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B6 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 1 THUrSDAy 07.23.2020SPORTS COLTER PETERSON, Missouri coach Eliah Drinkwitz yells to QB Shawn Robinson during spring football practice on March 11. BY STU DURANDO St. Louis Post-Dispatch Washington University, a pe- rennial national power in numer- ous Division III sports, will not participate in fall sports, athlet- ics director Anthony Azama said in a statement Wednesday night. The decision will sideline teams in football, and soccer, and cross country, volley- ball, golf and and tennis.

will transition the focus of our planning initiatives to explore possible activity expe- rience for fall student-athletes once they return to Azama said in the statement. The football program was pre- paring for its first season under coach Aaron Keen after going 7-3 in Larry 31st and final year. The football teams plays in the College Conference of Illi- nois and Wisconsin, which has not indicated its plans for the season. Washington University made its decision independent of any moves the CCIW will make. A university spokesman said no decision has been made on the possibility of playing the fall sports in the spring.

big issue with us is with having opponents to Keen said. certainly helps if the conference decides to (play in the spring), but there are a lot of things we know right now. The hard part in dealing with the players is the The soccer team reached the Elite Eight and fin- ished 18-1-3 last season. The cross country team fin- ished second in the country and the men were fourth. are incredibly chal- lenging and unprecedented times for higher education and intercollegiate Azama said.

the decision to can- cel fall competitive schedules was not made easily, we remain committed to keeping the safety and well-being of our student- athletes and campus community front of Stu Durando on Twitter Washington U. calls off fall sports coronavirus might dictate other plans Drinkwitz will have two weeks of walk-throughs then four weeks of preseason camp to get his system installed and ready to operate. going to pick up from where we left off (in the Drinkwitz said last week. have spent a tremendous amount of time this summer on Zoom calls re-teaching, re-installing, re-learning. But the game is about doing and action, and going to have to go out there and prac- tice.

really the component got to focus on. I have a tremendous sense of what we have because I seen all the pieces work together. I do know added some really good What exactly will a Drinkwitz offense look like? provided some bread crumbs since taking over the program in December, often describing his system as no- huddle offense that can adjust its pace depending on game situations. Prior to his one season as a college head coach last year at Appalachian State, Drink- witz served as coordinator at three different schools Arkansas State, Boise State and North Carolina State where his scheme blended influences from Gus spread attack and Bryan pro-style sets mixed with shifts and motions. Shortly after Drinkwitz arrived, Missouri fans who wanted to know more about his offenses could have plunged down a YouTube rabbit hole and found an interview he did at North Carolina State shortly after he joined that program as co- ordinator in 2016.

is he said, I watched it for 40 years, but I do know this: Football always comes down to execution, and it comes down to being able to run the football. going to be able to run the football. not going to be a spread finesse football team. going to be downhill, run the football. going to be able to attack people that In 10 seasons as a college assistant, a decade that started with a quality control position with 2010 na- tional championship team, his teams have typically leaned more run-heavy in terms of run-pass play-calling.

Factoring in sacks allowed as designed passing plays, seven of those teams ran the ball on more than 50 percent of their of- fensive snaps. Three of those teams 2010-11 Auburn and 2019 Ap- palachian State ran the ball on at least 60 percent of their snaps. three teams that were more pass-heavy 2015 Boise State, 2017-18 North Caro- lina State featured, to no sur- prise, prototypical pocket passers: current NFL quarterbacks Brett Rypien at Boise State and Ryan Finley at North Carolina State. Last fall, the same Drinkwitz offense that produced pass- ers each of those seasons featured a capable running quarterback in Appalachian Zac Thomas, who logged four games with at least 50 yards on the ground. Before Mizzou fans can wonder about the 2020 edition, Drinkwitz has to settle on a quarterback first.

insisted all spring and sum- mer that the competition is wide open. Shawn Robinson, a former starter at Texas Christian Univer- sity, has the most game experience among a group that includes junior Taylor Powell, redshirt freshman Connor Bazelak, freshman Brady Cook (Chaminade Prep) and fresh- man walk-on Jack Samsel. always want to design a game plan around the strengths and until we really know who our quarterback is and what our strengths are, not he said earlier this spring. a detailed, disciplined, unself- ish pass game that creates horizon- tal seams and vertical throws. But the hallmark of it is Without a full offseason to in- stall his system and settle on a quarterback early in the process, Drinkwitz is open to unconven- tional measures this fall, includ- ing multiple players catching snaps behind center.

you, because of the limited practice, go more to a quarterback- run game offense maybe (re- ceiver) Micah Wilson at quarter- back in the or (receiver) Jalen he said. the stuff easier to do without excessive practice and execution. Or do you try to stick to what done in the past? I think for us a question that the offensive staff has to answer. got to figure that In this case, time is not on Miz- side. Dave Matter on Twitter Mizzou From B1 BY WIRE REPORTS Carlton Haselrig, a Pro Bowl right guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the early 1990s who is also the only wrestler in NCAA history to win six individual national championships, died Wednesday at his home in John- stown, Pennsylvania.

He was 54. Pat Pecora, who coached Haselrig to heavyweight divi- sion championships at both the NCAA Division II and Division I levels in the 1980s at Pittsburgh- Johnstown, said Haselrig had been in declining health in recent years. The school said in a state- ment that death was due to natural causes. Haselrig, who play a down of college football after sustaining an injury during his freshman year at Lock Haven, spent five years in the NFL af- ter the Steelers took him in the 12th round of the 1990 draft. His career was cut short in the mid- 1990s due to a battle with alcohol and substance abuse.

He dabbled in mixed martial arts in the late 2000s, going 3-2 before retiring. Born in Johnstown about an hour east of Pittsburgh the 6-foot-1, 295-pound Haselrig attempted to play college foot- ball for Lock Haven before trans- ferring to his hometown college. Athletic and exceptionally fast for his size, Haselrig put together a run unprecedented in NCAA history. Haselrig captured the Division II titles in 1987, 1988 and 1989. NCAA rules at the time permit- ted individual champions in the lower divisions to compete in the Division I championships.

Haselrig won the Division I title each year, leading to the forma- tion of what became known as the that pre- vented lower division wrestlers from competing in Division I. At one point Haselrig won 122 con- secutive matches. accomplished something that might never be Pecora said. The itch to return to football came before senior year. He explored the possibility of transferring to main campus but ended up stay- ing at Pitt-Johnstown.

Pecora invited a handful of scouts to an open workout a few months be- fore the draft. Steelers general manager Tom Donahoe pledged to grab Haselrig with the final selection in the 1990 draft, an agreement he and Pecora came to following a lengthy meeting following the workout. told him, Carlton and the toughest player you have into a room and tell him only one will come out, I know which one is coming Pecora said with laugh. Haselrig became a starter in his second season in 1991 and earned a Pro Bowl selection in 1992 while opening up holes for NFL rushing leader Barry Foster. He started 36 games across four seasons with Pittsburgh before getting released before the 1994 season due to off-the-field con- cerns.

He returned for a one-year stint with the New York Jets in 1995, playing in 11 games before leaving the sport for good. Survivors include his wife Mi- chelle and nine children. Vikings offering Zimmer extension Mike Zimmer may not be coaching on the final year of his contract this fall after all. The Vikings were finalizing a new multiyear deal for Zimmer, according to NFL Network, pre- paring to reward the seventh- year coach following his second playoff win in New Orleans in January. Zimmer led the 10-6 Vikings to a third postseason appearance in his sixth season in Minnesota last year.

Zimmer, 64, is tied for the sev- enth-longest tenured NFL head coach, behind only Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, Mike Tomlin, John Harbaugh, Pete Carroll and Andy Reid. Under Zimmer, the Vikings are 57-38-1 (.599) in the regular season and 2-3 in the playoffs. If an extension is finalized this week, it will happen as Vikings players begin arriving at team headquarters for the start of the season. Rookies, quarterbacks and select other players are ex- pected Thursday. Around the league Officials in San Francisco re- mained tight-lipped over the status of a contract extension for tight end George Kittle.

The two-time Pro Bolwer has a year left on his four-year rookie deal at a $2 million salary. The Tennessee Titans signed third- round draft pick Darrynton Ev- ans, the running back expected to back up NFL rushing leader Derrick Henry. Only the top two draft picks remain un- signed with rookies expected to report for training camp Thurs- day. Citing a lack of evidence, prosecutors dropped drunken driving and illegal handgun charges against Buffalo Bills de- fensive lineman Ed Oliver, who had been arrested in May dur- ing a traffic stop in northern suburbs. Ex-Steelers Pro Bowl lineman Haselrig dies at 54 JOHN HELLER, POST-GAZETTE FILE PHOTO VIA AP Carlton Haselrig, a Pro Bowl right guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the early 1990s who is also the only wrestler in NCAA history to win six individual national championships, died Wednesday.

He was 54. BY RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Commit- tee wants to have a bipartisan plan in place to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for name, image and likeness rights by Sept. 15, Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday.

The Republican from South Carolina also conceded during a hearing on college athletics: know if we can pass a bill between now and the end of this NCAA President Mark Emmert was the headliner among the wit- nesses who testified during the hearing on protecting the integ- rity of college athletics. The NCAA is in the process of crafting legislation to change change its rules and permit college athletes to earn money for things like endorsement and sponsorship deals, appearance fees and social media promotions. The associa- board of governors wants detailed plans in place by No- vember that can be voted on by member schools in January. Emmert and other college sports leaders are also asking for help from federal lawmakers to protect the reforms they put in place from legal challenges, and to fend off a growing number of state laws that could usurp NCAA rules. athletics needs a safe harbor in which NIL opportuni- ties can be Emmert said.

very important to note the NCAA is not seeking a broad-based antitrust exemption as some people have suggested. We simply want to be able to al- low students to monetize their name, image and likeness in a fair and equitable Lawmakers might have other ideas. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Corey Booker peppered Emmert and Clemson athletic director Dan Ra- dakovich throughout the hearing on other issues such as health and safety protections for athletes and long-term medical care. Blumenthal and Booker said they are working on a college ath- lete bill of rights.

framework empowers and protects economic rights of ath- Blumenthal said. Booker said: sports are not always empowering young people to succeed. Instead, plainly, they are exploiting The Senate Commerce Com- mittee has already held two hearings on NIL rights for college athletes and Sen. Marco Rubio (R- Florida) last month introduced his version on an NIL bill. The NCAA wants to have some regulation of name, image and likeness compensation to prevent payments to athletes from being used as inducements in recruiting.

cannot have a bidding war for Graham said. Sports Illustrated reported the Power Five working NIL proposal would prohibit ath- letes from making NIL deals until after their first semester of college and allow schools to prohibit cer- tain agreements between athletes and third parties. (Power Five) proposals are too restrictive to benefit college Booker said. Graham seemed more sym- pathetic to the need for some regulation and federal pro- tection. got to do he said, you want the wild, wild West out Graham on NCAA compensation rules: got to do JACQUELYN MARTIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Sen.

Lindsey Graham, takes his seat during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to examine protecting the integrity of college athletics on Wednesday at Capitol Hill in Washington..