Football '88Friday, September 9, 19881 1
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It would be a mistake to put any
pressure on Anthony, and we won't
from our standpoint," Sheridan said.
"Anthony will have an impact on our
program, out we worn expect mm
to perform any miracles this season.
We try not to count on any
freshman."
When faced with the choice of
rushing a freshman or suffering -through
another losing season look
for Sheridan to get the ball to Mr.
Barbour as much as possible. A green
freshman may be an improvement
over anyone Sheridan could give the
ball to last year.
Barbour will join an offense that
averaged just 19.3 points per game
last year. The problems of last season
were no mystery. The Wolfpack.
averaged less than three yards per
running play for the season. .
Leading rusher Mai Crite (463
yards), a fullback, will be counted on
to carry the ball and clear the way
for Barbour and untested tailbacks
Todd Varn and Chris Williams.
Center Chuck Massaro, a strong All
America candidate, will bring his 6
3, 253-pound frame at defenders with
a vengeance, but hell need help to
open holes for Barbour and Crite to
attack.
Massaro will be snapping the ball
to the quarterback combination of
Preston Poag and Shane Montgo
mery. Sophomore Poag, who guided
State to a 30-28 upset over seventh
ranked Clemson in Death Valley last
vear. figures to get the call. Mont-
gomery, who overcame a slow start
last year, finished very impressively,
throwing for a school-record 468
yards against Duke and 402 against
Virginia. Hell be ready, should Poag
falter.
Once again, the Tack will have to
. go to the air to pull out a few victories,
and they wont be looking for the Big
Bad Wolf in the sky. They are
counting heavily on speedy wideouts
Nasrallah Worthen and Danny Pee
bles to be on the receiving end of the
Poag Montgomery aerials, hoping to
stretch defenses to make room for
shorter patterns by their backs and
tight ends. The big boost is the
return of Worthen, a former all
conference selection who was red
shirted last year. "Naz is Naz," says
Sheridan. "He gives us a big-play
threat. He definitely adds another
dimension."
Even if they improve offensively,
N.C. State could be looking at some
last-minute losses if it doesn't get
some help on the other side of the
ball.
- The good news for the Wolfpack
is that seven defensive starters return
from last year. The bad news is that
these guys thought of de-fense as
something you put up around de-yard.
Seniors Scott Auer and Michael
Brooks need some help around them
to contend with the powerful offenses
they will face this year. Auer, a 6
3, 227-pound linebacker, will have
freshmen and sophomores around
him who must mature in a hurry.
Brooks, who led the team with 105
tackles and five interceptions last
year, must pull together an expe
rienced, but inconsistent, secondary.
The keys for the Wolfpack in 1988
will be its defense and running game.
The defense will be a year stronger
and a year wber. The offense will have
Anthony Barbour and a parade of
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