Field Hockey vs. Central Michigan Sept. 28 Tartan Turf SPORTS Football vs. Maryland Saturday, 1 p.m. Michigan Stadium The Michigan Daily Tuesday, September 26, 1989 Page 9 Bo riles Elvis with 'old army stories' by Adam Benson Daily Football Writer Bo Schembechler looked much happier this Monday. Last Monday, Bo faced the press after a deflating loss to Notre Dame. Yesterday, Bo spoke about the UCLA game. "Wasn't that great?" Bo asked reporters during his weekly luncheon. "It didn't look good there for a while. That UCLA team came to play, and they've got some talent. Those guys have some good looking athletes." The same thing could be said about the Fighting Irish, but against the Bruins, Michigan came out with a win. The last second, come-from- behind, 24-23 win came as a much needed victory for the Wolverines. The game marked the first victory for quarterback Elvis Grbac. The red- shirt freshman began the contest in ugly fashion, sort of lobbing the ball into the air on several attempts. Schembechler knew what would help his young leader. "I gave him my old army stories. I said, you know Elvis, when I was in the army I was in the heavy weapon outfit. I used to fire those 81 millimeter mortars. Feechoo..." Schembechler said with his hand drifting through the air. "We don't throw a God damn football like that. That one he throw down there on that post route, I could not believe that." But for his resurgence, Grbac received the coach's praise: "I think this kid is going to do just fine. The kid has a lot of presence about him, as young as he is. He took some hits in this game, let me tell you - he get wrapped. Every time he handed that ball and faked, somebody was hitting him, but he stood right in there. He'll stand right in there and look at you, and throw the ball. I like that "lie's got some courage." Grbac did not receive any team honors this week though. The team recognized tailback Tony Boles as this week's offensive champion and tight end Derrick Walker as the offensive hustler. On defense, lineman Mike Teeter captured the champion title, while safety Tripp Welborne got the hustler honors. "Teeter played well for us, he was a force in there. Welborne is a great player. He's big and he's tough arA he's smart. He is going to be a great player." Although he didn't receive any awards, Bo cited linebacker Bobby Abrams for another good effort against the Bruins. "He's the kind of guy you like to see do well." Schembechler had similar kudos for his special teams, which had maybe the most dramatic improvement from the previous week. The coach felt comfortable with the punting, but was less certain about other areas. "I'm going to continue to go with (Chris) Stapleton. I don't know about the kickoff yet. The injury report seemed pretty sound as well. The coach said that besides a few minor injuries to Tony Boles and Chris Calloway, no one had any aches or pains that would keep them from playing against Maryland. Bo also felt the guard Dean Dingman would be "possible" for some play against the Terrapins, but quarterback Micheal Taylor and fullback Jarrod Bunch remain sidelined and will be out until Michigan State at least. Even with the strong showing from Grbac, Taylor has not lost his claim to the starting job. "(We've) got to see how rusty he his," Schembechler said of Taylor. "If a guy is out four weeks, you just don't automatically comeback to where you were before you were hurt. You got to practice. He'll be our a quarterback when he gets back, healthy." Bo plans to prepare Grbac, and others, for this weekend's match with Maryland. The Terrapins 1-3 start may deceive some onlookers. The three losses have come against North Carolina State, West Virginia, and Clemson - all top twenty teams. In the 31-7 loss at Clemson, the Terps lost star quarterback Neil O'Donnell with a bruised hand. He will be back to play Michigan. Schembechler looked forward to the next game, and would not accept the notion that Maryland would be a light game for Michigan. "Their defense is good. Very quick and they play with a lot of enthusiasm. They are a good defensive team. We need a challenge like that and they'll be hard to move on." DAVID LUBLINER/DAILY Wolverine linebacker Bobby Abrams attempts to tackle UCLA tailback Brian Brown in Saturday night's contest at the Rose Bowl. FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Grant poked in the eye by Adam Benson and Richard Eisen Daily Football Writers -Linebacker J.J Grant was poked in the eye twice in the UCLA game and has to wear a patch until the eye improves. Grant wears a protective shield $ over his face, but says the helmet slipped, allowing a finger to get through. -Offensive guard Marc Ramirez blacked out in practice last Tuesday. Ramirez had suffered from heat exhaustion during the spring practice. No one is quite sure what is wrong with him now. -Michigan's game with Maryland will be the first time since last year's game with Northwestern that the Wolverines will not be televised. -Greg McMurtry's nine game catching streak ended Saturday when UCLA shut out the Wolverine receiver. Ironically, McMurtry passed up UCLA, reportedly his second choice, to attend Michigan. -UCLA was 3-3 on fourth-down conversions, with the biggest one coming on a 19-yard pass from Bret Johnson to Randy Austin. On fourth and one late in the game, Johnson faded back and threw a lob down the field. Austin made a phenomenal one handed grab and kept the drive alive. -With Saturday's win, Michigan now leads the all-time series over UCLA, 6-2. The last time UCLA lost to a Big Ten team was when Michigan beat the Bruins in the 1981 Bluebonnet Bowl, 33-14. The Bruins had beaten five straight Big Ten opponents. -Michigan coach Bo Schembechler now has a two game winning streak in the Rose Bowl. Kevin Williams' apparent fumble on the goal line, however, reminded Schembechler of bad Rose Bowl tidings - "The Phantom Touchdown." "Yeah, I wondered about old Charlie White in '79," Schembechler said of White's 1979 Rose Bowl touchdown for USC in which he clearly fumbled the ball before crossing the goal line. "We'll never know what happened (Saturday) because there's no camera on the goal line. "It was kinda reminiscent of Charlie White. But White's ball was back nine yards," he said. One to remember VII Michigan first-year kicker J.D. Carlson kicks the winning field goal with one second left in Saturday's 24-23 Michigan victory. Carlson was named Sports Illustrated offensive Player of the Week after connecting. on four field goals, from 46, 36, 43, and 24 yards, and setting up the Wolverines' on-side kick recovery in the closing seconds. 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