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12 Friday, August 24, 2001 Amato, State Weather Change in Year 2 By lan Gordon Assistant Sports Editor A revamped Carter-Finley Stadium awaits the arrival of N.C. State fans on Sept 6, when the Wolfpack start the sea son at home against Indiana. But State fans shouldn’t concern themselves with the new scoreboard or the updated seating. They should worry about life without Koren Robinson. The All-ACC wide receiver/kick returner was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the ninth pick in the 2001 NFL draft. Now State coach Chuck Amato has to find anew favorite target for sophomore quarterback Philip Rivers. “You know, there may be somebody who will return punts, which he did,” Amato said of Robinson. “There may be somebody who returns kickoffs, which he did. And somebody who goes deep, which he did. And somebody who can catch it short and break it, which is prob ably the thing he did the least of.” Robinson caught 13 of Riven’ 25 touchdown passes. This season, Amato will try to fill Robinson’s spot with Bryan Long Year in Store for Duke By Brad Broders Assistant Sports Editor Disgraceful. Awful. Pathetic. All would be proper adjectives when discussing Duke football in 2000. Limping through their sixth consec . * V \\/( . „ rJSpI \\ \\ q-jl \j y 1 //m CATERING M\< - \ Sgjß breakfast • lunch • dinner a since 19 88 7 day delivery to UN C tflf Peterson and a handful of underclassmen. Amato also has the option of looking to the tunning game for help. Senior Ray Robinson returns this season after leading the team in rushing a season ago, totaling 788 yards and averaging 4.1 yards a cany'. “I think the running game is going to be used a lot just because we’re going to have to,” Robinson said. “And it’s real ly up to me. If we do well with the run ning game, we’ll continue to run. If we don’t, we’ll continue to pass. I’ve got to set the tone for that.” New offensive coordinator Marty Galbraith will succeed Norm Chow, who took the same post at Southern California This year, Galbraith will help guide Rivers, who set ACC freshman records for passing yardage (3,054), touchdown passes and total offense (2,969 yards). On the other side of the ball, Amato lost All-ACC defensive back Adrian Wilson but returns Lombardi Trophy candidate Levar Fisher to stabilize a defense that allowed 28 points a game. Amato hopes junior college transfer linemen Terrance Chapman and Shawn Price will help shore up the a weak mn utive losing campaign, the Blue Devils did little to help abate their offensive and defensive woes. They were outscored 430-155. They scored above 14 points only four times and allowed at least 20 points every game. They finished 0-11 overall and 0- Football 2001 N.C. State 'Ol Schedule Sept. 6 Indiana Sept. 13 Ohio Sept. 22 atSMU Sept. 29 UNC Oct. 6 at Wake Forest Oct. 13 Clemson Oct. 20 at Georgia Tech Oct. 27 Virginia Nov. 3 at Duke Nov. 10 at Florida State Nov. 17 Maryland defense and add to the pressure Fisher and Brian Jamison will create. As for the relative inexperience of the defensive backs and wide receivers, L_ 1 1 8 in the ACC. The man attempting to pull Duke from the ashes is Carl Franks, who has amassed a 3-19 record in two sea sons as coach of the Blue Devils. Although Franks has little to show in the win column, he does have experience returning, with 16 starters from the Quarterback 0. Bryant completed naif of his passes and threw 1,448 years last year. 2000 debacle back in the fold. Leading the offense is junior quarter back D. Bryant, who completed 50 per- 135 E. Franklin St. Chapel Hill • Between Bank of America Plaza & Salon 135 Fri-Sat 10-7, Sun 12-5 N.C. State 2000 record: 8-4 (4-4 in the ACC) Head Coach: Chuck Amato (8-4 overall and at N.C. State) Home Field: Carter-Finley Stadium (51,500) Returning Starters: 7 offense, 7 defense Key Returnees: LB Dantonio Burnette, LB Levar Fisher, FS Terrance Holt, QB Philip Rivers, RB Ray Robinson Key Losses: 0T Jarvis Borum, offensive coordinator Norm Chow, WR Koren Robinson, LB Clayton White, Strengths: Rivers set three ACC freshman records in 2000 and has Ray Robinson to take some of the load off his shoulders. Levar Fisher paces an experienced State defense that ranked fourth in the conference last year. Weaknesses: Rivers will miss All-American Koren Robinson, and the kicking game again will be a problem. Austin Herbert ranked last in the ACC in punting average last year. Keys to season: State will again showcase a powerful offense, but its defense has to allow fewer than the 28 points per game it surrendered a season ago. Key Game: Oct. 20 at Georgia Tech Fisher didn’t seem to be too stressed. “We expect those guys (at wideout) to come in and make a big impact,” he said. “As for DBs, they’re going to be n Duke 1999 record: 0-11 (0-8 in the ACC) Head Coach: Carl Franks (3-19 overall and at Duke) Home Field: Wallace Wade Stadium (33,941) Returning Starters: 7 offense, 7 defense Key Returnees: QB D. Bryant, RB Chris Douglas, LB Ryan Fowler, WR Mike Hart Key Losses: LB Todd DeLamielleure, QB Spencer Romine Strengths: The offense should be improved with its return ing talent, including Bryant and Douglas. Place kicker Brent Garber, who finished second on the team in scoring, solidifies the special teams. Weaknesses: DeLamielleure's departure leaves a large void at linebacker. A league-low 34 lettermen puts team depth again into question. Keys to season: Keeping injuries low, especially their receivers and lineman, includ ing Fowler. They should try to close 2001 strong, with four of the last five at Duke. Key Game: Sept. 22 vs. Northwestern cent of his passes and tossed for 1,448 touchdown passes (5). yards last year. However, he threw twice as many interceptions (10) as he did See DUKE, Page 15 ahr iailii Ear Hrrl 1 Chuck Amato good. There are some new guys, but we have a good coaching staff, and they’re going to pick the right guys to play the right positions.” ■H ' fg - Carl Franks
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