What a Fright

Anybody who tuned in late to last week's Notre Dame-Duke game must have wondered where the first-string went. Would you believe a Notre Dame backfield composed of Belden, Wen-gierski, Lamantia and Kelly? Well, Terry Hanratty and Jim Seymour (TIME cover, Oct. 28) were in there for the first half. Quarterback Hanratty completed eight out of 13 passes for 127 yds.; and three of those tosses--one for a touchdown--went to Seymour, who had obviously recovered from the sprained ankle he suffered two weeks before against Oklahoma. Muscling up for this week's collision with No. 2ranked Michigan State, the No. 1-ranked Irish ran their season's record to 8-0 by demolishing Duke 64-0--the biggest victory margin of any Notre Dame team in 22 years.

That should have been enough to terrify Michigan State--except that the Spartans were too busy running around in their own fright wigs. They beat Indiana 37-19 for their ninth straight, thereby setting the scene for what looks like the college football game of the decade. Despite the fact that the clash will be televised in the Northeast, Midwest and Southwest (occasioning protests from 30,000 fans in other areas who want to see it too), every one of the 76,000 seats in Spartan Stadium has been sold out since last July.

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