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year and has "made a Jot ofprog- res," in the words of his coach. Presently, the 6-foot-l, 220-pound King is the No. 1 back- up on the offensive line on the Torero varsity unit. He plays both guard and tackle. Fogarty said that King might be challenging for a starting spot next year. •·1 worked out this summer and I got pretty strong," King said. "I've

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Lancer football team came against Vista in his freshman year. Collins, playing wide receiv- er, caught the winmng touchdown pass on the last play of the game Foxx, who transferred to San Dieguito in his semor year al o ha a first-rate attitude, hi coach indicated. The 5-foot-7, 194-pound fre hman from Cardiff plays on again 't the Panther .

cl •cted because he wanted to he close to home and knew he would have an opportunity to pl y. At . !is ion Viejo High School, Murphy played in a CIF-Southern Section championship encounter He s,11cl hrs future goals are to play h1 be:;t und ·limrnate mental error~. and for the team to win its r ma111ing game . ''I don't lik lo rng at all," Murphy said. Collins, Carl. bad reHident, is the QB on the USD scout team. He played a variety of po~itions for Carl bud High School lust year, includ111g receiver, quarterback and d fen we back. In tru1ning camp, 'ollins (5-foot-11, 155-poundsl wa slated to play as a defensive hack but when the Turcro nPeded ,-;rgnal- caller the · turnt·d to the cx- Lancer, who ran the option for Carl bad. "H 's a great kid. his coach said. "He's got an outstanding attitude and you'll ah,ays find a place for those guvs to play " Collins was recruited by USD and the Unrvers,tv of Redlands. H1~ main reason for choosing l:SD were he wanted to stny close to home and he liked the school. ··football wa cond for me," he noted Collins explained the differ- ences of the game from the hrgh chool to collegiatP levels. '"The pe<>d of the game Ir much higher on thi level). The s1z • of the pl.1y- er lot bigger" H is ·etting hi ight~ on earn- ing a starting defensive-back posi- tion by his Junior campaign.

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fat 1888 Sinatra, Minnelli may net $500,000 for SD U y Brian-ziown "I don't want to call it a rebuilding. taff Writer year," Egan said. "I don't think it's Two January concerts featurmg fair to the kids to say we're starting Frank Sinatra and Liza Minnelli are from scratch. Our goal is to win. expected to raise $500,000 for the San That's what it's about. The kids are Diego State athletic department. not just there for the experience." Details of the concerts are to be Brandenburg, the next speaker, announced at a news conference quickly made it clear he is taking a today. It is known they will be held different approach. at the Sports Arena during Super "This isn't a rebuilding year," he Bowl week, on Friday, Jan. 29, and said. "This is a major, major con- Saturday, the 30th. The Super Bowl is struction year." Sunday, Jan. 31. • • • Ticket prices are expected to Egan made it known he is keeping range from $50 to Jl50. SDSU's share things in perspective. Although he is w11l likely be used for the expansion coachmg a tear.1 tha Jo t four of five of the athletic department's offices, a starters, "It's not so bad," he said. "I plan that also includes the building of could have been a broker." a Hall of Fame.

worked on my speed and agility the offensive line on the scout with our weight coach here and quad . I'm Ju t working on getting stron- "He's given everything that ger. We have a really good weight we've asked of him," Fogarty coach (Wayne Jacobs) up here, noted. "He's a guy that'll play and he's helped me out a lot." down the road. We don't antici- King stressed that USD is a pate him starting this year. He "great place to get an education. needs to get a little bit stronger. The football program, when I He's got a lot oftime to do that and came here, was in a rebuilding he knows it.'' process and I thought I could fit in Foxx talked about his reasons for coming to USD

really well with that." "Right now. the} 're our depth," the coach said of Collins. Foxx and King. ''Without them lrE:serves), unless you're just one .,f the luck- iest teams in the world. you don't win many games. You need guys that are backups. If everybody had to be a st..i.1ic1. you wouldn't have a very good football teams. "They·ve worked hard and it t the fact that they are backups> ha n't affected their work habits. They're all guys that possibly will have the opportunity in the next few years." With its 42-6 triumph over Pomona-Pitzer Saturday, USD's ·won-lost-tied record is 4-1-1 on the year. The Toreros will play at Claremont-McKenna 8aturday at 1:30 p.m. USD's next and final home game will be Nov. 14 against Menlo College at 1:30

"I liked the coacl-ies. They really seemed like they have a nice, personal program. I liked the players when I met them back in April. I know I'm a freshman, but they didn't make me feel insigni- ficant. o far, I'm really happy. "It's a really good team. It reminds me a Jot of San Dieguito. la ·t year' team. We didn't work a individuals, we worked as a team and that' the way it is here." Foxx's chief asset is determina- tion, he . aid. "I don't have a lot of size. I don't have a lot of speed. I've just got to keep working at ,t. Nothing 1s given to me. I can't rely on any natural abilities." Kmg, a sophomore and a Carls- bad re ident, moved from wide

• • • The SDSU football team is likely to be without defensive end Mike Hooper (turf toe) for Saturday's game at Hawaii. Halfback Tommy Booker, VI ho has been out for three weeks w1tl a sprained ankle, may be available for the Nov. 7 game at The SDSU cross-country team is host for the Western Athletic Conference championships Saturday at IO a.m. at Balboa Park's Morley Field. The Aztecs, ranked 13th na- tionally, have a good chance to take BYU .

SDSU alumnus Dennis Wise made a $500,0'JO contribution to the athletic department in March for the expan- sion, with the provision that the de- partment raise another $750,000 by early next year. USP basketball coach Hank Egan and his counterpart at SDSU, Jim Brandenburg, talked about their up- coming seasons at a luncheon of local sports media yesterday. Nei- ther team is expected to be a con- tender this season in its conference. • • •

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