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...always in the T formation world of football, the congestion of good players is heavy at quarterback. Three of the year's best are California's Joe Kapp, a vicious blocker and tackier who has completed 52 of 87 passes, run for a surprising (for a quarterback) 540 yds.; Iowa's pass-happy Randy Duncan (91 completions in 151 tries); and Notre Dame Newcomer George Izo, who was promoted to the first string only at midseason, has since completed 47 out of 77 passes for seven touchdowns. But 1958 may be best remembered as the year that...
...through the secondary and put on a blazing burst of speed that left his blowing pursuers behind. The score was tied 13-13. With only five minutes left in the game, Woodson took a screen pass on his own 18-yard line. He stepped delicately around one tackier, then lit out directly across the field. Michigan State's defense was caught flatfooted on the other side of the field as Woodson turned and began speeding for the goal line. A State tackier hurled himself into his path at the Michigan 30. Almost casually, Woodson hurdled him, ran into...
...mugging goes on, it obviously goes best at the bottom of a pileup. Ball carriers who join the pros fresh from the unskilled slugfests of collegiate football learn fast how to fall with knees doubled and cleats in the air-a practice nicely calculated to scare off any unnecessary tackier. A runner who doesn't throw his arm in front of his face the moment he is brought down is either foolhardy or unconscious...
Flabbergasted officials promptly awarded a 95-yd. run to Moegle-and a touchdown to Rice. Tackier Lewis, apparently flabbergasted himself, ran back to his bench. "I kept telling myself I didn't do it," said he later, "but I knew I did. I guess I'm too full of Alabama...
...must admit, however, that once or twice we have found ourselves in the disconcerting position of taking out a powerful tackier and then finding that the quarterback has left the interference and is charging across the other side of the field. Even more disconcerting is to discover that he has temporarily left the field and has gone over to consult Coach Congress. However, these are only occasional complications, and on the whole the democratic team works cooperatively and effectively together...