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Show - 3agelOA THE HERALD, Provo, Utah Thursday, August 30, 1984 Couciar Offensive Wall' Rich With Talent 259; and Greg guard, senior, 255. Long, guard, freshman, The only 1983 starters lost were 6-- 1, By MARION DUNN Herald Sporti Editor 6-- tackles : Craig Garrick, BYU's all-stguard, came out of the trenches during one sweltering morning - w- session the two- took a drink ot water C U 1 HUH! D, dui uuigutiiii Doug were players. I1USC drenched self with water. "There's a lot to pointing where Hi Coaches Roger quality French by moving Anae to guard and Wong to tackle. This line will David Wright get a severe test against Pittsburgh, but it has the right stuff to meet the challenge. Garrick, Wong, Anae, Matich and Wright are talented enough to be Because politics enter into such selections the chances of all actually gaining that honor are pretty slim. But him- of talent out there, ' he said 4 y .17i ' - r but they brilliantly then and aimJ Kellery-meye- has responded L. I I1C Rex I 1 Craig Garrick French and Mel Olson were driving their charges. "And I don't mean just on the first team. There are great players on the all-WA- second team and on the third team, there are some guys who, really scare me. "Running scared, huh?" some- there is not doubt about the ability. It is there. The Garrick story is one of the most inspirational ones in college football. A native of Provo, Garrick first suffered a torn knee in high it as a school. He freshman and today team doctor Brent Pratley says it is the knee of an old arthritic man. Coach LaVcll Edwards even suggested Craig give up football, but after thinking it over, the honors. He was for last year second team of and it was a justice when he didn't make the first team. Wong is also an honors Strong and mobile he is an mis-carria- can-diat- RECALL THE FALL OF WITH e. '84 excellent pass blocker and one of the nation's premier linemen. But the same can be said of Anae, Matich and Wright. Garrick was right: There's an awful lot of talent in the BYU trenches. .x f Cougar captain decided playing was worth the pain and the agony. He plays th mimmmU I KLSW guard position well enough to be a candidate 39 West 200 North ; Provo University Moll " Orem Louis Wong one asked. "Yeah. I'm running scared," he said. A little earlier, talking about cen- two-a-day- s, ter Trevor another Ma-tic- talented veteran on the offensive line, moaned: J We're Again Proud to Sponsor This Year's "BIG 4 HUDDLE" s "Two-a-day- under Roger French! Hey, the holacaust, Hiroshima and Nagasaki were Trevor Matich nothing compared to this." Certainly French wasted no time preparing his young linemen for the coming season. He was driving them hard from the first day without pads. And watching the players respond, it is evident there is a lot of talent there. This could be the best in a long line of excellent offensive lines at Brigham Young. French has four returning start. ers on the front 5U BRIGHAM 1 r-- J MH.rlW ,r young : ! V Yfl UNIVERSITY UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY v line. And they are quality pla- Louis yers. Wong, 6-- 4 259, , has been moved from guard to tackle. Robert CT1 244, Anae, has moved from center where he 6-- 4, lared playing .me with WEBER STATE COLLEGE Robert Anae Ma- - ich last year.to guard. Matich, 246, is at center, and Garrick, 6--1, 5 , 260, is at left guard. Dave 270 junior has rVright, a earned the starting left tackle position. Other offensive linemen battling for playing time this fall, all fine prospects including the newcom6-- 5, ers, are: Tackle, Scott Robinson, a jun265; guard, Randy ior, 276; center, senior, Brian Rodini, sophomore,6-4- , 235; guard, Keith McCullough, soph., 254; tackle John Borgia, 267; guard, Bill freshman, 220; tackle Todd, junior, David King, soph, 248; Dean 215; Chris Lott, guard, soph, Matau, tackle, junior, 4 , 266; Sam Oramas, tackle, senior, Raw-linso- 6-- 5, 6-- 5, 6-- 4, 6-- 4, 6-- 4, n, local Coors Distributors of Utah are once again proud to sponsor "The Big 4 Huddle." These weekly luncheons and press conferences offer the media an personal look at the staff and players of each of Utah's four major college football teams. Each week, members of Brigham Young, Utah State, Weber State and The University of Utah gather to show each teams strengths, weaknesses and predictions for the up coming season. Members of the media then inform the public what to expect. Just another way of showing that Coors cares about Utah! The up-clos- e, 6-- 5, 6-- 5, 6-- 6-- 256; soph, Doug Rawlinson, tackle, 275; Dave Tidwell, 6-- 5, J & J DISTRIBUTING CO. Orem, Utah II 4 II DISTRIBUTING Salt Lake City, Utah CO. 1ACECS0! DISTRIBUTING CO. Ogden, Utah j |
