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...Playing for a team that one pro scout called "the worst unbeaten team in the country" when it won its first seven games this season, Heisman Trophy Winner Spurrier was practically the whole offense. He completed 61% of his passes for 2,012 yds. and 16 touchdowns, punted 45 times for a 40.8-yd. average, kicked off and booted field goals. Mainly be cause of Spurrier's size, the pros rate him above Purdue's Bob Griese, who is one inch shorter and 20 Ibs. lighter-but they also agree that "no college quarterback can play first string...
...FULLBACK: Ray McDonald, 22, Idaho, 6 ft. 5 in., 242 Ibs. A bulldozing runner with amazing speed (9.9 sec. for 100 yds.) for his size, McDonald was the leading rusher in college ball, gained 1,329 yds. in 259 plays for an average of better than 5 yds. per carry. "We thought we had a sleeper," moans one scout, "until he scored five touchdowns in one game and got a lot of publicity...
...ENDS: Gene Washington, 22, Michigan State, 6 ft. 3 in., 219 Ibs., and Jack Clancy, 22, Michigan, 6 ft. 1 in., 192 lbs. Washington, who caught five passes for 123 yds. in Michigan State's 10-10 tie with Notre Dame, is also the Big Ten high hurdles champion and "a cinch to make it big in the pros"-either as a split end or a tight end. Clancy is too light to play anything except split end, but he caught 76 passes for 1,079 yds.-almost two-thirds of Michigan's total passing yardage this year...
...Dame played it safe in the game's final minute and settled for a 10-10 tie. Last week Southern California, the nation's No. 10-ranked team, faced the Irish wrath. Notre Dame Quarterback Coley O'Brien, subbing for injured Terry Hanratty, passed for 255 yds., and his mates gained another 206 on the ground. Final score in the slaughter: 51-0-which ought to make Purdue a prohibitive favorite against Southern Cal in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 2. After all, Notre Dame only beat the Boilermakers...
...thing of the past, Steve may have to settle for being merely well-to-do. He has hired a lawyer to plead his case-and quite a case it is. Spurrier has completed an astounding 61% of his passes, hitting on 179 out of 291 attempts for 2,012 yds. and 16 touchdowns. Against Miami last week, Steve completed 26 out of 49 for 227 yds. and one TD, although the Gators lost 21-16. To top it all off, he also handles the kicking chores for the Gators: he has averaged 40.8 yds. per punt, booted three field goals...