"They hype it up like nothing bad ever happens here," said Lendell Thompson, a sophomore fullback from Benicia, Calif., speaking of coaches and officials.

One of those players is Michael Brimage, a sophomore fullback for Navy who hopes to become a pilot.

Johnson, a 6-foot, 216-pound sophomore fullback, scored on an 8-yard run to help put the Irish ahead to stay at 24-20 with 4 minutes 45 seconds left in the third quarter.

Faking by Giardi to two other backs confused the Princeton defense, and Sprinkle, a sophomore fullback, broke free along the right side.

On a recent weekday, there was a sophomore fullback with a sprained thumb, which he had reinjured closing his hallway locker.

This morning, Jerome Bettis, Notre Dame's sophomore fullback, said that the movie and the uniform had made an impact.

Dave is the best sophomore fullback I have ever seen.

But today, Shirley, a sophomore fullback, gained 159 yards on 24 carries, and Chuckie Dukes, a senior running back, gained 153 in 25 carries.

Jim Sparacino, the Mariners' sophomore fullback, provided most of the offense with 78 yards on 22 inside smashes.

Barnett, the sophomore fullback, added 78 yards of the Cadet rushing total of 315.