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McLaughlin, with the voice that neither Notre Dame nor Cambridge has yet contaminated from its pristine Bronx origin, is optimistic: "All the returnees are playing better than they did last year." In the Ivies, Penn--last year in the rarefied preserve of the NCAA final four--"has the best talent, but it's inexperienced. And the rest of the league is balanced...
...friends from a rival Cincinnati high school, a rather competent quarterback named Roger Staubach. College coaches value especially the precise execution that Moeller players learn. Woody Hayes made three recruiting trips to the school in his final year at Ohio State, and U.S.C.'s John Robinson, Penn State's Joe Paterno, Michigan's Bo Schembechler and Notre Dame's Dan Devine are regular callers...
...than anybody else. The Moeller monolith not only bowls over all local opponents but dispatches out-of-state challengers as well. This season, Moeller crushed a perennial Detroit schoolboy power, Brother Rice High School, 33-14, then took on the flagship school of the tough western Pennsylvania mine country, Penn Hills High; score: Moeller 30, Penn Hills 13. The Crusaders' final regular season game against Mount Healthy was typical. Despite a driving rain that turned the field into a swamp, the flashy Moeller offense still operated in high gear, rolling up five touchdowns...
Jellison's total varsity playing time consisted of two minutes against Penn sophomore year, but an amazing performance for the yardlings three years ago against the Boston College J.V. earned him a place in the heart of every dedicated Crimson football...
Columbia would like nothing better than to spoil Bernal's return, but frankly they haven't got a prayer. The Lions have developed in recent years a reputation as the most obnoxious team in the Eastern League (their totally uncalled for 102-11 romp over hapless Penn last season is a case in point), and it is extremely doubtful that even their notoriously shady home officiating can rescue them from their fate this weekend...