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Show 20 The Daily Utah Chronicle Wednesday, September 28, 1994 Tucker takes over as Us tight end "I knew if I worked hard I could earn a football scholarship," Newcomer fills Haws' shoes BY TY BRONICEL Chronicle Sports Editor Before the football season began, the Utcs' offense looked solid at nearly every spot but one tight end. After all, last year's starter, the underrated Kurt Haws, graduated and became a fourth-roun- d NFL two-Ting an impressive performance during Saturday's 41-- 7 win over Wyoming. two-catc- h, D .v I x- -' selection by the Washington 5' there was more excitement. It was a great feeling." Tucker added, "I could get used to that feeling." WTio knows, if Saturday as any Vt What's more, Utah was left even more when d Henry Lusk, the Utes' ocassional tight end, went multi-position- sing of thing to come, Ute fans down for the season. That left the position even more might be accustomed to seeing No. 84 score more and more. wide-ope- But four weeks into the 1994 campaign the tight end slot may be case closed. Enter Rick Tucker, Utah's tight end who could serve as a new weapon this year. Last year, Haws caught just Cbnnklt Phfm Congratulations: Utah tight end Rick Tucker receives a hearty hug from an unidentified teammate after Tucker scored his first touchdown as a Ute during Saturday's win over Wyoming. seven passes all year from the TE spot. Tucker, a JC transfer from Bakersfield (Calif.) Junior College, has caught five this season, includ- - was good." So was the feeling Tucker felt upon scoring his first touchdown as a Ute, a 34 yard pass from Mike McCoy with 2:35 left in the third quarter. "I've scored a lot of touchdowns in my life," Tucker said, "but this was different than I expected. With 34,000 people screaming, Redskins. short-hande- Tucker says. He did. Tucker came to Utah because, "I liked coach McBride, the players, and the atmosphere fed Rick Tucker While North at High (Calif.)Tucker wasn't sure whether he wanted to tackle a college life as a baseball player (he was a Frank Thomas-ishulk at third base) or tackle others, instead. h He wound up at Bakersfield, where he decided to give up Chsdc out our The builds on the functionality of the 8 and adds a wide range of graphing capabilities. So TI-8- 5 TI-6- rz, u ?.li(fIiK') i;0 blowout dsals math students can handle calculus problems more easilyvAnd technical can see the functions for a better understanding of problems. The 5 also stu-'den- ts Now is a great time to buy a bike! TI-8- handles complex numbers, matrices, vectors, lists and strings. Plus it offers a powerful ALL SOLVER. AIR17ALK BOOTS & SHOES 15 iVii- up loive simultaneous equations liasdomplex number functions. Offers formula programming. Even has a last equation replay The lp feature. All at a great price. Engineering, math or science major? Serious stuff. Get a Advanced Scientific or TI-8- 5 Graphing Calculator from Texas recommended by professors. Get the serious functionality you demand at a price you can afford. or TI-8- 5 at your local TI retailer today, or for more informaTry a TI-6- 8 tion, call 7 Different sports are offered each quartern! Flexible hours. . .We work with your class schedule! PAID TRAINING CLINICS! Instruments 9 lobtyU.com 581-997- SPORTS OFFICIALS! TfeXAS cares 484-040- 4 Yil iffllT A JOB! JOB EXTENDING YOUR,. REACH" U 363-372- 7 The Intramural Sports Department is looking for students who would like to be trained as Instruments. They're designed for students and professionals and email: OFF Downtown 165 E. 200 S. Susarhouse 731 E. 2100 S. University 1330 E.200 S. IF TI-6- 8 '95 "SSPT1 7mS In Canada, call 01994TI. IH0OOI82 Contact the Intramural Sports Office for more details (HPEf E'214 581 -- 3797) |