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Show 1992 THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Football Section, Wednesday, August 26, byu opener nauiiib cmuun 90 By DAN SEWELL AP Sports Writer Coach Dennis MIAMI (AP) Erickson's dreams of back-to-banational titles keep getting interrupted by nightmares of a season-openin- g ck repeat of two years ago. "We may have a better football than we did a year ago when we Erickson said at a went media luncheon Tuesday as he pre12-0- ," pared to begin workouts next week. "But our schedule is so much tougher, too." The Hurricanes won The Associated Press writers poll last year Washington captured the USA coaches poll and Today-CNErickson said they begin this season with the goal of becoming the first repeat champions since AlaBut he's haunted bama in 1978-7by the way their 1990 repeat hopes were undermined quickly. "The scenario is just so much like two years ago ... I wake up in a sweat every night," Erickson said. After the Hurricanes won the national title in Erickson's first season here, they opened 1990 season with a nationally televised game at Brigham Young. They were upset 28-2dropped out of first, and finished 10-- 2 and ranked third. Like BYU, which had played Texas-E- l Paso the week before Mi at the ami, Iowa end of last season will have played N.C. State in the Aug. 29 Kickoff Classic before hosting Mi ami on Sept. 5 in the Hurricanes' nationally televised opener at Iowa City. "What happened to us in 1990 hopefully will wake our players up ... We'll talk about that all the time." Erickson said. Also looming in what he said is definitely the toughest schedule he s taced at UM are games with Florida State and Penn State. The Hurricanes host FSU, which finished No. 4 last season, Oct. 3, then go to Penn State, which ended third, Oct. 10. Erickson said he believes Florida State will be impoved over last year's team, and "they might be as good a defensive team as there is Page Cowboys' Williams eyes return to gridiron LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) -T- homas Williams plans to take out the frustrations accumulated during a year out of football on opposing offenses this fall. "I'm ready to get back to it. I'm ready to kick some butt," said the defensive tackle being counted on to stop the run d 290-poun- against Wyoming this season. A year ago Williams was suspended by coach Joe Tiller after he pleaded guilty to an aggravated assault charge lodged after he threw his girlfriend up against a wall early last year. 1990 when he recorded back sacks. After entering the guilty plea 1 1 quarter- During the year off Williams Williams was placed on probation spent time in the weight room and and ordered to perform community comes back to the Cowboys almost service. For a while he considered 30 pounds heavier than when he transferring, but decided last Au- last played. And hungry for action. "Last season would have been gust to remain at Wyoming. Coaches and fans alike are hapmy 10th year of football. After py he did and now are anxiously playing for a long time you really awaiting die left tackle's return to get tired of the sport," Williams the field, Williams started as a true said. "This last year off, it kind of freshman in 1989 and was second "gives you a break right in the midon the team in tackles, with 79, in dle and it's kind of nice that way . ' Williams' renewed desire to play was evident during spring drills, when he easily won back his starting job. He also believes the time away from football helped him mature, to rearrange the priorities in his life. "I goofed around a lot when I was here last time. I took this year off. It made me think about different things," Williams said. "... I hated to do it at first. 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