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Show it' April 24, 2009 jPage 13 Touc/zBase Golf headed to Provo BY USU ATHLETICS Utah State's men's golf team will continue its spring schedule this weekend as it travels to Provo, Utah to compete in the PING Cougar Classic Friday and • Saturday. April 24-25. The two-day tournament, hosted by BYU, will be held at the Riverside Country Club in Provo. The 54-hole tournament will begin at 8 a.m. Friday with two rounds, while the final 18 holes will be played on Saturday. The Riverside Country Club is a par-72 course with a total yardage of 6,902. The 15-team field includes Air Force, Boise State, BYU, BYU-Hawaii, Colorado State, Hawaii, Idaho, New Mexico State; Sacramento State, Southern Utah, Utah, Utah State, Utah Valley, Weber State and Wyoming. Competing for the Aggies will be seniors Devin Daniels, Toph Peterson and Tyler Labrum, junior Thad Truman, and sophomore Tyson McFarland. McFarland has been USU's top finisher in each of the last two tournaments. iUSU QUARTERBACK DIONDRE BOREL, 12, eludes defenders during the annual Blue and White game last Saturday. Borel is the Aggies clear-cut N I QB and should be a dangerous weapon in USU's new spread offensive system. PATRICK ODEN photo SPRING FOOTBALL SERIES: PART 8 OF 8 ' Men's tennis headed to Hawaii BY USU ATHLETICS By TIM OLSEN sports editor With all the changes that will be visible on the gridiron next season, none may be more visible, arguably more important, than the quarterback position. It lakes a special athlete lo run the spread offense, and in Diondre Borel the Aggies have just that. "(Borel) is by far the most talented kid there," said offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin. "Everybody knew that he was athletic and that was evident when we watched film. He is outstanding lo play in the spread where he can make you miss with his feet." Aggie fans only have to look back as far as last season lo see evidence of how good Borel can be. After taking over the starling job just three games into the 2008 season the sophomore quickly showcased his athleticism by shattering USU s single-season rushing mark by a QB. in an offensive system thai didn't play lo his skill set. Running the spread should only increase those numbers. It: s given me a better opportunity to make more plays, put more guys out there to calch the ball." Borel said. "They also have some runs for me in the spread offense, so I think it s just a good offense for me and the team" Due 10 borel s ability lo elude defenders and his propensity lo want lo make plays wilh his feel, Balwin said the coaches have really been stressing his pocket presence this spring. "Those are things we're asking him lo do and he's buying into it" Baldwin said. "He can't cany the ball 25 times a game. He can throw it 25 and he can carry it eight or nine and that's what we're asking, so if we can get him to continue that progress we're going to have great success." Both Baldwin and Borel said early on the process was a slow one, but as the spring advanced he really improved on working through his progressions and finding the open man. "What we tried to do this spring with him was make him a thrower and he really adapted into the program," Baldwin said. "I think he became very accurate and learned... last year he was told right of the peak if it s not there, run. We want him to run when we call his number on a run." Despite the focus on becoming a pass first QB, there's no reason to * expect that in this offense Borel could feasibly have a 1,000-yard rushing season. "1 think when you spread people out from sideline to sideline horizontally, it creates a pause on defense because they've got lo be accountable for that they're capable of doing. 1 think that's what he provides in the spread offense is he's dangerous running and you'd belter account for him, and thai will open up other things lor us." Borel also alluded to the danger the offense will pose as a unit. "I t hink we'll be a lol more dangerous than we were last year. We had big plays last year, but this year we've got a lol of guys stepping up," he said. "Guys are catching the ball and running after the catch, and we've got a lot Di See QUARTERBACKS, page 17 SHERWGDD HIDS RESORT CONFERENCE CENTER Utah State men's tennis will travel to Honolulu, Hawaii where they will compete in the Western Athletic Championship Friday, April 24 at the University of Hawaii Tennis Complex, looking to take their first win in WAC action. The Aggies enter the championship as the seventh seed and will play No. 46 and secondseeded Fresno State at 4 p.m. (MT). This will mark the second match between the Bulldogs and the Aggies. Fresno State swept USU, 7-0, on April 4 in Fresno, Calif. The first round will be a rematch of last year's championship where second-seeded and No. 49th ranked Bulldogs defeated the seventh-seeded Aggies, 4-0. Advancement in the tournament will be determined by Thursday's matches. The victor of the USU and Fresno State match will play the winner of the match between third-seeded and last year's WAC Championship winner Hawaii and sLxth-seeded Idaho on Saturday, April 25. . • • ' . • * * »> • • T - \ • - Night &SPA When Your Family and Friends Reserve Friday and Saturday night, they can also stay Sunday night for Freel Offer valid only through Friday April 31 - May 2. • • • • * • ' . ' . • ' & - ' # . ] 4\ |