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20, 1080 tho scoreboard Complete sports rundown. Page 4. COLLEGE FOOTBALL INSIDE OF SPORTS HORSE RACING I DETROIT FREE PRESS OUTDOORS LJ Missed chances trip Wolverines, 17-14 By MICK McCABE Free Press Sports Writer ANN ARBOR The University of Michigan met the enemy Saturday, and it wasn't George Rogers. It was itself. The Wolverines were able to contain South Carolina's powerful tailback.

But they could not overcome their own mistakes, dropping a 17-14 decision to the Gamecocks when a last-ditch U-M rally fell three yards short. Coupled with last week's loss at Notre Dame, the Wolverines now have their first losing record (1-2) since 1968. Including last year, they have lost five of their last six games. Rogers gained 142 yards but carried the ball 36 times for only a 3.9-yard average. THE WOLVERINES were on Carolina's one-yard line late in the first quarter when Butch Woolfolk dropped a pitchout from John Wangler on fourth down.

In the third quarter, U-M's Stanley Edwards fumbled on a first-down play from Carolina's eight, and the ball rolled into the end zone, where Carolina's Walt Kater fell on it. And finally, on the last drive of the game, the Wolverines moved from their own 20 to Carolina's six, only to miss on a pass from Wangler to Anthony Carter. "We didn't play badly but the story of the game, the way I see it, Is that we missed three (scoring) opportunities inside the five-yard line," said U-M coach Bo Schembechler. "That hurt and the Gamecocks took over, scoring seven plays later on a one-yard run by Johnnie Wright. "The play has to be called on what the defense is giving us," Schembechler said in explaining the fake.

"The call is made at the line but we had a communication problem. The South Carolina players were yelling and two of our guys were still playing punt when we ran the fake." The fake showed how little confidence Schembechler has in his team's defense. "The other difficulty we had was my own," Schembechler admitted. "That's dealing with my coaching. I don't have the confidence in my defense.

And that's wrong. See U-M, Page 7F Quarterback Art Schllchter sets Ohio State career passing record in Buckeyes' 38-21 win. Page 5F. because we could have been ahead 21-3 at the half and 28-3 midway through the third quarter." U-M led, 14-3, after Edwards' fumble. But Carolina marched 80 yards, and Rogers scored from the two.

ON THE WOLVERINE'S next possession, they found themselves with fourth down and less than a yard to go on their own 29. U-M lined up as if to punt, but Edwards took the snap and tried to go around right end. He failed to make the first down, vrL Hawldnc lit ttTrm ifT II Special delivery: WMU hands Muddy his first win, 33-7 Spartans' sputtering start was no surprise to Darryl top 20 toams COLUMBUS; At first, he was hailed as a hero. An Innovator. A genius.

He was glib. He was witty. He was clever. He was quotable. He was the guy who introduced the forward pass to college football in the state of Michigan.

He was the guy who poked fun at the arrogance of that other school down the road in Ann Arbor. He was the guy who was going to put Michigan State back on the map. But in the end he was damned as a scalawag. A mercenary. A traitor.

He was called unscrupulous and deceitful. He was the guy who grabbed all but two of his assistant coaches plus nine or 10 of their top recruits, and left Michigan State in the lurch last January the moment Arizona State beckoned. No remorse over messy departure But do not expect to find Darryl Rogers hanging his head In shame. He feels no remorse for his dirty deed. "I've never been concerned about what people say," claimed the vagabond, whose Arizona State Sun Devils were simply overwhelmed, 38-21, Saturday afternoon by the unbeaten and seemingly unbeatable Buckeyes of Ohio State.

"I don't like to be called a lot of things I'm not, but I don't let it bother me. People have every right to say what they want. But that doesn't mean it's true." In fact, if he had it to do again, Rogers insists he would not handle his departure any differently. "I don't think I had a choice," he said softly. "I By CHARLIE VINCENT Free Press Sports Writer EAST LANSING The buses that transported the Western Michigan University Broncos to East Lansing Saturday should have been wrapped in ribbons and bows: They carried the best gift Michigan State has received in some time.

Five lost fumbles all in the first half and a pair of interceptions handed the Spartans a 33-7 victory before a bipartisan crowd of 75,123. "We flat out gave this game away," said a grim WMU coach Elliott Uzelac after the gift-giving was done. "We stole the heart out of our defense early in the game. It's as simple as that. "Our skill positions, the quarterback, backs and receivers, played terrible football.

We beat ourselves." FIVE DIFFERENT players were responsible for the fumbles Osbe Hoskins (on the opening kickoff), Bobby Howard, Larry Caper, Reggie Hinton and Tom George. "Some of them were just fumbles," grumped Uzelac, not the result of unusually hard Spartan tackling. And, though he was happy to have his first win in three tries as head coach at MSU, Muddy Waters agreed. "Speaking for Western Michigan," Waters said, "it was a terrible thing giving us five turnovers that was very much the deciding factor In the game. If they had been able to hold on to the ball, it could have been a different story." The Spartans turned those WMU mistakes into three touchdowns and a field goal.

Sophomore tailback Tony Ellis, who got a chance to play when starter Derek Hughes was injured last week, scored three touchdowns, two from the one-yard line and one from the eight. Starting quarterback Bryan Clark, who yielded to John Leister In the second half, accounted for the other TD on a five-yard pass to Steve Smith. MORTEN ANDERSEN closed out the scoring for MSU with fourth quarter field goals from 49 and 44 yards. See MSU, Page 3F How the lop 20 teams In the Associat- ed Press college football poll fared Saturday (records In parentheses): 1 Alabama (3-0-0) beat Vanderbilt, 41-0. 2 Ohio State (3-0-0) beat Arizona State, 38-21.

3 Nebraska (3-0-0) beat Penn State, 21-7. 4 Oklahoma (1-1-0) lost to Stanford, 31-14. 5 USC (3-0-0) beat Minnesota, 24-7. 6 Pittsburgh (3-0-0) beat Temple, 36-2. 7 Texas (3-0-0) beat Oregon 35-0.

8 Notre Dame (2-0-0) did not play. 9 Florida State (3-1-0) lost to Miami, 10-9. 10 Georgia (3-0-0) beat Texas Christian, 34-3. 11 Penn State (2-1-0) lost to Nebraska, 21-7. 12 Missouri (3-0-0) beat San Diego 31-7.

13 Washington (2-1-0) lost to Oregon, 34-10. 14 North Carolina (3-0-0) beat Maryland, 17-3. 15 Arkansas (2-1-0) beat Tulsa, 17-3. 16 UCLA (3-0-0) beat Wisconsin, 35-0. 17 Michigan (1-2-0) lost to S.

Carolina, 17-14. 18 Auburn (2-1-0) lost to Tennessee, 42-0. 10 Maryland (3-1-0) lost to North Carolina, 17-3. 20 Arizona State (2-1-0) lost to Ohio State, 38-21. wasn't the one who made it Free Press Pholos by ALAN KAMUDA messy.

"I don't have any vendetta against Michigan State," Rogers continued. "I thoroughly enjoyed my stay there. I don't care what people say about me now. I loved it there. I will never say anything derogatory about that school or its football program." Rogers keeps in touch with the kids who wore pads and helmets for him at Michigan State, monitoring their progress tho inside of sports: Heavyweight champion Larry Holmes and challenger Muhammad Ali, who square off in Las Vegas Thursday, display their verbal footwork in exclusive interviews with Free Press sports writer George Puscas.

Page 6F. MSU tailback Tony Ellis did some Bronco busting Saturday, going up and over the Western line for one seven-yard TD 3PM -sMmmia. warn. msstmrm- saraa wt mmvwmm ism WHWHV 'W Ik. Ir Darryl Rogers Redwine, Cornhuskers shuck Penn State, 21-7 yr JPMik By JACK SAYLOR Free Press Sports Writer UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.

Paul Masson and Orson Welles may serve no wine before its time, but Nebraska coach Tom Osborne figures anytime is right to uncork his Redwine. The Huskers released Jarvis Red-wine on a plucky, but mistake-prone Penn State team Saturday and showed him to the nation via TV as they drilled the Nlttany Lions, 21-7, before a record crowd of 84,585 fans crammed into Beaver Stadium. Redwine, a sleek and shifty, yet powerful, 5-foot-ll, 204-pounder, scored two touchdowns and set up the other one as third-ranked Nebraska won its third straight game. THE BIG RED MACHINE didn't roll up any box-car figures on the 11th-ranked Nittany Lions, but still managed 445 yards of offense, and certainly the nifty Redwine will do as the finest back in America unless somebody else surfaces in a hurry. Redwine, a Californian who got to the plains of Nebraska via a transfer from Oregon, carried a workhorse 34 times and gained 189 yards.

See NEBRASKA, Page3F 11 y- --V-- and through the middle for another score in his three-touchdown day. TIGER ACE HURLS 5-HITTER through newspaper reports and occasionally contacting them by phone. After Spartan running back Derek Hughes underwent knee surgery last Tuesday, one of the first to call to wish him well was Darryl Rogers. "Those kids are still good kids," he said. At the same time, Rogers readily admits he is not at all surprised that the football team he left behind in East Lansing is a farce.

"There was no question Michigan State was going to have some problems," concedes Rogers. "All of us knew that. We felt that if we had a real good recruiting year it would take at least two years to build things back up." At Michigan State, Rogers was perhaps best noted for producing a respectable, winning football team while the Spartans were serving their sentence for recruiting violations perpetrated by Darryl's predecessor, Denny Stolz. Now, at Arizona State, Rogers finds himself facing still more probation. The Sun Devils have already been barred from all bowl games this year because seven players received credit for classes they had never even slept through.

And the NCAA soon will add its own punishment. New rumors ground out at ASU Meanwhile, in Tempe, home of Arizona State, there are already rumors Darryl will soon be on the move again. Informed insiders say he was ready to quit months ago, when he thought certain school officials were meddling in his management of the football program. In fact, he was so upset he stopped looking for a house to buy in Arizona. That crisis has cooled, but those who know him best contend Rogers would still love to coach in California.

I'm told Notre pame has narrowed its search for Dan De vine's successor to three: Lou Holtz of Arkansas, George Welsh of Navy and Terry Donahue of UCLA. If Donahue gets the job, Rogers probably will be on the phone to UCLA in a minute. Although Rogers had nothing to do with it, his Arizona State Sun Devils are scheduled to play Michigan State's Spartans in East Lansing in the fall of 1985. It will be a most Intriguing confrontation provided Darryl Rogers is still around. Morris claws Yanks, 5-1 Morris, who went through a miserable 2-8 streak before his recent surge of consistent pitching, didn't have his best stuff Saturday.

But he held the Bronx Bombers to just three singles in the first seven innings, relying mostly on his fastball. AFTER THE game, he revealed that he had a strong personal incentive to do well. "I dedicated the game today to a close friend," said the lanky righthander, fighting to contain his emotions. By BRIAN BRAGG Free Press Sports Writer Jack Morris, with special determination in his heart, stayed on the main line Saturday afternoon and sidetracked the New York Yankees' pennant express with a gritty five-hitter to log his third straight win, 5-1. Catcher Lance Parrlsh spearheaded the Tigers' nine-hit attack against loser Tommy John (22-9) with a single and a pair of triples.

Both of his three-baggers produced runs in the late innings, breaking up a tight duel between Morris and John. Morris (16-14), certain to be the Tigers' big winner for the second year in a row, came within two outs of his 11th complete game, but a spot of control trouble in the ninth brought relief ace Aurello Lopez out of the bullpen to earn his 20th save. "My cousin is having a struggle with cancer right now "I don't believe in dedicating games, really. You just go out and do what you have to do, the best you can. But I said a little prayer for him before the game today.

He's 21 years old, and he's been fighting this thing off and on for years. We just got word that he's not doing very well right now." The only run the Yankees got off Morris was in the first inning, when a walk, a lyball, a balk and an infield out moved Willie Randolph around the bases. In the middle innings, the 25-year-old Tiger was almost untouchable. "The first couple of innings, Jack wasn't throwing the ball very good," said manager Sparky Anderson. "But from the third through the eighth he See TIGERS, Page 7F '81 year of the Tiger? The Tigers need pitching, but they don't havp it down on the farm, a club official tells the Free Press Baseball Fans Panel on Page 8F.

Bobby Brown's single (ball at right) streaks past Tiger shortstop Alan Trammell in the second inning Saturday. Moving into the play is leftfielder Steve Kemp..