Word: buchanan
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
With Saturday's knee injury to St. John, it is now time to start over. The Tim Davenport Story has been rerun, but there is no Larry Brown waiting in the wings as a junior with a year of exposure to the system. There is only sophomore Mike Buchanan, who isn't listed under "leading candidates" in this year's football guide and who describes his experience with the freshman team last year as "frustrating" because of a lack of playing time. But Restic said, "We have no choice...
...second period Buchanan entered the game with the Minutemen leading 3-0. His first handoff to fullback Al Altieri resulted in a fumble that set up a UMass score. The second exchange also was fumbled. Not an auspicious beginning. "We tried to switch something on that first play," he continued, "We had a missed communication in the backfield in both cases, and the backs that were getting the ball thought they were supposed to be blocking." "That can't happen to you if you want to keep up morale," Buchanan said after the game...
...Buchanan played his high school ball at Jefferson Davis in Montgomery, Ala., as a triple option quarterback. "I like to pitch out on the option and have a perfectly executed play," he said with a smile. He showed this effectively on a drive from the Harvard 36 to the UMass 16 to open the second half...
...Restic kept the offense simple because of Buchanan's lack of experience "The sad part of this," the Crimson coach said, "aside from Burke losing his senior year--which I know is very important to him--is that we've lost so much practice time. That means we're going to have to cut back on offense. We came into training camp looking for a quarterback, and once you find one you have to spend a lot of time working with him. Of course, the danger is that something like this can happen, and you're left with very little...
...Buchanan recognizes what he is up against. "In games like these, against a team like (UMass), it's a matter of out executing your opponent. I haven't had the experience to where I can do that," he said. "I'm looking forward to this week in practice because it will give me a lot of chance to work...