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Russell
Tops ACC

GREENSBORO, N.C. Wake
Forest quarterback Larry Russel is
the offensive leader and top scorer
so far in the young Atlantic Coast
Conference season, the ACC service
bureau reported Wednesday.

The Deacon senior, who
apparently delights in running the
ball as well as passing it, has racked
up 331 total yards in two
games-263 of it on the ground for
a 165.5 yard per game average.

Russell is just two scant yards
ahead of fullback Steve Jones, who
apparently likes to run over his
opponents. Jones has 293 total
yards, averaging 164.5 yards per
game.

Ike Oglesby, the replacement in
the North Carolina backfield for
Don McCauley, is second to Jones
in rushing, averaging 146.5 yards a
game.

Russell occupies the third
rushing position with a 131.5
average. Next are Larry Hopkins of
Wake Forest and Art Seymore of
Maryland.

Sophomore Al Neville of
Maryland, who got his first starting
assignment against North Carolina
State, is the passing leader of North
Carolina and Harrison Davis of
Virginia all have 10 completions
each.

The leader in pass receiving is
Lewis Jolley of North Carolina,
who caught five in the first two
games.

Star on defense so far has been
cornerback Eric Jackson, who
beat South Carolina almost
single-handedly by returning one
kickoff and one of his two pass
thefts for scores. He was selected
ACC defensive Back of the Week
for the second time in the young
season.

A casualty of the USC game was
All-ACC defensive tackle Brace
Mills, who sustained a broken ankle
and is out for the year. Duke's rush
line will doubtless reflect his loss.
Devil linebackers are healthy, if not
of All-Conference caliber, but the
strength of the defense lies in
Jackson's secondary. To date the
Dukes have picked off six errant
aerials with is with the omnipresent
Jackson accounting for three. He
has blocked an extra point.

The Duke offense features the
consistent power running of junior
back Steve Jones. Jones will carry a
169 yards pre-game average into the
game. The cavalier coaching staff
has said that, to win, the 'Hoos will
have to stop Jones and quarterback
Dennis Satyshur.

The addition of Satyshur's name
is interesting in that he has been
"stopped", at least statistically in
both games. He rushed for -3.6
yards per carry and completes one
pass put of every three. He has,
however, that elusive quality called
"leadership' that coaches usually
attribute to quarterbacks with bad
statistics. Satyshur seldom passes
but his chief target so far has been
end Jim Phelan, owner of two
reception. Four others have one
each.

Presently ranked 20th by the
Associated Press and unranked by
UPI the Dukes of Durham will be
favored by a considerable margin
against the Cavaliers. The way to
attack this team, as Florida and
USC came within an eyelash of
demonstrating, seems to be through
the air into the heart of the
gambling pass defense. Should the
Cavaliers elect to try this method
the bendable and talented Mssrs.
Jackson and Searl will again be in
the spotlight.