6The Daily Tar HeelMonday, October Humes: Scared to death on winning TD By FRANK KENNEDY Sports Editor 6.-04 N. C. State kicker Mike Cofer tries a 42-yard field goal The ball wobbles far enough, but to the right of the goal post. North Carolina takes over at its own 26, but the Wolfpack still leads, 21-20. William Humes was facing the kind of pressure he just hadn't expected not on this Saturday, and certainly not against a rival like N.C. State. But Humes, the 6-0 sophomore tailback who generally picks up most of his yards in his practice uniform, got the call from coach Dick Crum. He, not ACC No. 1 rusher Ethan Horton, was going to carry the ball on a drive which would ultimately decide the football game. "Nervous," Humes said of the moment when he raced on the field. "To tell you the truth, I was scared to death." 5:59 Humes takes the handoff from quarterback Kevin Anthony and runs off right tackle for 11 yards. "That was the first time I had ever been in a game in a pressure situation," Humes said. "But I'm really happy the coach had confidence in me." 5:30 Humes carries up the middle for two yards. 4:55 Humes looks for a hole off right tackle, squirms away from two defenders, side-steps left and turns up field for 10 yards. First down. It came as a surprise only to the 50,600 fans in Kenan Stadium that Humes got the kind of playing time he had Saturday. In fact, both he and fullback Brad Lopp said they expected the time their role in practice had " " -"' - ' - - - . Then get in on the ground floor in our undergraduate officer commissioning program. You could start planning on a career like the men in this ad have. And also have some great advantages like Earning $100 a month during the school year As a freshman or sophomore, you could complete your basic training during two six-week summer sessions and earn more than $1100 during each session i See Capt Cariker at 22, 1984 been expanded during the week. "We didn't know who was going to start until out there on the field right before and (Crum) told me to go in," Humes said. "But (Crum) had menti oned the possibility earlier in the week. "He put Brad and me in for expe rience. The backs in there right now (Horton and fullback Eddie Colson) are seniors, and there will be a next year." Crum said he inserted Humes and Lopp to add some "electricity" to the offense. "IVe been thinking about starting Humes for some time, and today was the day," Crum said. Lopp and Humes ran 33 times total, and Humes tallied 156 yards. Flipping the coin: Horton ran 16 times for 122 yards, Colson four times for 28 yards. "Having two backfields definitely adds a dimension to the offense," Horton said. "When they start getting used to one runner, we're bringing in another and that throws them off." 4:30 Colson carries up the middle for three yards. UNC is inside N.C. State territory. 4:15 Humes finds a hole opened on the draw by center Harris Barton, and drags a tackier along for a six-yard gain. 3:40 Humes steps over a pile of linemen, gains the needed yardage on a third-and-one. UNC is at the 39. Humes story isn't terribly atypical. He was a two-time All-American, and rushed for 4,124 yards in three years at Asheville's Clyde A. Erwin High School. Humes was used to playing all the time in high school, and the adjustment vvoMJULi aiuy liiiiiiiP Mmmm the Student Union to playing second-fiddle wasn't partic ularly easy. "But I talked with my father and sat down with the coaches and we just decided that I would just sit back in the wings of Ethan and learn from him," Humes said. "I don't think I was ready to play at the start of this season. 3:32 Colson bulls through the middle, and dives for six yards. 2:50 Colson drags a linebacker with him for five yards, but comes out limping, with cramps in both legs. Lopp returns. First down. What faced Humes as the Tar Heels closed in on the goal line in the final moments was the reality of fumbles earlier, he had watched both Horton and Lopp lose the ball inside the Wolfpack 15. It was a scenario that had become a regular part of UNC's script this season. "I couldn't think about that, because I had a job to do," he said. "But my teammates kept warning me to hold onto the ball, so I couldn't help but think about it. I'd put it out of my mind until someone would bring it up. "It was probably a good thing that they did bring it up because sometimes when I'm not thinking about it I have a tendency to carry the ball loose with one arm. I concentrated on holding the ball with two before finding the big hole." Quarterback Kevin Anthony, who didnt enter until the final two minutes of the first half, but played the rest of the way, said Humes' strength lies in his elusiveness. "He's like a snake out there," Anthony said. "There is a difference in handing the ball off to Ethan and William. William is shorter Juniors earn more than $1900 during one ten-week summer session You can take free civilian flying lessons You're commissioned upon graduation If you're looking to move up quickly, look into the Marine Corps under on Oct 23-25 or call drive and he slithers around. He was really prepared; he had a great week's work." 2:37 Lopp carries two yards. 1:50 Humes runs up the middle, three yards. 1:23 On a third-and-five, Anthony rolls left. Two Tar Heel receivers, Eric Streater and Earl Winfield, have run wide routes in the, secondary. State is in a three-deep coverage. Winfield is double-covered, so Anthony rifles a 16 yard completion to Streater, who carries to the seven. First and goal. Crum said he did consider playing the final drive slowly, running out the clock, and setting up for a last-second field goal. "The way things had been going, we had just had a lot of prob lems," he said. But with more than a minute to play and the ball only seven yards from the end zone, the touchdown became a certain goal. :55 Humes follows the blocking of Barton and left guard Greg Naron for five yards to the two. .35 Humes leaps over the center of the N. C. State line and falls into the end zone. 26-21, UNC. :31 Anthony rolls right on a two point conversion, finds Humes, who catches the ball as he slightly stumbles across the goal line. 28-21, UNC. "I felt that we had the ability to score (the touchdown) because we had been running on them all day," Humes said. "We've held our heads up all year, and this is going to raise our morale 100 percent." - "The door is not closed on us yet," Anthony said. For now, at least, Humes has kept the door cracked. graduate officer commissioning program. You could start off making more than $17,000 a year. We'relooMngfora&wgoodmm, !iP!!!!!!!!!'fII!!!!'' (919) 962-6507. SPORTS ElilOWBAY t :-J - -- -. 1 " A freshman makes the most of circumstances About an hour after the climactic touchdown, Brad Lopp found himself in the confines of the nearly deserted student infirmary, where his battered and swollen hand was carefully being administered to. The silence was almost ghostlike, punctuated occasionally by the voices of his waiting family. It had been just a short walk up the hill from Kenan Fieldhouse. But the emptiness, and the cold atmosphere of the X-ray room seemed so distant from the din and the warmth that had been generated by 50,000 people next door. Kurt Rosenberg A victim of circumstance. That's what Brad Lopp was on Saturday afternoon. At least on the surface it appeared that way. Had it not been for the unusually generous amount of playing time he'd been given, his hand probably would have been OK. And had his hand been OK, he would already have joined the rest of the town in celebrating his team's dramatic victory over its biggest rival. The celebration could wait. At this point, nothing could dampen the elation of the redshirt freshman who had started his first game and had performed as well as anyone could have asked him to. An injured hand was the price he had paid for satisfaction. The invest ment was well worth it. In the shadowy corridors of the infirmary, circumstances seemed to have gotten the best of Lopp. In sunny Kenan Stadium, it was clear that Lopp had made the most of his circumstances. North Carolina coach Dick Crum had decided it was time to make some switches in his stale offense, which had scored just 18 points in the 10 quarters previous to Saturday's game. Unexpect edly, an entirely new backfield was installed to start against N.C. State. Mark Maye, his shoulder still ailing so much that he couldn't throw the ball, took over for Kevin Anthony at quarterback. Even more strange was the presence of William Humes at tailback in place of Ethan Horton, who entered the game tied for sixth in the nation in rushing. But Brad Lopp as the new fullback now that seemed to make perfect sense. So what if he was unknown to the fans? After all, he'd run the ball three whole times this season. And Eddie Colson was only averaging five yards a carry when he wasnt blasting open holes for Horton to run through. ... Football end for six points and a 10-0 UNC lead. In the second quarter, Crum put Horton into the backfield and he seemed to be leading UNC toward a rout of its intrastate rival. But on first-and-10 from the Wolf pack '4. Lopp fumbled after a two-yard gain and State's Frank Bush recovered. $150.00 PER WEEK IS EASIER THAN YOU MAY THINK! Spend part of your week making money and you'll have the rest of the week to spend it! 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His running and especially bis blocking were more than adequate. The message Lopp delivered, not only with his play, but verbally, was that he will be an important part of this team. And probably well before he is a senior. "This was really big for me," he said. It's helped me realize that I can play. And I'm still a freshman." For a freshman to have an oppor tunity such as the one Lopp had when he played in the game's final minutes, is rare. But this day was rare in many ways. Unsurprisingly, Lopp's chance came as a result of circumstances over which he had no control. . Colson had replacedN Lopp in the third quarter and apparently would finish the game at fullback as Crum gave the "reserves" (Colson and Horton) some work. Trailing 21-20, UNC got the ball with just under six minutes to play. In eight plays, the Tar Heels moved from their own 26 to N.C. State's 33. It was then that Colson limped off the field with cramps in both calves. Lopp was back in the lineup, an uncustomary place for him under any circumstances, even more so consider ing the significance of the winning drive not only in the game, but in North Carolina's season. What Lopp lacks in size, he more than makes up for with his 4.46 speed vand with the sureness he has in his ability. "Hey man, I wanted to be the one in there when we were scoring," he said. "I wanted it to be me, not Eddie. I was ready to go. I have to be that way. You can't play timid." In his first start, Lopp handled himself well. That cant be questioned. But what role he will fill the rest of the season is anyone's guess. "Whether or not hell start next week, I just don't know," Cale said. "I'm not gonna say he's going to start." Nor will Lopp himself offer any clues. "I don't know if I'm gonna start next week," he said. "I never got the word I was gonna start (Saturday) till I was on the field. Circumstances just happen." It seems that when they do, Lopp just .. happens to.be in the, vicinity. from page 1 Quarterback Tim Esposito led the Wolfpack on an 88-yard drive that ate up five minutes. Esposito hit tight end Ralph Britt alone in the back of the end zone for a one-yard strike, and the score was 10-7. North Carolina got possession with 1:46 in the first half and Anthony came into the game for the first time. The sophomore hit Streater for 12 yards, Winfield for 14 and Winfield again for 24. With a fourth-and-nine on the State 11 -yard line and 26 seconds left, Miller kicked a 27-yard field goal for a 13 7 UNC lead at halftime. On the first play from scrimmage of the second half, Esposito threw an interception right to UNC's Tim Mor rison, who returned the ball to the Wolfpack 25. Humes resumed his running clinic, zig-zagging for 24 yards and then scoring from the three one play later for a 20-7 lead with only 1:13 gone in the second half. State punted the ball away after being stopped on its ensuing possession, but UNC's Derrick Donald fumbled a fair catch away and State's Joey Page recovered. Esposito went deep in the front right corner of the end zone for flanker Ricky Wall. Wall was being covered closely by Morrison and Darryl Johnson as he surged into the end zone for Esposito's floater. Wall ended up with possession when the trio hit the ground. 20-14. On two consecutive plays Anthony fumbled the snap from center Brian Johnston, and UNC punted back to State amidst a chorus of boos. Mcintosh, who would gain 136 yards on the day, ripped a 28-yarder up the middle on the first Wolfpack play. A combination of Esposito passes and Mcintosh and Vince Evans runs ground the ball down to the North Carolina one, where reserve fullback Mike Miller scored on a dive for a 21-20 State. Again, Anthony tripped from a bad connection with Johnston to stop another drive, and N.C. State drove to the North Carolina 10 in 10 plays. But UNC got a break when Cofer missed a 26-yard field goal attempt wide right. At that point, UNC made another lineup change. Johnston, normally a defensive tackle who was playing center for the first time in two years, was replaced by usual center Harris Barton, who had been at tackle replacing the injured Pat Sheehan. Bill Viggers replaced Barton at tackle. "This was the first week Brian was back at center," Anthony said. "State's middle guard (Sandy Kea) was playing very tight, and he was submarining Brian. Brian would step back and when he did that, he accidentally stepped on ' my foot. It was like my foot was nailed to the ground." With Barton at center, the snaps were no problem and the offense began to move again.

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