;coreboardr.aft ' Tracking 'M' teams You want to see a hig rranked Michigan teamhck out ITBALL the No. 8 field hockey team this weekend. The Wolverines esota 37 host Ohio State on Friday at 3 p.m. and Penn State BAY 24 Sunday at 1 p.m. Both games are at Phylilis Ocker Field. Tuesday I October 6,1998 Turco rumored to be visiting successor By Chris Duprey Daily Sports Writer Minutes before Michigan fresh- man goaltender Josh Blackburn takes the ice to battle Lake Superior in his regular season debut Sunday, he may be visited by a special guest: his predecessor, Marty Turco. ' - """'° ®" The recently Hockey graduated Turco Notebook might make an- appearance at Yost Ice Arena for Michigan's national championship banner-raising cere- mony, depending on his own hockey schedule. Turco, a member of the Dallas Stars' farm system, is set to play the following night at home in Kalamazoo for the Michigan K- Wings. Mum's the word around Yost, though. Not even Michigan coach Red Berenson knows Turco's plans for sure. "We'll see if we can't get one or two of last year's seniors over here," Berenson said. Yost employees will be handing out about 500 miniature national title banners prior to the ceremony, which starts around 4:45 p.m. and ends in time for the game's 5 p.m. start. RoMINSKI's RETURN: Assistant captain Dale Rominski should be back for Sunday's matinee contest, after an administrative academic problem. Rominski had taken an indepen- dent study course over the summer to qualify for senior status. Rominski passed the class, but those credits had not been recorded. This mistake left Rominski off of the eligibility list the team received on Friday, and left Berenson unhap- py. "He'll get credit for the class," Berenson said "He got a passing grade. It should be fixed by tomor- row." In order to comply with NCAA guidelines and avoid possible forfei- ture of the Saturday's game against Guelph, Berenson scratched him from the lineup. Rominski was allowed to play in the Blue/White game Friday night, since it was an exhibition. "It's kind of out of my hands," Rominski said. "If it's only that I have to miss the Guelph game, then it'll turn out OK." TRAINER's RooM: Michigan is gradually returning all of its starters to top form after minor injuries. Sophomore forward Mark Kosick is finally back in action over a sepa- rated shoulder that sidelined him for most of last week. Not only will Kosick be in uniform for Sunday's ceremony, he'll be in the lineup. "My shoulder's 100 percent," Kosick said. "There's no reason I shouldn't be." Defenseman Sean Peach appears to be over a case of "lace bite," a nagging foot injury that has ham- pered him since the start of practice last week. The laces on Peach's new skates had been cutting into his feet, caus- ing the soreness that limited his mobility. The injury forced Berenson to keep Peach out of the lineup Saturday, but he is scheduled to See ICERS, Page 16 tAER tcHKiNa/taly 5o y Hayes is probably the happiest person on the Michigan hockey team ecause the Blue/White game is over. Hayes was on the losing team all four years hat he's been at Michigan. CAA set o decide nRay 1aik Snyder a4ySporsEdtor Whether he's ready or not, Marcus ay may soon know whether he can er to the Wolverines. The Michigan Athletic Department's ompliance division confirmed yester- ay that its internal investigation into ay's alleged contact with an agent is omplete. The office also said that the eport has been submitted to the NCAA. specifics of the report remain in It on. Michigan coach Lloyd Carr (who was ecruiting) and Michigan athletic direc- ' Tom Goss were out of town and "available for comment. Ray, named one of Michigan's tri- ains before his suspension, has iaintained his distance from the team luring his period of ineligibility. Shortly after the suspension was cned, Michigan compliance direc- or Derrick Gragg said that the under the neligibility rules, Ray could not attend cam functions or stand on the sidelines tnng games until he is reinstated. Steve Mallonnee of the NCAA's nember services division said the prt is not of public record and, there- tre, its contents are confidential. "An institution generally does its own nvestigation, and reaches its own con- tision," he said. "They submit that i their recommendations" for the _. A's interpretation. .If Michigan is in search of a rules iterpretation, Mallonnee said he would eal with it, but if the submission only onains Michigan's suggested penal- s, then it will be delivered to the 'CAA committee on infractions. This is the point where the issue comes full circle. Michigan's internal ivestigation began on Sept. 15, when 4 received word from the NCAA bout Ray's possible infractions. - Now, it is up to the NCAA to decide f the sanctions Michigan proposed are icceptable. There are a few possible reactions - tcepting Michigan's proposal or mak- ng sanctions of their own - that the oveming body could return. The possibility of a delay still exists s well. If the NCAA decides that it vants more information on a particular s of the report, the process could >r extended. Although the NCAA has dealt with gent cases before, there is no set proce- ure for penalties. 4 4~ tl)4A d4 $205 x 4S, $2 Ls *'... 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The downfield rush was a chance for the underrated special teams unit to make a name for itself. Too late for that. "We're never known," Hendricks said of his fellow aw kamikazes. "We're called the Big Danger team because there's mostly big guys on it. We're there for punt protec- tion." After their successful protection, Hendricks and Co. realized the magnitude of the group tackle. Instantly the group swung to the rhythm of their own dance - the sack WARRNvZINN/tDaily dance. Clarence Williams may have gotten the best of Iowa's Tariq Holman on this play, but the Michigan special teams provided the most effective stiff- "It was definitely exciting," Hendricks said of their arm of all, tackling Iowa punt returner Kahill Hill in the end zone for a safety to wrap up the 12-9 victory. See FOOTBALL, Page 13 When something is too extreme for words, it's to the Nth degree. And that's the level of technology you'll experience at Raytheon. 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