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SAFETIES. Tommy Casanova, L.S.U., 6 ft. 2 in., 195 Ibs., and Bobby Majors, Tennessee, 6 ft. 1 in., 197 Ibs. Casanova is a hustling, hard-nosed strong safety who put his darting speed (4.5 in the 40) to good use as a punt returner and occasional running back. Majors is a "110% competitor" who has intercepted 13 passes in his last two seasons. Says one scout: "He has blinding speed and something better-intelligence. He's just plain football smart." SPECIALISTS. Mary Bateman, Utah, 6 ft. 3 in., 220 Ibs. College football's leading punter (average...
...team (average points allowed per game: 6) v. top offensive team (average 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...
...viewers in the U.S., Europe and the Far East, and covered by more than 500 journalists, the Thanksgiving Day classic in Norman, Okla., more than lived up to its billing. Minutes after the opening kickoff, Rodgers set the pell-mell pace for the day. Hauling in a punt, he stumbled, recovered, started to his right, cut to his left and then went lickety-split down the sidelines for a 72-yd. score. Oklahoma countered with a field goal, but then lost a fumble that led to another Nebraska touchdown The Sooners, using the Wishbone-T offense in an artful running...
Captain Dave Ignacio led his fellow Crimson defensemen in tackling, punt returns and interceptions. Ignacio made 71 tackles and assists. He returned two punts for a total of 40 yards and a touchdown, and caught five of his opponents' passes...
Ignacio's biggest play of the season came last Saturday against Yale. In a play which Eli Coach Carmen Cozza called the "turning point of the game," Ignacio blocked a punt which resulted in Harvard's winning touchdown...