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News Nuggets, 11.27.03
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11.26.03: Tigers
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11.25.03: Assistant
with ECU ties departs UNC-CH football staff... .. UCF
contacts O'Leary about coaching job... .. C-USA 2003-04
hoops overview... .. BCS standings: USC returns to No. 2,
TCU tumbles out... .. Associated Press basketball poll... ..
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11.24.03: College
football weekend: The good, the bad, the ugly... ..
Conference USA standings, scores, schedule... .. AP & USA
Today/ESPN Coaches polls... ..
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11.23.03: Football
game briefs from around Conference USA... .. C-USA
basketball scoreboard... .. Army athletics begins
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11.22.03: Mewelde
Moore tribute planned for halftime of Tulane-ECU game... ..
Huggins dips into N.C. for pair of recruits... .. DePaul
haul includes former East Bladen star... .. Bulls baseball
casts net in-state for recruits... ..
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11.21.03: Herrion
makes it official with JC, prep big men... .. 49ers' haul
includes hometown All-American... .. Cards ink two-game
football pact with Miami... .. Marquette's Matthews
suspended to shore up academics... ..
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11.20.03: Papa
Bowden advises Clemson to fish or cut bait... .. Tonight's
TCU at Southern Miss TV capsule... .. Holiday Saturday full
of sports in store for Pirate fans... .. Thundering Herd
handles depleted UCF... ..
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11.19.03: Bowden
still under the gun at Clemson... .. Holtz detractors
overruled by Gamecocks AD... .. Tonight's Marshall at
Central Florida TV capsule... .. More suspensions rock UCF
football program... ..
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11.18.03: Holtz
catching flack over 'bonehead' play... .. Southern Cal, TCU
slip in BCS standings... .. Players of the week... ..
Associated Press basketball poll... ..
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11.17.03: College
football weekend: The good, the bad, the ugly... ..
Conference USA standings, scores and schedule... .. AP and
Coaches poll... ..
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Texas Christian has gone from being part of
a Bowl Championship Series debate to a team unlikely to even share the
Conference USA title. TCU looks for a little consolation following a
crushing loss when it closes out its regular season Saturday against woeful
Southern Methodist in the 84th meeting for the Iron Skillet.
The 19th-ranked Horned Frogs (10-1, 7-1) hoped to create headaches for BCS
officials by finishing the season as the only other unbeaten Division I-A
team along with top-ranked Oklahoma.
Attempting to force the BCS to choose a team from a non-BCS conference to
play in one of the four big-money bowls for the first time, the pressure may
have gotten to the Frogs, as they lost 40-28 at Southern Mississippi on
Thursday night.
``There aren't any good words,'' TCU coach Gary Patterson said of the many
phone calls of condolence that he the day after the disappointing loss to
the Golden Eagles.
Dustin Almond threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns, and USM Eagles
capitalized on four TCU turnovers. TCU didn't appear ready for the challenge
of going unbeaten for most of the game, as it trailed 31-6 early in the
fourth quarter before scoring three touchdowns in a span of 4:30 with the
aid of two straight recovered onside kicks.
TCU could have a tough time getting up for Saturday's contest, although it
would take a major letdown for them not to close out the season with a win.
Dallas-area rival SMU is 0-11 and has lost its last two games by a combined
82-26 score.
Plus, the Frogs do have some motivation for Saturday, as a victory would at
least give them a chance to share the C-USA title with Southern Miss. TCU
would need to win Saturday and have 1-10 East Carolina spring the upset of
the college football season on Southern Miss.
The Mustangs have been off since Nov. 15, when they lost 41-20 to Rice. The
series between TCU and SMU is tied 38-38-7, though the Frogs have won the
last four meetings.
C-USA, Carolinas stars on Rivals.com squad
A pair of standouts from Conference USA and
Carolinas teams and a third player with North Carolina roots have landed on
the Rivals.com Freshman All-America football team.
N.C. State's Mario Williams and UAB's
Jermaine McElveen were named to the squad as defensive linemen, while Chris
Leak, who hails from Charlotte, was named quarterback of the team.
Here is the complete list of the 2003
Rivals.com Freshman All-America Team:
OFFENSE: QB - Chris Leak, Florida;
RB - Lynell Hamilton, San Diego State; RB - Laurence Maroney, Minnesota; WR
- Charles Gordon, Kansas; WR - Ryan Moore, Miami (FL); TE - Matt Spaeth,
Minnesota; OL - Ryan Harris, Notre Dame; OL - Justin Blalock, Texas; OL -
Matt Maddox, Illinois; OL - Mike Otto, Purdue; OL - Andrew Carnahan, Arizona
State.
DEFENSE: DL - Mario Williams, N.C. State;
DL - Jermaine McElveen, UAB; DL - Brian Smith, Missouri; DL - Quinn
Pitcock, Ohio State; LB - Ahman Brooks, Virginia; LB - Channing Crowder,
Florida; LB - Justin Warren, Texas A&M; DB - Leon Hall, Michigan; DB - LaRon
Landry, Louisiana State; DB - Brandon Browner, Oregon State; DB - Darnell
Bing, Southern Cal.
SPECIAL TEAMS: PK - Jon Peattie, Miami
(FL); P - Eric Wilbur, Florida; RS - Ryne Robinson, Miami (OH).
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