Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 13, 1984 BO BEGINS SEARCH FOR NEW QB Spring practice propels 'M' to By DOUGLAS B. LEVY Baseball may be America's pastime, but Wolverine foot- ball reigns supreme in Ann Arbor. Michigan head football coach, Glenn "Bo" Schembechler, has recharged his battery, wrapped up the recruiting war and commences Spring Football practice 1984 today. SCHEMBECHLER sights three major goals of Spring Football Practice. First - "A major goal is to improve over last year's per- formance." Second - "Align personnel on the basis of performance. You want to come out of Spring ball two deep at every position. It's key to get an impression of who's going to figure in your line-up.'' Third - "Replace the guys who have graduated. (Quar- terback Steve) Smith, (all-American center Tom) Dixon and (quick guard Stephan) Humphries are key losses," con- cluded Michigan's 15-year leader. For the Michigan fan the question of ultimate significance is who will replace Smith as starting signal caller. "When you don't have an established quarterback, it's wide open," said Schembechler. JIM HARBAUGH, Russ Rein, Chris Zurbrugg and new recruit Bob Cernak are presently among those at the top of Bo's depth chart. Rein, Zurbrugg and Cernak all hav.e a full four year's of eligibility. Harbaugh has three years remaining. Cernak, a senior in high school, will not be present at spring practice. Senior Dave Hall, who has a remaining year of collegiate eligibility, will not participate in Spring practice or return next fall due to knee problems. Hall, who replaced the in- jured Smith in the 1983 Rose Bowl and opened last season against Washington State has dislocated his right knee twice and may have to undergo surgery. Hall will return to the Michigan track team next year, however, and train for the decathalon. According to Schembechler all four have an honest shot at the vacant hot seat. "HE ( HARBAUGH) has an advantage only on the basis of having the most experience. Last season he took 25-percent of the snaps in practice." Of Rein and Zurbrugg, both of whom were redshirted last season and did not receive any practice time, Schembechler said: "Zurbrugg is a good all-around athlete and Rein has a fine arm." But Schembechler cautions, "You're not going to replace the 4.5 speed of a Steve Smith. The option will still be there, but it will not be as big a part of our offense without that speed." NOT TO WORRY, because Michigan is loaded with tailbacks and fullbacks. "We've always run a lot from the back position. Next year we'll bring the fullback more into the running game," predicted Schembechler. Juniors Eddie Garrett, Dan Rice and Bob Perryman provide talent and depth. At tailback, incumbent Rick Rogers faces several qualified challengers. Gerald White is coming on fast, but as Schem- bechler points out, "I wouldn't underestimate Phil Webb or Thomas Wilcher, who is feeling more confident following this past indoor track season. Or Benny Logue. These four will get a long, hard look." Brian Mercer will not be among those competing for the starting slot. The junior is still recovering from a knee injury suffered last season. AMONG OTHER players sitting out spring practice are linebacker Mike Reinhold, defensive tackle Vince DeFelice and offensive guard Art Balourdos. This glimpse at the offensive backfield is just the opener. The football coaching staff has several gaps to fill and an im- pressive pool of talent to work with. Yet this is a time of year that Schembechler enjoys and looks forward to: "Oh yeah, Spring practice is fun. Since you're not coaching for a game, it's a good chance to look at everybody. It's a chance to work with the individual players and an opportunity to teach more." Which Schembechler agrees is the name of the game in regards to coaching. Starting today, a new season begins. Michigan head football coach, Bo Schembechler, ponders the moment in an away game last season. In his 16th year as Wolverine coach, Schembechler leads his team into Spring practice today. NCAA crown eludes McFarland By GARY EFFMAN Sports history is filled with classic impasses - the Minnesota Vikings have travelled to the Super Bowl four different occasions only to return each time with fingers bare of the coveted championship ring. Ray Meyer can certainly smile about his fourty-two years coaching the Blue Demons, but even he must be almost willing to make some deal with the devil about finally getting an NCAA Tourney Championship. Add to this list Michigan wrestler Joe McFarland, who seems to have once again met his Waterloo in Iowa State's Kevin Darkus, losing a narrow 9-6 decision in the finals of the NCAA Wrestling Cham- pionship held this past weekend at New Jersey's Brendan Byrne Arena. It was the fourth time the three-time All-America McFarland met Darkus and undoubtedly the hardest of the four losses. MCFARLAND was in control for almost the entire first two periods. It was McFarland who drew blood with a first-period takedown which opened up a 2-0 lead. The wrestlers traded escapes and towards the very end of the second period McFarland held a tenuous 3-1 lead. But Darkus shot a takedown to AP Photo Iowa State's Kevin Darkus gets a hold on Michigan's Joe McFarland (foreground) in the 126-pound NCAA title bout. Phillies thump Tigers, 7-2 CLEARWATER, Fla. 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