News Nuggets, 09.24.04
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NCAA gives thumbs up to South
Carolina's "Pops"
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COLUMBIA — "Pops" has gotten the green light from
the NCAA to play football at South Carolina.
Tim Frisby, the Gamecocks' 39-year-old walk-on
receiver, was granted his eligibility by the NCAA membership services staff,
the school said Thursday.
Frisby is expected to be in uniform when the
Gamecocks play Troy at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday night.
Frisby, nicknamed Pops by his teammates, recently
retired after 20 years in the U.S. Army, where he was Ranger-qualified with
the 82nd Airborne. He served in Desert Storm and the Kosovo conflict.
His playing status was on hold because of
eligibility concerns with the NCAA Clearinghouse, which certifies the
eligibility of college football players and was not in existence when Frisby
graduated from an Allentown, Pa., high school in 1983.
Kevin Lennon, NCAA vice president for member
services, said Frisby's unique circumstance "was a key factor for us in
making this decision."
Frisby began working out with the Gamecocks during
the winter and went through spring practice with the team. He was invited
back to South Carolina following summer camp last month.
Frisby caught a pass in the Gamecocks' last
preseason scrimmage and dressed out in his No. 89 jersey for the Georgia
game on Sept. 11. However, he did not play in South Carolina's 20-16 loss.
"To say that I'm excited would be an
understatement," said Frisby, who turns 40 in February. "I'm just so
thankful that this request had a happy conclusion."
Frisby is the father of six children ranging in age
from 16 to about six months. Coach Lou Holtz has joked that he loves having
Frisby on the team because his family boosts game attendance.
On Monday, Holtz said he wanted to play Frisby as
soon the NCAA cleared him. "He's going to play this year because he deserves
to play," Holtz said.
Imperfect Miami manages win at
Houston
HOUSTON — Tyrone Moss rushed for 148
yards and two touchdowns, Tavares Gooden recovered a blocked punt in the end
zone for a score and Baraka Atkins scored on a 58-yard fumble return to lead
No. 4 Miami to a sluggish 38-13 victory over Houston on Thursday night.
Moss' best rushing performance of his
short career and the Hurricanes' opportunistic defense and special teams
offset a particularly erratic performance by quarterback Brock Berlin.
Berlin was pretty much the only thing keeping Miami (3-0) from a lopsided
victory. He finished 13-of-23 for 99 yards and was sacked seven times, often
because of his own poor decisions in the pocket.
Miami also allowed its first offensive
touchdown of the season: Kevin Kolb's 6-yard scamper into the end zone in
the final moments of the first half. The Cougars' sideline erupted in
celebration, with a few players tossing their helmets into the air.
The Hurricanes had gone 11 quarters and
an overtime without giving up an offensive touchdown.
Thought to be a national title
contender, Miami revealed plenty of glaring flaws against a team that was a
four-touchdown underdog and was without its leading rusher. The Hurricanes
were pushed around on defense by Houston's inexperienced offensive line and
never could sustain any offensive momentum.
Houston tailback Anthony Evans, who
rushed for 282 yards against Army last week, missed the game after straining
his right calf during pregame warmups. He watched from the sidelines in his
uniform, leaning on crutches with a boot on his leg.
Predictably enough, Houston got off to
a rough start without him.
The Cougars (1-3) barely got their
first play off on time, dropped a pass on the third play, committed a
false-start penalty on the next and were nearly intercepted on third down.
Gooden scored on Anthony Reddick's blocked punt on fourth down, 55 seconds
into the game.
Frank Gore and Moss, a sophomore, added
a couple of short scoring runs to give Miami a 21-0 lead early in the second
quarter.
The Hurricanes didn't score again on
offense until Moss' 5-yard run late in the fourth quarter.
Houston, playing its fourth game in 19
days, made Miami work a little harder than it expected in its first visit to
Texas in seven years.
The Cougars failed to score on several
chances deep in Miami territory. The Cougars drove inside Miami's 20 five
times, and came away only with Kolb's touchdown run and two field goals.
Ryan Gilbert, a transfer from LSU,
proved to be an adequate replacement for Evans. He rushed for a career-high
84 yards on 26 carries. Kolb was 11-of-28 for 156 yards.
This was the first meeting between the
teams since Miami routed David Klinger and the Cougars 40-10 in 1991 at the
Orange Bowl. It remains ESPN's highest-rated Thursday night game.
Hula Bowl's
future in question
WAILUKU, HI — Maui County Council
members are questioning whether the annual Hula Bowl college all-star
football game is worth supporting.
Council members on the Budget and
Finance Committee last week raised the question as it discussed the $11,062
the Hula Bowl owes from the game played in January, based on $2 per ticket
sold.
"Has the Hula Bowl outlived its
purpose?" Budget Chairman Riki Hokama said.
Hula Bowl owner and president Dick
Schaller, who was not at the meeting, said he has until December to pay the
county.
Council woman Charmaine Tavares said
the game still provides a benefit to the community through television
exposure.
She said the Hula Bowl should continue
to receive the support from the county.
"We worked hard to bring the Hula Bowl
to Maui," she said. "I'm for: Let us collect this money, but not jeopardize
the Hula Bowl from being here."
The Hula Bowl was brought to Maui in
1998 after years of declining attendance at the 50,000-seat Aloha Stadium in
Honolulu. Maui has since upgraded War Memorial Stadium and installed a new
field for the Hula Bowl.
But the game has struggled with
financing because of a lack of major sponsors and low attendance.
Schaller said the game helps market
Maui around the nation during the winter.
"What that is worth, I couldn't put it
in dollars and cents," he said.
The committee was told that Schaller
signed a promissory note to pay the $11,062.
Budget Vice Chairman Wayne Nishiki
questioned why Schaller hasn't paid and did not appear before the council.
"Why is it this gentleman cannot pay?
You guys are letting him off the hook," he said.
Schaller said he wasn't aware of the
meeting.
He said he hasn't paid the county
because "basically the Hula Bowl has not been profitable for the last two
years. There are still bills I am in the process of paying."
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