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BY BILLY BAKER
Sports Writer
According to USC Coach Frank
McGuire, there will not be a jayvee
or freshman basketball team
because of the NCAA rule which
allows freshmen to play varsity
sports.
Last season the freshman team
was disbanded after two games
with the scholarship players
joining the varsity. Two freshmen
-Alexander! English and Mike
Dunleavy--had gained mem
bership on the varisty prior to the
season's opener against Ten
nessee. Last year's freshmen were
considered to be the best in the
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"I never agreed with the rule to
allow freshmen to play on the
- varsity, even though we profited
from it last year," said McGuire.
"Most of the schools have found it
unprofitable to operate a freshman
team since the NCAA passed the
rule."
"It does a lot of damage in
recruiting," claimed McGuire. "A
lot of coaches tell their recruits
they will play right off, and this
brings about plAyer conflicts in the
long run. I have never promised a
player a starting position."
McGuire said that between 10
and 12 players will comprise USC's
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traveling squad. He also said that
all the scholarship players will
practice together and dress out as
a complete team for home games.
"The question is : How do you
keep them happy?"
McGuire's assistant, Donnie
Walsh, coached the freshman
teams of other years and he offered
some background information on
the pros and cons of having a fresh
man team even though the NCAA
rule permits freshman to play
varsity sports.
"I have been against thefresh
man rule all along," Walsh stated.
"It puts a lot of pressure on the
young players. The freshman
team was good because it allowed
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Grantz Out
Starting quarterback
Jeff Grantz is definitely
out of Saturday night's
game with Appalachian
State, USC coaches said
this week. Grantz, whose
injured ankle is in a cast,
will be replaced by fresh
man Ron Bass. Bass
started last week's game
with NC State before being
replaced by Grantz in the
first quarter.
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"It is tough academically for any
freshman and the added pressure
of learning our system when you
are just out of high school puts a lot
of pressure on them,"continued
Walsh.
"We really would like to have a
jayvee team and if we find a way
not to hurt the players we will have
one. When we did have a freshman
team I made a public an
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became as close with the student
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scholarship ones. We want to get
the student body involved," Walsh
added.
"When they had to play freshman
ball it was okay,,' Walsh said."We
treated them all alike and we had
hope for all of them. We work with
the players hoping that they will
helD us one day."
"We like to tteat all the players
alike, and by having a freshman
team with the new rule in effect
rnade it hard on us," Walsh said.
Basketball is more personal
because it involves few players.
McGuire wants to keep them
happy but the new rule could
create problems for one of
college's most successful
coaches.
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