| Show no Sal LIle Utes Look For Starting QB As Spring Training Begins By Dick Luse 1nnie - Univeysity tea Editor cf Utah football coach 'Eon Melnik his 11V gtr114 irt11811re for a ranting quarterback Be's mot at all iIvppy with the way the iNCAA has complicated lus sear& McBride opens his seetmd string conclave Saturday with a 3 pm drill at Lice Stadium stud the No 2 prionty 'is determimug wilether senior Mike Eichmmid or a pmior ZAISUD 'Woods cc rank Dolce wit be calling signals 'Aug 51 to the Vie IPV1 bpener laganist Utah State '17111e IgmtriwigiCk search smd gt 'ting bur bfleimive line to order be hampered by the fact we have lay 15 drills' said IticBride The NCAA allows 5 spring practices to he worked into 21 days as op posed to the old structure if ItO practices to SD toys "Illat the mew rule does Is take away any flekibibty Before bad weather inn working rout on Sunday kor (other problems could be worked artnuid with 41te 1Dday window Now day we go out has to be a quality awry 24-bosession'" said McBride ur answers than questions going Into spring football practice The Aggies who open their spring Saturday al 1:30 pm return the bulk of a team that gave VW as fimsh since irst including Big West rushing leader Auger Grant quarterback Lon Lopez wide receiver Tracey Jenkins and a defense led by inside huebacker Del Lyles and nose tackle Lob VanDePol 'The Ags have some holes to fill in a 500-or4ett- er few areas but overall Shelton couldn't be happier "We're about as pumped up as we tau be" said the UST) roach "We've got a lot of things to get done but greeting all the veterans makes the !puzzle go together a lot easier" overall The Amties who were in the Big West last season and return 45 lettermen and 16 of 22 starters A few of those wets most nolably Grant (who is on the mend from shoulder surgery) will sit out spring practice But for the most part Its ull speed ahead to prepare for a that opens Aug 31 at Utah "It's going to be the most 'competitive spring we've had since we've n here" said Shelton The Aggies do have some pressing matters to get worked out this spring "We need to stabilize the secondary and that will be difficult because !three of our junior college players won't be coming in until August" said Shelton "We need depth at linebacker hut I think that's available and we 'have to get tight end squared away because we lost pretty heavily at that position" Overall Shelton says his biggest task "will be to get the JC players into the mix and see where they fit in" The Aggies signed 17 jucos over the winter After completing 138 of 260 passes for 1961 yards and 14 touchdowns Lopez goes into spring as the unquestioned No 1 signal-call"Los an all conference-calibe- r quarterback" said Shelton "He quarterbacked this team to its best offensive performance in the last 10 er all- but WHE redshirted a year ago Dolt apparerdy tag the Nt'speed tof Ent- ouds-'WorlD mtnid and 7t1le aM have a No 11 guy from the three of them to take Into fall tirills' assured McBride The 111tes retort) 46 lettrinen stud If starters from last year'stonteam newhich kimproued dramatically fense !but fell juHt LE far hack tkn maense First-teaAIVW AC Anthony Davis is hack to spearhead a teffense the (lite (coaches art tralopetit- g as "IguicLer bigger lind tougher- Sectaid-tektm luck Jimmy Bellamy at delensiue end and three-yea- r starker LaVon Edwards anchors the becondary It's Teense that will dominate the nt Tribune Sports Writer more sea--so- an By 3oe Baird By Joe Laird 'Tribune Sports Writer six seasons Utah State has Toss 200-pounti- er AInica at El CaM1110 Iiimior College m front tif the nuettvtack eguaDy miporuart" said IttrEcada whose cal will i bolstered by the addition al Link Lasnkek Limn) Sam Zose associate bead coadt bt charge fit ti 4Eense and romortir backs Tbe VI have effeuktve In buck mulct arbough a came together brie last fall Zumor guar& Limey Altridge and Lust Dailey sophomore eertter Xark Eamon senior tackle limn Am:le:sot aid junior tackle Delloog an retura knows the Viet lave to sick up their eeense 'bet sank lag year like a block from the perennial top ::D ranking the Liles tad enjoyed "We've fin the people 'veteran - ELMO said "Wel bare a peoplesohd luarteyback we ve got a buncb elf freeelve$ !led by wideout &Tan l'owley and slothack Gzreg Mantua got some redshirt wideott guys like Yttrium Shaver Hank Dirties and Loyal Wilton who'll mole up and 11-L- Clark Pitches BIT to First WAC Win I 1 is impirlatt e-Metla ke re-sile- nt e make 110Me waves' Itelride said at least two Saturday would be arnmmages -34- -e13 411-- 21s have line for et CTiMatin Club f unction and well end up with 'one on Itst2r Shelton Has NO Comment on Future With Aggies Drills Begin Tor the first time in Chuck Ile trilit lilac 1MMMM FLTELSO ColD — 2nt1ralt iseltr vpennag Nr AC liaieteiga 31 Koval v'f1 four tile Ell: Chuck Shelton says lie's made a decision about Ms future at Utah State But the Aggie fuutball coach isnl saying that that decision is and 1e cloesn't plan 1)13 talking about it any time soon Shehon who told The Trilrune two weeks ago that be was 'disappointed" 'by USL1's reluctance to extend Ids contract beyond the 1141 season and said be would mot go into his sixth year as Aggie coach "status duo" met earlier this week with Utah State athletic director Lod Tueller Following that meeting the Aggie coach released a statement tiumigh the USU sports information office "In a private meeting with Lod 'decision has 'Tueller a clear-cu- t been established in regard to any future at Utah State University" Shelton said in the statement "Nl'hile it will not be made public the decision arrived at alleviates my concerns about approaebint the season in a "status duo" situation "It is our mutual decision that in the best interest of the 1:14P1 football season that all future inquiries in regard to toy tenure as bead football coach will be given a 'op comment' answer" the statement concluded Shelton originally signed a five at NV lel 4211164r Lame aZiolnug otTiy tkpoe tits througt elart 11111iligE Efl ItrA at Witt ir Snow Furor at the basketball awards banquet Friday night MVP Award during 4he event at the Red Lion Hotel He led the Utes in bcoririg with a 175 points per game scoring average and a average of 8 He was the 1991 Western Athletic ronference player of the year and made the first peam The Iron Man Award for most minutes played (299 per k:tired All-WA- C on ALL YOUR BOATING SUPPLIES t IPSSII 116 P14if00011 11-1-4 11 kb 'WWI 1134 r7313 75frot 2' 1 Jae " Cieg Crgy - 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El ILOVID $ Prts 'MP 14 11 P121411 ALL SIASOW STEEL t t Uk sad En: : ti 40 GI IDLE' JIFIFAIVIV $'206 ewe meattit-anRun- pact ins game coact PI 55183R13 LI Erg 111 smelt ttte Prtnlitit'd 'PM firatantrpve Att and 99 or— 4101 ': 'T' 6 We're Moving To A I Bigger & Better Location - Onty 2 Blocks South IN 'ate Mats KAM irleadi let Lance vettle e SALL Env runs at tonna ley at the forstk losthe Ft:omits 2tottewe the EL RADIAL sfmly t' year tOrarbet when tie took the Utah State )ob iz 191f and received a one-yeextension on that pact after the nir season — whey the Aggies went reAfter guiding US U to a ord last season '(the Apgies' first lin season in 10 years) 'Shelton hoped fore new contract before his onrinal deal expired at the end of the T1 season But so far so Dew contract offer lias lien forthcoming and Utah State president Stanford Cazier has said he would prefer to evaluate Shelton's status betel- the season is over The continuing contract impasse at finally led 'Shelton US1J) to express his frustrations publicly But lie says tie' s confident hib team will be unaffected by At "I don't think Its going to be a problem" said the Aggie "The one thing we have goitig for i)vliat we've accomUb lb WC kilo plished as a team We know Tillery were going and bow to get there!' And despite Cazier's position Shelton says he beheves his team has the LISU president's support "We know that the administration does care and is proud of what these kids have accomplished" be said "Through all the dialogue I think we're dealing with ax itdirlin'stream that is supportive and I think they would tell you the same thing T rmg rula at a Ia it rims vizi a litlfirrrw AIL game) the Free Throw Percentage Award (825) and the Rebound Average Award also went to Grant Grant and Craig Rydalch were given Team Captain awards Senior Walter Watts was winner of the Field Goal Pertentage Award after hitting 515 poereent of his attempt from the floor during the season He also took home a special senior award Tyrone Tate received the Assist Award for averaging 41 assists per game 11 Up Now and taws with two tart a tr4i-t- said two "VIE Dend OTAtetfe routod Atalfelry firmed th -' Stock IrritfPy En sereung annings ctul hale alai ) sT Loot : Grant received the Jack Gardner 4--1- fosnot airog wiltm A IMO tdi S tilEAPESI hew Most Valuable Player lvsla Grant and the rest of the layer s on the 199041 University of Utah team were hon- an-1A- al- (lunge t Cie Crack Akar &Al sac4$r7 over Air anermtotm stiootaftwit lowet the seams sto platy tfulf clue game Iriot711 vy piky a &whitiaea6tr Str:tztey arid shake epp the fo law )this pant if the Refract Ckilte-asahtm-- 1 risets hex adver- Caltrk I 44 in1 ss clAt the FresImam rcaievet Prat eEt warted tite enact salmi conaniaid put (Lark mI4 Kura is Putt- - tc)u alit the gat emit! 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