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20 GRESHAM (O re ) OUTIO O K and SANDY (O re ) POST Thurs Œ 0W Brooks considers Vince Williams one of the prem ier fullbacks in the nation lie missed eight games last year < the NCAA granted him another year of eligibility ». tint still gam ed 2O.*i yards and is just 723 yards short of the Oregon career rushing record Junior Terrance .Jones and sophomore Ladaria Johnson w ill spell Williams ‘‘ I think we're in good shape at the runnnmg back position," Brooks says "We have good talent and good depth ” Almost enough to take Brooks' mind oil his lack of depth on the offensive line The bucks have what they consider one ot the nation's best centers in senior M ike D elegato, and are solid at one guard position with Stuart Ya, sko fillin g the lull "Delegato is a b o n a fid e a ll A m e ric a can didate.” Brooks says. “ H e 's started for three years and is Hi pounds bigger and stronger than last year Stuart is definite pro pro spec, ” That still leaves an open guard Vince Williams spot which w ill l>e filled by the likes of Paul Sanborn, Brian Castle, Bandy O'Rourke or Craig Kaylor Both of ISRO's starting tackles are gone, but Brooks is high on 260 pound Garrett Earle and 285 pound Rick Price Oregon's most improved player a year ago may have been Greg Moser, a sure handed junior who walked on to the team, originally, and wound up leading it in receptions (32 for till yards) last season ‘‘ Moser showed last year he was one of the finest receivers on the West Coast," Brooks says "F o r a team that didn’t throw as much as some of the others he stdi ranked up pretty high in receptions He had one ol the highest yards per catch averages in the country " Mark James, a sprinter on the Duck track team las, tall, caught 15 passes las, season as a freshman and frosh Osborne Thomas earned a starting spot in spring drills A, tight end, a battle w ill be waged between Senior Greg Hogenson and junior Tim Tyler, who split the job las, year Brooks is looking for a punter to replace th«* graduated Mike Babb, bu, has two soln! place kickers in Doug Jollym our, who w ill probably handle held goals and extra points, and Paul Schwabe, w ho w ill take care ol the kickoffs Even an untried front line doesn't dampen Brooks' en thusiasm about his defense. "We lost a Io, of people ion the line»," he says, "but I think we've go, some tme, young talent, although it w ill lie a little inexperienced a, firs t.’’ The No 1 man up front is junior defensive end Mike Walter "We expect big things from h im ," Brooks says Walter, a, 6-4. 226 pounds a pretty big thing himself, made 50 tackles last year and is the only returning starter on the line On the o p p o s ite end s h o u ld be sophomore Gary Z im m e rm a n , a b a c k u p c e n te r la s t y e a r who earned the sta r ting end position d u rin g s p rin g drills. That fine, young talent Brooks was ta lk in g about comes in the form Kevin I usk of B ill Lowder, a part tim e starter at tackle a year ago. and probable starters Ed Rhone and Mike Gray, Oregon's only junior college transfer Gray, a 6 4. 250-pounder, has all America potential The linebacker position is crammed lu ll of talent and ex perience " I t ’s one of the strengths of our team .” Brooks says In middle linebackers Chris Cosgrove and Ed Hagerty. Brooks has two men who could probably find a starting spot on any team in the conference Instead, they give Oregon as A ug 27 1981 (Continued from Page 19) potent a one two punch as there is Cosgrove missed las, season, bu, led the team in tackles, with 140, the previous year Hagerty had 90 last year, putting him second in the team totals Flanking them w ill t>e senior Andy Vobora on one side and either Mike Berkich or Dwight Ford on the other The Ducks also are deep in ,he secondary Potential all America Steve Brown anchors one cornerback position He had six interceptions in his first two years He’ll also handle kick returns Two other players who have seen starting duty at the corner «are Dennis ( ’lav and Ross Gibbs As if the Duck's lineup, alone, wasn't enough, they also got some help from the schedule makers; enough, in fact, that Brooks has already said his team has the potential to win every game it plays Oregon opens w ith Fresno State, Kansas and Pacific, then entertains Washington a, home " I'v e lived with them a ll." 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