0 0 v a 0 v w w w Page 18 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 7, 1984 The Michigan Daily - Friday, Se 1983 Big Ten stats 'M' foes have their off-season problems Rushing *KEITH BYARS, OSU ...... 1Yds *RICK ROGERS. MICH ....,1,002 Mel Gray, Purdue..........849 *THOMAS ROOKS, Ill ...... 842 *OWEN GILL, Iowa..........798 Passing Att/Comp *CHUCK LONG, Iowa. 265/157 *JACK TRUDEAU, Ill.. 324/203 Randy Wright, Wisc .... 323/173 STEVE BRADLEY, Ind 355/182 Scott Campbell, Pur .... 305/183 Avg 5.4 4.8 4.5 5.4 6.2 TD 20 9 9 8 10 *Tim Brewster, Ill...........59 *Dave Moritz, Iowa ........... 50 Duanne Gunn, Ind ............ 50 Kicking XP/Att *TOM NICHOL, Iowa ..... 44/47 *CHRIS WHITE, Ill....... 39/40 *BOB BERGERON, MICH. 31/34 Kevin Rohde, Wis.........45/48 *RICH SPANGLER, OSU .. 53/54 628 912 815 2 5 6 FG/Att Pts 14/21 86 -13/22 78 15/17 76 6/9 63 3/7 62 Pet 59.2 62.7 53.6 51.3 60.0 Yds 2,601 2,446 2,329 2,298 2,031 Tackling Solo *Rowland Tatum, OSU.......S75o *LARRY STATION, Iowa. 81 JIM MORRISSEY, MSU...67 JIM BOBBITT. NU ........... 69 PETER NAJARIAN Minn..... 56 CAPS indicate returning player. *includes bowl game. Ass Total 81 156 57 138 63 130 55 124 62 118 Receiving No Ricky Edwards, NU............83 *DAVID WILLIAMS, Il.........59 Yds TD 570 0 870 6 By PAUL HELGREN If you want to learn more about some of Michigan's 1984 opponents, you might be better off reading the scandal sheets than the stat sheets. Three foes-Illinois, Purdue and Miami-all faced crises of some sort in the off-season. While the Boilermakers' problems were focused on the actions of a few individuals, Miami and Illinois were confronted with situations that af- fected their institutions. Briefly, here is what happened: " ILLINOIS: The problems of the Illini have been widely documented. Besides the NCAA crackdown on Mike White and company's recruiting violations, pre-season All-American safety Craig Swoope was arrested on charges of distributing cocaine. And White thought a 45-9 Rose Bowl loss was bad. * PURDUE: Five Purdue football players, including two who figured prominently in this year's picture, were arrested for alledgedly stealing credit cards from teammates. They were given probation; head coach Leon Bur- tnett gave them their walking papers. " MIAMI: Apparently Howard Schnellenberger left more than a win- ning program when he escaped to the haven of the USFL. He left players who weren't graduating. A story in the Miami Herald showed that the graduation rate of entering freshmen dropped 50 percent during the three years prior to Schnellenberger, to about 25 percent during his five-year reign as head coach. Illinois' plight is by far the most serious. Penalties for a myriad of NCAA recruiting violations include a reduction of scholarships for two years from 30 to 20; no bowl appearances for two years; a limit on White's personal recruiting trips. Swoope, who was an All-Big Ten selection last year and is featured on the front of the players' section of Illinois' media guide, could receive up to a year in prison if found guilty of distributing cocaine. At press time, the case was still pending. PURDUE, SORELY in need of talent,. will have to do without the services of tailback Lloyd Hawthorne and defen- sive tackle Derrick Hoskins, both in- volved in the theft of credit cards. Hawthorne rushed for 490 yards last year and was the heir-apparent to Mel Gray. Hoskins was the Boilermakers' fourth-leading tackler as a freshman last fall. All five of the players involved in the scandal are free to transfer and will probably do so, according to Pur- due assistant sports information direc- tor Bob Goldring. New Miami coach Jimmy Johnson said he is very concerned with the decline of the graduation rate at his new school and is taking steps to rectify the situation. 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Thirty-nine changes were made for the 1984 season, but two in particular have created some controversy. THE FIRST is designed to promote kickoff returns, a problem tackled by the NFL ten years ago. However, in- stead of changing the spot of the kickoff from the 40 to the 35-yard line like the pros did, the NCAA chose to bring balls kicked through the endzone out to the 30-yard line as opposed to the 20 in previous years. Michigan coach Bo Schembechler couldn't understand the inspiration behind the rule. "They should have just put the ball on the 35," he said. "But they didn't want to copy the pros." "That's silly," agreed Hayden Fry of Iowa. "Why don't just do like the pros and put the kicking game back into the game." FRY DID, however, offer a suggestion as to how he might avoid the rule. "We might just kick the ball out of bounds and take the five-yard penalty," said Fry, "then just kick it off from the 35." The other big change involves pass interference calls. Before, the offensive team received the ball at the point of the foul. But now an interference penalty will result in a 15-yard walkoff from the line of scrimmage. THAT IS, unless the infraction takes place in the end-zone. In such cases, the ball will be marked at the two-yard line. The previous rule was that the ball went into play at the one. "I don't really like the new rule," commented Fry. "A lot of coaches will teach their guys to tackle the receiver if he gets beat. There will be a penalty, but you eliminate a 70- or 80-yard pass." Schembechler also pointed out an implication of the new rule that could give the officials some problems. "If there is contact near the goal line," he said, "the ref has to decide whether it took place in the endzone or not. If it took place in the endzone, you get it at the two. But if it took place at the one-yard line, it's a 15-yard penalty." By KATIE BLACKWELL The 1984 season stands in the midst of a new era in Big Ten football. Gone, long gone, are the days of the Big Two and Little Eight, the days when maize and blue or scarlet and gray were the only colors representing the conference in the Rose Bowl. This year five teams appear to have a legitimate chance to capture the Big Ten title and those coveted roses. No one team has a distinct advantage. That means the Wolverines must fight for every inch of the field in every single game to come out on top. LIKE THE BIG TEN, Michigan too is entering a new era - the era of new quarterback Jim Har- baugh. Three-year starter Steve Smith is gone so head coach Bo Schembechler is forced to break in his replacement. In leading the squad into the dogfight the rejuvinated Big Ten conference is sure to be, Har- baugh brings with him very little experience. He saw action in-just three games as a sophomore back-up in 1983 and none in 1982. He attempted just five passes, completing two for 26 yards, but he does have the necessary potential to put the Wolverines on top. "We have a big lack of experience, and there is no substitute for experience," said Michigan quarter- back coach Jerry Hanlon. "But I'm not concerned about the physical aspect of the position." This is un- derstandable considering Harbaugh's size. At 6-3, 202 pounds, the 21-year-old has the height to read defen- ses and spot his open receivers. SCHEMBECHLER seems to have nothing but con- fidence in the Palo Alto, Calif. native's ability to ad- just to the pressure of a starting job in the tough con- ference. "Harbaugh has matured as a quarterback," he said. "Just by being here for two years and seeing how things work." Schembechler clearly is not overly concerned about the rookie starter, especially after the spring football scrimmage held in April. "I WAS VERY satisfied with my performance in the spring," said Harbaugh. "And very satisfied with the offense. We moved the ball against the defense," which is really good this year." Schembechler concurred. "We moved the ball bet- ter than we expected to." Even though Harbaugh does not have the speed of his predecessor (he runs the 40 in 4.7 compared to Smith's 4.5) don't be surprised to see him running the option. "I can run," he said. "I think the option will always be a part of Michigan's offense." BUT WITH THE corps of receivers Michigan has, Harbaugh may not be hoofing it as much as the speedy Smith. "I don't think Michigan has ever had so many good receivers," Harbaugh said enthusiastically. "(Wide receivers Vince) Bean and (Triando) Markray can both go deep. And (tight end) Sim Nelson should be tough over the middle." Harbaugh will be backed up by sophomores Chris Zurbrugg and Russ Rein. Neither has ever taken a snap from scrimmage, but are highly touted prospec- ts. "YOU DON'T LIKE to think of injuries," Har- baugh said. "But at this level there are so many guys who can do the job. I think Russ Rein and Zurbrugg can definitely play." Watch out for freshman Bob Cernak from Lockport,] sooner. Most Big Ten coach however, that defense is conference. Schembech about this aspect of his with eight returning sta line that is two-deep i concerned about the line Mike Mallory and R extensive experience at frequency of passing in concern in passing situat The secondary looks veterans Brad Cochran, 64, Tony Gant and soph experience should help attacks in the conference ONCE AGAIN, Michi True, Bob Bergeron is 1 for his place kicking, bu mark. Look for eithe Schlopy to take the undetermined snapper. Hopefully for the Wol deep offensive unit car enough so that the pi frequently. Harbaugh i behind an all-upperclas Clay Miller (6-4, 258 pot 267 pounds) are still aroi the guard position to let I standing 6-4, 262, into Tabachino joins Jame standout guards Stefan H "I'm surrounded by commented Harbaugh, " of me. 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