Show Utes prepare for gridiron season Utah football 90 update Christine Marsh Sports Editor HE University of Utah T THE football team has made some changes that could lead to success in the up-coming up season With the acquisition of former Arizona Wildcat coach Ron McBride the Utes are looking forward to improving improving improving im im- im- im proving on their dismal 1989 record of 8 4 overall finishing finishing finishing finish finish- ing in the WAC WAG with a 6 2 record With 40 returning lettermen lettermen lettermen letter- letter men from the 1989 team McBride will use his blue collar collar collar col col- col- col lar work ethic to improve the Utes this season McBrides' McBrides hard hitting nuts and bolts trademark style of play which he refined at Arizona parallels his belief that the only way you earn something is by working-really working working- working for it Talent and ability help but success comes from your everyday work habits McBride McBride McBride Mc Mc- Bride insists The most important question question question ques ques- tion mark is at the quarterback quarterback quarterback quarter quarter- back position where Scott Mitchell Utah's time all-time leading leading leading lead lead- ing passer decided to pass up his senior season and turn pro Junior Mike Richmond started the last two games of 1989 completing of 61 pass attempts for yards and eight touchdowns McBride doesn't want to promise any miracles I dont don't know how good well we'll be because I dont don't know how good the guys are we have coming in and we obviously need help in some areas However the man whose talented offensive lines at Arizona produced three straight PAC 10 rushing titles does promise solid defense lots of emotion and smash mouth football at Utah I BYUs BYU's Detmer Heisman Heilman hopeful I H HOW OW BYU fares against som some e tough com competition petition peti- peti tion early in the season will have a direct effect on Quarterback Ty Detmers Detmer's chance to win the Heisman Trophy Detmer a junior from San Antonio has set 13 records in only 13 starts at quarterback In 1989 Detmer completed of passes 64 for yards and 32 touchdowns Detmer won the passing title with a 1756 efficiency rating just 13 points off the year old record set by Jim McMahon Detmer trailed Andre Ware last years year's Heisman winner Football sched schedules les for 1990 1 U of fu U BID BYU 9 1 Utah State 9 1 9 8 4 Minnesota 8 9 9 8 g Miami 9 15 Fresno Fresno State 9 9 15 Washington State 9 22 Hawaii 9 22 San S n Diego State 29 9 29 Wyoming 9 29 Oregon 6 10 Colorado Cola 13 10 Colorado State 20 1020 O. O c N c 10 27 l' l lO O. O 21 t IV o. o N New ew M Mexico O 10 27 10 27 Air Force f 3 11 3 Air Force F ll 11 U 3 j S San State State- Diego Sta e. e 11 10 Wyoming 10 11 s sN N New ew M Mexico O. O 1 1 t 17 U Utah tao i 1117 7 i 7 BYU 5 L 24 il 5 Utah Stated State t i 12 Yi 1 Hawaii c c r j J i i o i.-o- l' l i o for the time all-time single season passing yardage record by only yards Although Detmer had such good numbers numbers numbers num num- bers last season to o have a chance at the Heisman Trophy h he and BYU must repeat their success of a year ago The Cougars with 48 lettermen lettermen lettermen let- let termen returning from last years year's 10 3 10 team begin their season against University of Texas Texas-El Paso at the Sun Bowlin Bowl Bowlin in El Paso The three games that follow will test the strength of BYU starting with the defending National Champion Miami Hur Hur- The Miami game gam on September September September Sep Sep- 8 in Provo will be fallowed fol followed followed fol- fol lowed by non-conference non games against Washington State and Oregon Then it is back to WAC WAG foes including two late season showdowns with Utah and Hawaii If the Cougars Cougar's are successful successful successful success success- ful in defending their WAC title and can have a good showing against Miami early I in the season Detmers Detmer's chances chances chan chan- chances ces for the Heisman are good |