16A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 11, 1997
Irish ready for air attack
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - When
Purdue quarterback Billy Dicken gets
the ball this weekend, the Notre Dame
defense knows exactly what he's going
to do with it. It's going in the air, early
and often.
Forget about the traditional,
Midwestern, smashmouth football.
This is high-octane, 50-passes-a-game
offense. Or as new Purdue coach Joe
Tiller calls it, "basketball on grass."
And it's nothing like the ground game
No. 12 Notre Dame saw last week.
The Irish were dazed, bruised and
confused last week when Georgia Tech
came out running the option. Ready for
a pro-style offense, Notre Dame got a
ground battle instead.
By the time the game was over, nose
guard Corey Bennett and inside line-
backer Bobbie Howard were out with
knee injuries. The rest of the defense is
still trying to figure out what happened.
"This week we know what to expect,"
cornerback Allen Rossum said. "We're
going to try and make all the adjust-
ments early in the week and just try to
figure out what exactly we're going to
do."
And that's stop the pass.
At Wyoming last year, Tiller's team
led the nation in passing offense (359.2
yards a game) and was third in total
offense (498.9 yards).
In last week's loss to Toledo, the
Boilers threw 56 times and finished
with 304 yards passing. Brian Alford
caught 10 passes for a school-record
209 yards.
On nickel packages, Rossum will
shift to nickel back and Devron Harper
will play corner.
On dime packages, Benny Guilbeaux
will be the dime back and A'Jani
Sanders~will play strong safety.
And if that doesn't work, the Irish
still have safety Deke Cooper and cor-
nerback Ty Goode to turn to.
Stickers face old foes,
wi foreign flavor
By Uma Subramanian Golden Flashes. Michigan's all-time
For the Daily record against Kent State is 5-2-3.
In 1775, Paul Revere shouted the At noon on Sunday, the Wolverines
famous words, "the British are coming, play their second home match Qf the
the British are coming!" weekend, taking on Southwest Missouri
Perhaps this weekend, the Michigan State - another matchup that shotildn'
women's field hockey team should be prove to be much of a concern.f( '
shouting "the Dutch are coming, the Michigan. The Bears are only 1-4 this sea-
Dutch are coming!" son, and Michigan leads the series, 3-1.
Tomorrow at.3 p.m., Michigan faces "We have historically fared well
a Kent State team featuring four Dutch against both these teams," Pankratz said.
starters in a home match at Ocker Field. "And I expect us to do very well against
Michigan coach Marcia Pankratz said them. The younger players should see
the Dutch players are the Wolverines' more playing time this weekend."
primary concern going into the game. Right now, Michigan is on the
"They have four Dutch players," rebound. The Wolverines are coming of
Pankratz said. "And foreign players a tough home loss on Saturday to
are generally stronger and more pol- defending national champion Nort
ished." Carolina.
Otherwise, Pankratz is very confident Since the North Carolina loss, the
going into the match. Kent State is a Wolverines have made some defensive
team undergoing several transitions adjustments, while working on shooting
under a new coach, and the Golden and finishing and correcting some of the
Flashes have had trouble adapting. So far mistakes they made in the game.
this season, Kent State has a record of 1- Going into this weekend, the
2 with their only victory coming over a Wolverines continue to look to the leai-
mediocre Villanova team (2-3). ership of their six seniors, especially
If history is any indicator, the midfielder Julie Flachs and goalkeeper
Wolverines should fare well against the See KENT STATE, Page 180
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) -
Lamar Odom, the heavily recruited high
school basketball forward who had origi-
nally signed with UNLV, has decided to
attend the University of Rhode Island, his
lawyer said last night.
"Absolutely, yes," Steve Stein told
WPRO when asked if Odom was coming
to South Kingstown. "My understanding
is he was going through the enrollment
process earlier today."
Whether Odom will be able to suit up
for new coach Jim Harrick this season
remains to be seen. Odom may have
decided to attend Rhode Island, but the
school still must accept him.
"The admissions process has not been
completed," university spokeswoman
Linda Acciardo said.
A decision would have to be made
before Tuesday, the late-registration dead-
line, Acciardo said. Classes began last
week.
Odom traveled to URI over the week-
end and played pickup games with team
members. His official visit ended
Monday, but he has been cleared to stay
on campus at his own expense, athletic
director Ron Petro said.
"We are recruiting Lamar Odom,"
Harrick told the Providence Journal-
Bulletin. NCAA rules restrict comments
Harrick can make about the effort.
Harrick couldn't immediately be reached
for comment last night.
UCLA recruited the 6-foot-9 Odom
when Harrick coached there. Harick's i
assistant at URI, Jerry DeGregori;-'
coached Odom at St. Thomas Aquinas-
High School in New Britain, Conn., and
the student from New York lived in-
DeGregorio's home.
In a brief courtside exchange, Odom
told the Journal he was "very seriou#
about URI.
"It's a great school with great coaches"
he said.
Odom, who attended three high
schools this year and whose grades are
not believed strong, has submitted his
academic transcripts to the admissiorns
office and the school's decision could
come this week, Petro said Tuesday.
Odom was considered one of the't
five recruits in the country earlier
year when he said he would attend UNELV.
In July, he announced he would pursue a
pro career instead after allegations i
Sports Illustrated that coaches, recruiters
and others helped players, including
Odom, cheat on college entrance exams.
UNLV assistant basketball coach Greg
Vetrone, who recruited Odom, denied
wrongdoing. Odom, who scored 22;out
of 36 on the American College Test, said
he was upset by the allegations arid de
ed not to play at UN LV
Stein insists Odom did not cheat and
has agreed to allow the NCAA to'review
his test results. He said Odom is free to
enroll but can't play until the NCAA fin-
ishes its investigation.
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