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OUTDOORS: Where and how to hunt deer. Pages 15-16C WOJNOWSKI Ihe Detroit News College Football Scoreboard Section del mm COMPLETE COVERAGE PAGES 4-7C ..49 Western Michigan 24 Albion 44 Ohio The Detroit News Online All day, every day. http:detnews.com Ball State 23 Hope 0 1 1 A mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm-mm 4bj Eastern Michigan 21 Marshall 28 Central Michigan 0 Grand Valley State 43 Northern Michigan 36 Michigan Tech 23 Northwood 7 Sunday, November 8, 1998 MS UST Spartans capitalize on 2nd-half turnovers to topple OSU fl 1 i back Bill Burke made a terrible mistake. His pass was behind tight end Chris Baker and intercepted by strong safety Damon Moore, who returned it 67 yards for a touchdown. Logic suggested the Spartans, would fold at that point.

They have done it so many times in the past against far inferior competition. But two Ohio State turnovers one on a misplayed punt, the other on a fumble by tailback Michael Wiley led to a touchdown Burke to Lavaile Richardson for 23 yards and a field goal. Paul Iidinger's 49-yarder cut the deficit to 24-18 late in the third quarter. David Guralnkk The Detroit News (19) knocked MSU's Gari Scott but Scott got a first down. College Football: Michigan vs.

Penn State By Dave Dye The Detroit News COLUMBUS, Ohio Michigan State wanted to shock the world. It did. The Spartans mrnrt overcame overwhelming odds they were 27'A-point underdogs to upset No. 1 Ohio State, 28-24, Saturday at Ohio Stadium. MSU (5-4) rallied from a 24-9 third-quarter deficit to beat the previously undefeated and seemingly invincible Buckeyes.

The Spartans did die same tiling to an undefeated and top-ranked Ohio State team in 1974. They also LJ LJ LJ Li jxUJ Iwl Li LJ wwV Li I i Brady, defense help dominate Penn State MM- Carr again finds magic to motivate Wolverines in another big game ANN ARBOR It began in the locker room after a tepid victory over Minnesota, when Lloyd Carr stood and told his team it didn't deserve to win. It simmered in practice, when players squared off and fought, and it grew, stoked by criticism, thumping all week, right up until Saturday morning, a few hours before kick-off, when the challenge was obvious, and so was the response. "1 told my wife this was as excited as I've ever been for a football game," Carr said, when it was over. "I was excited because the players were excited.

The enthusiasm grew, and it was something special." Once again, I'enn State learned how special Michigan can be, when it really matters. Punished for eight weeks for playing as if they were mildly interested, the Wolverines found their fight and knocked the Nittany right out of the Lions, 27-0. If you're scoring at home, that's 61-8 against Penn State the last two years, which should silence those silly whispers about a shift of power in the Big Ten. No, the conference title still goes through U-M, and all of a sudden, the path doesn't look so easy. Wisconsin and Ohio State are next, and if they took deep swallows after spying this score, it's understandable.

We could politely suggest it would be nice to see U-M play this way against lesser opponents, but if this must be the pattern, it's not a bad one. The Wolverines (7-2) have won 15 straight in the Big Ten and seven straight overall. They're an astonishing 8-0 against top-10 teams in four seasons under Carr, who has big-game motivational magic that clearly doesn't translate against Minnesota and Indiana. The defense was smothering, allowing 200 total yards and looking suspiciously like the '97 unit. The offensive line, which blocked with the force of a gentle breeze last week, pounded the Nittany Lions for 136 rushing yards and brilliantly protected smooth quarterback Tom Brady.

ired up? Marcus Ray, reinstated after a six-game suspension, was his emotional self again. Linebackers Ian Gold, James Hall and Sam Sword swarmed. Tailback Clarence Williams shook the rust and the fumbles and ran hard. Lired up? When Penn State foolishly ran on fourth down from the 1, fullback Aaron Harris was hit approximately one-tenth of a second after getting the ball. "We still have a bad taste from losing our first two games," Renes said.

"But there was a different feeling (Saturday). It's something you can't buy, you can't practice. You pither have it or you don't. We were electrified." This long has been the hidden ingredient in college football, so we should stop being surprised when emotions rise. Penn State entered as a three-point favorite, more insulting to U-M than being wooed by the Motor City Bowl.

Add the disrespect perpetrated by the lowly Gophers, who held the Wolverines to minus-23 rushing yards, and you had an ornery band of Blue. Offensive tackle Jon Jansen and defensive end Juaquin Leazell, team co-captains, had one memorable practice scrap, noticed by everyone. "When our two leaders go at it, that's what fires people up," Sword said. "We're not trying to send messages. We just want people to know Michigan is still a force." There's more work to do, but the Wolverines are aggressive and attentive again, from sluggish to slugging in one week.

This was the game we waited to see, the team U-M wanted to be. This could get interesting if the Wolverines pay attention a while longer. Leave a message for Bob Lions 8C LocalState 11C Horses 13C NHL 14C MSU's Smith hurt Bad season gets worse: Key Spartans defensive player breaks right leg. Page 7C The Spartans then took their first lead, 25-24, on F.dinger's extra point following Sedrick Irvin's 3-yard run with 14:20 remaining. Consecutive completions by Burke 37 yards to Plaxico Burress, and 23 yards to Baker set up the score.

Another Ohio State turnover a fumble by quarterback Joe Germaine led to F.dinger's fifth field goal, a 42-yarder, for a 28-24 lcatl w'tn 9:26 left. Big Ten race Remaining games for contenders in the Big Ten conference: Wisconsin (6-0, 9-0): Nov. 14, at Michigan; Nov. 21, Penn State. Michigan (6-0, 7-2): Nov.

14, Wisconsin; Nov. 21, at Ohio State; Nov. 28, at Hawaii. Ohio State (5-1, 8-1): Nov. 14, at Iowa; Nov.

21, Michigan. Ray's big day Linebacker returns: Senior plays for first time since suspension. Page 6C Joe Falls: Wolverines are finally making a run. Page 6C had three interceptions, recovered two fumbles and blocked a field-goal attempt. The Nittany Lions converted on just three of 13 third-down attempts and gained 200 yards of offense.

"They basically exploited every little thing we didn't do," linebacker LaVar Arrington said. Michigan intended to do that from the start. Penn State went threc-and-out on its first scries, fumbled on its second and then saw James I iall block a field-goal attempt on its third series. Michigan scored on Brady's 26-yard pass to Shea on its opening drive. "We wanted to go in there and jump on them and attack them," defensive end Juaquin Fcazell said.

They did just that completely. Jack Gruber The Detroit News Kevin Clark is away for a big gain in the second quarter for Trenton. wr Ohio State's Ahmed Plunimer off his feet in the first quarter, Breeders' Cup Awesome Again wins the Classic Detroit News wire services LOUISVILLE, Ky. Awesome Again, ridden by Pat Day, remained unbeaten in six races this year by winning the lion Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday at Churchill Downs. "Awesome Again was awesome again," said Day, who won his third Breeders' Cup Classic.

"He came into the race with nothing but confidence." Awesome Again took the lead away from 1997 Kentucky Derby winner Silver Charm nearing the wire and nailed the winner's share. Silver Charm was second and Britain-based Swain third. Skip Away, trained by Sonny I line and owned by his wife Caroline, suffered his second defeat in a row, and it was the first time he has finished worse than third in 27 races dating to his I2th-place finish in the 1996 Kentucky Derby. I le earned no money from his sixth-place finish, meaning he ends his career with $9,616,360. Cigar remains the career money earner with $9,999,815.

Awesome Agaip, coupled in the betting with Coronado's Quest and Touch Gold because of common ownership, paid $11.40, $4.60 and $3. Silver Charm return returned $3.80 and $3. Swain was $4 to show. Completing the order of finish were Victory Gallop, Coronado's Quest, Skip Away, Running Stag, Touch Gold, Arch and Gentlemen. At the wire More results: Trainer D.

Wayne Lukas comes up empty, but one of his understudies wins Juvenile. Notebook, Page 9C Pi toppled No. 1 Michigan in 1990. This one is probably more improbable than either of those, largely because it came in Columbus. The Buckeyes (8-1) were on their way to play for the national championship in the Fiesta Bowl.

They were superior to any team in college football. The Spartans had lost as many as they'd won entering Saturday. They didn't appear to be going to any bowl. But that's the beauty of college football. Trailing, 17-9, early in the third quarter, the Spartans moved the ball into OSU territory.

But on a third-and-7, quarter if JeffKowalsky Novi's Matt Maier is congratulated after a goal in the first half. p. By Angelique S. Chengelis The Detroit News ANN ARBOR Oh, so this is what it's all about. This is what they kept referring to, what they have been mm working for and hoping to see.

The Michigan Wolverines finally put together a complete game, featuring a balanced offense behind solid line play and a smothering defense highlighted by a goal-line stand and a blocked kick. There's not much else they could have asked for in a 27-0 victory over ninth-ranked Penn State on Saturday before 111,019 at Michigan Stadium. No. 22 Michigan (7-2, 6-0 Big Ten) has won seven straight. It is its second straight victory over Penn State and first in three meetings at home.

Under Coach Lloyd Carr, the Wolverines are 8-o against top-10 opponents. They can clinch a tic for their second straight Big Ten title with a victory over No. 8 Wisconsin next week. "We knew we weren't playing up to our potential," U-M linebacker Sam Sword said. "We wanted to come out and show everybody that Michigan is for real, and if we put everything together, we're going to be a force down the stretch." Junior quarterback Tom Brady completed 17 of 30 passes for 224 yards and two touchdowns.

He threw to 10 different receivers, including fullback Aaron Shea and Tai Streets for touchdowns. Senior Clarence Williams gained 83 of Michigan's 136 rushing yards, a 159-yard turnaround from a week ago at Minnesota. Michigan's defense MM A) James lUm-huck The Detroit News Michigan's Marcus Ray stops Penn State's Chris Eberly in the third quarter. Michigan improved to 8-0 against top-10 teams under Coach Lloyd Carr. State champions determined in cross country, soccer; football playoffs continue Football Soccer Cross Boyles repeats Rochester Adams' Katie Boyles wins second straight Class A girls individual title.

Rockford wins team title. In Class Madison Heights Bishop Foley's Nicole Berger wins individual title. Page IOC Novi prevails Novi won its first Class A team championship by placing five runners in the top 40. Rockford senior Jason Hartmann won his second straight individual championship. Page IOC Country Linda Radin Rochester Adams' Katie Boyles won the Class A individual title in 17:51.9.

Adams advances Rochester Adams beat Fraser, 33-30, on Anthony Bean's 31-yard field goal with two seconds left. Page IOC DET. CENTRAL 27 OAK PARK 21 (OT) TROY 41 DET. HENRY FORD. 22 S.H.

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