Rice Defensive End
Rodrigo: A Real Barnes-
By ROY EDWARDS
Rice aball couches were
lockéag at film of high to
athletes to recruig seaoas
gp when they firs saw Rodego
Barnes,
We were amaed.” head
catch Bo Hagan said"... He
wuld do thlags we had ever
seen highschool player do”
Now Southwest Conference
couches re looking at fl of
the curreat Rice tem, aod they
are amined, Theyie_sttng
Barnes, & 62, pound phor
more defensive nd, co things
they re ot eocsiomed to eng
payers do,
“LOOK AT THIS” SMU cter-
sive line conch Dave Sih sd
4s berana relof the Ree LSU
fi, Be rons teside be block
ted thea gets buck msde fo
make the tackle on the pitch,
Thats what be’ tthe aby
to do, Most players dont have
the speed and quiches to
a
Barnes, who will line p
guest SMU ot Houson Satar-
ay night in the Owls SWC
pene says tht going inside the
‘lock “is'« mistake on my part
and Ten ot geome do that any
‘more. T was Tucky enmogh that
‘7 was slow enough for me to
extch han,
“The main thing, the reason
Tm making mistthes aod get-
ting eaoght Is because [played
linebacker (in bith schol and
with the Rice frost). 1 have to
Tearn bow to consi, «I'm bays
lng Toto role at defensive
“NOW 1 HAVE fo pty be
Sock ted ten the ta Ive
Boonie into eo
try ae neve ied Fv gt
Siete og way one
ted
ad Bares pins t ay et
to apt Bang fe
Sat “Tae afrd gain on
Goxk (iin) bese ve
Be tay a hoon, Ten
Ely at tpteny pod eke
Sieaetom pie
yon eat pea atrack
ary beter ta Khao net
Aetatet chef ae ne”
Fuussn ae tte wc or
Bares, wo Haga si a Sp
tener? cn ie op at end ar
fe toe pane fase at
Baty I hare ever sen
ih S15 fi, a rt
or oe he epg ae
Tegulrly, And oo one pl
when the quarterback ran te
pon evay from bm, Bases
‘ew in fll peed, cicedita
the hole behind the gunterkack,
fellowed fm, catback et wth
mn co
a almast a full” “Once 1 get behind a guy and
circle and then made the lace
20 yards downfield ast as the
runner had eluded the salty
and appeared gote for tou
own,
SF
burner
et a beam on him, TeetoveE
an catch him” Barer ex
pained
Which is why the Mustangs
vol just as soon Rodhigo
ftayed home,