The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, January 29, 1986, Image 14

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Page 14/The BattalionAVednesday, January 29, 1986
New NCAA eligibility rule
alters football recruiting
Associated Press
FORT WORTH — Judging by
the statistics, it would be difficult to
find three more promising football
recruits than Ron Spence, Michael
Miller and Sean Fisher.
Each earned a generous supply of
postseason awards and appeared on
the all-state ballot. None missed a
down because of the no-pass, no
play rule.
Yet all three are limited in their
choice of a college because of Propo
sition 48, the National Collegiate
Athletic Association’s new eligibility
standard. And they’re not alone.
College coaches say the new eligi
bility standard — which mandates a
2.0 grade average in core curric
ulum courses and a predetermined
minimum on college board tests — is
altering recruiting practices and
leaving many borderline students
behind.
Wells, was named offensive player of
the year on an all-area team after
throwing for 1,664 yards and 20
touchdowns last season. He aver
aged 1,500 yards per season in three
years as his team’s starter.
spent last season with the Tamp
Bay Buccaneers in the NFL.
Just as important, Teaff p<
out, Randle earned a spot on tin
dean’s list for his academic perfor
mance last spring.
r pi
jail
&
nior college football next year
cause his SAT score was below
NCAA standards.
Last year, any of the three — and
dozens like them — probably would
Southwest
have signed with a Southwest Con
ference school, college recruiters
say. This year, they are considered
risky signees for a Division 1-A or 1-
The rule goes into effect in Au
gust, but coaches already are check
ing to see if recruits meet the 2.0
core-course requirement and have
scored at least 700 on a Scholastic
Achievement Test (SAT) or 15 on an
American College Test (ACT).
“When I meet with a high school
coach, I don’t ask, ‘How big is he?”’
Arkansas State coach Larry Lacewell
said. “The first thing I ask is, ‘What
did he score on his ACT?”’
>pe
linebacker at Euless Trinity, aver
aged 12.5 tackles per game and was
named to the Class 5A all-state team
and was voted defensive player of
the year in the Fort Worth area.
Lacewell suggested he mighthavt
been a non-recruit under Proposi
tion 48 because of low math grade
during high school. In spite of b
poor math background, Lacewtii
said, he played football and earned/
bachelor’s degree from Arkana
A&M in S'/a years.
Louisiana’s Grambling StateUtirl
versity was one of the predominant
black institutions to vote agains
Proposition 48. Grambling coaci
Edaie Robinson said he’s seen stud
ies that indicate 70 percent of blad
athletes would not meet Propositio:
48 eligibility requirements becaust
i f or AC^H
of SA'
ACT scores.
“I'm for higher standards, butl|
don’t think one test score shoulddt
termine eligibility,” Robinson saic
“I’ve had a lot of players com
through that didn’t project (undei
Proposition 48 guidelines) butwtci
on to make the honor roll or went®
to earn a second degree at some
the most prestigious universities u
the country.
“Proposition 48 is going to hum
gome
lot of people, but we’ll adjust. We'rtl
already adjusting in the kids wercjj
fa
looking at for next year.’’
So far, Spence has visited one
Southwest Conference school —
Texas Tech. Most of Spence’s letters
have come from smaller colleges.
Trinity coach John Reddell said, be
cause Spence does not have a 2.0
grade-point average in core-curric
ulum courses.
AA school and may wind up playing
at a junior college or National Asso
ciation of Intercollegiate Athletics
(NAIA) school.
Miller, quarterback at Fort Worth
Trimble Tech, earned offensive
player of the year honors in the Fort
Worth area, but is in a similar pre
dicament. His overall grade average
is 2.0, but less than that in core
courses. Despite last season’s 2,139
yards total offense and 29 touch
downs, Miller’s primary suitors have
been North Texas State, Texas A&I
and area junior colleges.
Fisher, a quarterback at Mineral
“Some youngsters are going to get
shut out that would have made it a
couple years ago, maybe even last
year,” Baylor Coach Grant Teaff
said. “If there’s an exceptional ath
lete available, you might see some
schools take a chance, even if he has
to miss a year to bring up his grades.
“But overall, I think we’ll see
more players weeded out because of
grades.”
Had Proposition 48 been in place
four years ago, Teaff said he never
could have recruited Ervin Randle, a
1984 ail-SWC defensive end who
Some coaches, such as Iowa’sH» f
den Fry, said they have yet to ate
recruiting practices. But high schod
coaches say they have noticed a shi
in emphasis.
“If a kid doesn’t have the grade
in core subjects, most schools worn
touch him, no matter what kinds:
player he is,” said Tim Edwards, tit
coach at Hurst Bell. “Before the
come in to check a transcript, the
ask us to circle his grades in cort |
subjects. If it’s not (2.0 or better),
they usually just leave.”
Lacewell agreed.
“I went to East Texas last weekto
look at some prospects, and 1 could
hardly find anyone who was eliji l
ble,” Lacewell said. “Overnight, w
went from just needing a 2.0 to
needingthe core courses and the test
scores. T hat’s like staring into a dou
ble-barrel shotgun. I’m a little
amazed they hh us with it all atl
Rockets
rip Cavs
Associated Press
HOUSTON — Allen Leavell
scored nine of his 13 points in the
pivotal fourth quarter to spark the
Houston Rockets to a 116-109 vic
tory Tuesday night over the Cleve
land Cavaliers in the National Bas
ketball Association.
The lead changed hands eight
times in the opening 4'/2 minutes of
the fourth quarter, until consecutive
baskets by Ralph Sampson and
Leavell put Houston ahead for good
96-93 with 7:05 left.
The Rockets, behind the scoring
of Leavell, increased their lead to
108-99 with three minutes left and
coasted to the victory.
Houston, 31-14 and the Midwest
Division leader, was led by Akeem
Olajuwon with 21 points and 12 re
bounds and John Lucas, who added
19 points.
Cleveland was lead by Roy Hin
son, who had a season-high 39
points.
Lucas pitched in 10 points in the
first five minutes of play as Houston
built a 16-10 lead. The Cavs then
battled back behind Hinson’s 12 first
quarter points to tie the score 27-27
going into the second period.
In the third quarter, the Cavs
whittled away at the Rocket lead un-
Other Tuesday NBA Scores
(home team in capitals)
NEW YORK 118
Chicago 111
ATLANTA 123
Indiana 92
Portland at
PHOENIX (late)
Milwaukee at
L.A. LAKERS (late)
New Jersey at
GOLDEN STATE (late)
Denver at
SACRAMENTO (late)
Philadelphia at
SEATTLE (late)
Ag golfers ■
finish 11th I
in Mexico
GUADALAJARA, Mexico-Tht
Texas A&M women’s golf teamfmj
ished tied for 11 th-place with Texas!
Tuesday in the Oklahoma!
State/Guadalajara InvitationalTour j
nament.
The tourney was the women's first[
action of the spring semester.
Tulsa won the 15-team tournaj
ment with an team-total 884, sis I
strokes better than second-plact I
Florida.
Of the Southwest Conference
teams in the tourney, SMU finished
fourth with a 901, TCU tied Soutl
Carolina for ninth at 927, while
A&M and Texas each shot 930.
Senior Angela Atkins led theAj-
gies with a 226 total, firing a 73 in
the final round, while junior Fiona E
Connor followed closely at 227.
til a pair of Hinson free throws cut
Cleveland’s deficit to 89-71 with 3:13
left in the period.
The Rockets have won 13 of their
last 16 games, while the Cavs lost
eight of their last 11.
For the other A&M golfers, Holiif
Frizzell shot a 237, Andriana Pc-
nuela scored a 242 and Ann Thomp
son carded a 244.
The team total is based onthetoj)
four individual scores for eadi
round of play in the three-day tour
nament.
Wake the kids,
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with
Phi Kappa Tau
at the
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693-2588
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Thursday, Jan. 30
8:00 p.m.
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Should be allowed to have