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HICKMAN'S HUNCHES for Games of Saturday, Sept. 25th
Alfred Wright
September 27, 1954
?Notre Dame vs. Texas. Touted Texas meets untested Notre Dame in the game of the week. The Longhorns took L.S.U. last week 20-6, but the Fighting Irish aren't the Bengal Tigers from the Bayou. NOTRE DAME.
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September 27, 1954

Hickman's Hunches For Games Of Saturday, Sept. 25th

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? Notre Dame vs. Texas. Touted Texas meets untested Notre Dame in the game of the week. The Longhorns took L.S.U. last week 20-6, but the Fighting Irish aren't the Bengal Tigers from the Bayou. NOTRE DAME.

? Iowa vs. Michigan State. Millions will see this on TV. This contest will go a long way toward clarifying the Big Ten muddle. Dubiously, IOWA.

? Illinois vs. Penn State. J.C. Caroline and Co. against one of the East's strongest teams. But East is East and West is... ILLINOIS.

? Pennsylvania vs. Duke. Word comes that Penn Coach Steve Sebo's conversion of the Quakers to the "multiple offense" has been miraculous. But those Blue Devils are wicked. DUKE.

? Oklahoma vs. T.C.U. The Sooners come home after their California triumph. T.C.U. beat Kansas 27-6, but although Kansas and Oklahoma are in the same conference, the similarity ends there. OKLAHOMA.

? Minnesota vs. Nebraska. Coach Murray Warmath has junked Minnesota's traditional single wing for the split T. The Cornhuskers do not have the manpower. MINNESOTA.

? Vanderbilt vs. Baylor. The Baylor Bears swamped a good Houston team 53-13 last week. Vanderbilt is not up to par. BAYLOR.

? Wisconsin vs. Marquette. Marquette lost to the Badgers 11-13 last year and is rumored to be stronger this season. So is Wisconsin. WISCONSIN.

? Oregon vs. Stanford. Stanford stumbled past College of the Pacific 13-12 last week. Shaw and Oregon looked tough against Idaho. Stanford isn't Idaho but... OREGON.

? Princeton vs. Rutgers. This series has been a rough road for Rutgers since it began in 1869. Still is. PRINCETON.

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