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RYAN WILSON
Sports Editor
Hey sports fans, I come to you today
with a sad and heavy heart Today marks
the final edition of Point Blank for the
semester and, more than likely, forever.
I know there are many of you out
there (well, maybe a handful) who will
be sad to see me go, but there are times
when you've got to get rid of the dirty
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need to step aside as sports editor and
leave the duties in the able hands of
Larry Williams and Robbie Meek.
Who can think of a better way to end
Point Blank than to talk about what
started it all: college football.
Hie big game. Well, the bowl alliance
got what they wanted this year with an
actual national championship game, a
game that will probably be the highlight,
of what is otherwise an unspectacular
bowl season. The Florida-Nebraska Fiesta
Bowl will be a great game between two
completely different, but equally gifted,
quarterbacks: Danny Wuerffel and
Tommie Frazier.
Flveiyone knew that Florida's offense
was top notch, but no one could have
expected their defense to be just as great
The same can be said of Nebraska, whose
defensive-team speed rivals that of the
Gators.
Let's cut to the chase people:
Nebraska's offense wears defenses down,
and that's something that Florida hasn't
seen this year. Florida is a big-play team
that thrives off of defensive miscues, but
Nebraska doesn't do that often.
Both offenses are among the top
scorers in the nation, but Nebraska does
it running the option. That is a very
impressive feat. Watch the Cornhuskers
take their second consecutive national
championship back to Lincoln.
The big question. Who will win the
Heisman? Well, Larry and I had this
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come to different conclusions. I believe
that Tommie Frazier will take the trophy,
while Larry is staying committed to the
SEC by going with Wuerflfel.
Both players have put up great
numbers for their team and are key
ingredients in their teams' success.
Ultimately, as we have seen in recent
years, politics will take over and Frazier
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will win the Heisman. When it comes
down to it, voters do not like Spurrier
and that will make the difference in the
voting.
Here is my list of the top four
candidates, with reasons for and against
them getting the trophy.
1. Tommie Frazier, quarterback,
Nebraska. Sentimental favorite. For
Nebraska's offense, everything starts
with Frazier. He was a strong candidate
last year, but an injury took him out of
the running; don't think voters haven't
forgotten about that. Leads one of the
nation's best offensive attacks.
2. Danny Wuerffel, quarterback, Florida.
Came on strong at the end of the year
and overall numbers are impressive.
Critics wonder if his numbers are a
product of the system he is in or an
indicator of his greatness (probably a
little bit of both). Plain and simple: voters
do not like Spurrier, and they will not
pick Wuerffel to spite Spurrier. If you
look at this season's All-SEC team,
Wuerffel did not even make first team
(Tennesee's Payton Manning did), so
why would he win the Heisman?
3. Eddie George, tailback, Ohio State. I
picked George early in the season, but
the Buckeye loss to Michigan hurt his
chances. Also consider the Penn State
syndrome: Buckeye quarterback Bobby
Hoying has had a great season as well,
which takes away from George (like last
year's Kerry Collins-KiJana Carter
situation). George won the Doak Walker
Award for the nation's top running back
earlier this year.
4. Troy Davis, runningback, Iowa State.
Davis is going to be the unlucky guy who
rushes for 2,000 yards in a season and
doesn't win the Heisman. Four other
runningbacks in the history of college
football have passed the 2,000 mark and
all four won the Heisman. The main
thing that hurts Davis's chances is Iowa
State's 3-8 record.
Interesting footnote. This has got to
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most of the preseason Heisman favorites
will not even make the top five (well,
Frazier excluded, of course).
Where is Leeland McElrqy, Keyshawn
Johnson, Steven Davis and Lawrence
Phillips? Look for them next year in the
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ALL SEC FOOTBALL
OFFENSE
TE: Andy Fuller, Auburn
OL: Jason Odom, Florida
OL: Reggie Green, Florida
OL: Willie Anderson, Auburn
OL: J. Layman, Tennessee
C: Jeff Smith, Tennessee
WR: Chris Doering, Florida
WR: Eric Moulds, Miss State
QB: P. Manning, Tennessee
RB: Moe Williams, Kentucky
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DL: Shannon Brown, Alabama
DL: Mark Campbell, Florida
PL: Steven Conley, Arkansas
LB: Gabe Northern, LSU
LB: Ben Hanks, Florida
LB: Dexter Daniels, Florida
LB: Mark Smith, Arkansas
DB: Anthone Lott, Florida
DB: Lawerence.Wright, Florida
DB: Walt Harris, Miss. State
DB: DeRon Jenkins, Tennessee
P: Chad Kessler, LSU
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Charles Haley, the Dallas Cowboys'
star defensive end, may miss the
remainder of the NFL season because
of a ruptured disk.
The season is over for Charles, and
well see what happens about next year,"
coach Barry Switzer said today. "He
could still be a good third-down player
for next year if he decides to come back
and play. But ifs over for him this year."
Haley refused to be so certain about his
prospects.
He left today for Los Angeles for
consultation with his doctors, but before
departing, he said, "I'm not ruling out
possibly playing later this season, and
I'm not ruling out playing next year."
Hie Dallas Morning News reported today
that Haley was retiring from football
because of the injury.
"My career is over. I'm through,"
Haley told the newspaper Monday. "Fm
not depressed because I've had a good
career, and I did it my way."
Haley had told Switzer at halftime
of Dallas' 24-17 loss to the Washington
Redskins on Sunday that he couldn't
continue because of lower back pain.
An MRI test on his back has been
sent to a Los Angeles doctor for
comparison with previous tests. In
California, Haley was to discuss the
results with Dr. Robert Watkins.
Haley, 31, had a similar ailment last
year, but Watkins repaired the problem
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OFFENSE
WR: Zola Davis, USC
WR: Jacquez Green, Florida
WR: Anthony Lucas, Arkansas
WR: Craig Yeast, Kentucky
OL: Jamar Nesbitt, USC
OL: Mo Collins, Florida
OL: Alan Faneca, LSU
OL: Jonas Uening, Kentucky
OL: Russ Brown, Arkansas
QB: Herbie Tyler, LSU
RB: Terin Kirtsey, Georgia
RB: Terry Jackson, Florida
RB: Kendall Cleveland, LSU
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announcing his retirement during the
offseason. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones
also made his return very lucrative.
"He's a great player, but when I heard
this I was concerned it might be his
career," Switzer told the News. "There
have been people who have had the
surgery he needs and come back. But I
don't know if Charles can do that in his
condition."
Haley's importance to the oncedominant
Cowboys defense showed in
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Without Haley pressuring him constantly,
Redskins quarterback Heath Shuler
engineered a second-half comeback from
a 10-7 halftime deficit.
Haley, who has won two Super Bowl
rings each with the San Francisco 49ers
and Cowboys, was three-and-a-half sacks
short of becoming the 12th NFL player
to reach 100 career sacks.
"He's our best (defensive) player,"
Switzer said. "If Haley can't get there,
then it's obvious the other guy probably
isn't going to get there, either."
The loss of Haley could prove
damaging to the Cowboys off the field,
too. Jones enticed him out of a retirement
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bonus, and half of that counts against
the team's salary cap for the 1996 season
even if Haley never plays again.
Haley missed five starts in 1993
because of back problems. The pain
subsided last year and he led the team
with 121/2 sacks and made the Pro BowL
SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
DEFENSE
DL: Anthony McFariand, LSU
DL: Jimmy Brumbaugh, Auburn
DL: Marvin Major, KentuckyDL:
Ron Green, Tennessee
DL: Chris Hood, Alabama
LB: Takeo Spikes, Auburn
LB: Johnny Rutledge, Florida
LB: Mike Peterson, Florida
DB: Marty Houston, Auburn
DB: Armin Love, Georgia
DB: Fernando Bryant, Alabama
DB: Arturo Freeman, USC
PK: Jeff Hall, Tennessee
KR: Robert Baker, Auburn
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