Word: sec
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Royal's tough tactics paid off: two plays later Billy Dale rammed into the end zone for a touchdown with 68 sec. remaining. After the kickoff, Theismann threw two quick passes to take the Irish to the Texas 38. His next toss, though, stuck to the Arkansas script: it was intercepted on the Longhorn 14 by none other than Campbell. Texas had won the Cotton Bowl and its 500th game. Afterward, Royal admitted: "I thought fleetingly about a field goal. But if a champion is going to go out, he ought to be carried out feet first...
...catch the ball in a crowd and carry three tacklers for five yards." On the whole, scouts were disappointed with the receivers this year, but many feel that Burroughs is a bright exception. "Burroughs not only has sticky hands," notes a scout, "he can run the 100 in 9.4 sec. He has all the qualifications of a top pro receiver. He could turn out to be another Homer Jones...
...once a great blocker on quick openers and a ferocious pass protector. Smith, says one scout, "has everything it takes-he's powerful, has fine footwork, can pick up the loop and requires no additional growth"-and he can cover 40 yds. in an eye-catching 5 sec...