71.   English, Robinson and Yarbrough were allowed to return to SMU and complete the spring semester while remaining on the football team for spring practice.

72.   Ennis Davis missed spring practice with a knee injury, but is another Athlon preseason All-American and is expected to be ready in the fall.

73.   Fletcher missed most of spring practice with a back injury and Leisle took advantage with an excellent spring.

74.   Football brought respect, never more so than after Respert tore the left anterior cruciate ligament in spring practice before his sophomore season at Northside High.

75.   For the first time in three spring practices, Cory Paus is not competing for a job.

76.   Forced to undergo surgery last April to repair a pinched blood vessel in his chest, McCoy missed spring practice.

77.   Ford will probably miss spring practice because he is suffering from mononucleosis....

78.   Fullback Heath Evans, who is out for the season with a broken ankle, is the fifth offensive starter lost since spring practice.

79.   Freshman tailback Chris Howard is scheduled to have reconstructive surgery on his left knee on Tuesday and will return for spring practice.

80.   Hackett has kept players out of spring practices the previous two years to concentrate on academics.