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...were almost to the point of trying too hard," said Captain Brent Wilkinson, "so we were spinning our wheels...
Captain Brent Wilkinson will be back to play full-time at linebacker after missing much of Saturday's game with a calf injury. Although replacement Bob Joyce turned in a Wilkinson-like 12-tackle performance, the Captain will return to provide some of the inspiration that has made the defense the biggest and most pleasant surprise of the young '85 season...
...well in spots is right tackle Chris Tull. Next to him are Howard Feiler and Dave Van Metre, two guys with a good deal of potential but not much: experience. Expect good things from this group, but not for a while. LINEBACKERS: The defense's strong point. Captain Brent Wilkinson leads this group, with returnees Scott Collins and Larry Bean providing strong support. Wilkinson was hurt slightly a week ago, but is expected back today. He'll need to equal his effort of two weeks ago, when he almost single-handedly shut down a talented UMass offense. LINEBACKERS: The defense...
...Playing cornerback is like a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation," Wilkinson added. "If a cornerback makes a mistake and the wide receiver gets by him, there's generally no one there to help him out, but he also has to watch...
...Wilkinson echoed Fanning's statement. "Kenny has a tremendous ability to break on the ball, you can't ask for any more out of a ballplayer," the linebacker says. "He's aggressive yet agile, he plays the pass well, and he plays the run well. On the run, the cornerback might have to take on a guard, shed off a block, and then make the tackle, and Kenny does it well...