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...game plan had gone perfectly. USU's impregnable front line had defended Whittier with pugnacious and unbudging loyalty, bringing USU two titles in four years. Week after week the unsung pugilists of the offensive line did the thankless dirty work in that no-man's land between the lines, and USU won big combining the talents of its crafty quarterback with a cagey and seemingly airtight wall of protection. In 1968 they brought USU its first championship in eight years, edging Minnesota, 43-42, in the frantic November title game, after having squandered a big early lead. Four years later...
...FOURTH and 38 for the nation's number one football enthusiast. And Dick Whittier, the four-year varsity quarterback for USU, is in big trouble...
...point spreads run up in the past don't help much, especially when you have to play the game every week. And suddenly, the team that everybody rubberstamped "dynasty" after the landslide win in last year's title game looks like it's coming apart at the seams. Whittier -- who didn't seem to age at all in his first four seasons -- is beginning to feel the wear and tear of the constant ruse and deception of winning football. The question you hear today is "Can the old boy do the job any more -- is he a big enough...
Well, USU hasn't gone very far into the new season and its front wall is already showing signs of crumbling. The protective pocket that insulated the USU signal caller so effectively from the opposition in the past is being overrun, and Whittier, accustomed to sitting back in the cup of insulation thrown up by his underlings, is being blitzed to death. With the protection broken down, the U.S. leader is being forced out of the pocket, and he is scrambling like mad to avoid being cornered...
KRIKOR HAKIMIAN Whittier, Calif...