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Last week St. Louis' city planners got an official O.K. for their proposal to demolish two eleven-story units in Pruitt-lgoe, a mammoth low-rent black housing project located a few blocks from St. Louis' downtown section. Eventually the wrecker's ball will level most of the 31 other buildings...
...points scored: 45). Nebraska's Jerry Tagge, savvy field general and deadly passer (62% completions) v. Oklahoma's Jack Mildren. triple-option wizard and running threat (968 yds. rushing). Cornhuskers' Wingback Johnny Rodgers, explosive punt-return specialist (average return: 16 yds.) v. Sooners' Halfback Greg Pruitt, devastating speed merchant (average gain per carry: 9.5 yds.). Game of the decade? Maybe. Game of the year? Undoubtedly...
Behind for the first time this season, the Cornhuskers all but shelved their potent air game (Tagge completed six of only 13 passes for the day) in favor of a slashing ground assault headed by Running Back Jeff Kinney. Holding Pruitt to his lowest output of the season (53 yds. in ten carries) Nebraska outscored the Sooners two touchdowns to one in the wild third quarter to take a 28-24 lead going into the final period. Then Mildren, who ran the ball 31 times for 130 yds., grabbed the lead back with -surprise!-another touchdown pass to Harrison. Eating...
...weeks ago, Oklahoma's ground troops, led by Halfback Greg Pruitt, who is averaging an all but unbelievable 11 yds. a carry, rode through Kansas State for 711 yds. to shatter a 23-year-old record. The following Saturday, Michigan State's fleet Eric Allen broke away for four long touchdown runs against Purdue to set an individual single-game rushing record of 350 yds. It was the 22nd time this season that a major-college back has run for 200 or more yds. in a game; by comparison, in seasons past such celebrated runners as S.M.U...
...Cornell ace has been averaging 15 points per game to 12 for Pruitt and Penn State's Lydell Mitchell...