SPORTS Wednesday, November 5, 1980a Page 8 Y wfreshmen the key - I M' DEFENSE GAINING RESPECT Cannavino f ar from pass-lye . i tackles. "Our defense is a young group, but it' is improving and one of the reasons for that improvement is the leadership of people like Andy," said Schembechler. Cannavino, linebacker Mel Owens and tackle Mike Trgovac are the seniors Schembechler counts on to provide guidance for the younger players on Michigan's defense. "I'm not sure if it helps them, but you never know," said Cannavino, who this week was named UPI's Midwest Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. "Ron Sim- pkins used to talk to me and it helped a lot. It gives you that extra bit of con- fidence." The defense has made significant strides since bowing to Notre Dame and South Carolina, aiding Michigan in its five straight triumphs. The unit has allowed just 12.8 points per game since the 1-2 start and Cannavino said the im- provement is due to time. "The eight weeks we've been together has helped us more than anything," said Cannavino. "We didn't have the confidence we had last year, but now we do." Last Saturday's 35-0 whitewash of In- diana was the first since a 54-0 rout of Wisconsin last season in Michigan Stadium. "The ultimate is to shutout a team, said Cannavino. "You know you've played well when you do that.", Cannavino was switched from strong side linebacker to the weak side which has resulted in him being more of a fac- tor in defending against the pass. "I'm getting deeper drops and I don't have the tight end on my side," said Cannavino who has snagged three in- terceptions this season, one more than he totaled in his two previous cam- paigns. "I just read the quarterback's eyes and play the ball." "The ball comes so fast," continued Cannavino, "I just try to react to it as quick as I can and get a piece of it." Cannavino was not heavily sought af- ter in high school because of a lack of size and speed and he said that both at- tributes will haunt him in terms of the NFL draft. "The draft is based more on physical ability rather than how well you play," said Cannavino, who led Michigan in tackles last season with 151. "I think I'll play, but I don't think I'll be a high draft choice." "Look at Simpkins," added Can- navino. "He was the best linebacker I've ever seen and he was only drafted in the seventh round." At the moment, though, a professional football career is far from his mind because he is preparing for the last three regular season games of his college career. And this Saturday's game at Madison is a little special because it is a homecoming of sorts for Cannavino. "My first game two years ago was against Wisconsin in Madison and I've been starting ever since," said Can- navino, who received his first starting assignment because of an injury to Owens. Cannavino said there isn't much of a difference between No. 1 ranked Notre Dame and No. 12 Michigan and doesn't enjoy looking back at the Wolverines' two losses by a total of five points. "We think about it, but we can't do anything about it," said Cannavino. "Just knowing that we can still go to the Rose Bowl is good enough for us. "I'd like to bring Michigan back to respectability, show people what we can do. To me the Rose Bowl is the greatest college game and it would be the wrap up in my career. If we win our last three games, we can get back a lit- tle of the respect we lost," Cannavino said. If Cannavino had a choice, he'd prefer to be sitting on the bench picking up splinters during the fourth quarter of the Rose Bowl game come Jan. 1, 1981, in Pasadena. ew freshmen the ke to grapplers' season By CHUCK JAFFE Although the wrestling season doesn't open until November 25, the Michigan wrestling,team is hard at work preparing for the year that lies ahead. Coach Dale Bahr had an outstanding recruiting year, and with promising new freshmen, he is confident that the team is capable of moving into the nation's Top Ten teams. "We've got a good crop of incoming freshmen this year," Bahr said. "Probably two of our toughest wrestlers will be 118-pounders Joe McFarland and Mike DerGarabedian. Those are two freshmen who in high school won 170 matches and lost 10, so I'm confident that we will have a freshman star- ter in that weight class." BAHR ALSO MENTIONED five other freshmen with chances to make the team. Bill Goodwill will challenge senior Jim Mathias for the spot at 126- pounds. Kelly Lewis, a 142-pounder from Minnesota, will make for tough competition in his weight class, while Steve Pierce, the Michigan Class A state champion from Trenton and Monte Wilcox, will make their presences felt in the middle weight classes. The biggest acquisition may be a sophomore transfer student, Rob Rechsteiner. Last year at Grand Rapids Junior College, Rechsteiner, nicknamed "The Rock" by his teammates, placed fourth in the nation in the Junior College National Tournament. Bahr, who describes Rechsteiner as "very physical," expects big things from him in either the 177 or 190-pound weight classes. The abundance of good wrestlers on the team makes competition for' starting positions fierce. "It seems like every wrestler in the mat room is a two-time or three-time state champ," said Pierce. "They're all good. You're only as good as the people you work with. I hope that by the time I'm a senior I'll be at least make the starting lineup." ALL THE YOUNG wrestlers show a quiet optimism. They know they. will have to work hard to make the team, and work harder to avoid losing, their spot to a classmate. "I'll have to take, my bangs and bounces before I make the team," said McFarland. A I A 4 I KICKOFF MOVED TO 12:25: 'M' chosen for airways By LARRY FREED With the Big Ten championship, as well as a possible Rose Bowl berth, at stake, ABC television has announced that the Michigan-Purdue game here November 15 will be televised nationally, according to network spokesman Donn Bernstein. This marks the second time in four weeks the Wolverines will be on ABC, the, last game being the regional telecast of the Illinois game October 25. Kickoff time will once again be moved up, this time to 12:25 p.m. to accom- modate the television coverage. It is possible that the Michigan-Ohio State matchup will be seen on television, because of ABC's "wild card" system in selecting major foot- ball telecasts, Bernstein said. This procedure allows each team either two regional telecasts or one regional and one national telecast per season, in ad- dition to one wild card game every two years. Since both Michigan and Ohio State each only have two appearances this year they are both eligible for the wild card ga'me and thus the possibility of the telecast from Columbus on November 22. - I. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN KANSAS: Harriers put hope in team's depth , ;~' rr Let's Get Together! Perkin-Elmer Is Coming On Campus To Discuss The Rewarding Career That Awaits You on Noveber12th, 1980 If you are looking for an outstanding career with unlimited growth, sense of achievement, and satisfaction in a dynamic, high-technology environment, Perkin-Elmer has it for you. Located in modern facilities in scenic Fairfield County, Connecticut, in close proximity to New York City, we offer excellent schools and housing, and ten major universities located within an hour's drive. The Danbury Connecticut area also abounds in lakes and streams where you will enjoy swimming, boating, fishing, and water skiing. 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A look at the leading contenders for the national crown might help in assessing the Wolverines' chances at the national meet. Defending champion Texas-El Paso is a heavy favorite to repeat, as the Miners have'imported a host of international distance runners from Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa, largely on the efforts of UTEP's controversial coach, Ted Banks. The teams said to be "in the running" are few, many other teams are given a long-shot chance for victory. Penn State is a slight favorite after its Cen- tral Collegiate meet win, and Auburn, though not living up to pre-season ex- pectations, cannot be disregarded. Among the East Coast teams which should be factors are Providence, the top-ranked team in New England, and Princeton, which won the highly- regarded Heptagonal meet in New York last weekend. The only team which seems to com- bine talent and depth to an almost in- vincible degree is UTEP; most of the other nationally-ranked teams, such as Oregon (which has been decimated by the loss of top runners Al Salazar, Rudy Chapa, and Don Clary), have a core of two or three elite runners, but lack good number six or seven men. Cross-country teams usually consist of seven men, with five counting towar- ds scoring. The reason why two ad- ditional men are permitted in meets such as the NCAA championships is that they serve to set other teams' scoring runners further back, as the aim of cross-country competition is to cluster as many of your team's scoring runners to the front as possible, since the lowest score (with one point for first place, two for second, etc.) wins a meet. Thus it is essential that a good cross- country squad combine talent and dep- th effectively. Michigan has done thi$, as many of its top runners have similar GRIDDE PICKS levels of ability and are often closely bunched at the finish of a race.: If Michigan has an advantage over the teams already mentioned, it is in its depth, a depth that few schools can match. And it could very well break Michigan into the top five at Wichita. With the top teams in the country fairly evenly matched (except for the mighty mercenaries of UTEP), the Wolverines' depth could tip the scales in their favor over many schools. Penn State, Indiana, and Providence also have balanced teams but given the unpredictable nature of cross-country, Michigan could be iiq the dogfight for the runner-up spot. After a landslide victory yesterday, Steve Carlton has now won three Cy Young awards he still isn't talking to the media. Why? It all goes back to his last official comment a few years ago. "I will not talk to anybody until I win the Gridde picks,"Carlton said. 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