.4 Hockey vs. Michigan State Friday, 7:30 p.m. Yost Ice Arena SPORTS Women's swimming vs. Pittsburgh Friday, 6:00 p.m. Matt Mann Pool .. ........ The Michigan Daily Wednesday, November 7, 1984 Page 10 I% Frieder lands third pre-season recruit By JOE EWING 'M'DEFENDER LEAVES TROUBLES IN D US T Cochran: a crack back Michigan basketball coach Bill Frieder added another name to his list of recruits for next year when Loy Baught, a forward out of East Kentwood, made a verbal commit- ment to the Wolverines on Monday. The 6-9, 210-pound Baught was the third high school senior to announce his intentions to come to Michigan before the official November 14 signing date. The others were J.P. Oosterbaan, a 6-10 center/forward out of Kalamazoo, and Billy Butts, a 6-2 guard from Muncie, Ind. Last year as a junior at East Ken- twood High School, Baught averaged 24 points, 12 rebounds and six blocked shots per game while playing center. He plans to switch to forward when he comes to Michigan. "I played center in high school, but. I'll be playing forward in college." He was also a Street and Smith's pre-season All-America pick this year. Baught cited numerous factors helping him to make his decision. "It was mainly because it was close to home," he said from his home last night. "There were really a lot of reasons. My family liked Michigan. I liked it and the players; it's the class place." He also mentioned that the coaching staff was another reason that figured in his choice. THE FFIE OF MAJOR EVENTS PRESENTS Patty Donahue and Thie WUaitresses With Mar Nove: Tickets availabl and other Ticke p'. Dom cet Office, By DOUGLAS B. LEVY Three games into his freshman season (1982), Brad Cochran quit on Bo Schembechler and Michigan football. If there is one kind of individual that Schembechler will not tolerate, it is a quitter. "By far, that was the worst period of my life," said Cochran, now a junior, majoring in communications. DESPITE WINNING a starting position in the Wolverine defensive backfield as a mere freshman, the pressures of playing football and doing school work became too much. "The pressure to win at this level is a lot greater than what people think," said Cochran yesterday. Cochran said that the pressures of big-time college football still bother him, but that today, at 21, he knows how to handle them bet- ter. When Cochran left Michigan, he went to the University of Colorado, an excur- sion that lasted only a few weeks. Returning to his home in Royal Oak, he worked out in his high school gym at Brother Rice and settled down. TESTS TAKEN in Colorado revealed that a hereditary chemical imbalance had been the cause of Cochran's troubles. The stress placed on the young Cochran made the physical im- balance manifest itself. Medication was prescribed and worked. Today Cochran is off the medication. Surprisingly to Cochran, in late June of '83, Lloyd Carr called and invited him back to the team. Carr is Michigan's defensive backfield coach. Cochran accepted the second chance and has been a terrorizing factor in the Wolverine defense for the last two seasons. "Give Cochran credit," said Schem- bechler last spring. "When he came back, he was the thirteenth and last defensive back (on the depth chart). He had to earn that starting position." COCHRAN STARTED all 12 games a year ago and was second on the team in tackles (64) behind linebacker Mike Mallory. Cochran finished the season in a flourish, picking off two passes again- st Ohio State and one in the Sugar Bowl against Auburn. He also recovered a fumble in Michigan's, 9-7 Sugar Bowl loss. In all, he led the Wolverines with five interceptions. "When you look at Brad in com- parison with all the great defensive backs that have played at Michigan, you see that he doesn't have any weaknesses," said Carr. "He can totally do it all." According to Carr, Cochran is 6-4, 208 pounds and runs the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds. "He has such tremendous size for a defensive back. Physically, he's a great talent," said Carr. THE PHYSICAL assets as well as his impressive '83 campaign were not lost on the pre-season pollsters, many of whom tabbed Cochran a likely '84 All- American. "He's played well, he's had a good year," said Schembechler, who has not had many positive comments for his players during this 5-4 season. Cochran is ahead of his '83 pace with 58 tackles in nine games this season. He also leads the team with four intercep- tions. HIS BEST game of the season came two weeks ago against Illinois. He made 12 tackles (10 unassisted) and returned an interception 49 yards as Michigan upset the Illini, 26-18. "I think it was (my best game) per- sonally, since I've been at Michigan," said Cochran. "Losing to them last year was inspiration enough. And we weren't treated too well down there by the fans."~ Oddly, his best game was im- mediately followed by his "most frustrating" game, last Saturday's, 31- 29 loss at Purdue. "I COULDN'T tell you what went wrong," said Cochran searching for an explanation. "I felt so helpless. They just went up and down the field on us at will. For that to happen I don't under- stand. Everyone wanted to win, we knew it was a big game. I've never been more frustrated before." Michigan has two big games remaining on its schedule, including the slugfest in Columbus. Cochran agreed that wins over the Gophers of Min- nesota and the Buckeyes would salvage the season and might propel Michigan to a bowl game. Daily Photo by DAN HABIB Brad Cochran during Michigan's 26-18 victory over Illinois. It was the cor- nerback's best game as a Wolverine as he made 12 tackles and returned an Special Guest y's Birthday mnber 8, 8pn inUnion Bal e at the Unlion Tick t World outlets. interception 49 yards. Cochran is e.xperiencing a boyhood dream by playing for the Wolverines, especially in the big games. "I LIVED and died with Michigan while I was growing up. I used to turn off the volume of the T.V. and turn on Bob Ufer (the legendary voice of the Wolverines who died in 1981)." He ad- mits that as he grew up he used to visualize Ufer announcing his name while he was on the field. Cochran no longer visualizes about playing for Michigan, he now visualizes making the big play in the crucia4 situation. "You never really stop (thinking about football during the season)," said Cochran. "I'm always putting myself in game situations. Fi'm always thinking about it." But for all his prowess on the field, there is a tinge of regret in Cochran's voice when he talks about his total devotion to football as a collegian. "That's about all I am around here." True, Cochran may not be as well- rounded off the field as he would likel but once on it, he does it all. SPORTS OF THE DAILY: USE DAILY CLASSIFIEDS Hernandez takes MVP honors \ 6 NEW YORK (AP)-Relief ace Willie Hernandez of the world champion Detroit Tigers was named the Most Valuable Player in the American League yesterday, completing a sweep of the league's major postseason awar- ds. Hernandez, who saved 32 games in 33 opportunities and posted a 9-3 record with a 1.92 earned run average, won the A.L. Cy Young Award last week. Eastern nips spikers What do you get when you cross a fired-up Eastern Michigan women's volleyball team with a complacent Michigan squad? A Huron triumph over a more skilled Wolverine team. Eastern Michigan (now 10-17) took the wind out of Michigan's season last night in the CCRB, nipping the Wolverines three games to two. DOWN 10-5 EMU rallied to take the first game, 15-12, behind the spirited play of the entire Huron squad. The Hurons then unleashed themselves from a skimpy 10-9 advantage in game two to grab a 15-11 win, causing the Wolverines (now 10-16 overall) to cringe in frustration. Game three saw a Michigan spurt that transformed a 6-3 Huron lead into a 15-8 Michigan crucification. The poor blocking the Wolverines displayed in the first two games disappeared. The newly-found blocking pumped new life into the veins of Michigan and looks of frustration became looks of determination as it took game four,15- 10. Michigan never looked back after Andrea Williams smothered a slam into the face of a Huron defender. Permlanent Cetes pe ens PLt~~,efs Ho prly8 C~os oover 10lctos * Trasfer -t +1 ,. (100 Michigan volleyball coach Barb Can- ning surmised the Wolverine effort, "The same motivational problems and the same mistakes that have hauntedE us all year plagued us again. The EMU players didn't give up. Our team makes mistakes when getting points is crucial. We get down on ourselves." - ANDREW J. ARVIDSON GRIDDE PICKS The Daily's ballot box was flowing over yesterday as residents from as fa4 away as Ypsilanti waited in hour long lines to cast their votes in the weekly Griddes contest. The Daily's psychoanalyst explained the surge In interest by saying "people just want to vote around this time.". It's not too late to cast your votes, just drop by the Daily and you could win that free small, one item pizza from Pizza Bob's. 1. Minnesota at MICHIGAN (pick score) 2. Ohio State at Northwestern 3. Illinois at Indiana 4. Michigan St. at Iowa 5. Purdue at Wisconsin 6. Washington at So. California 7. Houston at Texas 8. Nebraska at Kansas 9. Florida St. at So. Carolina 10. Maryland at Miami, Fla. 11. Georgia at Florida 12. Army at Boston College 13. LSU at Alabama 14. SMU at Rice 6 15. TCU at Texas Tech 16. Missouri at Oklahoma St. 17. Wake Forest at Duke 18. Stanford at Arizona 19. William and Mary at Colgate 20. 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