0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Kickoff '93 Friday, September 10, 1993 Fry looks New rules this season in the Big Ten allowjunior college trans- ferstobeginplayingimmediately rather than having to sit out a year. The action may become more popular with the NCAA's re- cent trend to " 'reducing the number of scholarships a school can give. Iowa has jumped right in, bringing in 10 junior college Mike Dailey (38)is one of eight returning starters to the Iowa Hawkeye dse seplayers, making it appear that new statute should be called the r. 'i to transfer to bowl "Hayden Fry rule." One reason Coach Fry needs an influx of talent - wide re- ceiver Harold Jasper is the only returning Hawkeye who started more than three games for the offense last season. While the transfers may not all start this year, they will be expected to break into the two-deep line-up. Secondly, Iowa only won five games last season and missed a bowl trip for just the second time in the previous 12 seasons. "The last two times we missed going to a bowl game we bounced right back and went to the Rose Bowl," Fry said. "That might be asking a little much of this group but I think we can get back on the winning track (this year)." Last season's woes may in- deed help the Hawkeyes win. Because of an injury to starting quarterback Jim Hartlieb, Matt Eyde and Paul Burmeister started two and three games, re- spectively. After losing to Purdue and Ohio State when Eyde started, Fry turned to Burmeister. Burmeister responded with two wins out of three tries. His team- mates responded by voting him tri-captain this season. Ryan Terry will taking handoffs from Burmeister. As a backup, Terry gained 429 yards in 1992. Jeff Anttila, Jasper and Terry will all be catching passes from Burmeister. Jasper, the leading returning receiver had 469 yards to Anttila's 299. The offensive line is of serious concern for Fry. After graduat- ing the entire line, the slated starters and their backups aver- age less than one varsity letter between them. The defensive line on the other hand, returns three starters and averages nearly two varsity let- ters between the slated starters and the second-team players. Larry Blue and Mike Wells, a first-team All-Big Ten player, headline the down linemen. The twosome combined for 19 sacks and were each among conference leaders in the category. Return- ing nose tackle Maurea Crain also chipped in four sacks among his 84 tackles. The linebacking corps returns intact. The secondary lost its most decorated performer, cornerback Carlos James. Fortunately for the Hawkeyes, All-Big Ten honorable mention strong safety Jason Olejniczak returns to lead this year's bunch. Iowa's biggest challenge will be integrating the newcomers to its system. -Andy De Korte Does Michigan starting quar- terback Todd Collins have the confidence and attitude to guide Michigan toward a sixth straight Big Ten title? In a word, yes. And Collins has had that confidence since he Quarterbacks . CHA arrived on campus in 1990, when he announced to a town used to grind-it-out, off-tackle football, "I didn't come here to run the running game. I came to run a passing offense." This may not sound brash on the surface, but considering Michigan's traditionally ground- oriented offense, a switch to the air would not be taken lightly by the Wolverine faithful. Surely the redshirt junior from Walpole, Mass., was foolish to expect a significant change. Maybe not. Coach Gary Moeller has been gradually shifting the offensive emphasis. Graduated Wolverine Elvis Grbac showed that Michi- gan can, in a sense, have it both ways, maintaining the running game while adding the zest of a passing offense. Michigan looks to do much the same with its new starter, as evidence by his numbers in the team's opener against Washing- ton State. In a little over three quarters of action, Collins com- pleted 19 of 29 passes for 265 yards. He also threw for three touchdowns and had no intercep- tions. Collins, however, is no stranger to the starting position. When Grbac was sidelined early last year, the 6-foot-4 political science major stepped in and did well enough that some called for him to remain at the helm even when Grbac returned. Collins put his strong right arm to work in his first career start against Oklahoma State, completing 29 of 42 passes and setting Michigan single-game records for both attempts and con ron I wee tou cisi ( the aga wai ' ing on wh( wha two u son cou Elv coa4 hay can we' yea I Rie bot tim Fre wal son Bol: Starter Collins coi as new 'M' signal Need an educational loan? MI-LOAN may be your answer! 8.4% FIXED interest rate 15-year repayment period Up to 5 years interest only payment option, available in 12-month segments. Borrow up to $10,000 per academic year, with a $50,000 cumulative program maximum. SHARON MUSHER/Daily After two years at backup, Todd Collins (10) assumes the role of Michigan's starting quarterback this fall. Losing Green hurts Hoosiers' hopes Depth gives Moeller, offense room to pass Injuries, the oldest problem known to football coaches, ran- sacked three key players on both sides of Indiana's depth chart last season. The casualties caught up to the Hoosiers with three weeks remaining in the season and resulted in a three-game skid, ruining coach Bill Mallory's sea- son. "We tailed off there at the end and I was disap- pointed, Mallory said. "We have to be more pro- ductiveinside the 20-yard it in common with Green - second team All-Big Ten wide receiver Thomas Lewis, and no dominant rusher. Lewis tallied 11 touchdowns and 1,266 yards receiving in the past two seasons. He also aver- aged 25.1 yards returning kick- offs last season and has 733 yards in career returns. Brett Law picked up 541 yards, but his three touchdowns are less than can reasonably be expected from a starting tailback. Michael Batts actually ended spring practice ahead of Law on the depth chart. A healthy Beauchamp, a pos- sible All-American, can only help a defense that ranked third among Big Ten teams in both total defense and scoring allowed. With a passing defense al- ready second in the Big Ten last season, Indiana returns three out of four players in the secondary and eight of 11 overall. Mike Middleton, the missing cornerback, will be replaced by three-year letterman Jason Orton. All-Big Ten punter Jim DiGuilio set an Indiana record by averaging 44.3 yards. The Hoosiers will be aided by their schedule. -.Andy De Korte When looking at the Michigan receiving corps, its almost difficult to comprehend how deep it really is. Ross Perot's pockets aren't this deep. James Earl Jones' voice isn't this deep. Heck, Sigmund Freud's thoughts weren't this deep. Yet for Gary Moeller, depth at the wideout positions provides the perfect foil to the Wolverines' strong ground game, giving Michigan's offensive attack a flex- ibility that Receivers is the envy of many col- lege pro- grams. The quintet of Derrick Alexander, F FeLm an Malveaux, .eM IEWalter CHA Smith, Mercury Hayes and Amani Toomer all return from a year ago and each has the confi- dence of their head coach entering the new season. "You're probably going to see a few more passes than you would have seen against a lot of the teams we played last year," Moeller said. "And I want to throw the ball because I think I have good wide receivers and I want to get them into the game." Wolverine fans witnessed Moeller's luxury last Saturday in Michigan's open- inggame, a41-14victory overWashington State. While catching a 42-yard pass on the first play from scrimmage, Alexander suffered a sprained ankle which forced him to miss most of the game. Enter Hayes, who stepped right in and had career highs in catches (8), yards (105) and touchdowns (2). "Coaches always tell you you have to be ready, so when I have an opportunity, I try to make the best of it," Hayes said after the game against the Cougars. "We've got a five-man rotation with good guys who go out and work hard every day at practice. You never know whose going to be the guy." The lone senior ofthe group is Alexander, the 6-foot-2 All-America. Coming off a knee injury which forced him to redshirtin 1991, the Detroit native returned last fall and led the Wolverines in receptions with 50 and touchdown catches with 11. Alexander's 18 career TD grabs puts him third on the all-time Michigan touchdown reception list, behind only Anthony Carter and Desmond Howard. In addition, Alexander teamed up with Todd Collins 15 times in the new signal caller's two previous starts, a fact which the receiver doesn't overlook. "We always have confidence in Todd," Alexander said. "It's good to have played a couple games with him." Next in seniority come juniors Malveaux and Smith, who both saw their playing time increase in 1992. Smith caught 25 passes a year ago, yet his most exciting play may have been a 46-yard reverse he ran for a touchdown against Minnesota. See REcmvEts,-Page 26 4 To obtain a MI-LOAN application, contact your Financial Aid Office! line - the so-called red zone. That's wherewe fell outlastyear." Time has healed All-Big Ten candidate DE Charles Beauchamp, LB Saute Dean and FB Sean Glover, among others. However, time cannot help Mallory with his red-zone woes.* In fact, time ran out on Trent Green, one of Indiana's best quar- terbacks. His replacement, John Paci, won his only start in last season's road game at Minnesota. His ex- perience allowed him to move smoothly into the starting role during the spring practice ses- sions. Paci will have two things Mercury Hayes is one of five weapons Coach Moelier can call o