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34 Sunday, September 30,1990 The Salina Journal Schottenheimer's advice sticks with Cleveland's Kosar COLLEGE FOOTBALL By DOUGTUCKER AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. When times are bad, Bernie Kosar takes comfort in the wise words of a coach he used to have. "It's never a 'must win' until you're eliminated," Kosar said. "Marty always had a good philosophy." Without question, recent times have been bad for Cleveland's heavy-footed quarterback. He's been sacked 13 Kosar times and knocked down about 30 in the Browns' sluggish 1-2 getaway.

It seems ironic indeed that he should call upon advice from none other than Marty Schottenheimer, now in his second year as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. If anybody ought to be able to figure a way to beat Kosar, it's Schottenheimer. He coached the Browns to three straight division championships while helping Kosar mature into a top-flight NFL quarterback. And Schottenheimer's Chiefs (2-1) play host to the Browns today. A Chiefs' defense that turned in six quarterback sacks last week while beating Green Bay could make it a long day for Kosar, who is working behind an entirely revamped offensive line.

"There's no question that Kansas City's defense is one of the top defenses in the league," Kosar said. "Marty's done a great job with the whole team in general." Browns' coach Bud Carson might take exception to Kosar's attitude about must-win games, particularly since a loss would put his team at 1-3. "They're all must-wins in the National Football League," said Carson, a former Chiefs' assistant coach under John Mackovic. "When you lose one, that makes it more important to win the next one. When you lose two, then it's even more important to win the next The Chiefs, although they're only one defensive breakdown in Denver from being 3-0, have not exactly been playing at their optimum level.

Last CHIEFS: Game 4 CIE VEl AND AT KANSAS CITY WHERE: Arrowhead Stadium (78,097) Kansas City Mo. WHEN: Today, 3 p.m. TELEVISION: KSNW, Salino cable 3. RADIO: KINA.910-AM. LAST WEEK: Kansas City defeated Green Bay.

17-3: Cleveland lost to Son Diego 24-14. year's top-ranked AFC defense has shown surprising vulnerability to the run. "We've won six of our last eight in the regular season," Schottenheimer said. "We're a good football team. But we've got some things we've got to solve.

Cleveland's going to be a good test." A near-sellout of more than 70,000 was expected for the 3:01 p.m. kickoff that might lead to the roughest day in what for Kosar has been a rough, bruising month. Disaster seemed to hit the Cleveland offensive line all at once, first with the retirement of tackles Cody Risien and Rickey Bolden, then with injuries to guards Dan Fike and Ted Banker. But that's only half the story, Kosar says. "We're going through our fifth play-caller in six years," he said.

"We've switched the terminology around, which I think has slowed us in putting in a complete system to this point." The inexperienced offensive line has taken a bum rap, Kosar suggested. "We have a lot of young guys there," Kosar said. "But the main thing that's been hurting us, and it goes in general, is we've really mentally been very weak the last couple of weeks. We haven't put ourselves in position to win, by making a lot of mental mistakes." Chiefs' place kicker Nick Lowery refused all week to talk about last year's Chiefs-Browns game. He missed three makeable field goal attempts in a 10-10 tie.

"I remember that as a very tough, hard-fought game," said Chiefs' cornerback Kevin Ross. "I know everybody on both sides of the ball felt like they gave everything they had. I don't doubt this will be the same kind of game." Wesleyan cruises to win over Tabor ByTROYPALENSKE Sports Writer HILLSBORO With 2:15 remaining in the first half of Saturday's Kansas Conference matchup against Tabor, it appeared Kansas Wesleyan would go into the locker room sporting a 17-7 advantage. However, Tabor, starting at its own 27, intended to capitalize on a stiff northerly breeze at its back and hopefully cut into the deficit. But on second-and-10 from the 27, Wesleyan cornerback Tim DeLay stepped in front of Tabor backup quarterback Ed Bradley's pass intended for Lane Lord and returned it 32 yards to the Bluejay 2.

Wesleyan I-back Shun Bridges then punched it into the end zone on the following play to give the Coyotes a 23-7 halftime cushion. Bradley's ill-fated pass and Wesleyan's ensuing touchdown dealt the Bluejays a blow they never recovered from as the Coyotes coasted to a 37-14 win. The victory improved Wesleyan to 2-1 in the KCAC and 3-1 overall. Tabor slipped to 0-3 and 0-4. "That was really a gigantic play in the game," Wesleyan coach Brad Jenkins said.

"We felt we'd get it back and get one more shot, but we didn't expect a shot from the 2-yard line." "That hurt," Tabor coach Gary Quinn said of Wesleyan's backbreaking touchdown. "We were trying to keep it close and trying to stay in there so we could battle back the second half. "But when you let them get up like that it's catch-up ball and that's really not our game." The 23 points represented Wesleyan's most productive first-half scoring output to date as the Coyotes converted a pair of Bluejay turnovers into touchdowns. Gracious Tabor turned the ball over on its first possession when Scott Shaw intercepted starting quarterback Brent Cryer's pass at the Bluejay 35. Aided by a pass interference, Wesleyan capitalized five plays later when Bridges powered in from 2 yards out with 10:37 left.

Gerald Zgabay booted the conversion to give Wesleyan a 7-0 lead. But on the ensuing kickoff, Hillsboro freshman Kelly Thomas ignited Wesleyan 37, Tabor 1 4 TC 8 38-82 28 5-23-2 66-110 0-0 13-103 7 37 7 14 GAME IN STATS KW First Downs 21 Rushes-yards 50-262 Passing yards 144 Comp-Att-Int 7-17-2 Total plays-yards 67-406 Punts-Avg 4-33 Fumbles-lost 2-1 Penalties-yards 9-73 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Kansas Wesleyan: Bridges 19142, Palomo 11-54, Gunnerson 5-29, Dvorak 412, Lovette 1-9, Klusman 5-5, Wolfe 2-4, Hawkins 2-4, Gee 1-3. Tabor: Sturm 17-52, Lonning4- 25, Finkenbinder3-15, CryerS-10, ChappelU-6 Bradley 2-(-26). PASSING Kansas Wesleyan: Dvorak 4-110-96, Hawkins 3-6-2-48. Tabor: Cryer 3-10-1-17 Bradley 2-13-1 -11.

RECEIVING Kansas Wesleyon: Dancy 1 -54 Lovette 1-31, Hooper 1-25, Gunnerson 2-17, Williams 1-11, Hall 1-6. Tabor: Sturm 1-13, Hampton I-IO, Mendoza 1-5, Benton 1-1 Van- deverl-(-l). PUNTING Kansas Wesleyan: Tolberl 433.0. Tabor: Lanning 7-29. 1 SCORING SUMMARY Kansas Wesleyan 10 13 7 Tabor 7 0 0 Flrtt Quarter KW: Bridges 2 yd.

run (Zgabay kick), 10:37. TC: Thomas 82 yd. kickoft return Hampton kick), 10:25. KW: Zgabay 23yd. field goal, 2:28.

Second Quarter KW: Dancy 54 yd. pass from Dvorak (Zaabav kick), 12:25. Third Quarter KW: Bridges 1 1 yd. run (Zgabay kick), 1 3:40. Fourth Quarter KW: Lovette 31 yd.

pass from Hawkins (Zgabay kick), 11:24. TC: Finkenbinder 2 yd. run (Hampton kick), the Bluejays with an 82-yard touchdown return. Craig Hampton's PAT knotted the game at 7-7. Wesleyan seized the lead for good when Zgabay kicked a 23-yard field goal with 2:28 remaining in the opening quarter.

The Coyotes, keyed by Dale Dvorak's 14-yard completion to Kyle Gunnerson and a personal foul assessed Tabor following the reception, had driven from midfield to the Tabor 5 before stalling. The Coyotes extended their advantage to 17-7 when Dvorak, on play action, hooked up with Shermoan Dancy behind the Tabor coverage for a 54-yard touchdown strike with 12:25 remaining in the second quarter. Bridges, who rushed 57 first-half yards, nearly doubled his output on Wesleyan's opening possession of the third quarter. The 6-3, 265-pound Iback rushed four times for 48 yards, capped by an 11-yard TD dash to put the Coyotes on top 30-7. Wesleyan's final score came with 11:24 left in the fourth quarter when Chris Hawkins aired a 31-yard scoring strike to Jeff Lovette.

Missouri trips No. 21 Arizona State Big Eight roundup COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) The Arizona connection pulled the upset Saturday for Missouri. Kent Kiefer, a former redshirt freshman for Arizona State, hit fellow Arizona native Damon May for two touchdowns as Missouri climbed off a 51-point loss the previous week to stun its 21st-ranked opponent 309. Kiefer stalked off the Arizona Sta.te campus in 1987 when he was made the backup to Paul Justin at quarterback for the Sun Devils.

"It (Saturday) felt good, because I proved them wrong," Kiefer said. "I guess they made the right choice, but for every choice you make there's something coming back to haunt you." Justin must have felt haunted indeed against Missouri's riled-up defense. The 6-foot-5 senior was sacked four times. On the fourth sack, he suffered a left-shoulder separation and fumbled. He is expected to be sidelined two or three games.

"We got our butts kicked," said Justin, refusing to make excuses for Arizona State (2-1), which had four turnovers. "If we said anything else about the game, it would be a lie." Kiefer, a senior from Tempe, passed for 279 yards as Missouri (2-2) beat a Pac-10 team for the first time at home since 1974. "We played to our capabilities. That's something we haven't been able to do," said Tigers coach Bob Stull after Missouri's first victory over a ranked team since the Tigers beat Oklahoma 10-0 in 1983. "This, is a significant win.

He (Kiefer) had the pressure he handled it great." Mays had 108 yards. He caught a flea-flicker for a 61-yard score and a 10-yard scoring pass earlier that gave Missouri a 17-3 lead at the start of the second quarter. After an Arizona State field goal, the senior wide receiver from Phoenix, then scored on the flea flicker to give the Tigers a 23-6 lead. Arizona State quarterback Paul Justin is pulled to the ground by Missouri linebacker Stacy Elliot during Saturday's game. "In that coverage, he's not even supposed to throw the ball to me," said Mays, who fought off double- coverage.

"I just kept my eye on the ball and didn't look at the defense." COLORADO 20, WASHINGTON 14 At Boulder, quarterback Darian Hagan ran for two third-quarter touchdowns before leaving the game with a shoulder injury, rallying No. 20 Colorado to a victory over No. 12 Washington. Hagan scoring runs of 15 and three yards helped erase a 7-3 halftime deficit, and cornerback Deon Figures sealed the triumph with an end-zone interception on fourth down with 59 seconds left after Washington had driven to the Colorado 7-yard line. Washington (3-1) threatened twice in the final period, but both ended on end-zone interceptions the first by safety Tim James with 10:59 left.

The Buffaloes (3-1-1) rushed for 183 yards against a Washington defense that had held its three previous opponents to 23.3 yards per game on the ground a figure that ranked first in the nation. Colorado scored on four straight possessions to account for all of its points, getting a 47-yard field goal by Jim Harper on the final play of the first half, then driving 80 yards twice for Hagan's TDs. A successful fake-punt play set up Harper's 32-yarder early in the final period. Defense dominated the first half after Washington took the opening kickoff and marched 80 yards in 15 plays for a touchdown. Mixing up the run and pass effectively, the Huskies kept Colorado's defense off balance.

Tailback Greg Lewis, who carried six times for 25 times, caught a 14-yard pass from Mark Brunell, and Brunell dived the final yard with 6:25 left in the first quarter. IOWA STATE 34, WESTERN MICHIGAN 20 At Ames, Iowa, Blaise Bryant scored two touchdowns, one after a 71-yard run, and Jeff Shudak kicked two field goals to become Iowa State's career leader as the Cyclones defeated Western Michigan. Bryant, a third-team All- American last year, played for the first time since bruising his right shoulder in a loss to Minnesota two weeks ago. He scored on a 1-yard run to cap a 21-point second quarter that erased a 7-0 Western Michigan lead and had a 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to extend the Cyclones' lead to 31-14. The second touchdown came after Bryant sped 71 yards to the Western Michigan 1 when Iowa State (2-2) faced third-and-20 at its own 28.

He finished with 83 yards in 11 carries in helping drop Western Michigan to 2-2. Shudak broke out of a slump by kicking second-half field goals 28 and 30 yards to increase his career total to a school-record 44. Alex Giffords set the old record of 43 from 1979-82. NEBRASKA 31, OREGON STATE 7 At Lincoln, Leodis Flowers ran for 151 yards, setting up one touchdown and scoring another in the second half, and eighth-ranked Nebraska beat Oregon State. The Cornhuskers (4-0) entered the game as favorites over Oregon State (0-5) but struggled with penalties and fumbles as much as with the Beavers.

Nebraska found itself trailing 7-3 at halftime after the Beavers' Kenyon Branscomb recovered a punt fumbled by Nebraska's Steve Carmer at the Husker 18 in the first quarter. Oregon State quarterback Matt Booher hit Dwayne Owens in the end zone three plays later for a 7-0 lead. Nebraska's offense struggled for 123 rushing yards in the first half and picked up only eight in the air on one completion in eigM attempts. Gregg Barrios provided the Huskers' only points with a 22- yard field goal in the first period. He missed a 49-yarder into an 8 mph wind as time ran out in the half.

For a half, an Oregon State defense that ranked last in the Pac-10 Conference in points allowed was able to stop a Nebraska offense that averaged 43 points and 368 rushing yards a game. Former OU quarterback says violations still occur NEW YORK (AP) Former Oklahoma quarterback Charles Thompson, in a Texas prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, said Saturday that the infractions that led to the Sooners' three-year NCAA probation are still going on. In the interview on ESPN's Thompson college football pregame show, Thompson also repeated his allegations about crimes committed in the athletic dorms and former coach Barry Switzer's unconcerned attitude toward it. "There are gang rapes that have happened here," Thompson said. "A lot of the players had hunting rifles and guns and pistols in their rooms.

It's a situation where a lot of students come and live together things can get out of Thompson previously has admitted to accepting money from the football staff. "Barry Switzer is one of the coaches who's given me cash, for whatever reason," Thompson told ESPN. Other players, he said, "are still being taken care of." In his recently published book "Down and Dirty: The Life and Crimes of Oklahoma Football," Thompson said that the favors included ignoring the results of drug tests, which he admitted to failing. Saturday, he said that Switzer went drinking occasionally to excess with his players. Switzer, who recently wrote a book of his own, denied all of Thompson's allegations.

"He has no credibility," said the author of "Bootlegger's Boy." "He's a criminal and a sociopath," Thompson said he accepts responsibility for his actions at Oklahoma. "When I got to the University of Oklahoma, I was exposed to things and a way of thinking that I was not exposed to before," he said. "I haven't said Barry Switzer is to blame for the mistakes I have made. I haven't said the University of Oklahoma is to blame for the mistakes I have made." In 1989, The NCAA placed Oklahoma on probation for three years for rules and recruiting violations. Thompson, 21, pleaded guilty in April of 1989 to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine after being accused of selling 17 grams of cocaine to an undercover FBI agent in January.

Oregon leaves Brigham Young fit to be Ty-ed EUGENE, Ore. (AP) The banner paraded around Autzen Stadium read "Ty Died In Eugene." That said it all. Fourth-ranked Brigham Young's lofty hopes for an unbeaten season and a shot at the national championship came crashing to earth with a 32-16 loss to Oregon on Saturday. After a victory over College roundup Miami, Fla. in the second game of the season, Brigham Young had visions of repeating its national title march of 1984.

Oregon was seen as perhaps the last major challenge on a generally soft schedule. It was a challenge the Cougars couldn't meet. Ty Detmer, BYU's star quarterback, was intercepted five times and was sacked on five occasions, once for a safety, as the Ducks took an early lead and never relinquished it. "They played a great defensive game," Detmer said. "They came out and got after us." Daryle Smith tied an Oregon school record with three interceptions.

"Some people don't even know how to pronounce Oregon," he said. "They do now." Brigham Young finished with minus-47 yards rushing and 12 of its 19 rushing attempts resulted in losses. Bill Musgrave passed for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth for Oregon (3-1), which rebounded from a tough 22-17 loss at Arizona last week. In that game, Musgrave was stopped inside the Arizona 1-yard line in the final seconds. Oregon coach Rich Brooks said the victory should give his team some overdue recognition.

"We have a good football team," he said. "I don't think anybody can deny that now. They sure wanted to deny it at the start of the season. They wanted to deny it when we lost the five- pointer last week. But we can play with anybody in the country.

Our players know that." Detmer was 33-for-57 for 442 yards. NOTRE DAME 37, PURDUE 11 Rick Mirer guided four touchdown drives, scoring once himself on a 12-yard run, and top-ranked Notre Dame kept its luck of the Irish under wraps in battering Purdue on Saturday. After rallying late to beat Michigan 28-24 and Michigan State 20-19 on consecutive Saturdays, Notre Dame (3-0) had an easier time against Boilermakers (1-2). The Irish held Purdue to one rushing yard in the first half while scoring five times in beating their third consecutive Big 10 opponent. FLORIDA STATE 39, VIRGINIA TECH 28 Terrell Buckley scored on a 53-yard interception return and Errol McCorvey went 77 yards with a recovered fumble, sparking Florida State over Virginia Tech Saturday night.

AUBURN 26, TENNESSEE 26 Stan White threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Greg Taylor with 1:56 left Saturday, capping a furious fourth-quarter rally that gave No. 3 Auburn a tie with No. 5 Tennessee in a battle of teams which shared the Southeastern Conference title last year. MICHIGAN STATE 34, RUTGERS 10 Sophomore tailback Tico Duckett rushed for a career-high 229 yards, scored a touchdown and set up a go-ahead tally by Rob Roy as the Spartans shook off Rutgers in the second half. SOUTHERN CAL 35, OHIO STATE 26 Ricky Ervins rushed for a career-high 199 yards and two touchdowns and No.

18 Southern Cal used an overpowering ground game to beat No. 15 Ohio State in a game called by officials with 2:36 remaining. Heavy rains and lightning in the second half thinned a crowd of 89,422 at Ohio Stadium. After Ohio State (2-1) had scored with 2:38 remaining, and Southern Cal had recovered the ensuing onsides kick, officials called the game. FLORIDA 34, MISSISSIPPI STATE 21 Shane Matthews threw for 351 yards and three touchdowns and Florida's defense held Mississippi State to 58 yards in the second half, leading the Gators to a Southeastern Conference victory.

Matthews completed 27 of 42 passes and also scored on a 1-yard sneak to help Florida in the SEC) remain unbeaten under first-year coach Steve Spurrier. MICHIGAN 45, MARYLAND 17 Jon Vaughn, held far under his nation-leading 244.5 yards a game rushing average, scored two touchdowns and the Michigan defense had three sacks and recovered three fumbles against the Terrapins on Saturday. The sixth-ranked Wolverines (2-1) scored on three of the six turnovers by Maryland (3-2). ALABAMA 59, VANDERBILT 28 Alabama ended its longest losing streak in more than three decades Saturday, and coach Gene Stallings got his first victory with the Crimson Tide with a Southeastern Conference win over Vanderbilt. The Crimson Tide, which had dropped five games dating to last season, improved to in the SEC.

Vanderbilt (1-2, 1-1) handed Alabama its first 31 points on mistakes, including three fumbles deep in Commodore territory. VIRGINIA 63, WILLIAM MARY 35 Terry Kirby and Nikki Fisher paced Virginia's 399-yard ground attack and the No. 7 Cavaliers used a third-quarter surge to pull away against pesky William Mary on Saturday. Virginia, off to a 5-0 start for the first time since 1949, scored 21 points in the opening 5:01 of the second half to build a 49-21 advantage. LSU 17, TEXAS 8 Todd Kinchen turned a short pass into a 79-yard touchdown, then set up a second fourth-quarter touchdown with 60-yard punt return to lead Louisiana State to victory over No.

11 Texas CLEMSON 26, DUKE 7 DeChane Cameron threw for two touchdowns and ran for one as 19th-ranked Clemson beat Duke on Saturday in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers (4-1 and 2-1 in the ACC) have outscored opponents 133-7 in three home games this season. Duke (1-3, 0-2) has been outscored 85-7 in its last two games. GEORGIA TECH 27, SOUTH CAROLINA Quarterback Shawn Jones ran for Georgia Tech's first touchdown and his passes set up two other scores as the Yellow Jackets beat 25th- ranked South Carolina on Saturday. CALIFORNIA 30, ARIZONA 25 Mike Pawlawski threw, for two touchdowns and ran for another, and Russell White scored twice as California held off a late drive by No.

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