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* * * Special Football Edition * * * VOL. LXIII-NO. 3 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. 29208 FridayK Arkan By DOUG WILLIAMS Sports Editor Over the past few seasons, UCLA has dominated college basketball; Southern Cal and Arizona State have dominated baseball; Indiana has dominated swimming. And Nebraska has dominated football. Many feel that Head Coach Bob Devaney's 1971 version of the Cornhuskers was the best football team ever assembled in the history of the collegiate sport. To say ,V1 on post-season honors is Carolina's All-America defensive tackle. LeHeup (61 Frosh im; with quic By BILL GRANT Sports News EdIto: "Our goal is to go 7-0," saId Caroli football coach Bob Ryan. "And if thi their potential we have a good chance Ryan begins his first season as i dies. He is not a newcomer to the Carolina, however. After joining i two years as Assistant Director Relations. He is still actively invoi especially In the large astern stae, ;Qs, Ne nothing of the fact that, with two straight national championships under his belt, Devany has to be rated the dean of football coaches. But in Devaney's final season with Nebraska, he faces stiff challenges from all corners of the nation, to say nothing of his own conference. Solid contenders for the mythical national cham pionship include Washington, Colorado, Penn State, Alabama and Ohio State. However, the most C Taking aim... John LeHeup, is shown her andidate at squad scrim in black hat) ress new~ kness, at; Although the short period of the squad. "Tl na head freshman and great tean mse guys play up to we ask them t< a of doing it." Under the NC nentor of the Bid- allowed to corn football scene at including footi ie staff he served a firm believe of High School adjust and ma ved in recruiting, defensive back i, where his from.' bras ka solid of all the contenders is Arkansas. To get straight to the point, Arkansas is loaded. Eight of fensive starters, including Heisman candidate Joe Ferguson, return, while the defense is anchored by nine returning starters. Ferguson's top three receivers are back and a running attack that averaged 233 yards per game should be enhanced by the return of Dickey Morton. Linebacker Danny Rhodes, II,I e during last Saturday's intra mage. coach titude frosh have been together for only time, Ryan is already impressed wit ey have just a tremendous attitud spirit. They'll do just about anythin do." AA ruling of last spring, freshman ar plete with upperclassmen in all sporte dll. Carolina Head Coach Paul Dietzel i r that a freshman needs a season t ture.' He has, however, two freshmar :Jim Bass and kicker Bob Marin< (Please see Page 4)i battle heralded as perhaps the best linebacker in Arkansas history, anchors a defense that needs only a defensive end and cornerback to be unbeatable. The odds against Nebraska winning a third straight national title are so great that the Huskers were not named to repeat by five major magazines, though the Associated Press chose Devaney's crew. But it won't be easy. Gone are Jerry Tagge, who ran the offense, and Jeff Kinney, the I Gamec enter c inexpe By DOUG ' Sports It's a whole new ball game Gamecocks this year. Faced with a drastic rebi had to look to a number of ur critical positions depleted b Entering spring practice, turning starters and probl quarterback and in the secon untested personnel in all 1 sophomores. Mike Haggard, who sat out injury, and Jackie Brown arc as Junior Cash, a starter a injury that will sideline hin Defensively, Bob Roe at en anchor the left side of the line LeHeup returns at tackle, I thews has pushed Tony Pepp The only returnee beyond Brown, who led the defensive tackles and 38 assists. At least the Gamecocks ha plagued the team during la$ played during the first few 9 running backs Billy Ray Ric hampered continually by nac with inconsistency at quart times ineffective. But that was last year, wh 5-1 record before dropping f Injuries have taken their te a as both Cash and Bob Morri h that was apparently lacking i e Rick Anthony was switched t S Witherspoon has been insta] e Bill Troup, a 6-5, 210-poun i, provide the aerial firepower s Hodgin and Bill Cregar an * Hodgin was the outstanding ,', intersquad game, gaining 1 (Plase for top back. Johnny Rodgers at slotback and defensive tackler Rich Glover are back to at least give Nebraska opponents something to think about. David Humm is expected to fill Tagge's spot, while either Bill Olds or Gary Dixon will take over for Kinney. End Willie Harper joins Glover on a defense that allowed just 8.9 points per game last year and could be even stronger this season. (Please see Page 2) ocks oeason rienced ~ILLIAMS Editor for Coacli Paul Dietzel's 1972 iilding problem, Dietzel has tested players in order to fill y graduation. Carolima had only six re em spots at running back, dary. As a result, Dietzel has hree areas, including four most of last year with a knee the only offensive returnees, t guard in 1971, suffered an this season. d and Darrell Austin at tackle . All-America candidate John )ut an injury to Monty Mat er into the right end spot. the line is linebacker Rick statistics as a junior with 105 ve avoided the injury hex that t year's 6-5 season. Haggard ames before his injury while e and Tommy Simmons were ging injuries. This, combined erback, made the offense at mn the Gamecocks bolted to a ur of their final five games. 11 at the offensive tackle spot, Sare sidelined. But the depth n 1971 is present on the line as ) tackle and sophomore Jerry led at guard. d transfer from Virginia will while sophomores Jay Lynn e set at the running backs. rusher during last spring's 28 yards on 29 carries. em Page8)