1996_10 The Daily Collegian October 1996

              THE DAILY
COLLEGIAN
Tuesday, October 8,1996
Sports
Sports Editor: Tom Sepulveda
Telephone: (209) 278-5733
Brooks takes advantage of playing time
■ Chris Bane's injury
allows Linebacker
Bobby Brooks to be
on the field.
By Luis Hernandez
The Daily Collegian
Meet Bobby Brooks, the 6-2,
210 pound Fresno State junior line¬
backer.
In his first start in the game
against Hawaii, he took full advan¬
tage of the opportunity presented to
him through an injury to starting
linebacker Chris Bayne. He racked
up 10 tackles and proved to be a
strong presence on the defensive
side of-the ball for Fresno State. His
10 tackles were second on the team
only to A.J. Gass' 15. Gass leads
the Western Athletic conference
with 56 this year.
For the season. Brooks has tal¬
lied up 23 tackles and has caused
one fumble while taking part in the
four games this season so far.
"Playing linebacker is the best
thing in the planet," he said.
"My main job is to stop the run,"
Brooks said. "We play the run first
and then the pass."
Despite a strong showing in the
Hawaii game, he is still looking to
do better on the football field.
'There is always room for improve¬
ment. I am planing on improving,"
Brooks said.
Brooks said that he is a team���player, and he does not care how
the team wins as long as the victo-
AP Football Poll
Top 25
I.Florida (38)
2. Ohio State (24)
3. Florida State (4)
4. Arizona State (1)
5 Nebraska
6. Miami
7. Tennessee
8. Alabama
9. Colorado
10. Penn State
11. Notre Dame
12. LSU
13. North Carolina
14. Michigan
15. Northwestern
16. Washington
17. West Virginia
18. Auburn
19. BYU
20. Virginia
21. California
22. Kansas State
23. Georgia Tech
24. Wyoming
25. Texas
WAC standings
1.643
1.609
1.557
1.471
1.374
1.312
1.243
1.052
1.019
995
988
977
910
863
743
680
618
483
348
339
322
281
206
185
162
PACIFIC DIVISION    CONF   OVERALL
4-0
2-0
3-1
1-2
Wyoming
Colorado State
Air Force
San Jose State
Fresno State 1-1
San Diego State 0-0
Hawai'i 0-3
UNLV 0-3
MT. DIVISION CONF   OVERALL
Utah
BYU
Rice
New Mexico
SMU
Tulsa
TCU
UTEP
3-0
2-0
l-l
1-2
1-2
0-1
0-1
0-2
5-1
5-1
2-3
4-2
2-4
2-2
1-3
2-3
No surprise: Roberson Is
leading receiver
Senior wide-out Brian Roberson
leads the Bulldogs with 27 catches
and 103.3 receiving yards-per-game.
He has also caught a touchdown
pass, a 53 yard bomb from Jim
Arellanes against Utah.
Arellanes improved his QB rat¬
ing from 97.3 to 112.5 with his per¬
formance against Hawai'i last Sat¬
urday. He has thrown for two touch¬
downs and seven interceptions in
four games this season.
— Sports Information
Patterson paces Bulldogs
Fresno State striker Steve
Patterson has seven goals this sea¬
son, far and away the team leader.
Craig Tomlinson is the next near¬
est scorer with two goals this sea¬
son.
Each player picked up a goal in
the Met Life Classic this past week¬
end.
Paul Martinez — 77xe Da«7y Collegian
Linebacker Bobby Brooks (40) helps teammate William Payton chase down a loose ball in the
game against Oregon.
ries keep coming the Bulldogs'
way. "If I am playing and the team
wins, so be it. If I am not playing
and the team wins, so be it," Brooks
said. "Whatever makes the team
win."
In the game against Hawaii, the
Fresno State defense scored its first
shutout since 1989, when the Bull¬
dogs blanked Long Beach State.
And Brooks is quick to spread
the credit around. "We had good
push from the front guys, so [the
linebackers] did not have to deal
with offensive linemen," Brooks
said.
Brooks is real high on coach Jim
Sweeney, and appreciates his teach¬
ing style. Brooks called Sweeney
one of the best coaches he has ever
played for. He added he likes
Sweeney because he encourages
players but also asks them to im-„
prove more. "He always wants you
to do better," Brooks said.
As for his contributions to the
defensive unit for Fresno State.
Brooks said that he brings speed to
the defense.
The Bulldogs will square off
with the San Jose State Spartans this
Saturday, and Brooks does not want
to put the pressure on the defensive
unit by predicting another shutout.
"We are just going to go out
there, and play to our potential," he
said.
\
Opinion Column
Word to the wise:
trade Young
■ The 49ers will cut their losses by putting
Elvis Grbac in as starting quarterback.
By Tom Sepulveda
The Daily Collegian
After a 4-1 start, the San
Francisco 49ers find themselves
With a COn-       m*aam*amammma**aa**m
troversy
that everyr
o/n e
thought
left with
Joe Mon¬
tana.
A quar-
terback
contro¬
versy.
Steve
Young has
dressed    	
but not played the last two
weeks, watching from the side¬
lines as back-up quarterback
Elvis Grbac guided the team to
wins over NFC West doormats
Atlanta and St. Louis.
And   while   head   coach
George Seifert continues to say
that Young is the number one
guy, the numbers don't lie'.
Young has only one touch-
' down
pass this
season.
Grbac has
four.
Young is
2-1  as a
starter.
Grbac is
2-0. The
offense
struggled
with
Young,
     especially
against Carolina in week three.
The offense has been much
more effective since Grbac has
come on.
Please see 49ERS page 7
"[Young] has become
frail, and while that's
tolerable for some, Young
relies on his body....
Every hit he takes from
here on out might be his
last"
—Tom Sepulveda
Sports Editor
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