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Page 24 Lincoln Journal-Star Inside Football Thursday, September 8, 1994 Wheatley's absence might cost Michigan vs. Irish No. 14 Southern Cal (5Vi)at No. 8 Penn no one can Oil the void left by Wheatley, College Picks only regular-season loss in 'Si Oklahoma 27-24 No. 18 Ohio State (4) at No.

25 Washing-ton: The Huskies will rebound from their loss to Southern CaL Washington 28-2L No. 19 Tennessee (even) at No. 23 Georgia: The Vols are off to a rough start Georgia 32-28. Louisville (10'A) at No. 20 Texas: The Longhorns looked shaky against Pitt Louisville 27-24 No.

21 Virginia Tech (-81) at Southern Mississippi: Tech has one of the nation's top QBs. Tech 24-17. North Carolina State 6) at No. 22 Gem-son: The Tigers will win a defensive struggle. No.

24 Stanford U3'i) at Northwestern: The Cardinal wins the Brain BowL Stanford 31-2L BY RICK WARNER Associated Preaa The Michigan-Notre Dame game to often decided by great players making great plays. In 1989, it was Rocket Ismail returning two kickoffs for touchdowns. In 1990, It was Rick Mirer leading a Joe Montana-like drive in the closing minutes. In 1991, it was "The Catch" by Desmond Howard. Unfortunately for Michigan, the Wolverines must play this year's game without their greatest player.

Running back Tyrone Wheatley. a preseason Helsman Trophy favorite, will be sidelined with a separated shoulder Saturday when the sixth-ranked Wolverines meet the No. 3 Fighting Irish at South Bend. In Michigan's 34-26 victory over Boston College last week, sophomore Tim Biakabutuka rushed for 128 yards and one touchdown. But State: The Lions won a 21-20 thriller last year at Beaver Stadium.

Penn State 28-21. New Mexico State 37) at No. I Arizona: The Aggies havent beaten the Wildcats since 1938.... Arizona 424. Eastern Michigan 37) at No.

10 Wisconsin: The Badgers return 15 starters from their Rose Bowl-winning team. Wisconsin 48-0. VanderbUt (19) at No. 11 Alabama: The Tide has won nine straight against the Commodores. Alabama 34-10.

Northeast Louisiana (36) at No. 12 Auburn: Coach Terry Bowden is still perfect in Auburn 41-7. Southern Methodist 24) at No. 13 UCLA: This is the two teams' first meeting since 1947. 45-11 No.

15 Oklahoma (2) at No. 16 Texas AIM: The Sooners handed the Aggies their whose personal performance has been closely tied to Michigan's success or failure. The Wolverines are 13-1-1 when Wheatley has rushed for at least 100 yards but only 5-3-3 when he hasnt. Notre Dame is 1-0 with Ron Powlus as starting quarterback. After missing last season with injuries, the ballyhooed sophomore made an impressive debut last week, throwing four touchdown passes in a 42-15 win over Northwestern.

ESPN's Beano Cook has already predicted that Powlus will win two Heisman Trophies. This week, Powlus would simply settle for a win over five-point underdog Michigan. Northwestern held Notre Dame's normally powerful rushing attack to 161 yards by stacking as many as nine defenders on the line of scrimmage. If Michigan tries the same strat- egy, Powlus will pick apart the Wolverines. Notre Dame holds a 5-1-1 edge over Michigan since 1987, although most of the games have been close.

The trend will continue Saturday. Notre Dame 28-24 No. 1 Nebraska (-24) at Texas Tech: The Cornhuskers are No. 1 in the media poll for the first time since 1987. Nebraska 35-10.

Kentucky 24'A) at No. 2 Florida: Coach Billy Curry is 0-7 vs. the Gators. Florida 44-17. No.

4 Florida State (-33) at Maryland: The Terps were blown out by Duke. Florida State 61-7. No. 5 Miami, Fla. (-11V4) at Arizona State: The Hurricanes are 0-3 at Sun Devil Stadium.

24-10. Ex-Hmsker QB works to keep Posse BY MIKE BABCOCK Lincoln Journal-Star Where Are They Now? Vol looks to star in 2nd sport KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A week ago, Todd Helton was considered the best player on Tennessee's football team. The best baseball player. Now that the starting quarterback job is his, the left-handed junior from Knoxville would like to make a name for himself on the football field, too.

Helton was taken in the second round of the 1992 baseball draft by the San Diego Padres, who did not have a first-round pick, and was offered $450,000 to sign. He turned it down for a football scholarship to Tennessee. That was a long summer for me, deciding what I was going to do," Helton said. "At first I kind of wanted to A n7 i i -fi-ju 'i 4 a -V go play baseball, but my parents and people I re spected a lot said David Humm's enthusiasm for football hasnt diminished. "I'm one of the luckiest guys who ever played," Humm said during a telephone interview from his office in Las Vegas.

He spoke quickly, with an exuberance uncharacteristic of those who have passed age 40. "Every minute I've enjoyed," he said. Humm, who still holds a majority of the passing records at Nebraska, is marketing director for the Las Vegas Posse, an expansion team in the Canadian Football League. Las Vegas isn't in Canada. But then, neither are Baltimore.

Shreveport, and Sacramento, Calif. "I was the second person hired, after the controller," Humm said. "They needed someone to sign checks, then someone to promote. "I'm back in the game, living in my hometown." Humm has never been too far from football since retiring from the NFL after the 1984 season. The Los Angeles Raiders, his first employer as well as his last, "wanted me to come back," he said.

"But 11 (seasons) would have been just too much." Humm spent 10 seasons in the NFL, with the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders, the Baltimore Colts and the Buffalo Bills. He has two Super Bowl championship rings. And he was released five times. "I was a kid with a dream," said Humm, Nebraska's career passing leader. In three seasons, beginning under Bob Devaney in 1972 and concluding under Tom Osborne in 1974, he completed 353 of 637 passes for 5,035 yards and 41 touchdowns.

All are records. Humm spent his pro career as a backup. "I'm the most famous Raider (from Nebraska) who didn't play," he said with a laugh. Humm did more than hold for placements, however. His knees are a constant reminder of his 10 seasons.

He's undergone surgeries on both, as well as on a shoulder. "If you saw me walking, you'd say: There goes a guy with 10 years in pro he said. His dentist also could verify his 10 years. During his final season in 1984, Humm came off the bench after Raiders starter Marc Wilson was injured during a game against the Chicago Bears. The Raiders were defending Super Bowl champions, but they couldn't hold up under the Bears' assault Wilson and Humm were sacked a combined nine times.

Humm's knees were banged up, and some of his teeth were dislodged by Richard Dent During the week before the game, Humm said, he and his teammates watched film of the Bears' game against Minnesota the previous Sunday, in which they sacked the Vikings' quarterbacks 10 times. "We were laughing about how bad Minnesota was," he said. Soon after he replaced Wilson, he was sacked by Dent. "I just got slammed and lost four teeth," Humm said. "I got back to the huddle.

'You They're pretty I said." Humm said he saw Dent after the season at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Dent's first words also were: "You OK?" Steve Sylvester, a friend and longtime Raiders teammate who had retired after the Super Bowl season, was playing golf the day of the game, Humm said. When Sylvester returned home, he found his wife sobbing. Sylvester's wife had watched the game on television. They killed she said.

"Who killed him?" Sylvester asked. "He thought I was dead," Humm said. After retiring, Humm maintained contact with football as a commentator on telecasts of Nevada-Las Vegas games. He also worked for the ESPN and Prime Ticket cable networks. "My real job was, I was an account executive for seven years, a 9-to-5 deal," Humm said.

"I spent weekends doing color." Now, he's back in football full time. When he was hired by the Las Vegas CFL team, "we didnt have a nickname, a logo or colors," Humm said. "We're 3-6 but about four plays from 6-3." His enthusiasm for the game is undiminished. Si 1 4 it would be best for me to stay, and I listened to them." He stayed, but he hasnt played much football He played in one game in 1992 and Todd Helton David Humm completed 353 of 637 passes for 5,035 yards and 41 touchdowns all school records in his Nebraska career. Nebraska Travel Roster Tech's opening win required comeback BY KEN HAMBLETON Lincoln Journal-Star HuskerFoe No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr 27 Abdul Muhammad WB 5-9 160 Sr.

1 Lawrence Phillips IB 6-0 200 So. 28 Brian Schuster FB 5-11 210 So. 2 Leslie Dennis CB 5-8 165 Fr. 29 KareemMoss ROV 5-10 190 Sr. 3 Riley Washington SE 5-9 170 So.

32 Ed Stewart LB 6-1 215 Sr. 4 Troy Dumas LB 6-4 220 Sr. 33 Clester Johnson WB 5-11 210 Jr. 5 Brendan Hcftein SE 5-9 180 So. 37 Darren Schmadeke CB 5-8 180 Jr 6DannErstad KP 6-2 195 So.

40 Cory Schlesinger FB 64 230 Sr. 7 Reggie Baul SE 5-8 170 Jr. 41 Phil Ellis LB 6-2 225 Jr. 8 Tyrone Williams CB 6-0 185 Jr. 43 SeanNoster LB 6-3 215 Fr.

9 Tony Veland FS 6-2 200 Jr. 44 Jon Hesse LB 6-4 225 So. lOMikeMmter ROV 5-10 175 So. 45 Clint Brown LB 6-1 215 Sr. 11 MattTurman OB 5-11 165 So.

46 Doug Colman LB 6-3 240 Jr. 12TomSieler 6-5 205 Sr. 47 Matt Aden FS 6-2 200 Fr. 13 ToddUMir IB 5-10 210 Fr. 48 Dave Alderman ROV 5-10 180 So.

14 Barron Miles CB 54 165 Sr. 51 Bid Humphrey 6-2 265 Sr. 15 Tommie Frazier QB 6-2 205 Jr. 52 Aaron Penland LB 6-1 215 Jr. 16 Enc Stokes CB 5-11 175 So.

53 MattVrzal 6-1 290 So. 18 Brook Berringer OB 6-4 210 Jr. 54 Aaron Graham 6-3 280 Jr. 19 Jesse Kosch 6-0 180 Fr. 55 Christian Peter DT 6-2 285 Jr.

21 Damon Benmng IB 5-11 205 So. 56 RobZatechka OT 6-5 315 Sr. 22 JeffMakovKka IB 5-10 210 Jr. 57 Jason PesterfieW DT 6-3 260 Sr. 23 Larry Arnold LB 6-4 220 So.

58 Luther Hardin LB 6-2 230 Jr. 25 JonVedral WB 5-9 160 Sr. 61 BradyCaskey OT 6-4 290 Sr. 26 Clinton ChUs 8 6-0 215 Jr. 65 Bryan Pruitt OG 6-1 255 Jr.

66 BrendenStai OQ 6-4 300 Sr. 67 Aaron Taylor OG 6-1 290 Fr. 69 Steve Ott OG 6-4 275 Jr. 70 Eric Anderson OT 6-4 295 Fr. 72 ZachWiegert OT 6-5 300 Sr.

74 Scott Saltsman DT 6-2 255 So. 75 Chris Dishman OT 6-3 305 So. 76JoelWilks OG 6-3 280 Sr. 78 KoryMikos OT 6-5 260 So. 80 Brett Popplewel SE 6-0 205 Jr.

84 Donta Jones OLB 6-2 220 Sr. 85 Matt Shaw TE 6-3 235 Sr. 86 Dwayne Harris OLB 6-2 225 Sr. 87 MarkGiman TE 6-3 240 Jr. 88 EricAHord TE 6-2 225 Sr.

90 Tim Carpenter TE 6-2 225 Fr. 91 Ryan Terwiger LB 6-5 220 So. 92 JeradHigman OLB 6-1 230 Sr. 93 JaredTomich OLB 6-2 250 So. 94 Larry Townsend DT 6-4 285 So.

95 Jason Peter DT 6-4 275 Fr. 98 Grant Wistrom OLB 6-5 230 Fr. 99 Terry Connealy DT 6-5 275 Sr. seven games last year, throwing just nine passes. Until Jerry Colquitt's season ended with a knee injury last Saturday, that was the extent of Helton's football career.

He never even practiced in the spring, because that's baseball season. And Helton has been a starter on the baseball team from the minute he walked onto campus. He was an All-America selection as a sophomore, when he set the Southeastern Conference record for consecutive scoreless innings at 47. He also plays first base and set school records in four offensive categories as well as saves. And his 80 RBI led the league.

Baseball is far from his mind now, though. Helton knows the Georgia defense couldn't care less how well he hits the curve. "I've got to pay more attention to what I'm doing," he said. 'I just want to go into the game knowing on every play where everybody is, and there's a lot of work goes into that. If I could do that it would put the team in a better chance to win." David Cutcliffe, Tennessee's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, said Helton is intelligent and poised but inexperienced.

He said Helton's baseball experience could help in Saturday's game (6 pm, on ESPN, cable channel 23). "He's been in big games before in baseball, traveled across the world, so he's not going to be intimidated by any situations he's in," Cutcliffe said. This thing is going to be fua That's the way to look at it. It's a great opportunity to try to get better." Helton said he did some good things in the loss to UCLA last weekend, especially after he stopped thinking too much and just played. He led the Vols to 23 fourth-quarter points.

"I could have done a lot better a lot sooner," he said. "I could have come in just a little more confident If I do, hopefully the team sees the confidence and I think that would have helped some." He said he expects to feel better against Georgia, but added, "I think itll be some time before I'm fully comfortable." Asked whether he was excited about the turn of events, Helton said: "IU be a lot more excited once we start winning." Probable Starters OFFENSE less than four minutes late in the third quarter and early in the fourth quarter, and finished with 317 yards rushing and 217 passing. They tore us up in the fourth quarter, and we lost our Thomas said. "We have to control ourselves as well as Nebraska this time around." Thomas said he watched Nebraska's 31-0 victory over West Virginia in the Kickoff Classic. "I was impressed," he said.

The offense looks even better than last year. But it was their defense that surprised me. That's a great unit of fast fast people." Thomas said Tech's defense is the key to success for the Red Raiders this season. "Last year, it was the offense with Bam Morris, Robert Hall and that senior offensive line," he said. The offense kind of held up the defense all season.

This year, we have the experience on defense, and it's our turn. That's why it was such a shock to be behind 17-0 to New Mexico so early. Those of us on defense weren't sure if our young offense could score anything, and we had let the whole team down. "We have to keep our crowd in this game. They'll get to throwing tortillas and get pretty rowdy if we're in this game.

Well get pretty excited about it too. This is a big game for us because we can prove ourselves as a pretty good team with a good showing against the No. 1 team in the NEBRASKA No. Player 7 Reggie Baul 56 RobZatechka 76 JoelWilks 54 Aaron Graham 66 Brenden Stai 72 ZachWiegert 85 Matt Shaw 15 Tommie Frazier 40 Cory Schlesinger 1 Lawrence Phillips 27 Abdul Muhammad 12 TomSieter Zach Thomas grabbed a New Mexico pass and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown to put Texas Tech into a third-quarter tie Saturday and rally his team to a 37-31 victory. "It was just like high school when I was a fullback," said Thomas, a junior middle linebacker for the Red Raiders.

"It was a great feeling to get the ball, running down the field and people chasing me. I don't know what it was that got us down so much so early, but that interception helped all of us get going on defense." The victory over New Mexico at Lubbock, Texas, was a wakeup call for Texas Tech, Thomas said. "We were caught looking ahead to Nebraska, and they came out and slammed us around and got us on our backs early," he said. "If we do the same thing with Nebraska, well be behind 504 in the first quarter." Thomas said Nebraska earned all his respect in a game in Lincoln last September. Thomas was credited with eight tackles and was one of the keys to Texas Tech's taking a 21-20 lead late in the third quarter.

"We were into the fourth quarter, at Nebraska, and we were feeling pretty good about ourselves," Thomas said. Then, wham. It was over in a flash. They wore us down, beat us up and scored 50 points. "I can tell you I was telling everybody I knew that Nebraska was the best team in the country, and except for some bad calls, they were the national champion in the Orange BowL" Nebraska scored 17 points in just 0) TEXAS TECH (1-0) Ht Wt Yr.

Pos. No. Player Ht Wt Yr. 5- 8 170 Jr. SE 87 Field Scovell 5-11-180 So.

6- 5 315 Sr. LT 75 Ben Kaufman 6-5 286 So. 6-3 280 Sr. LG 65 Casey Jones 6-5 273 So. 6-3 280 Jr.

56 Scott Fitzgerald 6-2 262 Sr. 6-4 300 Sr. RG 79 Robert Rivera 6-3 280 Sr. 6-5 300 Sr. RT 73 Jeff Wood 6-5 291 Sr.

6-3 235 Sr. TE 83 Scott Aytor 6-4 230 Sr. 6-2 205 Jr. OB 11 TonyDarden 6-0 180 Fr. 6-0 230 Sr.

FB 40 Todd Walker 6-0 211 So. 6-0 200 So. IB 3 Alton Crain 5-9 191 Sr. 5- 9 160 Sr. WBFL 24 MattDubuc 5-8 163 So.

6- 5 205 Sr. 16 Jon Davis 5-11 198 Sr. DEFENSE 6-2 225 Sr. LOLBLE '99 William Ritter 6-2 245 Sr. 6-2 285 Jr.

DT 91 Damon Wickware 6-3 279 Sr. 6-5 275' Sr. DTNT 76 Chris Ori 6-2 264 Sr. 6-2 220 Sr. ROLBRE S4 Cyron Wright 6-4 245 Sr.

6-4 220 Sr. SAMSLB 7 Robert Johnson 5-11 186 So. 6-3 240 Jr. MIKEMLB 35 Zach Thomas 6-0 232 Jr. 6-1 215 Sr.

WIUJWLB 46 Shawn Banks 6-2 224 Jr. 5- 8 165 Sr. LCB 22 Cat Adams 5-8 170 Sr. 5-10 190 Sr. ROV 12 Marcus Coleman 6-2 201 Jr.

5-10 175 So. FS 23 Bart Thomas 6-2 189 Sr. 6- 0 185 Jr. RCB 25 Shawn Hurd 5-8 171 Jr. 6-2 185 So.

14 Brad Cade 6-2 174 Jr. 86 Dwayne Harris 55 Christian Peter 99 Terry Connealy 84 Donta Jones 4 Troy Dumas 46 Doug Colman 32 Ed Stewart 14 Barron Miles 29 Kareem Moss 10 MikeMirrter 8 Tyrone Williams 6 Darin Erstad Jones Stadium, Lubbock. Texas. Kickoff: 7 p.m. Thursday, 23).

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