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The Salina Journal Saturday, December 2, 1995 C3 Hurricanes hit hard by NCAA Scholarships, bowl berth lost By The Associated Press MIAMI The Miami Hurricanes, college football's most notorious team during the past decade, met their match Friday. The NCAA announced sanctions that will cost Miami a bowl berth this year and a reduction of at least five scholarships each season through 1997. The penalties are for a financial aid scandal, a play-for-pay scheme and other violations of NCAA rules under former coaches Dennis Erickson and Jimmy Johnson. School officials described the punishment as fair and ruled out an appeal. "I'm embarrassed any time I look back and say to myself I could have done a better job," university president Edward Foote said.

"In retrospect, it is clear that we were not providing adequate controls within the department of intercollegiate athletics, which allowed inadvertent as well as conscious violations by some people." Miami, 8-3 and ranked 22nd, had been in contention for a berth against Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl and the $3 million that goes with it. Instead, the school's streak of 12 consecutive major bowl appearances has ended. "We're regular students now," offensive tackle Ina said. "I haven't been home for New Year's in three years." Virginia Tech, which tied Miami for the Big East Conference title, now is assured of a major bowl berth. Syracuse, which finished third in the league, will play in the Gator Bowl instead of the Car- quest Bowl.

The NCAA placed Miami on three years' probation for viola- tions in football, baseball, women's golf and men's tennis, but it imposed no limitations on television appearances. Miami will lose 13 new football scholarships for the 1996-97 academic year and 11 for 1997-98. The NCAA also adopted as its own penalty Miami's previous decision to voluntarily reduce its football scholarships from 25 to 18 for the 1995-96 academic year. The Hurricanes will be limited to a total of 80 scholarships each season through 1997, instead of the usual 85. The NCAA regards scholarship reductions as perhaps its most effective form of punishment.

Washington lost a total of 20 scholarships in 1993-94. "What happens is there are 20 kids out there playing against you that could be playing for you," Jim Daves, Washington sports information director, said. "The gate swings both ways. It hurts you a little and helps somebody else a little." Miami also faces scholarship reductions in baseball, women's golf and men's tennis. The NCAA's Committee on Infractions cited Miami for a lack of institutional control and monitoring of its athletics program.

The violations included distributing more than $223,000 of impermissible Pell Grant financial aid among 90 football players and $188,000 among athletes in the three other sports, and extra benefits totaling more than $212,000. The committee also said that, from 1986 to 1992, numerous football players received cash awards ranging from $20 to $200 for their performances. The money came from a pool to which players and at least one former player contributed. "The head football coach and an associate director of athletics were aware of the existence of the Four teams alive in race for lucrative alliance bowl bids The Associated Press The University of Miami's football program was placed on three years probation by the NCAA Friday for violations that occurred during the tenure of former coaches Dennis Erickson, shown above, and Jimmy Johnson. pool," the committee said.

Erickson succeeded Johnson as head coach in 1989. The NCAA committee found no evidence of willful violations by Erickson or Johnson. The committee also said that from 1993 to 1995, the school failed to follow its drug-testing policy and permitted three players to compete without being subjected to the required disciplinary measures specified in the policy. Miami had sought disclosure of the sanctions before Sunday, when the bowl schedule will be announced. School officials had wanted any bowl ban to begin immediately to reduce the impact on recruiting rather than waiting a year to begin serving that part of the sentence.

Miami admitted guilt to six of 10 NCAA allegations at a Nov. 10 hearing before the infractions committee. Most of the violations occurred under Erickson, who left Miami in January to become coach of the Seattle Seahawks. Three allegations involved a Pell Grant scandal that prompted a federal investigation and led to the conviction of former university academic adviser Tony Russell. He admitted falsifying the financial aid applications of 91 students, including 85 athletes.

Chiefs' Carter will try to keep his cool KC coach says ejection justified By DOUG TUCKER AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. If Tim Brown or some other Oakland wide receiver tries to provoke Dale Carter into getting himself kicked out of the game on Sunday, it may not work. Then again, maybe it will. "I would hope Dale has learned his lesson," said Kansas City coach Marty Schottenheimer. "I'm not sure he has." Since Carter was ejected in the fourth quarter of the Chiefs' 24-12 loss to Dallas on Thanksgiving Day, Schottenheimer has had a couple of closed- door meetings with his volatile cornerback, as well as a quick discussion on the sideline.

Carter, who said earlier this year he believes officials are sin- Carter gling him out for special attention, was ejected in Dallas after getting into a shoving match with wide receiver Michael Irvin. Schottenheimer said their talk on the sideline was widely misinterpreted, however. '(Carter) can't do what he did. They're going to throw anybody out," Schottenheimer said. "I took no exception to that.

I've never thought about filing a complaint. "It wasn't a heated argument. I was just explaining to Dale what they did and how he can't be involved in that." Carter, who made his first trip to the Pro Bowl in his third season last year, says he's learned the lesson. "I'm a physical cornerback and I'm always going to play that way," he said. "But I just have to always remember to keep cool and not let them get to me, no matter what." Schottenheimer disagrees that officials are picking on Carter.

But he does wish officials in the Dallas game had played closer attention to Deion Sanders. The Cowboys' defensive back got into several shoving matches with Chiefs receiver Lake Dawson. "I studied some film which was prepared for me by my staff," he said. "(Sanders) cheap-shotted him with a right hook one time that nobody saw. A right hook, something that was clearly uncalled for, and they missed it.

And they don't like the fact they missed it. "But they did. Those things happen. Paradise lost in Hawaii By The Associated Press HONOLULU The fallout over the firing of coach Bob Wagner continues at the University of Hawaii. Wagner will lead the Rainbows onto the field at Aloha Stadium for the last time tonight against Oklahoma State.

But in the 48 hours since the announcement of Wagner's dismissal, three players were not invited to stay with their teammates at the team hotel before the final game of their college careers. The trio, quarterback-slotback Rodney Glover, quarterback John Hao and slotback Phil Cunningham, left their final workout on Thursday. Also, No. 2 quarterback Glenn Freitas refused to practice, leaving only starter Johnny Macon available for the Oklahoma State game. Later, Glover said the coaches were punishing Hao and Cunningham for statements they made following Wagner's firing.

Glover said he wasn't invited to stay with the team after refusing to play slotback in the final game. Glover said he will be on the sidelines, but doubted he would play, especially if it's at slotback. Without Freitas, Hao or Glover to backup Macon, slotback Eddie Klaneski took snaps at Thursday's practice. Unitas Award to Frazier By The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier is the winner of the 1995 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the Kentucky Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Inc.

announced Friday. Frazier completed 92 of 163 passes for 1,362 yards and 17 touchdowns during the 1995 regular season. He also ran for 604 yards and 14 touchdowns while leading top-ranked Nebraska to an 11-0 record and a berth in the national championship Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 2. No.

2 Florida would be the opponent if it defeats No. 23 Arkansas on Saturday in the Southeastern Confer- Pittsburg State in semifinals By The Journal Staff KINGSVILLE, Texas No. 4- ranked Pittsburg State plays second-ranked Texas today in a semifinal game of the NCAA Division II playoffs. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. at Javelina Stadium.

Pittsburg State (11-0-1) advanced by downing Northern Colorado 36-17 in the first round Broyles and North Dakota State 9-7 last week in the quarterfinals. Both games were played in Pittsburg. Texas defeated Fort Hays State 59-28 in the first round and toppled Portland State 30-3 last week. Both games were played in Kingsville. RALPH WEIGH Bonds Insurance Phone 827-2906 115 East Iron Pittsburg State, coached by Chuck Broyles, scored a safety on a blocked punt in the fourth quarter to slip past North Dakota State.

Texas scored 30 unanswered points in its victory over Portland State. Ferris State, Mich. (12-1) plays North Alabama (12-0) in the other semifinal game. POP-fi-SHOT America's Hottest Basketball Skill Game HOME BASKETBALL GAME Conic by and try it out! Special Christmas Sale To Order Call 827-6229 POP-A-SHOT, INC. 1050 K.

1'acific-Saliiva 295 IOR ILLIGE By The Associated Press The season is over for Alabama and Miami, both banned from bowls by the NCAA. However, four teams are still in the running for the final two spots in the lucrative bowl alliance. Second-ranked Florida plays No. 23 Arkansas for the Southeastern Conference championship at Atlanta, and No. 9 Texas visits No.

16 Texas as college football's regular season ends Saturday. The winners will earn a berth in the $8.3 million Orange or Sugar bowls, while the losers will go to far less profitable and prestigious games. The stakes are highest for Florida (11-0) which needs a victory to set up a national title showdown against No. 1 Nebraska (11-0) in the Fiesta Bowl. "Without this game, we would have achieved nothing but the SEC Eastern Division title," Gators coach Steve Spurrier said.

"We all know the importance of it." While Spurrier has refused to look past Arkansas, Florida linebacker Jason Bartley seemed to be doing just that. "After this game, it will be a big relief," Bartley said. "We'll have time to get it out of our system before we get back to practicing. And when we get to Arizona and start practicing, everything is going to be back where it was: businesslike." Arkansas (8-3) upset Alabama and Auburn en route to the SEC West title, but the Razorbacks' last outing was a 28-0 loss to LSU and they are 22-point underdogs ence championship game. He averaged 6.2 yards per rush this season, which is better than all but one of the nation's top 20 rushers.

The 6-foot-2, 210-pound senior from Palmetto, Fla. has led the Cornhuskers to a 32-3 record as a starting quarterback. He has amassed 5,476 yards in total offense with 79 touchdowns, completing 232 of 469 passes for 3,521 yards and 43 touchdowns. Frazier beat out Virginia's Mike Groh, Ohio State's Bobby Hoying, Florida State's Danny Kanell and South Carolina's Steve Taneyhill for the award. The award is given annually to the top senior quarterback.

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"It's only fitting that the final SWC champion be settled between and Texas," Aggies coach R.C. Slocum said. "I never thought it would come to this, but this is a good way to go out. These schools have been going at each other for over 100 years. There have been some great games." Texas has won 31 consecutive games at Kyle Field.

Texas leads the series 64-32-5, but has won 10 of the last 11 meetings. "I don't think we've won necessarily because we've had better players," Aggies quarterback Corey Pullig said. "Texas has had great talent. I think they just lacked confidence in themselves. That's not the case now." Texas quarterback James Brown expects to play despite a severely sprained ankle that sidelined him against Baylor last week.

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