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...They controlled the ball on us for the whole game last year," Restic said yesterday, "and if we're not careful they'll do it again. Their backfield is capable of doing anything if we can't contain the option play...
...yards. Tom Lincoln, who lettered a year ago, is now starting fullback. In the event that Restic casts his eye towards the bench, sophomore Ralph Polillio, the leading rusher on last fall's freshman team, is one of several more than capable substitutes who provide Harvard with quality backfield depth...
...Jewish lobby's influence in the elections, Ford and Kissinger are unlikely to put strong pressure on Israel. Indeed, Washington's plans for the Middle East in 1976 have been variously described by State Department officials as "a holding action," "lots of movement but little progress," and "backfield in motion but modest forward yardage...
...should be really good next year," Bill says. "I'd say we have to fill in the offensive line and the defensive backfield. But we have a lot of talent, a lot of good guys coming up. I think it's realistic to say we could go undefeated...
...carried the ball for nearly three miles in his Ohio State career. Last week he became the only player ever to win the Heisman Trophy twice. Despite those credentials, Griffin may not be first to go. According to pro scouts, the man most likely to succeed in an N.F.L. backfield is Chuck Muncie, a harddriving, shifty tailback from the University of California at Berkeley (see box). Rated not far behind Muncie and Griffin is Oklahoma's quicksilver running back Joe Washington. "There's no question about it," says one scout. "This is the year of the running back...