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>■, ! ’■> i Tuesday, August 30, 1983/The Battalion/Page 15 app (continued from page 13) BUT THEN AGAIN, it could beljust another kickoff. A&M coach Jackie Sherrill says he’s J ying a record in kicker Alan miih’s ear at night, one that ais 'kick it out of the end zone” over and over. If it works, the > may be spared “The Play iapp uses the word “respect” tobescribe his team’s pre-game Tings about the much- :ussed Twelfth Man team. [fm very aware of the team,” pp said Monday. “That’s the ething about college football, ican boost school spirit with hgs like the Twelfth Man or lie Play". We think the jelfth Man idea is great for lege football. We respect it, we’ll prepare our team the But how can you prepare for such madness? That’s the ques tion everyone is asking the 45- year-old Kapp. “I’m an expert in kick returns now,” he says. “Ever since a cou ple of our coaches from last sea son took jobs in the NFL, they’ve been asking me, ‘How do you do “The Play?“’ “But it’s not the kind of thing you can coach. It’s just an atti tude your team has, not to ever give up.” Sherrill says he won’t be sur prised if the Golden Bears try any razzle-dazzle on the Aggies’ first kickoff. After all, if it work ed against the Stanford band, it ought to work against the A&M student body. A&M’s Twelfth Man defense is as inexperienced as the Stanford band at stopping whirlwind returns. Sherrill, however, doesn’t seem to be that worried. Though he jokes about the pos sibility of the team failing (“I’ll have a lot of people throwing darts at me“), it’s easy to get the feeling he has confidence in his walk-ons. “We’ve got players who can run, players who can hit you,” he says. “Of course, the main thing is containment, but if Alan (Smith) puts them out of the end zone, we won’t have to worry ab out that.” The Twelfth Man team is scheduled to cover all home game kickoffs — all season long. One kickoff, even one game, does not a season make. When you’re up against Captain Rod gers and “The Play“-makers, however, there’s no room for mistakes. Just ask the Stanford band. mskers stake claim as op team with 44-6 win United Press International AST RUTHERFORD, N,J. Turner Gill and Nate Mason and passed for a touchdown :ce Monday night to lead a braska offensive explosion it keyed the No. 1 Cornhus- |s’44-6 blowout of No. 4 Penn Ite in the inaugural Kickoff Jssic. The 38-point loss equalled Jin State’s worst loss since Joe lerno took over in 1966. The tivan will ftany Lions were blasted by inst A&M, p A 49-11 in Paterno’s first Sson. I Only a 35-yard pass from Ian Lonergan to freshman Sid QTS11JJP pis with 20 seconds left ^ Ihed Penn State’s first blank- | | igsince the Nittany Lions’ 14-0 11 Cull ^ t0 Oklahoma in the 1972 Ear Bowl. It would have festival in l^d the first time they were became the: ft out in the regular season d compel®* 6 a 21-0 loss to Georgia Tech 10 countrie<®966, Paterno’s first year as ; traces of pi»h- t^eir systeJGm started and completed 1 1 „ s forced tlf®4 passes for 158 yards and iedals. The* ^ times for 61 yards to help raska avenge a 27-24 loss to n State in 1982. It was the blemish on Nebraska’s 12-1 ion and helped Penn State jture the national chainpion- icdical and tions concei s and the rolt| must take in ? health hose named md the red was am llicit musclfh with a wide side effects, of fencing,o’ d field caudal, Info; 1 field, sti® iphetamines athletes. lalfback Mike Rozier gained lyards on 16 carries for Neb- la. The Nebraska offense rolled front of 71,123 fans at Giants dium despite fumbling six !••• times, all of which they reco vered, and an interception. The Cornhuskers also scored 21 first half points despite committing five penalties for 52 yards. Penn State quarterbacks Doug Strang and Lonergan completed a combined 13 for 39 passes for 227 yards, with much of the yardage coming in the fin al two minutes. Nebraska took a 7-0 lead by driving 78 yards on its second posession of the game. Gill, who completed all four of his passing attempts for 63 yards in the drive, capped it with a 1-yard touchdown dive. Gill kept the drive alive with a 31 -yard pass to Shane Swanson down the right sideline on a third and 14 from the 32. After forcing a Penn State punt, Nebraska went 86 yards on seven plays with Gill flipping a 19-yard touchdown pass to tight end Monte Engebritson for a 14-0 lead on the final play of the first quarter. For the senior Engebritson, who was fourth string last year, it was his second career reception and first TD. Cornhuskers’ fullback Mark Schellen surprised Penn State with a 34-yard burst up the mid dle on the drive to bring the ball to the Nittany Lions’ 33. Gill gained 19 yards around right end on the next play and threw the touchdown pass to En gebritson two plays later. BRAZOS WALLEY H'golf nerican na** n was weigl of C ih tee DRIVING ere the i \in Games« nited States' and 285 oj he mark sj i 1979. MSC Print n' Copy <V Christ nvices sday NigJJ Study p.m. Sryan 1-4844 Mon.-Fri. 2-9 p.m. Sat. 12-9 p.m. Sun. 1 p.m.-8 p.m. 696-1220 East Bypass and Hwy. 30. 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It was Frain’s first career reception. Mason, who replaced Gill when the starter went out for a rest midway through the drive, also had a 14-yard run in the nine- play, 66-yard drive. Penn State quarterbacks Strang and Lonergan were wild in the first half and combined to complete 3-of-16 attempts. Af ter starter Strang completed his first attempt, to Kenny Jackson, he missed six straight passes. Lonergan missed his first* four attempts before hitting Tim Robinson for 39 yards to the Nebraska 23 with less than two minutes left in the half. The drive fizzled, however, when Lonergan threw wild to Jackson on fourth and 2 from the 15. Nebraska made it 27-0 when Mike Knox stepped in front of a Strang pass intended for Tony Mumford and took it 27 yards for a touchdown early in the third quarter. Dave Schneider, who kicked 4-of-5 extra-point attempts, kicked a 34-yard field goal late in the third quarter. United Press International It may not be the equivalent of punting on a fourth and inches but, just the same, some of the NFL clubs’ final cuts Monday will certainly be second-guessed. With the teams painstakingly trimming their rosters to the mandatory final 49-player limit Monday, a number of veteran players fell by the wayside. The Denver Broncos cut veteran tight end Riley Odoms, the second-leading receiver in club history, and the New Eng land Patriots dropped running back Yagas Ferguson, their No. 1 draft choice three years ago. The New York Giants waived Joe Danelo, their kicker for the last seven years and Philadel phia placed quarterback Dan Pastorini on the injured resrve list. Odoms, a four-time Pro Bowl player, was among 11 players cut by Denver. The other 10 will not be announced until Tuesday to see if they clear waivers, a spokesman said. If Odoms, a 6- foot-4, 235-pounder, is not pick ed up by another team by Tues day, he will become a free agent. Reeves said he has chosen Jim Wright, a 4-year veteran, to start at tight end. Odoms said he wanted to be waived if he was not the No. 1 tight end. The Eagles’ Pastorini, com ing off surgery for a shoulder injury, was the No. 3 quarter- hack behind starter Ron Jawors- ki and Joe Pisarcik. Guard Pete Perot was also placed on injured reserve. In addition, Philadelphia cut 10 players. They were corner- back Richard Blackmore, safety K.C. Keeler, linebacker Mike Curcio, defensive end Thomas Brown, nose tackle Charlie Johnson, offensive tackle Frank Giddens, center Mark Slater, wide receiver Melvin Hoover, running back Ken Jenkins, and tight end Scott Nizolek. The team also announced tight end John Spagnola will undergo surgery Wednesday to correct a cervical disc problem. A spokesman said it was unde termined how long Spagnola would be sidelined. 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