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Coach dismisses staff on second day ATt-ANTA (AP) — One day after officially becoming Georgia Trch's football coach, George O'Leary dismissed the entire offensive staff and kept only three of former coach BUI Lewis' assistants O'Leary fired offensive coor dinator-quarterbacks coach liars Growl on on Tuesday along with co-offensive coordinator-line conch Steve Shankweiler. run ning bin ks coach Greg Nord, wide receivers coach Rusty Burns, and tight ends-special teams coach Craig Cason Retained by O'Leary were ms ondary coach Danny Smith; out side linebacker coach Brian fink er, and Lance Thompson, direc* tor of football operations who became defensive line coach for the final three games when O'Leary was named interim head coach All three i oachnd with O'Leary during his first tenure at (rtHirgia Tech a* defensive coor dinator from 1087-1091 "Most coaches always revert hat k to people they have worked with sum essfully,” O'Leary said "That's exactly what I did " OTatary said inside lineback ers coach Dave Unstable'* status was uncertain The change in the offensive staff wasn't unexpected after O'Leary emphasized the run ning game when he became interim head coach Nov 7. "i just think we're looking in « different direction now." 0'l.eary said lie said hiring offensive and defensive coordinators are prior ities end he also hopes to have a new director of football opera tion* by Thursday, the first day coaches can go on the road recruiting 'Titi not going to hurry into « staff,” he said. "I am in a hurry to get the rabbits on the road and get the nn rutting going ** O’BERRY Continued From Page 19 !h« Oregon secondary emerge as one of the best defensive hack units in the nation O'Berry was probably more respected for what he didn't do than what he did He finished the season eighth'in tackles for the Ducks in 1994 and pit ked off two passes, but O'Berry's overall team play better tolls the story of his success. "Without the guys around me. I wouldn't receive All-American and all the other accolades." O'Berry said. “It's just a team out there." Oregon placed five first-team members on the All-Pac-10 Team — the most Oregon players to make the list in a year since the 191fi squad. Five Ducks were selected to the First-Team All-Pacific (’.oast Conference Team that year — coincidental ly the lost time the Ducks won the Rose Bowl. Ricky Whittle. Danny O'Neil. Chad Cota and Alex Molden joined O’Berry on the list of first team conference honorees. O’Berry's All-America award marked the first time a Duck has been honored as such since Chris Oldham was honored In IMS at tbt iornwba k position And while O’Berry is quite honored to have been jmilooted, he was surprised at the same time O'Berry's sophomore season actually saw him do better statistic .illy with seven intercep tions. including one in the Independence Bowl in addition to recovering two fumbles in the contest "I didn't think 1 would get All Amerii an,” O’Berry said. “I didn’t have my best season ” On Wednesday. O’Borry told the story of his smiling father Herman presenting his son with a newspaper over Thanksgiving break, revealing the new s of his sole* turn to the national honor "It feels so good I c an’t even describe* it.” the comerback said Undoubtedly O’Berry's feelings were much unlike those he experienced in ton t And as the Ducks prepare for their first Rose Bowl in 17 years, they do so with a cornerbac k that has sewn the ups and downs of college football, and finally seems to be at the top of his game “When I got the injury it just looked like every thing was going downhill,” O’Berry said. ”Tb«m we got the good news and I was able to come bock " METZ Continued From Page 19 wins, beating teams by an aver age of 26 points a game. Nebras ka's 16-point win at Iowa State was barely more than the margin that the Cyclones lost to Divi sion 1AA Northern Iowa earlier in the season. Not exactly the sign of a hot team. The argument against the Lions would be that they strug gled against Indiana and relied on one of the greatest comebacks ever to defeat Illinois a few weeks ago. Hut isn’t the ability to comeback a main component of a top-notch team? Nebraska was the tiest team in the nation for a good part of the middle of the season, but you'd lie hard-pressed to argue for their being on top ns the season wraps up. With a recent win over Auburn, Alabama seems to be a better choice for No. 1 right now over Nebraska The only reason for concern in this matter is that the best team in the nation at this point should enter its bowl game with the inside track to the the National Championship Nebraska's convincing win over Colorado proved that the Huskers won1 a very good team and probably deserved to be No. t at the time. Hut struggling with Iowa State? I'll even be the first to admit that 1 would like to see Nebraska r coach Tom Osborne win a National Title, blit I tire quickly of the politics involved with col lege football Feeling sorry for <■ guy that hasn't won it and rob Ding those who deserve the title |ust as much if not more (sis' fk»b by Bowden. Florida State) than them seems pretty ridiculous All of this talk should take i;aru of itself on |nn. 1st and 2nd. Penn State will be espei ted to win big to even think of a title while Nebraska needs to sue cessfully escape defeat in the Orange Howl against Miami to bolster its title hopes Chris Met/ is the sports editor for the Emerald -1 WUNDERLAND 5 ■ « MOM* Mh STREET C PUBLIC MARKET VIDEO «»>■■ »■« ^roAMEs 683-8464 VIDEO ADVENTURE^ i VAU.1V AfVf R Pi, A/A • %«£* 7, I _*,« tw# ’ p* f” B RWUIMR'y ^ ^ymyrri'n Special Offer FAMOUS BIG STAR* t HAMBURGER l imited time offer • l jmit 5 • Cheese extra Broadwjy and Milyard Master of International Management Informational Gathering TlJI SOAV. in ill Mill It 6 - 7:'IO|»m; AlvvaltrV RtiManranl Wr.nxrsn w. December 7 ■ 7:30pm: Holiday Inn Cnmnc IMa/a LOOKING PON EXCEPTIONAL IONIORS AND SENIOBS!! 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