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Michigan Coins Rase Doitl 2 Oklahoma Zips By Nebraska .2 Bond Too Much For Miff .7 SUNDAY November 23, 1980 Section JIITSUOrerpGteers Tecli. Pearl Finishes Unbeaten .4 10 rr szx iv I i god imty ll he Jb By F. M. WILLIAMS By JIMMY DAVY If Vanderbilt is truly a football team of the future, it should come as no surprise that the second Commodore win of the season was in the hands of freshmen. Tennessean Sports Writer KNOXVILLE Tennessee broke out of -gr long offensive slumber when Willie Gault re turned the opening kickoff for a 92-yard touchy down, then walloped Kentucky 45-14 here yesi; terday afternoon.

It was a record-setting day for the Vols, who piled up 497 yards to avert a fifth consecutive" defeat, and to send such joy through the stadium that the crowd ripped down the goal posts 'i I'" fl "I CANT believe it," said Coach John Majors. "I'm at a loss for words. It looks like we got rid of a lot of our frustrations, our inhibi-" It was the young 'uns who shoved Vandy to a harrowing 31-29 victory over UT-Chattanooga yesterday afternoon before an announced crowd of 22,700 at Dudley Field. i ONE PRESSBOX sage pointed put that it wasn't the kind of game which would flash through your mind while drowning. And, it wasn't.

But for a Vanderbilt team which had known only two previous victories since November of EDWARDS, A from Williston, wound up with 73 yards rushing, sharing game honors in that category with senior Terry Potter; hit four of seven passes for 46 yards and -scored a touchdown. -1 Not a bad day for the speedy young man who was the starting safety in Vandy's first two games, who had not previously completed a pass and who had managed only a net 6 yards rushing in previous games as a backup quarterback. The chilled, but happy Vandy fans leaving the stadium yesterday wondered aloud just where No. 5 had been hiding all fall. THE SAME might have been said of tackle Steve Bearden, who was Vandy's leading tackier in the opening game at Maryland and then virtually disappeared until he (Turn to Page 6, Column 5) tions, and our anger.

I didn have any-idea what was going to happen when this game started. 'I think that first shot out of the gun (Gault's run) did a lot to remove the yoke of insecurity from the neck of our set the pace for the whole Gault's kickoff return was his second of the year, following one of 100 yards against Pittsburgh. It is a school records No other Vol ever returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in a sin-1 gle season. Staff photo by Ricky Rogers 747' Ready For Takeoff kiclcoff in TSU's finale against Kentucky State. Tennessee State won 38-13 to end its season with a 9-1 record.

Tennessee State quarterback Joe "747" Adams is a picture of confidence as he helps get the Tigers stirred up just prior to the ji was line iew xears ive, the Fourth of July and the end of a world war all wrapped up into one big dressing room celebration. hard to put into words how' really good it feels," said freshman cornerback Leonard Coleman, whose three pass interceptions tied a Southeastern Confer ence single game record. "BUT, I do have a feeling that it I is the start of something good for our team," he said. "The losing is behind us." PLACEKICKEK ALAN Duncan, although he missed his first field goal try before hitting a second, also got in the school's record hnnk. He hooted six extra DOints to A ''v run sinne wunoui a miss io two more than the previous the Tennessee State sun, Joe "747" Adams spun a perfect 25-yard scoring pass to Mike Jones to cap season-closing 38-13 victory over Kentucky State yesterday ternoon, leaving Tiger players and By DAVID CLIMER Take a bow, Joe Adams.

Go on out there one more time and listen to the crowd yell for old "747." Watch the cheerleaders squeal and dance and call your name. Bask in all the glory that' record set by George Hunt yci 1968-70. Tennessee's offensive team, yards for the last four games, ran 93 plays, tying the record set by the 1968 team against UCLA. The Vols converted 13 of 16 third down situations, many of them on short dives by freshman Vernon Phillips. 4 The defense, after giving up 176 yards' and two touchdowns in the half, shut down Kentucky -I L.

1L.V. iL 1 V.4 ians looKing DacK at a near-per- always remember. There are some-special people around Among the special people: Adams will now leave behind is sophomore split end Jones, who hauled in Adams' final TD heave with 2:47 remaining in a game which Tennessee. State had controlled since early in the third period. It was Jones' 55th reception and 13th touchdown catch of the year, both school records.

And it came on an afterthought substitution by offensive coordinator Alvin Cole- goes to the best dad-blamed feet 9-1 year. mated 7,000 fans had departed, Adams looked back on a magnifi-; cent four-year career in which he virtually rewrote the Tennessee State record book. "Goals? No, I can't think of any' goals that I didn't reach. I wish, we had won all the games, but as far as I'm concerned everything was a success," said Adams after his 25-for-38 passing day which accounted for 349 yards. "SURE, IT would've been nice to play on TV or go to a bowl, but you learn to live with it.

It's a family thing here and it's something I'll erback anybody around here ever Along the way, Adams pushed "his name more securely into the Certainly, the future is brighter than the past as evidenced by the key roles played by freshmen in me win which was not settled until a Chattanooga onsides kick was safely in the hands of Vanderbilt. with just 39 seconds left to play. The player who picked up the ball was a freshman, quarterback Keith Edwards. He earlier had introduced himself to Vanderbilt partisans by rushing off the bench to rescue injured Whit Taylor and the Commodore offense in the second quarter. And while you're at it, Joe, how about throwing one last touch-.

down pass. Nothing fancy. A little old 25-yarder will do. Just once inore, Joe, with feeling. GIVEN THAT final moment in national Division I-A record books by throwing four scoring passes to run his career total to 81.

His 86 TDs via runs and passes is also a Division I-A record. And in the darkness of Hale Sta-diumv long after most of the esti wun aiinubt nouung in uic ictpt half. The Wildcats didn't make' a first down the final 30 minutes (Turn to Page 8, Column 1) (Turn to Page 8, Column 4) I XT-; College Football 4 SEC Vanderbilt 31, UT-Chattanooga i Tennessee 45, Kentucky 14 Mississippi St. 19, Ole Miss 14 Louisiana St. 24, Tulane 7 LOCAL ZtY sSw' I Tennessee St.

38, Kentucky St. 13 OVC Arkansas St. 14, Austin Peay 9 Middle Tennessee 21, Tennessee Tech 7 Murray St. 49, W. Kentucky 0 Delaware 20, Youngstown St.

13 E. Kentucky 18, Morehead St. 14 lm' SOUTH fl 4. I 1 'V' Alabama 41, Bluff 13 Clemson 27, S. Carolina 6 Elon 38, Carson-Newman 12 Florida 57, Delaware St.

9 Furman 28, Citadel 15 Jackson St. 37, Alcorn St. 16 Lenoir-Rhyne 30, Catawba 24 Louisville 6, S. Mississippi 3 Maryland 31, Virginia 0 McNeese St. 14, SW Louisiana 0 Memphis St.

6, Wichita St. 0 Miami, Fla. 26, N. Texas St. 8 N.

Alabama 35, Jacksonville St. 28 (Turn to Page 4, Column 1) Staff photo by Dan Lof tin Here Comes Edwards ern Conference. In pursuit of Edwards are Joey, Gault's Got A Touchdown KNOXVILLE Tennessee's Willie Gault gives the Volunteers a touchdown on 'a Abney, left, and Willie Little (94) of UTC. Ed Vanderbilt freshman quarterback Keith Edwards rushes past UT-Chattanooga defenders, on his way to a big gain under the gaze of referee Johnny Cook of the Southeast wards and other Vandy freshmen led the modores to a 31-29 win over the Mocs. stirring kickoff return against Kentucky.

Are Two-way Gridders Coming Back? nationwide, for the Pac 10 amendment to the at least one Southeastern Conference athletic di-. 3 tar i iy runs mucn aeeper man me i'ac iu iaea oi Dasing eligibility on the grade-point average. "It is the first step, in changes that ultimately would outlaw freshman competition. There are many coaches who favor such a move. However, they are DON'T LOOK now, but one-platoon football for our colleges may be closer than you think-v And, if the return of two-way; players occurs, it won't necessarily be because of a rules committee -decision.

Rather, it will be a spinoff of various bits and pieces of legislation enacted by the college presi- dents. THERE is "a segment of academicians pushing to change the rule which allows freshmen to i play varsity The Pac 10, or what's left of it after the disclosure of academic abuses in recent months, clearly is the leader in this effort to alter the. freshman-eligible rule. There is some support from the Big 10. The West Coast schools plan to offer legislation at thp NCAA meetings in Miami which luucci lieu uiai a tiiangc in uic oicn.ua ui iicaniiicii will come without a change in the rule now govern WITH ing me overall numoer oi scnoiarsnip me JOHN BIBB SPORTS EDITOR and the timing may be right to make a change," said Wayne Duke, commissioner of the Big 10,.

Proponents of the Pac 10 amendment also present the philosophy that allowing freshmen to step from high school into varsity football puts an inordinate amount of pressure on the young players at a critical time in their adjustment from high school to college. There is another, less-publicized reason. The pres-' sure is heavy on recruiters to find prepsters who can play immediately upon matriculation in college. In turnthere are those who. say such pressure leads to recruiting violations.

"SCHOOLS THAT have been offering the top recruits a chance to start instantly as a freshman can't always live up to that promise," says Duke. "As a result, we are seeing more and more freshmen transferring. The effect has not always been positive. The transfer athletes not only must sit out one year, but face another transition period at their new schools." At this time, there seems to be minimum support, ainieiic airetior saiu. 4.

in 1 must tULLtiUti presmems are comiortaDie with the 30-95 rule because it has helped cut back on the scholarship expenses." I The next development, of course, is obvious. If the 30 freshmen are ineligible to play and if there is no increase in the total number of scholarships allowed, The Pac 10 schools are blessed with an unusual number of junior college neighbors, so their recruit- i.ing really doesn't depend too much on freshman talent. AT THE center of the Pac 10' campaign is academ- "With the concern being voiced about transcripts then the reduction the size of football squads may would restrict freshman competition to those youngsters whose grade-point average in high school is at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale. All below the 2.75 level would be ineligible to play, although under the Pac lO.pro-ppsal they would still have four years of varsity com- petition available after a year in school..