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Minneapolis Star and Tribune pf Sports ryseRi Sunday September 151985 BH WD 7 Foggie rambles for 3 TDs -i 28 4 ju li. 2 ii A' jr 1 "I The Gophers had no fear: Foggie would come through. Page 2C. Sid Hartman: Holtz could have written the comeback script. Page 3C.

By Jon Roe Staff Writer After the University of Minnesota had won Saturday night, after the Gophers had rallied from a 14-0 deficit to defeat Wichita State 28-14 at the Metrodome in the opening game of the 1985 football season, they stood in front of the band and joined what remained of the 56,094 spectators to sing "Minnesota Hail to Thee." Rickey Foggie didn't direct the band. It was the only thing Foggie didn't do last night. Maybe next week as an encore. And coach Lou Holtz wouldn't be surprised. "He's the Pied Piper," Holtz said of Foggie, who accounted for three of Minnesota's four touchdowns and 297 of the Gophers' 461 yards of total offense.

"I'll leave it up to you people to find the superlatives, but I said recently that he's the best I've ever been around. "He puts his hands under the center and it doesn't make any difference what I've said to the rest of the team. They don't believe it until Rickey says it." Foggie said it all last night. He scored on runs of 11, 21 and 5 yards, the first two coming on option dashes in which he used deft hand fakes and his quick feet to leave Wichita State tacklers empty-handed. And the third touchdown came when he rolled out to pass, found his receivers covered and squirmed between defenders to reach the end zone.

In all, Foggie gained 140 yards on 15 carries. And his three touchdowns were one more than he scored all of last season as a freshman. But that wasn't all Foggie did. He also completed his first seven passes and finished hitting eight of 10 attempts for 157 yards. A year ago, when the led the Gophers in rushing and passing, he was able to complete only 47 percent of his passes.

"I guess he's suffering the sophomore jinx," Holtz said. "He's just a great young man and a heckuva Gophers continued on page 2C i So awed were the Shockers by the Dome, by playing a Big Ten school, that the coach allowed his players to bring their cameras onto the field before the game so they could take pictures of themselves. "We wouldn't usually do something like that," said Wichita State athletic director Lew Perkins. "But a lot of our kids are from real small Kansas towns. A game like this Is something special for them.

It's something they'll talk about for the rest of their lives." Wichita State? 14 rJ.rf hum fans in' i ivrii1 iimiiiimii -nnir Staff Photo by Marlin Levison Follow me Quarterback Rickey Foggie scored three touchdowns to spark the Gophers' comeback against Wichita State Saturday night Camera-carrying Shockers awaken ho a i iair isniii $bmm Sure, the Shockers defeated Kansas State last week. But Kansas State may have the most thoroughly -messed up football program in the country. Kansas State's coach is a lame duck and the school's players spend most of their time wondering who they'll be playing for next year. While they think about that, they lose games. Yesterday they managed to lose to Northern Iowa.

No easy feat. Wichita State? The school used to be known for Grow continued on page 2C Minnesotans strolled lethargically into the Dome. Sure, it was the first University of Minnesota football game of the year. And, sure, there was a pep band playing the Rouser out in front of the Dome and the whole marching band, complete with dancing girls, was playing the Rouser out back of the Dome. And, sure, there had been a pep rally downtown earlier in the day.

And, sure, there was a little yellow pompon, courtesy of Red Baron pizza, given to each fan. Still, the fans yawned because the Gophers, Lou Holtz's mighty -i Gophers, were playing Wichita State. Ho hum. A practice game. After a 4-7 season last year, Gopher fans were spoiled.

Minnesotans were saving their excitement for the big boys. 1985. Rose Bowl or bust, baby. Wichita State? To save money, the Shockers didn't leave for Minnesota until the day of the game. Big time programs don't worry about saving money.

Wichita State? NFLWeek 2 The Vikings have a chance to accomplish something they haven't done in 10 years win their first two games. But they'll have to stop Tampa Bay running back James Wilder, who has enjoyed some field days against them. Matchups and injury reports for today's games. Pages 4-5C nlfll.rll nH jrfrt. unTTt irt tjrtli.

i aek race Twins unable to find Howe for second day flMiiwiMBWMWimii'iuiin I -H F'--' s- Kit Millard plans to come out on top in Vikings and league statistics Doug Grow Dennis Burtt pitches Twins to a split with Cleveland. Page 8C. troit landed at 1:42 a.m. Friday. Howe and the pilot were to make arrangements by telephone later in the day for the flight to Cleveland.

Howe had told manager Ray Miller that he needed to go to Detroit to visit his wife's grandfather, who recently took ill. But, while confirming the illness, members of Howe's family told the Twins that he wasn't with Cindy Howe's grandfather. "Steve told some of his teammates and Ray that his grandfather on his wife's side had a stroke," said Andy MacPhail, the Twins' personnel director. "This Cindy verified. He'd been given permission to stay over and do "Nightline" and ABC had guaranteed us that they would get Steve to Cleveland in time for the double-header.

They arranged for Howe continued on page 8C Rosters and matchups for today's 3 p.m. game against Tampa Bay. Page 5C. preseason. The defensive end came By Howard Sinker Staff Writer Cleveland, Ohio Twins management said Saturday night concern was growing "as each hour passes" about pitcher Steve Howe, who has been missing from the team since Friday afternoon.

Howe failed to show up for a flight from Detroit to Cleveland chartered by ABC after he was a guest Thursday on the network's "Nightline" program. Howe appeared on the show, which discussed drug abuse and athletics, from Chicago, where Minnesota and the White Sox played earlier in the evening. ABC sought out Howe because he had been through treatment three times for cocaine addiction and has been considered free from drugs since December 1983. According to Kim Edmonds, a "Nightline" press representative, a chartered flight from Chicago to De- close several times and led the team in hurries, a statistic used to count the number of times quarterbacks are rushed into throwing. Millard can live with hurries.

But it is not the same as a sack. "I like sacks," Millard said. "Hurries are good as long as we get an inter- ception. Whenever I go into a game, I like to get two sacks. At least one.

Two Is always good. Anything after that is a bonus. You get recognition by rushing the passer." Staff Photo by Rob Levine Born to sackKeith Millard's mission Is getting to the quarterback. By Bob Sansevere Staff Writer Keith Millard claims to have one hobby hunting. It fits.

He likes to hunt wildlife as a hobby and quarterbacks as the way to make his living and his mark in the NFL. "It's very important in his life to put the quarterback on the grass," said Paul Wiggin, the Vikings' defensive line coach. Mark Mullaney, an 11-year veteran defensive lineman, can count quite a few times he and other linemen would be talking and as soon as the subject of sacks came up, Millard would pipe in. "He's excited about leading the team and the league in 'sacks," Mullaney said. "He brings it up frequently." Millard didn't have a sack in the flfll wl jati iTft rti if n-.

-jfl r. College football report Millard didn't get much recognition in the preseason. But it was, after Millard continued on page 5C Baseball Montreal 5 New York Mets 1 St. Louis 5 Chicago 4 Toronto 7 New York Yankees 4 Kansas City 2. Oakland 1 Los Angeles 7 Cincinnati Pages 6-7C 5 Jf 29 Michigan 20 18 Notre Dame 12 28 Maryland 31 28 Boston College 13 10 Wisconsin 38 7 N.Illinois 17 23 Northwestern 27 13 Missouri 23 58 Indiana 41 0 Louisville 28 Pittsburgh LSU Iowa Pages 13-15C.