}. s a~s * . . .._, ,_ .. , i.t.. .. 4 , o d e . .... ro e The Michigan Daily - K 8- The Michigan Daily - Kickoff '95 - ThUrsday, September 7,1995 Dreisbach settles into starting quarterback position Memphis adjusts to a new state of affairs By Darren Everson There was a lot of uncertainty sur- rounding the Wolverines coming into the season. But at least there's no ques- tion where the biggest question mark was - the quarterback. "The quarterback situation has been talked about a lot," coach Lloyd Carr said. "I think that we have kids that will emerge, and that position will be a strength as the season goes on." "Kids" is right. Neither Scott Dreisbach nor Brian Griese, the top two candidates to replace Todd Collins, had ever taken a snap prior to this season. Back in the spring, it appeared that Michigan might have a season-long competition between Griese and Dreisbach, and perhaps Jason Carr, for the starting job. "When you have a few (quarter- backs) in the huddle at different times, you've got different cadences, different leadership styles; it's hard to really settle on one," tight end Jay Riemersma said after the spring game. "(But) historically Michigan has al- ways had a quarterback step up." U .1 That quarterback is the 6-foot-3, 180- pound Dreisbach, who beat out the son of ex-Miami Dolphins star Bob Griese and Carr, the coach's son. "I've always thought I could play here," Dreisbach said. There might be concerns about Dreisbach's consistency (he threw two interceptions against Virginia) and his youth (he's a 19-year-old redshirt fresh- man), but there's no doubt about how confident he is. Every third word out of his mouth is about confidence - whether it be the belief he has in his receivers or in his own ability. However, Dreisbach's head doesn't appear to have swelled much after set- ting school records for pass attempts(52) and yardage (372) against Virginia. He knows he wasn't perfect. "At times I tried to do too much," said Dreisbach, admitting that he had a tendency to lock in on one receiver and not look in another direction. "Going in, I didn't even know I was going to throw that much. (But) I started to settle down and... not force it." Quarteibacks Name Yr./Eli. Scott Dresbach Sos/-r. yBrian Griese Jr'/So. Jason Carr Sr./Sr. 'Scot Loeffler Jr./So. Dreisbach was fortunate to have had the opportunity to settle down. It wouldn't have been surprising to see Carr pull Dreisbach after either of his in- terceptions. "I told him, 'Don't be looking over your shoulder because there's no one there,"' Carr said. Dreisbach took his coach's advice; after the game, he said he was never wor- ried about getting yanked. And now that that's over with, Dreisbach appears to have solidified his spot as Michigan's starter - not that there was ever any doubt. "We got through that and we won that game," Dreisbach said. "That's all that matters." INTRAMURAL SPORTS PRO GRAM By Darren Everson Everything about Memphis - right down to the school's name -is new. The school - formerly known as Memphis State- changed its name to the University of Memphis in July 1994. This year, the Tigers have joined an all-new conference and hired a new head coach. Former James Madison coach Rip Scherer replaces Chuck Stobart. Under Stobart, Memphis had gone 6-5 three straight years. Scherer is taking over a club that has a dominating de- fense-third nationally in to- FM n tal defense last year-but one that has trouble scoring (14.8 points per game in '94). "We want to be an aggres- sive, make-it-happen type of offense that has an attack men- Se tality," Scherer said. "I think Ann it's important that we become 1994:E very unpredictable." The Tigers will work pri- marily out of the I-formation, with fifth- year senior Frank Fletcher (491 yards rush- ing in '94) as the featured back. Scherer plans on running the option as well. "We want to ... force people to cover the option to open the passing game," Scherer said. The passing game is now the respon- sibility of senior quarterback Joe Borich. He didn't have the greatest stats in the world last year -he only hit 35 percent of his passes - but he led Memphis t6 I pt iA 6-5 11_ I think it's important that we become very unpredictable." - Rip Scherer Memphis coach its first-ever victory at Mississippi. Many of the key players in that win will still be around this year. The Tigers didn't lose much phiS to graduation, especially on defense. Defensive tackle Bryan Barnett, who led the team with nine sacks, and linebacker Jesse Allen, Memphis' leading tackler . 9 with 128, both return. rbor The Tigers appear to be as overall strong as anybody in their new league, Conference USA. The 12-team league features schools from 12 different states. Not all of the teams are Division I football programs, and the conference won't have a champi- onship this season. Cincinnati, Houston, Louisville, Southern Mississippi and Tulane will compete with Memphis for C-USA's first football title next year. Memphis plays all of them this year with the ex- ception of Houston, which will compete in the Southwest Conference for one fi- nal year. Miami (Ohio) coach Randy Walker has refined his offense; ft seas Miami returns 71 By Scott Burton. Way back in 1924, some courageous young men from Miami (Ohio) decided to play a little football game in Ann Arbor. SPORT/ACTIVITY ENTRY DEADLINE SOCCER SOFTBALL ICE HOCKEY - Fall TENNIS - Team 3-on-3 BASKETBALL TRACK & FIELD GOLF - Team Scramble PRE-SEASON FOOTBAI TENNIS - Sgis & Dbls FLAG FOOTBALL WALLEYBALL CROSS COUNTRY RUN WRESTLING PRE-SEASON BROOME PRE-SEASON BASKETI ICE HOCKEY - Winter BASKETBALL RACQUETBALL - Team PADDLEBALL - SgIs &1 SWIMMING & DIVING M 3-POINT SHOOTOUT FREE THROW CONTES PRE-SEASON VOLLEY RELAYS MEET VOLLEYBALL MINI-SOCCER BROOMBALL RACQUETBALL - SgIs TABLE TENNIS - Sgls 8 CROSS COUNTRY RUN OFFICIATI SPQRT CLINIC BEGINS Soccer Mon 9/11 Softball Tues 9/12 Ice Hockey Thurs 9/14 Pre- Flag FB Mona Flag Football Mon 10/9 Pre- Broomball Mon 11/20 Pre- Basketball Mon 11/27 LL 4 3ALL 'BALL Dbls AEET 5T BALL & Dbis & Dbls N Tuesday Tuesday Thursday Thursday Thursday Tuesday I Thursday I Thursday I Thursday I Tuesday I Tuesday Tuesday Thursday 1 Monday I Thursday I Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Thursday WednesdayI Friday Friday Thursday Tuesday Wednesday Tuesday Tuesday Thursday Thursday Thursday September 12 September 12 September 14 September 21 September 21 October 3 October 5 October 12 October 12 October 17 October 17 October 17 November 9 November 20 November 30 December 12 January 16 . January 16 February 1 February 7 February 9 February 9 February 22 February 27 February 28 March 12 March 12 March 21 March 28 April 11 Not a smart move. Michigan handed them a 55-0 shellacking, which was enough to con- vince those Redskins that just maybe they should never play the Wolverines Miami Sept. 30 Ann Arbor Last season: 5-5-1 Sept. 30 rematch is any mo than the first clash. The Re .500 record last year (5-5-1) lettermen, but it would be ni ment to say that their Mid-Ar ference is one of the worst in Of course, Michigan Sta similar logic when it schedi MAC-buddies Central Mich suit was two embarrassing (in 1991 and 1992) that reduc Big Ten champs to ridicule For the Wolverines to fate, they'll have to keep the Miami offense. The Reds 1000-yard rusher in Deland a 60-percent pass compl Dougherty and a number of q again. And for the last 71 years they haven't ... until this year. It's somewhat debatable whether the Eagles prepare for tough Big Ten slate By Scott Burton Should the Big Ten ever consider ex- panding, it may want to ship Boston Col- lege its membership material. After all, the Eagles' play three Big Ten opponents this season, and have also scheduled the conference's favorite whip- ping boy, Notre Dame. All that remains to be seen is whether Boston College is up to the level of competition. "We are looking at the toughest schedule in the his- tory of Boston College," coach Dan Henning said. "So we'll have a lot of op- portunities to prove that we are capable, but we also Bost NG OPPORTUNITIES SEOT Ice Hockey Basketball Pre-Season VB Volleyball Mini-Soccer Broomball CLINIC BEGINS Weds 1/10 Weds 1/10 Weds 2/21 Weds 2/21 Mon 3/11 Tues 3/12 have to be very careful not to get over our heads to the point where we get beaten Sept down -either physically or AnnA emotionally - where we Last seay can't compete at that level." An early audition against Ohio State in the Kickoff Classic was less than impressive; the Buckeyes dominated every stage of the Aug. 27 game en route to a 38-6 victory. About the only Eagle performance drawing fa- vorable review was that of running back Justice Smith, who gained 119 yards on 24 carries. Does that mean that the Eagles rank down there with the Indianas and Minnesotas of the conference? Well, not n. Ark sor quite. As a preseason No. 22 ranking at- tests to, Boston College is a talented team certainly capable of giving the big boys some trouble. What should be of particular concern to Michigan - who visit the Eagles Sept. 16 - is that Boston College fea- tures a well-rounded offensive attack that will test every facet of the Wolverine defense. Junior quarterback Matt Hartsell returns and is an effi- on# cient, steady performer. He threw for 338 yards in the go Eagles' 34-26 loss to the Wolverines last season. TheEaglesalsohaveafine running tandem - Smith and short-yardage specialist Omari 16 Walker-that runs behind an bor experienced offensive line fea- n: 741 turing Outland Trophy candi- date Pete Kendall. However, the defense clearly misses lineman Mike Mamula, who was the Philadelphia Eagles' first- round pick in this year's NFL draft. De- spite the presence of three returning starters on its line -Chris Sullivan, Tim Morabito and Nick Gianacakos - the Buckeyes racked-up 230 yards rushing and 488 total yards on the Eagles. "Tim Morabito and Chris Sullivan are as good as they get," Henning said. "They i11betugh toblock." Stert the seme ska s-I 33 ati (Valic Rolierbiade and "skate logo" are registered Skate Smart is a registered V For Additional information Contact: Intramural Sports Program IMSB 606 E. Hoover 763-3562 -l XONATHAN WAuIy Scott Dreisbach beat out Brian Griese and Jason Carr for the starting job.