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ehr Daily Sar Hptl I Duke 1997 record: 2-9 (0-8 in ACQ Head Coach: Fred Goldsmith (38- 70-1 overall, 13-32 at Duke) Home Reid: Wallace Wade Stadium (33,941) Returning Starters: 7 offense, 9 defense Key Returnees: S Darius Clark, DT Chris Combs, K Sims Lenhardt LB Kevin Lewis, WR Scottie Montgomery Key Losses: LB (Me Egbuniwe, WR Corey Thomas Strengths: With 16 starters returning, the Devils are experienced, especially on defense. Weaknesses: Without an established quarterback and an uncertain running game, the Blue Devils will struggle to score points. Keys to season: The defense must keep Duke in ballgames while the offense work on its quarterback and running bad situation. Key Game: Nov. 14 vs. Maryland Miami of Ohio 1997 record: 8-3 (6-2 in the MAC) Head Coach: Randy Walker (49-34-5 overall and at Miami of Ohio) Home Reid: Yager Stadium (30,012) Returning Starters 5 offense, 6 defense Key Returnees: LB JoJuan Armour, LB Dustin Cohen, WR Jay Half RB Travis Prentice, LB Drew Purcell Key Losses: DE Chad Brightman, CB Jeff Cheeks, QB Sam Ricketts, CB Jamie Taylor, TE Damian Vaulin Strengths: Prentice has played only 22 games at Miami, but holds the school record for rushing TDs with 37. Armour won the MAC'S Defensive-Player-of-the-Year award last season. Weaknesses: The Redhawks lost three-year starter Ricketts at QB and lost a pair of starting comerbacks. Keys to season: Give the ball to Prentice early and often. Prentice is the key to the Redhawk attack, amassing 5.2 yards per carry in 1997. The linebackers will have to take up the slack for the missing comers while also concentrating on stopping the run. Key Game: Oct 3 vs. Marshall Stanford 1997 record: 5-6 (3-5 in the Pac-10) Head Coach: Tyrone Willingham (19-15-1 overall and at Stanford) Home Reid: Stanford Stadium (85,500) Returning Starters: 5 offense, 3 defense Key Returnees: LB Donnie Spragan, FL Troy Walters Key Losses: RB Anthony Bookman, LB Chris Draft, QB Chad Hutchinson, RB Mike Mitchell Strengths: Stanford returns four starters to its offensive fine, which will allow its unproven backfiekf time to develop. Weaknesses: The defense lost eight starters from last season, leaving this year's squad with inexperience. In addition, the running back and quarterback positions go from solid to shaky with the losses of Bookman, Hutchinson and Mitchell. Keys to season: Find a quarterback and a running back —and fast The preseason depth chart lists three QBs as potential starters. The defense must learn on the job against Pac-10 powers UCLA and Arizona State. Key Game: Oct 31 at UCLA Pittsburgh 1997 record: 6-6 (4-3 in the Big East) Head Coach: Walt Harris (17-30 overall, 6-6 at Pittsburgh) Home field: Pitt Stadium (56,150) Returning Starters: 5 offense: 8 defense Key Returnees: RB Creg Bethea, LB Phil Clarke, WR Terry Murphy, WR Jackie Womack Key Losses: QB Pete Gonzalez, OL Jon Marzodi, RB Dwayne Schultes, RB Billy West Strengths: Murphy and Womack will provide a pair of easy targets for whomever takes tie reins from Gonzalez under center. Clarke provides the heart, soul and most of the tackles for die Panthers' defense. Weaknesses: The backfield of Schultes and West join Gonzalez on die departures list, leaving Pitt's offense almost completely reliant on the wide receivers. The problem is that someone ha to get them the ball. Keys to season: Stay healthy because of a lack of depth and try to find replacements, ones who will not make the kind of mistake that lose game Key Game: Sept 19 vs. Penn State Football '9B DUKE From Page 17 There will also be starters aplenty returning to the Blue Devil secondary. Strong safety Darius Clark, a junior who was fourth on the team in tackles last season with 54, will be back to start for the third straight season. Clark will be joined in the secondary' by junior free safety Eric Jones and junior comerback Lamar Grant who combined to break up eight passes and make 108 tackles in 1997. Outside linebacker Kevin Lewis should take some of the defensive bur Fred Goldsmith Abercrombie Jfc Pitch Eddie Bauer ’ The Limited B.Moss Lechters Housewares if o-aiiey Wilsons sfede Dealer I*”’ Garden Botanika Blockbuster Music Prom classes late-night study sessions and " relaxing weekends with friends ||||Hhß| there's no place to the stores you want, IHBBHR hHH and the services you need, to make life a little easier. . ™ w SOUTH SQUARE MALL , ‘ Dilliard’s ♦ Hpdson Beik • JCPenney Durham/Chapel Hill Blvd. and 15-501 den off the shoulders of Stallmeyer and Combs. Lewis finished last season with 83 tackles and caused 3.5 fumbles. On the other side of the ball, Duke lost three starters on the offensive line, leasing some doubt as to the level of protection QBs Bobby Campbell and Spencer Romine will get in 1998. But the bigger concern may be at tail back, where Duke will return junior Letavious Wilks and sophomore Duane Epperson. In 1997, Wilks ran for 305 yards and Epperson contributed 217 “We still have a question mark at tail back,” Goldsmith said. “Will Letavious be ready? Will Duane be ready? I can’t honestly say.” 19 Friday, September 4, 1998 MARYLAND From Page 18 defense last year to a plus-0.73 turnover margin, good for second in the ACC. If Maryland wants to make this sea son a positive one, it will have to fill in the gaping holes that remain at almost every position on the team - something Jordan believes Vanderlinden can accomplish. “I really believe in coach Vandy,” Jordan said. “Everywhere he’s been, he’s won. He may have started out at the bottom, but he got to the top each time."
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