Royal Sees Texas Football Circle Completing After Oklahoma Rout
Texas coach Derrell Royal says his Longhorns have come full circle in 12 months amid a shaky start and a 52-13 loss to Oklahoma. He cites improvements in Arkansas and notes sophomore Marty Atkins needs experience while Arkansas shows rapid progress under pressure from Dickey Morton.
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Harry King
Associated Press
Little Rock
Texas
Derrell Royal
Longhorn
Royal
Arkansas
Alabama
Austin
Fayetteville
Razorbacks
Longhorns
Alan Lowry
Marty Atkins
Oklahoma
Dickey Morton
Oklahoma Crushes Texas 52-13 As Arkansas Awaits
Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer led the Sooners to a 52-13 win over Texas, boosting Texas to 2-2 with losses to Miami and Oklahoma. Arkansas, 3-2 after early losses, prepares to host Texas in Fayetteville while Broyles notes Texas remains a contenders in the SWC race. Arkansas State, Xavier, and Henderson-Southern State matchups are also previewed alongside other Arkansas college predictions.
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Harry King
Associated Press
Little Rock
Oklahoma
Barry Switzer
Arkansas
Dallas
Switzer
Sooners
Texas
Longhorns
Fayetteville
Frank Broyles
Arkansas Youth Corps
TCU
Baylor
Broyles
Darrell Royal
Miami
Fla
California
Oklahoma State
Razorbacks
Texas Powerul
Arkansas State University
Xavier
ASU
Bill Davidson
Louisiana Tech
Davidson
Indians
Stan Winfrey
Winfrey
la Tech
Southern Illinois
Arkansas State
Henderson
AIC
Southern State
Muleriders
Arkansas College
Quachita
State College OF Arkansas
Harding
Sanford
Ala
Ua-Monticello
Arkansas Tech
Care and feeding of football players
A Marriott hotel chef describes the pregame feeding ritual for NFL teams. He notes massive orders from Green Bay for rib eyes, Packers players demanding seconds, and odd requests from players like Lasagna for Pete Liske and light bulbs for Tim Rossovich. He details team quirks, superstitions, and the hotel’s effort to accommodate big eaters while avoiding kitchen chaos.
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Marriott
Green Bay Packers
Washington
Ray Nitschke
Pete Liske
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington Redskins
George Allen
Diron Talbert
Diron
Larry Brown
Redskins
Charley Taylor
Chargers
Tim Rossovich
Rice Denies NCAA Violations From 1971 Rice Football
Rice University rejected NCAA rule violation charges raised in Giles Tippette's book Saturday's Children. Athletic director A B Bale and SWC officials say investigators will probe further. book alleges possible improper tickets and loans involving player Rodrigo Barnes and staff. Bale notes no proof of wrong doing and points to SWC review.
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Rice University
Houston
Giles Tippette
Rice
Bill Peterson
Peterson
Houston Oilers
A.B. Bale
Southwest Conference
Dallas
Bale
Cliff Speegle
NCAA
Rodrigo Barnes
Tippette
Barnes
C.A. Roberts
Roberts
Amarillo
Lubbock
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