S?0R1 SIGNALS By Hal Brown m Sports Editor, The Star No Awards Yet Some sports writers Insist on awarding championships before they've won but as every coach knows you don't start clearing room in the trophy case until you have the award In hand. The same Kansas City writer, who earlier this season tabbed Colorado as the team to beat in the Big Eight alter the Buffs upset Penh State, is now ready to award the league title to Nebraska. He "already has missed on the Colorado theory and awarding Nebraska the Big Eight title with four games to play seems a bit premature also. .' This Is particularly true with teams such as Colorado, Kansas State and Oklahoma waiting down the schedule path. i The Buffs are no longer in the race, but they are still dangerous. Kansas State and Oklahoma are still very much in the race and should Nebraska stub its toe this weekend, those two could really be in the chase. ' Even if Nebraska should win Its next two games -at Colorado and at Iowa State - Kansas State and Oklahoma by winning their remaining games could move Into a tie with the Huskers simply by winning their meetings with 'Nebraska. The race is far from over. Last week was a 34-18 week In the pick 'em department for a .654 percentage to make the season mark stand at 246-115-4 for .679. This week: The Big Bight NEBRASKA 24, Colorado 13 ... The Huskers are trying for the Big Eight championship; Colorado for a winning season. OKLAHOMA 34, Iowa State 7 . , . Sooners got temporarily .delayed last week In their bid to keep pace with the Huskers. but they're still in contention. KANSAS STATE 27, Missouri 21 . . . Having to work indoors because they had no synthetic turf hurt the Tigers against Air Force because you can't work against a passing attack indoors and Kansas State has one of the best aerial attacks with Lynn Dickey. KANSAS 35, Oklahoma State 27 . . . Neither plays much Defense, but they cart score points. The Top Ttn TEXAS 40, Southern Methodist 14 . . . Chuck Hixson will account for a couple of SMU touchdowns, but Steve Worster will match that and he's got more help. OHIO STATE 35, Northwestern 14 . . . Northwestern is (was) in contention for the Big Ten lead. NOTRE DAME 50, Navy 0 . ... These once-great rivalries between Notre Dame and the service academies are losing a lot of their appeal. MICHIGAN 36, Wisconsin 10 . . . You'll have to wait until the Wolverines and Buckeyes meet to find out how ewinl IHiAr nf thftm iV i STANFORD 21, Oregon State 10 ... No one's likely to stop the Indians now in their Rose Bowl bid or Jim Phinkett in his Helsrnan Trophy bid. AIR FORCE 28, Arizona 14 ... It takes some talent to go into Arizona and come out with a victory. The Falcons have some talent. ARKANSAS 34, Texas AIM 7 ... The Arkansas regulars will get to play a little more this week. TENNESSEE 35, Wake Forest 20 . . . The Deacons' winning streak comes to an end. The fast BOSTON COLLEGE over Army . . . PRINCETON over Brown . . . BUFFALO over Holy Cross . . . COLGATE over Lehigh . . . CORNELL ov'er Columbia . . . HARVARD over Pennsylvania . . . PENN STATE over West Virginia ... RUTGERS over Bucknell . . . PITTSBURGH over Syracuse . . . VHXANOVA over Xavier . . . YALE over Dartmouth. The South MIAMI, FLA. over Florida State . . . ALABAMA over Mississippi State . . . THE CITADEL over Richmond . . . GEORGIA TECH over Duke . . . AUBURN over Florida . . . GEORGIA over South Carolina . . . KENTUCKY over North Carolina State . . . LOUISVILLE over Kent State . . . CLEMSON over Maryland . . . MEMPHIS STATE over Southern Mississippi . . . NORTH CAROLINA over Virginia . . . TULANE over Vand'erbilt . . . WILLIAM & MARY over Virginia Tech. Ihe Midwest MICHIGAN STATE over Indiana . . . MINNESOTA over Iowa . . . PURDUE over Illinois . . . TOLEDO over Miami, Ohio. Tho Southwest HOUSTON ovar Tulsa . . . NORTH TEXAS STATE over New Mexico State ... TEXAS TECH over Rice ". . . TEXAS CHRISTIAN over Baylor . ,. . TEXAS-EL PASO over New Mexico. The For Wesf UCLA over Washington State . . . WYOMING over Brlgham Young . . . UTAH STATE over Colorado State . .. . SAN DIEGO STATE over Fresno State . . . UTAH over San Jose State ... SOUTHERN CAL over California . . . OREGON over Washington.
