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>ports THE BATTALION FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1981 Page 11 V ilson, Nielsen ck together for nday’s game United Press International J3UST0N — It says a lot about both teams this year that Oakland is quarterback Marc Wilson, at one time the understudy to d Nielsen at Brigham Young University, became a starting NFL erback before Nielsen did. i injury made a difference in the success formula in the case of ieiM n, 27, who probably would be starting for the Oilers when they osihe Raiders Sunday if not for a shoulder muscle torn in a preseason lame Wilson, 24, will be under center making his fourth consecutive start K ice of benched early-season regular Jim Plunkett. He recalled e he learned some early lessons. —'ve always looked up to Giff (Nielsen) more than anybody else, filsmi said. “When we were together at BYU, I respected him so Mi not only as a football player but as a person. I tried to be like I” He added, however, “Our (quarterbacking) styles are a little diffe- 1 because I’m a little more mobile.” lilson gained a NFL starting berth earlier than most people Ight he would. The desperation brought on by three straight leless games earlier this season pushed him to the front, and since las started the Raiders are 2-1. lie Oilers experienced no such desperation despite inconsistency ns year and chose to stick with regular Kenny Stabler through the Jnine games. , 1^, D a ve [Jie Oilers have just now come to a “must” game following three ^nght losses, and it is likely they will have a change of quarterback. Battalion football forecast Baylor at Arkansas Texas at Houston Rice at SMU TCU at Texas Tech Clemson at North Carolina Miami, Fla. at Florida St. Ohio St. at Minnesota Washington at UCLA Buffalo at Dallas Oakland at Houston Season records: If SL / A t : ,. A’ dp 3 Q , Ritchie Priddy Frank L. Christlieb Rick Stolle Gaye Denley dp This week’s guest: Fred Battenfleld Arkansas by 9 Arkansas by 7 Arkansas by 7 Arkansas by 7 Arkansas by 7 Arkansas by 3 Houston by 1 Texas by 3 Texas by 3 Houston by 3 Texas by 3 Texas by 3 SMU by 14 SMU by 17 SMU by 24 SMU by 10 SMU by 10 SMU by 21 Tech by 3 TCU by 2 Tech by 2 TCU by 1 Tech by 7 TCU by 7 Clemson by 6 Clemson by 10 Clemson by 5 Clemson by 3 North Carolina by 4 Clemson by 6 FSU by 7 FSU by 7 FSU by 2 Miami by 7 FSU by 1 FSU by 3 Ohio St. by 2 Ohio St. by 10 Ohio St. by 1 Ohio St. by 3 Ohio St. by 10 Ohio St. by 10 UCLA by 6 UCLA by 1 Washington by 7 UCLA by 7 Washington by 3 Washington by 7 Dallas by 10 Dallas by 7 Dallas by 3 Dallas by 14 Dallas by 2 Dallas by 3 Oakland by 6 Houston by 3 Oakland by 8 Oakland by 10 Houston by 1 Houston by 1 54-36 .600 60-30 .670 62-28 .690 58-32 .625 66-24.730 60-30 .670 they host III ek. Theli:| weekendl| United Press International )RT WORTH — An assistant Christian University bas al! coach Thursday denied involvement in alleged re- ing violations that resulted in | National Collegiate Athletic l/f c ‘ at ' on Pacing the school on C/jVu iaf ‘ on l° r one year- The probation will not affect iniversity’s eligibility for post- an competition or television :arances in basketball, the iAs Committee on Infrac- i said. f , CU assistant basketball coach cams from; , r i j . i . , n i rles renske denied any in- 1,1 hnent in the violations, or. a ion y ()Wa ]] j can t | Q j s repeat what ,,, f : dbetore, renske said during lealthvforS . ’ r , • . nv loming news conterence. I :o ? chB f ,'t do it. I did not violate the S 10611 * ^ recru ih n K rules in 1979 or any other time. ” Jenske said he was shocked ien he learned the NCAA was coach claims innocence t ses in which the student was en rolled. The committee said the coach also arranged for the student to be enrolled in two junior colleges at no cost to the student. The coach also arranged for the student to be provided round-trip commercial airline transportation at no cost to the student between his junior college and his home, and, on the trip home, the coach provided the student with car transportation from an airport to the student’s home, the NCAA said. “However, the committee was quite concerned with the nature of the infractions, which appeared to represent a deliberate attempt to circumvent NCAA legislation, and the committee believed that disciplinary action against the in stitution and the involved coach was warranted,” Wright said. he season, haMiu; ^ llfducting an inquiry into his re- r _ting practices. i athletes. ■ was j lowever> certain the lilctes oust Llt , with “knew I bad the cours* .. he said :er would end quickly because done nothing obstacles, ies will be a! ihe top tfa |CU Chancellor William Tuck- id an independent investiga- eonducted by his office led m to conclude the evidence was on ircmnstantial and not incontest- id. “Web and are re matter |ket me assure you that a com- |e and exhaustive effort was He to discover the facts and as a suit of the investigation I found evidence to be inconclusive,” -’et wasr® (chancellor said. Mowing “' flic NCAA said the university d weather dd prohibit the coach from en- ., ging in any off-campus recruit- iggies will activities during the proba- Barbara “ ia ry period and would not pro- e SheP 1 j e individual a salary in- 1 LisaMcW L e ( l ur j n g the 1982-83 acade- k year. nCAA infractions committee irman Alan Wright earlier lounced from his office in Mis- , Kan., that the violations in case “involved the improper ruitment of only one prospec- ll ! student-athlete by one assis- mL MJ (basketball coach.” fucker and the NCAA both re ed to identify the player. The NCAA said that while re- liting the prospective student- lete during the summer of 19, the coach arranged for neone other than the student to form class assignments re- ired for two junior college clas- AGGIES Douglas Jewelry 10% AGGIE DISCOUNT ON ALL MERCHANDISE WITH STUDENT ID (Cash Only Please) We reserve the right to limit use of this privilege. Downtown Bryan (212 N. 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