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Last week, Notre Dame jumped to a 10-0 lead in the second quarter when Quarterback Joe Theismann flung a 54-yd. bomb to Receiver Tom Gatewood. A grating battle followed. The Texas ground attack, which led the nation during the season with an average of 363 yds. per game, was pitted against the Irish front wall, which had allowed only 85.1 yds. per game. Behind Fullback Steve Worster, the Longhorns ground out two touchdowns on the glutinous turf to take a fourth-quarter lead. Then Theismann shot a 24-yd. touchdown pass to Halfback Jim Yoder...
...case for his claim. They intercepted Tiger Quarterback Terry McMillan five times. When Missouri Coach Dan Devine sent in another pitcher, Chuck Roper, the Penn State secondary responded by intercepting two more throws for a record total of seven. Penn State Quarterback Chuck Burkhart completed eleven passes for 187 yds. and a touchdown. Final score: Penn State 10, Missouri 3. Said Devine: "If I had to vote, I'd vote a tie between Penn State and Texas...
OFFENSE QUARTERBACKS: MIKE PHIPPS, Purdue, 6 ft. 3 in., 207 lbs. "Phipps has all the qualifications of a topflight quarterback," says one scout. "He has a great arm, plenty of poise and is a born leader." Phipps' brilliant three-year record includes 375 completions for 5,432 yds. and 37 touchdowns; he threw only 34 interceptions. The pros like his ability to drop quickly into the pocket and stay there; they rarely go for scramblers, although, says one observer, "he runs well enough to be an effective rollout passer, too." They also like Phipps' size and strength...
...SMITH, Southern California, 6 ft. 5 in., 270 lbs. As one pro puts it, they are "just big, strong, physical guys who can grind you into the ground." McKay led the charge for the nation's No. 1 team, whose backfield averaged 363 yds. rushing per game; the scouts give him high marks for being at once a great blocker on quick openers and a ferocious pass protector. Smith, says one scout, "has everything it takes-he's powerful, has fine footwork, can pick up the loop and requires no additional growth"-and he can cover 40 yds...
...game. This season he completed 249 passes, a league-leading total supported by Lombardi's fundamentalist ground game. "That's one area we improved upon this year," says Vince, "just by making them run." One result of Lombardi's endless drills: Rookie Larry Brown averaged 4.4 yds. per carry to rank fifth among N.F.L. rushers...