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East Central prepares for unknown • Northwest brings new coach to game; playing date to be decided later. appearances at Middle Georgia. On top of that, the Rangers return 10 starters on a defense and five on offense.

lions than he did answers. To begin with, he didn't know if his Warriors would be able to play foot– ball Thursday night or not. Underwood said he and ECCC president Dr. Phil Sutphin said they would talk Tuesday morning to make a decision about the game. "There is an outside chance that the game could be played on Saturday," Underwood said. "We won't know until we sec what type of damage we

are dealing with. The biggest thing is the power.·· Underwood said he held a two-hour practice with his players Sunday in preperation for Thursday night's opener with tradi– tional power Northwest Community College. Besides the weather, the Warriors have to deal with an unknown opponent in Northwest. Long-time Northwest coach Bobby Franklin retired after last year and the school hired Randy Pippen to be the new head coach. Pippen brings a lengthy resume with him to North– west He was former!) the head coach at West Alaba– ma but the majority of his succes:. has come on the junior college ranks. He \\on a national champi– onship at Trin and had

"He has done a great job everywhere he has been," Underwood said of Pippen. We are a little blind to what we may see. We have got some films' where he has coached before. But you really don't know what they are going to do. It's generally that way in all first game but this is a lit– tle bit more ~evere. They knO\\ a little bit more about u... than we do about them_·· One thin~ Underwood does kno\\ for ~ure is that he will _tart the season :th a ne\\ !!tarting quar– terback. Projected ~tarter Robbie Morse left the team er their t\'o-week train- ~ camp.

By Robbie Robertson 71,, \,,\ wn Rt'mrd

East Central Community College football coach Terry Underwood must have felt something like the Riddler from the Bat– man series Monday morn– ing. He had far more ques-

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