Show The Utah Statesman jj-ui- Aggies look to be improved deeper on defenciVG Li: C Editor note: This is the seienth of a senes of articles staff examining Utah State 's tj The Statesman sports ' 1981 football team by position ’s r Over the tenure of USU defensive line coach Rod Marinelli his three-malines have been lacking in depth but not quality Marinelli developed current Denver Bronco Rulon Jones but was generally given only six or seven players to choose his lines assemble fcon to This year should be different with increased numbers of bodies and quality He doesn’t discount the idea there might be another Jones in this bunch five-yea- n and expects this unit to be the strength of the defense “This is the best group and best depth I’ve had since I’ve been here” he says At the two outside tackles Marinelli doesn’t talk in terms of two starters but three The coach uses a rotating system to keep fresh blood in the lineup Greg Kragen is the first of the threesome and can play on either side of the nose guard Marinelli compares the switching to a lefthanded pitcher asked to turn around and throw from the right side Two-yeveteran Shawn Miller brings back the savvy and experience the Aggies need to blend in with the added youth When injuries felled a number of Aggie linemen his freshman year Miller was pressed into starting duty for four games that ar year Last year he suited 3 11 games team leader in quarterback satis Perhaps the apple of Maiucli’s rpe ill and honorable mention 1 LI' Perko will man the left side cf CS " and draws the dosest comparts to the linemen in camp “He has the body strength and L quickness to get by blocks” he says Perko is as good as Josses was the aprmj AS-Ar-r:' senior year” t ClL: USU lacrosse ended on a losing note Saturday as the Utah State The 1981 Ksson dropped a tough the Universitstate championship game in Ogden Determined to avenge the Utes who had beaten the Aggie earlier on their home field Utah State dominated play at the outset of the game bringing in a halftime score of "We were psyched and hoped to make up for the loss Due Devils decision to in the of Utah y 0 3 on our home field” commented Aggie player Steve Adams half " become a the Utes take advantage to out score them in the third quarter “We just lagged and people However a second lapse saw the Aggies tittle too relaxed and 9-- 1 t 0 up because we were Arad” added Adams t 4? then on it was all the Ags who couldn't seem to get a team fat organized Adams himself led the Blue From downhill for Devil offensive attack shooting and two assists fcf the day Jim Baer had one of his better days behind the feeding the ball to his —mates Mark Thompson at "he also did a superb job as fe Tad Hershey in this three goals — n finale Although the Aggie lacrosse will be losing four PAiate students the outlook fee next year appears to be fecfetl as this year was main-- 9 building year Several ?t school recruits and an in-ing interest in the sport lacruwc should boost the program to an even ason next year accor-t- o T9 Adams — have tried wow try Myte the rest the best setter at AAAAj c In the thick of the hunt Car tie at nose guard are Lenny Ncbra JL Coon Of the trio Coon 177: ! O f side track on the starting Job ewer L: converted linebacker — and Blue Devils (all to Utes let Wednesday May 27 T' r fu J : |