NEWS ·. · I A WHO TRIBUTE TYLENOL UPDATE INSIDE: :-see cente~spread :iii ~ see page one HE IRISH EXTR VOL. XVII. NO. 32 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1982 tilt: indqwntknt ~tudcnt Ill'\\ -.pap<:r ~l·rving notrl' dam<.' am.! ~aint mary's Hurricane warnings (~ ~ Two top defensive teams square ~ · ' off, each with a score to settle By CHRIS NEEDLES In Notre Dame's 32-14 home victory in 1980, Kelly passed for Sports Editor 220 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns in the losing ef­ fort. And in last season's "game," if you want to call it that, the For the third week in a row, Notre Dame Pennsylvania native threw for 264 yards in the 3 7-15 blowout. will be facing a pass-oriented offense, as it So, you would think Irish Coach Gerry Faust is rejoicing over squares off against 17th-ranked Miami of Kelly's absence. Not so. Florida at Notre Dame Stadium. "Richt is doing an outstanding job," says Faust "Losing ! There was a time when games against pas­ someone of)im Kelly's status had to be a tough blow emotionally \ sing teams used to be X-rated material and as much as anything. I don't think there's any question he was the bring screams of horror from Irish fans. But no leader oft heir team. \ more. "But you have to be impressed with the success Richt has had I .r The Hurricanes come into tomorrow's con­ the last couple of weeks. He's in a difficult position, but he's test averaging nearly 200 yards a game handled himself well. I'm not sure he's quite the deep threat Kelly J through the air. But the combination of a for­ was, but that's not always essential because of the way Miami midable pass rush and a vastly-improved utilizes its running backs in the passing game." / secondary have made the Notre Dame pass The way Notre Dame's rushing defense has defense air-tight. been going lately, pass receiving may be the The secondary, which limited Michigan only thing Miami's running backs will be able State to just 121 yards in the air last Saturday, to do tomorrow. The Irish front four of Bob should be tested again this week. Miami quar­ Clasby, Jon Autry, Mike Gann and Kevin Grif­ terback Mark Richt, who replaced the injured fith, which has now been coined "The Gold Jim Kelly three weeks ago, has filled in ad­ Rush," has held opponents to a mere 71 total mirably. Richt has hit on 40-of-73 passes for yards rushing in the first three games. The 395 yards in two-and-a-half games since taking 23.7 yard per-game average is tops in the na­ over for Kelly. tion, and translates into a meager 0.8 yards per When Kelly separated his shoulder in the rushing attempt. Hurricanes' 14-8 win at Virginia Tech on Sep­ Miami will try to counter with what has tember 18, skeptics immediately wrote off been a sub-par rushing attack led by junior / Miami's chances for a national championship. halfback Keith Griftin ( 62 carries for 22 I Kelly, who was a prime candidate for the Heis­ yards) and junior fullback Speedy Neal ( 42 for man ':'rophy, had burned the Irish in their last 142 yards). two meetings. OUTLOOK, page 3A . ~· ~-····· {i MikeGann ~A game on the line Both teams must control the offensive line to move the ball "Thayer's a three-year starter, and at this point of the season we want experienced players in our lineup." It is a time-worn cliche, uttered ad nauseam by television an- And Chickillo is not the only man with nouncers resplendent in polyester sport coats. which the Irish linemen must contend. "Football," they say, "is a game won and lost in the trenches." "I've got a couple of young guys playing This one will be no exception. next to me," the 6-3, 250-pound Chickillo "1/otre Dame's aptly - if not uniquely - named "Gold Rush" says. "But I have a great deal of confidence in derensive line, and Miami's own talented front line will dictate the what Tony Fitzpatrick and Fred Robinson can outcome of the game. The Irish are No. I against the run, and the do. They've been waiting in the wings a long third-ranked defense overalL The Hurricanes are not far behind time. Now their opportunity is here, and they them in the latest NCAA statistical release. are going to make the most of it" So, the real job will be for the offensive linemen, the anonymous These two men will be a real challenge for men who work the hardest for the least amount of glory. the Irish offensive line. Fitzpatrick is small at Notre Dame linemen will be contending with All-America can­ 6-0, 240, but he has great quickness. He and didate Tony Chickillo. Robinson combined for a game-saving tack.le­ ''Defensively, we're not as strong as we were a year ago," says fumble recovery combination against Michi­ Chickillo ofthe defensive unit that held Notre Dame's offense score­ gan State two weeks ago. less last year. "But we are a lot quicker, and more explosive. We're a Last week, Robinson had what many big play defense. We cause a lot of big plays." observers considered the best game of his There have been changes in the offensive line this week. An injury career. He harassed Louisville Quarterback to center Mark Fischer, though not as severe as once believed, will Dean May to the point offorcing five intercep­ necessitate some position-shuffling. tions. He also had three sacks. Tom Thayer will move over to the center spot, leaving his own The Irish line must buy time for Blair Kiel if guard position to Neil Maune. Mike Shiner, who returned from pre­ he is to be effective. They must also provide a season arthroscopic surgery to his knee last week, will also be forced hole through which Phil Carter can run. The into duty. game against Michigan State was an example "Thayer played there during the spring," said Coach Gerry Faust of an occasion where Carter, who's strength is this week in explaining the move, "so he knows how to play the his ability to get through the hole and into the position. Tom Doerger (listed second on the depth charts) played fiats, simply had no place to run. Tony Chickillo well last week, but he's only a freshman. LINES, page 2A 2 6 l The Irish Extra - Miami Friday, October 8, 1982 - page 2A Griffith for the defense A knee iniury taught the Irish lineman what football I and life I is all about By LOUIE SOMOGYI One of the philosophies that has made Grif­ Sports Writer fith the person he is today is the axiom that when · life hands you a lemon - make He's an end. lemonade. Two years ago when he was racked He's6-3. up for .the year at the beginning of the season He's a senior. with a major knee injury, moaning about the He's from Kettering, Ohio ... unfairness that life brings wasn't his style. Sounds familiar. Anyone, of course who has been to a Notre Dame "It was nothing more than a case of my home basketball game in the last year knows that the last three lines becoming a ~tudent first. and an athlete will be the dramatic introduction f(>r John Paxson this season. second,'' he recalls. "I was able to work that But what's with the "!It-'s an end" busin<:ss' year at a juvenile center in Michigan - which l If you don't know. then meet Kettering·~ "other" connection in was just a trCm(·mlous cxperit:nce in itself. athletic prowess for Notre Dame -- deknsive end. scholar-athlete was Jlso able then to anend seminars and and perhaps as good an embodiment ol the N.otre Dame spirit as vou lectures out~ide of class that I wouldn't have will ever find, Kevm Griffith. been able to attend ifl had been playing foot­ Paxson -who attended the sam<: high school as Griffith in Ketter­ hall. ing- will probably still he the most-talked-about athlete on campus "I love the game, hut there arc so many by the end of the year, hut for now quite a hit of talking is being dune other things to do in life. The injury just about Gritl1th. opened up new opportunitie~ for me." Forget that he has made only 1 l tackles (tying him for tenth on the The new opportunities paid their dividends squad) in three games. Gritllth ha~ become perhaps the major stal­ at season·~ end last year. Besides attaining wart for the much-improved Notre Dame "Gold Rush." Already in second-team Academic All-America honors .the .young season, opposmg offensive units have been dropped 18 for hb :).:\grade point average in government, times behind the line of scrimmage for a total of 87 yards in losses. Griffith was awarded the coveted John W. Griffith himself has accounted for six of those losses for 'l9 yards. McMullan award from Notre Dame. which is "Those 11 tackles don't tell the story about what Kevin has done giv<:n to the Irish gridder who best ex­ for us this year," says his defensive line coach, Greg Blache. "He is emplifies spirit of the student-athlete while very valuable for us with his experience and strength alone.