TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida States DeMarcus Walker has prepared for plenty of different offensive schemes during his four years in Tallahassee, but facing Michigan in the Orange Bowl is one that has piqued his interest the most.It is going to be an old school game -- Dick Butkus, Jack Lambert type of football, said Walker on Friday after the 10th-ranked Seminoles completed another practice in preparation for the Dec. 30 game. You see a lot of spread and zone read from different teams, but you dont see that with Michigan.Florida State returned to practice on Thursday night and will practice through Tuesday. The Seminoles will arrive in Fort Lauderdale on Dec. 24.Coach Jimbo Fisher said he has been pleased with how early preparations have gone, especially Thursday when it was an extended session.Execution has been really good today for being off a couple days, he said. They worked hard on the days they were off on their own a little bit. Weve got four more here to go and take care of business.With final exams over, Walker is turning his attention to the sixth-ranked Wolverines pro-style offense. Walker, a second-team, All-America selection at defensive end, said he has seen plenty of formations with two tight ends and two running backs.They go into the game with the mindset that they are going to run the ball, Walker said.Michigan (10-2) finished second in the Big Ten in rushing offense, averaging 223.3 yards per game. It has rushed for 40 touchdowns, which is the most it has had on the ground since 1976 (43). DeVeon Scott and Khalid Hall each have 10 rushing TDs.Florida State (9-3) has allowed only 131.3 yards per game on the ground and has improved as the season has gone along. In the last four games it is allowing only 2.5 yards per carry and 89 yards per game.The closest that the Seminoles have faced an offense resembling Michigans was Boston College. In that game on Nov. 11, Florida State allowed only 96 rushing yards in a 45-7 win.Walker, the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year, is hoping to use his final college game to show why he should be selected on the first or second day of next years NFL draft. He is tied for the Football Bowl Subdivision lead in sacks with 15 and is the first FSU player in 20 years to have two straight seasons of double-digit sacks.He also has performed well at Hard Rock Stadium. It was his blocked extra point during the fourth quarter of the Oct. 8 game against Miami that gave the Seminoles a 20-19 win.Walker also accomplished one more goal on Friday night as he graduated with his degree in social science. One of his final goals though is trying to help Florida State end a two-game losing streak in bowl games.The best feeling ever is accomplishing my goals. Im pretty happy with myself and give myself a pat on the back, but Im still not satisfied, he said. 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The NRLs decision to axe their under-20s competition will not only spare teenage talents of the limelight but might even save their lives, according to former bad boy Sione Faumuina.ARL Commission chairman John Grant confirmed that next years Holden Cup will be its last as the NRLs second-tier competition, replaced by the NSW and Queensland state leagues.Its a move Faumuina believes will lessen the pressure and spotlight surrounding the games upcoming stars, some of whom have committed suicide in recent years.The former New Zealand prodigy recalled in his recent book The Second Phase how he threw away all his earning potential after being lured by a toxic mix of limelight and alcohol.My last year at North Queensland in 2008 was the first year of the 20s and what I found back then, and it still happens today, a lot of these young boys have the sense that theyve made it when in actual fact they havent made anything, he told AAP.Faumuina, 35, is attempting a fairytale comeback in the Queensland Cup.He balances his time coaching local teenagers in Brisbane, warning them of the pitfalls of the NRL.I tell them straight up, the under 20s is a third-tier, not second tier. I say the second tier is the state league, so their goal shouldnt be to play under 20s. The goal should be to play state cup, he said.And they get really upset. A lot of kids get disappointed when they dont go on and play NRL.Thats where I think the NRL have identified, weve pulled these kids in too early. Weve exposed them to too much, too early. Once the under 20s came in, they started targetting them around 12-13.ddddddddddddFaumuina remains close with former teammate Nigel Vagana, who has been at the forefront of the welfare work across the NRL for the past seven years. He says the game is doing more than it ever has before in looking after its own.I know that they have a lot of emphasis on wellbeing and education now as opposed to 10 years ago. The systems they have in place, theyre actually world recognised, Faumuina said.You dont hear about that stuff in the media.However he reckons removing the glory of the under-20s competition and giving reserve grade more acclaim is just as critical in helping shift kids attitude to their prospective careers.Another key benefit is pitting the most prodigious talents in the game under the wings of the more mature men in both the NSW and Queensland Cups.The standout kid that lives in Central Queensland or Sydney, whichever state league is in line with where they stay, they dont have to leave, Faumuina said.This is the whole point behind it. 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