The Muscatine Journal from Muscatine, Iowa • 9

Muscatine, Iowa, Journal Wednesday, April 3, 1985 9A Sp oris Tailback question bugs Fry as Hawks start spring drills Hawks to be on TV more than ever IOWA CITY (AP) Iowa Coach Hayden Fry says the Hawkeyes will be on television more than ever before this fall. Fry said Iowa will appear on several regional network telecasts and also some national telecasts, although he doesn't know yet which games will be irt-1 volved. He did say it's possible that one home game will be moved to a 6:30 p.m. start for a national telecast. Fry didn't say which game he was talking about, but noted it would be during the baseball World Series.

That would be the Hawkeyes' Oct. 19 game with Michigan. "If we finalize everything the way it is now, we'll be on TV just about as much as anybody in the country," Fry said Tuesday. "We need that exposure because we recruit Fry said he has been assured that most of the home games to be televised will start within an hour of the usual 1:05 p.m. kickoff time.

Last year, the Hawkeyes started three games at 11 a.m. for TV purposes. Eight of Iowa's 12 regular season games were televised last fall. It By Chuck Schoffner of The Associated Press ibWA CITY Iowa Coach Hayden Fry is starting spring football practice hoping that Ronnie Harmon's optimism becomes reality. Harmon, an elusive tailback who earned first-team all-Big Ten Conference honors, believes he'll be able to come back from a broken leg that sidelined him last November and left him in a cast for five months.

If Harmon returns, Iowa's 1985 offense will be all the more potent. But what if he doesn't make it back'' That was one of the two major questions bugging Fry as the Hawkeyes began spring drills on Tuesday. Fry said it will be late July before he knows if Harmon, who rushed for 907 yards and caught 32 passes in 1984, will be able to play in the fall. "Ronnie at this point is on schedule or ahead of the schedule the. doctors projected for his rehabilitation," Fry said.

"I won't be surprised if he starts jogging this week. "He's optimistic he'll be back. If he does come back, it will mean all the difference in the world to our football team." Harmon will sit-out spring practice, so his backups will get plenty of work. However, their, ranks are thin. The only ones with Fry said the fact Long was able to take out a $1 million insurance policy to compensate for any career-ending injury next fall was a factor in the quarterback's decision to return.

But the Iowa coach also noted "Chuck actually has fun playing college football. He was so disturbed by us not going to the Rose Bowl. I think he felt responsible for us not going because of the (knee) injury he suffered in the Wisconsin game. He's got a gut feeling we should have gone to the Rose Bowl, but the good Lord provided him one more chance and he's going to take advantage of it." Fry said he expects "a great battle" for the No. 2 quarterback spot among junior Mark Vlasic, red-shirt freshman Chuck Hartlieb and Texas transfer Jay Hess.

He said it's important to find a backup to Long, but added "the No. 1 priority at quarterback is to make sure Chuck improves. He's so smart. He realizes he's got a lot of room for improvement." If Harmon returns, Iowa will be missing only three starters from its 1984 offensive unit, but all three were key players fullback Owen Gill, tight end Jonathan Hayes and offensive' guard Bill Glass. Fred Bush is the top candidate at fullback, but he, and another rnntpnder.

Tim Sennntt. ar the battle are Marshall Cotton, who switched from tailback, red-shirt freshman David Hudson' and walk-ons Shawn Lemp and John Rudolph. Mike Flagg steps into the No. 1 Continued on page HA Additional help will come in the fall when Kevin Ringer, a highly touted runner from Ellsworth Community College, reports. He's expected to see plenty of action even if Harmon is healthy.

J- "Kevin Ringer will make a contribution to our football team this fall," Fry said. "We wouldn't recruit a junior college player unless we thought he could make our No. 1 or No. 2 Fry's other major concern is a defensive unit that lost five starters from last year's 8-4-1 team, including tackles Paul Huffjprd and George Little and football team," said Fry, whose 1984 team capped its season with a 55-17 rout of Texas in the Freedom Bowl. "We have the nucleus of a good defense, particularly with the leadership and ability of Larry Station.

He's a good fella to build around. we do have our quarterback coming back. I'm sure that's the best recruiting job we've ever done." The quarterback is Chuck Long, who passed up a chance to play professional football to spend one rahrv waam Iowa Long he Ids srhool records and -with a good season, could become the Big Ten career leader in passing and total offense. He is 2,062 yards short of the total offense record and 2,782 yards short of the passing mark. safety Me Stoops." But some key -ew--iace University of Iowa head football Coach Hayden Fry directs a new face to the area of the tight ends as the opening day of spring football practice at Iowa begins.

Kent Hill, a forward on the Hawkeye basketball team, is giving football a try after several years away from the sport. Kevin, and Rick Bayless. They combined for all of 41 carries last fall. After that, the candidates are red-shirt freshman Grant Goodman and walk-on John Marchese. players return, starting with All-American linebacker Larry Station and all-conference free safety Devon Mitchell.

"I think we will have a fine Sleepless nights greet Villanova champions By Bill Stieg of The Associated Press VILLANOVA. Pa. (API -Harold Jensen, a finance majorat Villanova University and a member of the NCAA all-tournament team, walked wearily down the beer-stained hallway of his dormitory. It was Tuesday afternoon. 15 hours after Villanova had won the NCAA basketball championship and 28 hours since Jensen and most of his teammates had slept.

Since the 66-64 upset over Georgetown in Lexington, there had been all-night parties at the team hotel, an early bus ride to the airport, a flight home, a bus ride and parade through downtown Philadelphia and. finally, another bus ride back to the school's Main Line campus. The previous night, thousands had packed the quadrangle outside Jensen's dormitory, Sullivan Hall, dancing and screaming around a bonfire until 5 a m. Most of the trash and broken glass was cleaned up by the time the team arrived. "It's great to have the season end this way." said the 6-foot-4 sophomore who scored 14 points on five-for-five shooting.

"It's been a total team effort the whole way. It felt so good to be able to contribute" Classes were not held Tuesday and Wednesday marked the beginning of Easter break at Villanova. Jensen said he was heading for home, to sleep and study "I definitely have to get back into the book scene again." he said. Jensen called the parade and rally in Philadelphia unbelievable. There were thousands of people there." The team stood on a flatbed truck that made a short loop through Center City and deposited the new champions in John F.

Kennedy Plaza, where a crowd estimated at 25.000 cheered their every syllable. "I am proud of you and the city is proud of you," said Mayor W. Wilson Goode, speaking by telephone from a meeting in Pittsburgh. "I'd like to commend this outstanding team for an outstanding job." Coach Rollie Massimino took the microphone, saying, "They deserve it. they did it.

"I told you when we left school on Wednesday that we were going to have a heck of a party. And they did a tremendous job and won the national championship." Senior center Ed Pinckney. who had 16 points and six rebounds in the title game and was named the tournament MVP. thanked the crowd for its support. "There wasn't anybody in the country but all you people that believed that we could do it and we did it and Villanova is No.

1." Pinckney said. The crowd gave' one of its loudest cheers for trainer Jake Nevin. 78. who is afflicted with Lou Gehrig's disease. He sat in his wheelchair with the Rupp Arena net around his neck, "I'm exhausted, emotionally drained." said senior playmaking guard Gary McLain as autograph and picture seekers gathered around him.

"I'm going to get some sleep and then catch up on my school work. I'm behind a lot because of the tournament, but I will graduate on time." Cyclone grid team readies for contact AMES (AP) The Iowa State football team went through what coach Jim Criner called an enthusiastic workout Tuesday in preparation for the first contact practice on Wednesday. "I felt good about today's practice. There's a lot of learning going on the field and the players are really looking forward to contact work." Criner said. He also said he was pleased with the way the defensive secondary is coming together.

"The new guys are really fitting in well back there and picking things up quickly," Criner said. Running back Alan Hood also drew praise from Criner, who said the former quarterback is learning theT)locking and running techniques nicely. Stringer is coach ol year JOWA CTTY Iowa women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer has been named Converse NCAA District Coach of the Year. Stringer led the Hawkeyes to the first 20-win season in the history of the Iowa program and a second place finish in the Big Ten Conference this past season.

Sutton: 'I would have crawled to Lexington for job' Sutton, 49, boosted Arkansas from the basement to the top of the Southwest Conference since 1975, capping his career with a string of nine 20-win seasons and trips to the NCAA Tournament. "Fortunately, I was already here for the Final Four. If you had seen the smile on my face (Monday night) at the game, you would have known This is the No. 1 coaching idb hf America, and, that includes the NBA." LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Eddie Sutton says he "would have crawled all the way to Lexington" for a shot at being University of Kentucky basketball coach So when the Wildcats called.

Sutton jumped. Sutton, who two weeks ago told the Arkansas Legislature he wanted to retire with the Razorbacks, took charge Tuesday of Kentucky's Wildcats, winning unanimous approval as successor to Joe B. Hall. Athletic Director Cliff Hagan and President Otis Singletary, contacted him Monday. Before Georgetown and Villanova tipped off for the NCAA title in Rupp Arena Monday night, he said, it was al wrapped up except for Tuesday's vote by the Athletics Association board.

"When Dr. Singletary called me, believe me. I would have crawled all the way to Lexington," said Sutton, sporting a Wildcat necktie. coaches of Indiana, North Carolina, Louisville and Georgetown. "All my life, I have grown to the point where this is where I belong," he told abputl0 xeporters.

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