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Show V '" i 46 Page - 'I'l.'f f, r.o.lv .k iih:i. Li,;-n (fT yri3 August THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Football Section, Wednesday," 26, ' Huskies hope to live up to past standards By JOHN NADEL AP Sports Writer ' The Washington Huskies have created quite an act for themselves to follow. Actually, quite a pair of acts. Two years ago, the Huskies finished 10-winning the Pacific-1- 0 2, Conference beating Iowa Bowl. . and championship 46-3- 4 in the Rose "This is maybe the most experienced defense that Cal has had in a ALLIANCE: (Continued from Page 44) among the networks. NBC now has the Cotton Bowl, giving the network a New Year's Day lineup of the Cotton, Fiesta and Orange. the second pTaceteam fh fhVPaY-1-0 is playing in the game. The Pac-1- 0 doesn't want a Fiesta Bowl with a Pac-1- 0 team playing in it overlapping into the Rose Bowl which starts at 4 p.m. Texas A&M coach R.C. Slo-cusaid "the bowl realingment is m However, the Cotton Bowl's a positive thing. There will be traditional 12:30 p.m, kickoff is more order to it and take the poligone. It will either be at noon or tics out." And last but not least there's a 3:30 p.m. The Fiesta Bowl will be moved to the noon kickoff slot if new bowl, the Las Vegas Silver. American Heart ( tf) Association long time," Gilbertson said. "It's been a long time since a Cal coach said he was excited about his de- fense." Last season, Washington was even better, easily winning its second straight Pac-1- 0 title before overpowering Michigan in the Rose Bowl 34-1- 4 to finish 12-How do the Huskies follow the perfection of last year? With great difficulty, according Jo longtime Washington coach Don James. "We lost 15 seniors and 11 of them were drafted (by the NFL)," James said. ''The thing that concerns me the most is that we lost players who were two and three-yestarters. So we have a lot of players who lack experience, and that's going to be a key issue in the first two or three games. "I think it'll be a good race (in the Pac-10- ). There are a legitimate six teams that can compete for it, and it'll be a much better race than the last two years. There will be a lot more close games throughout the league." While a lot of talent is gone, quite a bit returns. Mark Brunei! and Billy Joe Hobert the players of the game in the last two Rose Bowls give the Huskies two outstanding quarterbacks, and Beno Bryant, Jay Barry and Napoleon Kaufman provide plenty of talent at tailback. Stanford, California and UCLA all played in bowl games after fintie for second ishing in a three-wa- y place behind Washington last season, and all appear capable of challenging the Huskies this year. At age 60, Bill Walsh has returned to coaching, having signed a five-yecontract to succeed Dennis Green at Stanford. Cal also has a new coach former Washington assistant Keith 0. ar ar Gilberlson UJcsi ?f 1992 hired after Bruce Snyder moved to Arizona State. At UCLA. Terry Donahue turns for ; ;s 1 7t;. season. re- With ii j departure of power runner Tcvnmy Vs dell, Stanford will sport a new look this season. "We're going to have to depend a lot more on quickness and agility," Walsh said. "Our linemen have all pared down about 15 pounds. Our running game will be a little more related to timing than strength, and we'll throw a lot more." Doing the throwing will be Steve Stenstrom, the leading passer last year. Gilbertson will be without an experienced quarterback at Cal, but running back Russell White is touted as one of the best in the country at his position. And the Golden Bears have seven returning starters on defense. Pac-10- 's Like Cal. UCLA has plenty of experienced on defense but none at quarterback because Tommy Mad-do- x passed up his final two years of eligibility to turn pro. However, Donahue said, "We feel confident that Wayne Cook will fill those shoes (at quarterback) and do so very adequately." Washington State returns all 11 starters on offense. Leading the way is quarterback Drew Bledsoe, who might rank up there with recent WSU signal-callelike Mark Rypien and Timm Rosenbach. "We think we're going to be rs outstanding on offense and improved on defense," Cougars coach Mike Price said. "The team as a whole is stronger than we've ever been before." Southern Cal endured a disastrous 1991 season, losing its final six games to finish the Troin 34 worst record jans' years. "Obviously, we have a lot of work to do," USC coach Larry 3-- 8, Smith sajd. "We have a lot of very hungry players who are looking forward to 1992." Brigham Young has won three straight Western Athletic Conference championships and 13 in the last 16 years. However, the Cougars appear vulnerable to at least San Diego State, three teams Fresno State and Utah. San Diego State had a chance to dethrone BYU last season, but lead at home in a blew a 45-1- 7 which wound game up in a 52-5- 2 tie. 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