Thursday, September 9, 1999 - The Michigan Daily - 25B ND's Jackson injured after 26-22 loss to Wolverines Notre Dame's starting quarterback is questionable for Purdue By Brian Kessler The Observer SOUTH BEND, Ind, - The Irish will have some injury problems to deal with this week in practice as they prepare for Saturday's game at Purdue. Quarterback Jarious Jackson injured his toe in the fourth quarter of last Saturday's Michigan game, but didn't notify coaches until after the game. He practiced lightly on Monday despite barely being able to walk on Sunday. "I'm feeling a lot better now," Jackson said. "I'm able to walk, even though I'm limping. It's not throb- bing and the swelling has gone down, so it feels better." Backup quarterback Arnaz Battle will step in if Jackson can't play Saturday. "Every week you have to go out there and get ready because you never know what is going to hap- pen," he said. "We run so many options and roll- outs, and there are a lot of teams that blitz. You never know what is going to happen. "Jarious is a strong guy," Battle continued. "I don't think a toe will keep Jarious out of the game. Right now, I am looking at it like he will not be back but I am pretty sure he is. I am just trying to go out there and prepare myself and the team in a good week of practice." Junior flanker Joey Getherall sep- arated his right shoulder in the sec- ond half of last Saturday's game and isn't expected back until after the Sept. 25 open date. "I'm disappointed for Joey, because Joey has really worked hard and he is bigger and stronger than he "Losing is hard but the most important thing is how you bounce back from that..." - Bob Davie Notre Dame football coach has ever been," Davie said. "Joey is a really good football player and he is a valuable member of this team. (His loss) takes away a chunk of our explosiveness, but he'll bounce back.' With Getherall out, freshman Julius Jones is expected to fill in on special teams. The Irish returned to practice Monday, switching its focus from the Michigan loss to this week- end's showdown. The Irish reviewed tapes of the Michigan game before taking to the practice field. "I have tremendous respect for the Purdue football team, but we're much more concerned with the Irish right now than we are with the Boilermakers," head coach Bob Davie said. "I think we all see the potential of this football team, but we have to eliminate our mistakes." Davie and his staff repeatedly stressed mini- mizing mistakes. In Saturday's late-game debacle the Irish were flagged for illegal cel- ebration, a late hit personal foul and they failed to make a first down on the final play of the game. "Our biggest problem is ourselves right now," offensive coordinator Kevin Rogers said. Davie, however, was still upbeat about Monday's practice and the team remained positive. "I like the attitude of our team," Davie said. "Losing is hard, but the most important thing is how you bounce back from that and how you respond to that and I think this team will come back strong. "(You usually feel good about) Monday practice," Davie added. "You don't practice that long; you don't practice in full pads. So the real test will be tomorrow." EARN UP TO $1000 By Posting Your Lecture Notes Online Contact: Gregor 734 827-2702 or currence@engin.umich.edu w w w. st u d v 24-7. co m, revolutionizing the way students study on the web NITED STUDENT SPECIALS COMPLETE AUTO CARE A U T 0 *Oil Changes $17.95 AND *Winterizations $39.95 -General Maintenance F L E E T Inspection $22.50 R E PA R *Foreign and Domestics Serviced 2321 Jackson Ave. Ann Arbor 48103 (734) 665-7130 P uP sOTO Notre Dame's 26.22 loss to Michigan Saturday was tough on the Fighting Irish physically. Quarterback Jarious Jackson (pic- tured above) is nursing an injured toe and flanker Joey Getherall is out due to a separated right shoulder. Obio State's Rambo playing yaitig game, using patience COLUMBUS (AP) - One game into his career as a starting flanker, Ken-Yon Rambo is waiting. He's wait- ing to catch the ball, waiting for Ohio State to throw it his way. "It all comes down to patience," he id. "I'm going to let things happen ut there." In the Buckeyes' 23-12 loss to mi in the Kickoff Classic, Rambo as invisible as Ohio State's passing ame. His stats? One catch for one ard gained. The Buckeyes threw to im only twice. "I think they schemed us pretty ood," coach John Cooper said. 'Maybe we should have gotten him the all more. But they did a nice job on im." "It seemed they were scared of our d," Rambo said. ambo spent most of his first two ollege seasons on the sideline. Unable o beat out incumbent Dee Miller, he eturned 16 kickoffs for a 21.1-yard verage and caught only 12 passes. With Miller moving on to the NFL ast spring, many thought Rambo ould finally step in. Ohio State eceivers coach Chuck Stobart is con-' ident the speedy junior's time will ome. qen-Yon is just a guy waiting for the opportunity. He's no different than hat Terry Glenn was for a long time, or Dee Miller was or Dimitrious Stanley was," Stobart said, referring to hree other late-blooming Buckeye receivers in recent years. "All those guys waited for their time to have the ball thrown to them." And there were breakdowns else- where. The offensive line did not offer h protection for quarterback Austin Moherman, who was starting his first game. As a result, Moherman didn't have time to look for anyone other than the primary receiver. "It wasn't that he wasn't seeing me," Rambo said. "He didn't have a lot of time back there. They had him shaken up." Moherman said it wasn't Rambo's fault. "Everybody's making a big deal out d4en-Yon only having one catch," Moherman said. "But Ken-Yon did what he was supposed to do." Doing a good job blocking and run- ning routes doesn't show up in the stats, however. Fans are already howl- ing that Rambo's speed is not being used. A year ago, Ohio State's starting wide receivers averaged 12 catches a 196 yards receiving a game, but Michael Wiley and the Ohio State football team are hoping that junior wide receiv- er Ken-Yon Rambo will break out,Saturday night against UCLA. I J that was with Big Ten player of the year Joe Germaine throwing the ball. Rambo and Germany totaled five catches for 57 yards with a rookie quarterback. Cooper said the Buckeyes must get the wideouts back in the game if they want to beat No. 14 UCLA on Saturday. Otherwise, Ohio State could open 0-2 for the first time in 13 years. UCLA stopped recruiting Rambo three years ago when he didn't meet freshman eligibility requirements. When he finally did make the grade, he narrowed his choices to Southern California and Ohio State because both continued to recruit him. Now he thinks he has something to show UCLA - and those who think he has disappeared. "We've got 12 more games to go," he said. "I'm still looking to catch a lot of passes and keep contributing to the team." Vsime umempumeruswase min tse iussiunmun atsusea sits. ft iwr s + 4I