News Nuggets, 09.10.03
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Fowler, Corso and Herbstreit to set up shop at West
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09.09.03: Wave,
Bulldogs rekindle century-old rivalry... .. Horned Frogs hop
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09.08.03: Hurdles
ahead get more ominous for struggling Pirates... .. AP Top
25... .. TV exposure plentiful for Marquette basketball... ..
USC baseball team schedules mid-winter excursion to Cuba... ..
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09.07.03: Tigers'
win over Ole Miss highlights C-USA Saturday action... ..
Coastal Carolina debuts football program with dramatic win...
.. Tidbits of interest from college football... ..
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09.06.03: Standing
room only for debut of Chanticleers' football program... ..
No. 25 TCU faces unconventional attack after abnormal week...
.. TV capsules: Houston at No. 5 Michigan; Mississippi at
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09.05.03: ECU
game added to Army's national radio package... .. Pirates
finalize football game times... .. Conference USA busy
promoting and hiring... ..
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09.04.03: WVU
to screen 'Running Rampant II'?... .. Older Bowden counsels
younger Bowden... .. Wake methods become focus of skull
sessions... .. C-USA players of week and TV schedule... ..
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09.03.03: Cowen's
battle to bring down BCS moves to Capitol Hill... .. NCAA
graduation rates on the upswing... .. 'Official Station' puts
together TV syndicate for ECU-UNC game... ..
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09.02.03: Capsule:
TCU withstands all-out charge by Wave... .. J.T. to hook up
with fans in Cyberspace... .. Losman, Rivers contend for
Unitas Award... .. Deceased coach remembered fondly... ..
Labor Day Weekend scores of interest... ..
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09.01.03: ECU-Cincinnati
TV Capsule... .. TCU-Tulane TV Capsule... .. Labor Day Weekend
scores of interest... .. Logan takes talents to Campbell... ..
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08.31.03: College
football scores of interest... .. Sunday TV Capsules for C-USA
Teams... .. Construction alters access to Nippert Stadium... ..
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08.30.03: Holtz
in full worry mode... .. Saturday TV capsules for C-USA and
Carolinas teams... .. Heralded quarterback transfers to Tulane... ..
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08.29.03: ECU,
U of L coaches establish new pre-game traditions... ..
Pirates' Dougherty, Houston's McClary on Guy Award list... ..
TCU establishes separate baseball booster organization... ..
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08.28.03: Muse
pushes Pirates' cause with ACC chief... .. Nix wins national
coaching honor... .. Revered former TCU football coach passes... ..
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08.27.03: Logan
teams up with Hinton on weekly sports show... .. Injury no
barrier to recognition for Art Brown... .. Southern Miss, LSU
schedule two-game series... ..
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With a patriotic theme and in recognition
of the U.S. service academies, ESPN’s popular College GameDay will originate
live from West Point, N.Y. on Saturday, September 27. The day will feature
South Florida playing its first league game as a football member of
Conference USA against Army at historic Michie Stadium.
While the game will not air on ESPN, it
will be televised live in the Northeast by the Regional News Network at 1:00
p.m. EDT. Former East Carolina head coach Steve Logan is a part of the RNN
broadcast team, which is anchored by play-by-play announcer Bob Stevens.
"In these times, it is only natural to
present College GameDay from the backdrop of West Point and the
tradition-rich Army football program," said Norby Williamson, ESPN senior
vice president and managing editor. "This is an opportunity to honor the
cadets who lay their lives on the line to protect our freedoms we enjoy,
such as playing and watching college football."
West Point will mark GameDay's second trip
to a college football game played in the Northeast corridor and the
program's second show (out of 90 regular-season road shows) from a service
academy. On Nov. 3, 2001, GameDay traveled to the Army at Air Force game in
Colorado Springs, Colo. — a tribute to the academies following the September
11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. Last year, the show originated from
Philadelphia, Pa., for the Ivy League title game — Harvard at Penn.
"GameDay’s visit is a tremendous
opportunity for our program. It gives us a chance to showcase a national
treasure and one of the most decorated stadiums in American sports — Michie
Stadium," said Army coach Todd Berry. "The GameDay crew does a terrific job
and everyone interested in college football watches the program each week.
Their presence on campus will enhance our ability to reach out to our
national recruiting base."
Featuring host Chris Fowler and analysts
Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN’s critically acclaimed College GameDay
is the nation’s most comprehensive and authoritative college football studio
program. It debuted in 1986. Each Saturday morning, it covers college
football with game previews, one-on-one interviews, behind-the-scenes
features, analysis and predictions as well as capture the passion,
rivalries, personalities and traditions of the sport.
GameDay, celebrating its "10 Seasons on the
Road," began traveling on the road to the site of the day’s best matchup on
Nov. 13, 1993, with Florida State at Notre Dame.
Surprising Deacs roll towards Boilermakers
Before the 2003 season, Wake Forest was
picked by many to finish seventh in the ACC. After their first two games,
however, the Demon Deacons have their highest ranking in the AP Top 25 in 24
years. The No. 20 Deacons look to win their third straight game to open a
season for the first time since 1987 when they host Purdue on Saturday.
Wake Forest began its season with a 32-28 victory at Boston College and then
upset N.C. State, which was ranked 14th before the Deacons beat them 38-24
Saturday. Chris Barclay scored on a 1-yard touchdown run, Nick Burney added
two scores and Cornelius Birgs scored on a 16-yard run as Wake Forest had
four rushing touchdowns and gained 202 yards on the ground.
Wake Forest last appeared in the AP poll on Jan. 3, 1992, finishing 25th in
the final rankings. Before that, the Demon Deacons were ranked as high as
14th in 1979 under John Mackovic.
"It's great for our kids, but it's also a little bit scary because we're
such a young football team and we've been pretty comfortable in the underdog
role," Demon Deacons coach Jim Grobe said. "I'm sure being ranked will put a
target on our chest. It will be interesting to see how our young guys
respond."
Grobe said his team has played like a group of veterans, even though he
believed his squad was too young to make any kind of noise early this
season.
"Generally, young guys don't play with a lot of toughness, they're generally
just happy to be a part of it all," Grobe said. "But our guys have shown a
little bit of grit. They have really impressed me with their maturity. Now
that could change tomorrow."
Purdue began the season ranked 16th, but fell out of the poll following a
27-26 loss to Bowling Green in its opener last week. The Boilermakers had a
24-20 lead with just over 10 minutes remaining, but allowed Bowling Green to
go on a 10-play, 81-yard drive for a touchdown with 2:08 left.
Trailing 27-24, Purdue moved to the Bowling Green 33 with 1:10 left. But
quarterback Kyle Orton missed an open Anthony Chambers near Bowling Green's
10-yard line and Taylor Stubblefield dropped a pass near the 20. The defeat
was Purdue's first on opening day since 1998, and its first home-opening
loss in coach Joe Tiller's seven seasons.
"We were playing a team that we were better than and we let them stick
around the whole game," Orton said. "As an offense, we had three or four
chances to put them away and we didn't do it. There's not much we can take
away from this game other than having a lot of work to do."
Purdue leads the all-time series with Wake Forest 3-1, but the Deacons beat
the Boilermakers 24-21 in their last meeting on Sept. 21, 2002. This will be
the first meeting between the clubs in Winston-Salem.
Charlotte hoops recruit postpones enrolling
CHARLOTTE — Charlotte 49ers head men's
basketball coach Bobby Lutz announced today that 6-8 forward Dedric Spooner
(Milwaukee, Wisc.) has decided to remain at home for personal reasons due to
a death in his family and will not enroll at the school this fall. Spooner,
a transfer from Colby (Kan.) Community College, signed with the 49ers in
April and would have been a junior in his first year with the team.
"While we're disappointed that Dedric will
not be with us this fall, we certainly understand that his family and
personal situation takes precedence over his college career at this time,"
Lutz said. "We support him in his decision and we're hopeful that he will be
able to enroll in January."
Spooner, along with 7-0 freshman center
Martin Iti — rated as the top post prospect in the country by ESPN.com — and
6-7 forward C.J. Pigford — a junior college all-America — was part of a
strong recruiting class that revamped the 49ers frontcourt. Spooner averaged
11 points and eight rebounds at Colby. A two-time all-Jayhawk Conference
selection, Spooner added 2.4 blocks and shot 51% from the floor.
The 49ers frontcourt will now be made up of
returning small forwards Eddie Basden and Butter Johnson, power forwards
Curtis Withers and Pigford and centers Calvin Clemmons and Iti.
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