Unlike most football prospects hoping to hear their name called this weekend, Guilian Gary won't be riveted to ESPN. The 6-foot, 187-pound Maryland wideout/return man, will be trying to lead the sixth-ranked Terps lacrosse team to the ACC title Sunday at Duke. Of course, he will have his Star-Tac cell with him on the bench. The Terps play at 3 p.m., which figures to be around the time things could be heating up for Gary, since he is projected as a late-round pick. "I'll try to be focused on the game," says Gary, a midfielder. "But I'm really excited."

Of course, he can't actually tote his cell with him onto the field when his line goes into action. When that happens, he'll give it to a teammate to hold. Gary explained his situation to Terps coach Dave Cottle who understood.

	Experts predict Maryland's Guilan Gary will be a sixth-round pick in the NFL draft.

Gary says he has warned his family and friends not to call him Sunday. "I don't want anyone tying up my line," he says "I don't want them calling, asking how I'm doing or if I'm nervous."

He can already give them those answers now: He'll be doing better after he hears from an NFL team. And yes, he is nervous, although he knows he will be in someone's camp whether it's as draft pick or a free agent.

Gary says he decided to play for the Terps vaunted lacrosse team because it would help get him in better shape for minicamp. "It's a whole lot harder (workout) than football," Gary says. "It's nonstop. There are no huddles or anything. My first practice with them, I could feel it in my chest. I could feel it in my legs. I was like 'what have I gotten myself into?'"

He has only been with the team for two games, having joined after his March 13 personal workout. Seventeen teams showed up to see the second-team all-ACC WR run a 4.45 and a 4.48 forty. The Ravens, Bills and Falcons are the teams that have been showing the most interest for the guy experts say probably will be a sixth-round pick.

Gerry's Kids
The Gerry DiNardo regime at Indiana has hit the ground running. Now can his out of shape Hoosiers catch up? The former LSU coach, who says he won't let a player's talent hold his program hostage, has given his team a hard-line stance. "We're in trouble," says DiNardo. "They don't know what it takes to be competitive on this level."

But they are learning. Fast.

DiNardo says he will play the guys who have bought into his system. Which could mean Jeremi Johnson, IU's talented RB, might not make the cut. The nimble big man, who played around 270 last season, ballooned to 285 at the start of spring ball. Johnson is reportedly down around 260, but still could have a hard time making DiNardo's 120-yard shuttle run to get into camp in August. "There will be no compromise with the things that take no talent: conditioning, being on time for meetings, showing up for class," says DiNardo.

Oh, by the way, it has been nine seasons since Indiana has appeared in a bowl game.

Another big change in Bloomington will be the offensive scheme. Out goes the option and in comes (former UCLA and Cal OC) Al Borges and the West Coast offense. DiNardo has had a diverse history of systems: Wing-T as a Notre Dame player, Triple option coaching at Vandy and Pro-set while at LSU. But in his year out of coaching, DiNardo studied lots of schemes and found the West Coast attack wasn't very prevalent in the Midwest. Expect to see lots of play-action (a Borges staple), some single back and lot more north-and-south running plays. Things that would suit Johnson well.

Tommy Jones, coming off shoulder surgery, is the likely triggerman. Jones always had the arm, IU insiders say, but never got comfy in Cam Cameron's system. Don't expect miracles this fall, but don't be surprised if the Hoosiers actually are respectable this fall. DiNardo turned things around at LSU and made Vandy decent. Having spent a year with the now-defunct XFL, he said he has learned three important things about coaching: