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Show PBltS THE SAMPLER 10 Thursday, August 19, 1982 Whos going to toe no. 1 in coiiege ffoottoaDll? have to play USC this year. 59 lettermen will be returning 3 , lent football teams around the the best top ten football teams and why they might finish the season in that order. tion, where Turner Gill 5 ing with hasnt Dave nation back in Rimington, center. all-Ameri- The defense will be returning only five starters, and the biggest area of concern will be in the secondary where the team will be starting basically from scratch. and defense). The Panther offense will be geared around 64 quarterback Dan Marino, who led the nation in touchdown passes The Huskies haveWashington shown drastic im 4 an . provement over, the past three years. I wouldnt be surprised if they go all the way this year, undefeated. The Huskies have a with 34. His main target once again should be Julius Dawkins, another team will be return- 54 lettermen. Walter Lewis will be quarterbacking the one of the best linemen in the seem to have the nucleus thats needed to win the national championship. They have a new head football coach in Serafino Foge Fazio. The team has 48 lettermen with nine starters returning on each squad (offense The Alabama Crim- son Tide been playing up to his full potential. The Cornhuskers will have Pittsburgh The . The only trouble spot on offense might be at the quarterback posi- Id like to give you my choices of Panthers all-Americ- an 2,000 yards rushing last fall. country. 1 The main strength of the The offense will be keyed around both Roger Craig and Mike Rozier who combined for over debate. There are so many excel- The team ended up losing four . American David Drechsler. The defense should once again give up less than 12 points a game. The biggest problem for the Tar Heels will be at linebacking, since no starters return at those positions. Last year's reserves, Chris Ward and Bill Sheppard are expected to take up this slack. . will be their offense which returns seven starters. Altogether the team returns with 44 lettermen. . (UPI and AP), but lost a lot of good talent to graduation. Steve Pelluer, quarterback, looked starters on offense and six on deover the last half fense. There will only be 34 letter- very impressive of the season last year. The runmen returning. On paper, the Lions do not look ning game will feature the likes of. Cookie Jackson,- - Jacque Robinson like they'll finish in the top ten, but (Rose Bowl MVP), and Chris Joe Patemo (head football coach) James. A problem area might be has a way of getting the most out the offensive line as they lost both of his ball players. The offense will be led by tailguards. Power should be in the defense back Curt Warner who raced his where nine starters are back. The way for 1,044 yards last season Huskies will be led by even though he was injured most cornerback, Ray of the time. Horton. Quarterback Todd Blackledge has been improving steadily and Nebraska Cornhuskers At the end of this years NCAA' college football season, who will be no. 1 team in the nation? That question is usually opened up for finished third in last years polls with eight starters on offense. -- by SP4 Tim Karas Lions fairly easy schedule, don't even a great runner, but will he live up to those expectations? Only time will tell. The Sooners strength will be in their defense. Nine starters from last year will return. Oklahoma will have to improve their record of playing away from home which was a disappointing 3, if they plan on competing for the national crown. will be helped out by fine receivers in Kenny Jackson and Gregg Garrity, maybe the best combination the Nittany Lions offense which could be more explosive this year. He has the threat of being able to unload the bomb at any time. One of the receivers have ever fielded. The key players on the defense should be Walker Lee Ashley, tackle, and Harry Hamilton, line- either wide proven performers in the past. hell be throwing to would be receiver Jesse Bendross or Joey Jones, both have breakaway speed. The offense only lost one starter from last year. The defense should be awesome again even though four starters are not returning from the previous year. Alabama has two superb football players in Tommy Wilcox, secondary and candidate Robbie backer, who have both been North Carolina Tar Heels will he returning with 43 lettermen and 15 starters. Offensively the team will be led by Kelvin Bryant who dashed for 1,015 yards and 18 touchdowns while playing in only half of the all-Ameri- Jones, linebacker. 0 - Penn State Nittany will return verines five starters on offense lettermen, and seven on defense. Thie offense will have to rebuild its running game. The passing at- tack should help make up the difference. Quarterback Steve Smith re- turns after an excellent second half season. His main target will be to Anthony Carter, flanker, who caught 50 passes last fall. Another weakness could be the offensive line as they lost three teams quarters. With Junior Tyrone Anthony, this team will blast away at the opponents with excellent gains. Blocking for them will be standout guard, all- - d quarterback to replace three-yestarter Buck Beltie. The offensive line should once again open up big holes for the running game. Defensively, the team will make big plays because of their front line. They are constantly putting pressure on the opponents quarterback which will be led by Jimmy Payne, tackle, and Freddie The Destroyer Gilbert, defensive end. The team's leading tackier is also back in linebacker Tommy "Thunderbolt Thurson. ar all-Ameri- all-Americ- players an to graduation. The defense seems to always have mean and aggressive players. 7 The all-Ameri- WolMichigan with 37 The Herschel Walker who dashes out of the set formation like a bolt of lightning. This tailback rushed for 1,891 yards aiid finished second in the Heisman voting. The Bulldogs need to find a good fleet-foote- The Wolverines have an candidate in Robert linebacker. Another at Thompson the defense is at in strong point honorable mention safety, where Keith Bostic returns. all-Americ- , all-Ameri- 9 The Georgia Bulldogs will return with 47 lettermen, six starters on offense and eight on defense. , The offense is geared around an 10 TheSouthern Cal- ifornia (USC) Trojans let55 will have returning termen, nine starters on offense and seven on defense. The Trojans will be doing a lot of running no matter what runner is in the backfield. Mainly because the offensive line will be returning four starters and three of them s. Guard were Pac-Te- n Bruce Matthews .and tackle Don Mosebar were good enough to be. all-star- last year. The defense will be led by noseguard George Achica who had 120 tackles. Big question is - will the team by highly motivated even though theyre on (NCAA) probation? An outstanding season will be expected from Bryan Thomas who exploded for 1,132 yards in rushing. The defense will be without Sal Sunseri, linebacker, who made the team. Other than an that loss, the Panthers will have just as good, or better defense than they had last year when they were ranked no. 1 defensively. The Pitt team will have a . rougher schedule this year and will meet Penn St. in the seasons finale. The Oklahoma have a lot of talent which should make up for losing 2 Sooners five starters on offense. 51 SPECIAL BACK TO SCHOOL" PURCHASE OF letter-me- n FASHION JEANS will be returning from last years team. Freshman Marcus Dupree will be spearheading fresh blood into the offense. 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