver came out on top. Both men leaped for a desperation pass by Blair Kiel at the Michigan 48, and while neither came down with the ball, the 6-5 Hunter got the call. Interference on Body. Two plays later, the Irish won. "I saw I had no chance at the ball, so I went up with him and raked his arm, and they called it," Body explained. "It was close. I could have played it better. It was a judgement call. They (the of- ficials) made some rinky-dink calls in that game, but I felt bad because it was called on me." BODY WASN'T heavily-recruited out of high school, as Arizona State and Toledo were the only other schools that expressed a legitimate interest in him. "My mother didn't want me to go to U of M," he said. "My father wanted me to go here. My mother wanted me to go to a smaller school. It was solely my decision with the help of my high school coach (Bob Jones). I told him I wanted to get a major college education, and he told me I couldn't go wrong by coming to Michigan." Fellow Kettering alumnus Stanley Edwards probably nudged him a little, also. "He talked to me and told me how it was up here, how Bo was, and about the program," Body .said. Body, an Education major, had to rehabilitate from a broken left collar- bone suggered during, gulp warmups before the 1979 Gator Bowl in orderto get ready for this season, and he isn$ going to let a couple of losses dampen his enthusiasm. "I THOUGHT WE would win these w two games," Body said. "But it'S- making us stronger for towards the end' of the season when we face Ohio State and Purdue. By the end of the season,. we'll be contenders in the Big Ten." Ya know, Marion, it just may work out that way. STUDENT DINNER SPECIALS MON-THURS 251 East Liberty * Ann Arbor, Michigan Phone: (313) 665-7513 m " " Monday 754 off Veggie Sandwich ; Tuesday $1.00 off any Quiche Dinner Wednesday 754 off any Giant Stuffed Potato - Thursday 75t off any of our Crepe Dinners j Coupon valid between 6:00 p. m. -8:00 p.m. ' ,EXPIRES NOVEMBER 30, 1980 L m m... I-........-.......... .. .... =...1..... Body ... leads in thefts Chippewas stick it to Wolverines 3-0 By MARTHA CRALL Central Michigan spoiled the Michigan field hockey team's home opener and its undefeated record with a 3-0 besting of the Blue yesterday. The Wolverines outshot the Chip- pewas, 19-9, and outdueled them on corners, 15-13, but couldn't come up with the numbers where it counts-on the scoreboard. "They (CMU) didn't outplay us," said a dejected Michigan coach Candy Zientek. "They out-experienced us. But in no way was the score an indication of the game." Central got off to a fast start, scoring on Blue goalkeeper Heather Cairns within the first five minutes of play. Dearborn junior Marge Rausch knocked in the goal with an assist from Sandy Kobel. The first half ended with Central ahead, 1-0. The Chippewas didn't wait long to begin the second stanza scoring, however, with Rausch scoring her second goal on a corner with assists by Cathy Gibson and Kim McCormick. Central added an additional point before the game ended when they caught the Wolverine defense napping. This time Kobel scored with an assist by Rausch. "I'm very pleased," said CMU coach Mary Bottaro after the game. "I think we out-hustled Michigan, which is dif- ferent than it has been in the last couple of years. I'm proud of the girls." 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