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Changes in si
No playoffs, fewer fights
(AP)Things you won't see in college footbal
this season: a playoff, Washington, Auburn o
Texas A&M in a bowl game, Lou Holtz invitin
poll voters to dinner.
Things you'll probably see: less fighting, Mi
ami setting the NCAA record for longest horn
winning streak, the end of Terry Bowden's pei
feet major college coaching record.
Things you'll definitely see: scandal-racke
Florida State bidding for a second straight ns
tional title, Joe Paterno dressing like a cae
member of "Happy Days," many stories aboi
Notre Dame quarterback Ron Powlus.
College football begins its 125th season o
Aug. 28 when Nebraska meets West Virgini
in the Kickoff Classic at Giants Stadium. It's a
intriguing matchup between two schools th?
went undefeated in the regular season last yea]
complained about a lack of respect, then ble1
their chances for a national title by losing bov
games.
Florida State beat out Notre Dame for th
national championship even though the Figh
ing Irish defeated the Seminoles and bot
teams finished with one loss. The decision ir
furiated Holtz, who can take out his frustratior
on Florida State when the rematch takes plac
Nov. 12 in Orlando, Fla.
The Seminoles have been plagued with prol
lems since winning their first national title b
beating Nebraska in the Orange Bowl.
Four players, including All-American lmi
backer Derrick Brooks, were suspended by th
school last month for taking clothing and oth(
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agents in November. Several other players g<
in trouble with the law, on charges rangin
from rape to reckless driving, and athletic d
rector Bob Goin was placed on paid leave whi
an ethics panel investigated whether he in
properly used his position for personal gaii
Despite all those problems. Florida Stal
hasn't been hit with any NCAA sanction!
Three other traditional powers - Texas A&h
Aubum and Washington - are on probation an
banned from postseason play. Bowden le
Auburn to an 11-0 record as a rookie coach las
season, but his unbeaten record probably won
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College football begins its 125th
season on Aug. 28 when Nebraska
meets West Virginia in the Kickoff
6 Classic at Giants Stadium. It's an intriguing
matchup between two
e schools that went undefeated in the
regular season last year, complained
about a lack of respect, then blew
d their chances for a national title by
losing bowl games.
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last much longer in the cutthroat Southeastern
n Conference.
a Miami, hoping to rebound from its first
n three-loss season since 1984, should start on a
d high note with its 58th straight home victory.
r> If the Hurricanes win their opener against
N Georgia Southern at the Orange Bowl on Sept.
'1 3, they will break Alabama's NCAA mark for
consecutive home wins.
ie Along with Miami, Florida State and Notre
t- Dame, the list of national title contenders
h should include Nebraska, Michigan, Florida,
Arizona, Penn State, Colorado, Wisconsin and
18 Auburn.
* Once again, the champion will be decided by
polls rather than playoffs.
> In June, an NCAA committee decided not to
J recommend a vote on the playoff issue at the
next NCAA convention. That means there won't
be any playoff for at least two more seasons.
ie However, there will be some major changes
ir in postseason play starting with the 1995 seah
son.
Jt Under a new bowl alliance that will replace
g the current coalition, the Orange, Sugar and Fii
esta bowls will take turns hosting a possible nale
tional championship game. You must say "posi
sible" because the Rose Bowl, which
isn't part of the alliance, could spoil things
-e if its Pac-10 vs. Big Ten matchup features one
' or both of the nation's top teams.
1) The Big Ten, of course, is now a misnomer
d since the addition of Penn State last season ind
creased the membership to 11.
^ Starting in 1996, the Big Eight and West'f
ern Athletic conferences also will expand.
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football in '94
The Big Eight will become the Big 12 by
adding Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and
Baylor from the soon-to-be-defunct Southwest
Conference. The WAC will become the largest
league in the country, increasing to 16 with the
addition of SMU, Rice and Texas Christian
from the SWC plus Tulsa, UNLV and San Jose
State.
UNLV is one of the teams with a new coach
(Jeff Horton) this season. Other programs with
new coaches include Boston College (Dan Henning),
Clemson (Tommy West), Missouri (Larry
Smith), South Carolina (Brad Scott) and
San Diego State (Ted Tollner).
Gary Moeller enters his fifth year at Michigan,
which will feature preseason Heismar
Trophy favorite Tyrone Wheatley. Wheatle>
passed up a chance for a mega-NFL contracl
to play his senior season in Ann Arbor, where
he should shatter the school's career rushing
and scoring records.
Other likely Heisman contenders include
running backs Brent Moss of Wisconsin and
Napoleon Kaufman of Washington; quarterbacks
Rob Johnson of Southern Cal, Steve
Stenstrom of Stanford, Eric Zeier of Georgie
and Tommie Frazier of Nebraska; and UCLA
receiver J.J. Stokes.
Powlus probably won't win the Heisman
but the highly touted Notre Dame quarterback
will get plenty of publicity playing the mosi
glamorous position in college football. H(
missed his entire freshman season with a broken
collarbone, but is healthy now and ex
pected to start the Irish opener against Northwestern
on Sept. 3.
While many players will be battling for the
Heisman, fewer should be fighting on the field
Responding to an outbreak of fighting last season,
the NCAA passed stricter rules to combai
the problem.
Players who fight during the second hal
of a game will be ejected and forced to miss th<
first half of their next game. Players or coach
es who leave the bench to participate in a figh
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