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Football The Sentinel Page C5 Friday, October 29, 2004 www.cumberlink.com Briefs College Football Virginia Tech pulls out win By Paul Newberry AP Sports Writer No drugs or alcohol in ex-Steeler HERKIMER, N.Y (AP) Former NFL player Justin Strzelczyk did not have alcohol or drugs in his system when he died after leading police on a highway chase, authorities said. State police initially believed the one-time lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers was intoxicated, saying he threw a beer bottle out the window during the pursuit. State police investigator James Hunt said Thursday troopers have since confirmed it was a plastic soda bottle. Police are testing the liquid inside but it appears that Strzelczyk had been chewing tobacco and was using the bottle as a spittoon. Strzelczyk, 36, died Sept.

30 after his pickup truck slammed into a tanker truck and exploded after a 90-mph chase along a 40-mile stretch of the New York State Thruway. Authorities said Strzelczyk's pickup had been involved in a minor hit-and-run accident near Syracuse less than an hour before the crash. Strzelczyk, a 309-pound offensive lineman, played with the Steelers for nearly a decade until the team released him in 2000. 'I 1 Associated Press Virginia Tech's Josh Morgan races past teammates to score the go ahead touchdown in the 34-20 V-Tech's win over Georgia Tech Thursday. "It was meant for the pass to be to the right side," Randall said.

"I happened to glance back there and saw Richard waving his hand." Virginia Tech wasn't done. After the Yellow Jackets went three-and-out, Randall pushed the Hokies near midfield with his long run, then caught Georgia Tech on a cornerback blitz. Morgan ran right by safety James Butler and hauled in the pass on the run at about the 35, cruising the rest of the way to put Virginia Tech ahead for the first time all night. On a foggy night in downtown Atlanta, the Hokies survived a wacky game. There were seven turnovers, 173 yards in penalties and plenty of head-scratching plays.

Ball inexplicably ran out of the back of the end zone in the third quarter to give Virginia Tech a safety. The Hokies had to settle for a field goal early in the fourth quarter after having first-and-goal inside the Georgia Techl. "Things were going wrong," Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer said. "It looked like every time things were turning around for us, we did something else (wrong)." Turnovers set the tone in the first half. Randall fumbled deep in Georgia Tech territory, while P.J.

Daniels lost the ball twice on the Hokies side of the field. After Daniels' second fumble, Randall gave the ball right back with an ill-advised pass over the middle that was picked off by Butler and returned to the Hokies 39. ATLANTA (AP) Virginia Tech just couldn't seem to get going. There were turnovers. There were botched plays.

There were missed opportunities. Then, in the last 5.5 minutes, Bryan Randall and the Hokies turned it all around. Randall threw two long touchdowns in the fourth quarter and Roland Minor finished off Georgia Tech with a 64-yard interception return, rallying No. 22 Virginia Tech to a wild 34-20 victory Thursday night. "It was one of the best moments of my career," Randall said.

The senior passed for 304 yards, also hooking up with David Clowney on a 34-yard touchdown in the second quarter. But Randall really shined at the end. He threw an 80-yard scoring pass to Eddie Royal with 5:28 remaining, then completed a desperation pass for the tying 2-point conversion. "When we tied it, we knew we had the momentum," Randall said. "We didn't think our defense would give up any more points." 1 But Georgia Tech's did.

On the Hokies' next series, Randall ran for 32 yards, then connected with Josh Morgan on a 51 -yard TD with 3: 10 remaining. Minor, a redshirt freshman, intercepted two passes by Reggie Ball in the final 2.5 minutes, returning the second for a touchdown that capped a 25-point fourth quarter by the Hokies (6-2, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Confer- McNair exercises with trainers NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair exercised and stretched with trainers Thursday, but was not able to practice with the Titans because of a bruised sternum. Depending on how he feels on Friday, McNair might pick up a football, too. "He may soft-toss a little bit, but it is unlikely he will do anything organized with the team," Titans coach Jeff Fisher said.

McNair was not available to reporters, but Fisher said last season's co-NFL MVP felt a little-better and has picked up the game plan in meetings after being excused Wednesday because of a death in the family. If McNair sits out Sunday against Cincinnati, backup Billy Volek will make his second start this month. Volek came in last week after McNair was injured and was intercepted three times. He took all the work in drills with the first team offense. "Billy has been preparing himself every week mentally," Fisher said.

"He will get 35 percent or 30 percent of reps typically. So, now that he is getting all the reps it certainly should help." 5 Running back Chris Brown, who ranks third in the NFL with 663 yards rushing, watched practice for a second straight day wearing a walking boot to protect his swollen left big toe. Fisher said the swelling eased Thursday along with the pain, and Brown could try to run Friday. Sanders not past his prime Georgia Tech was looking good after Travis Bell kicked his second field goal, a 34-yarder with 5:44 remaining for a 20-12 lead. On the very next snap, Virginia Tech went all the way to the end zone.

Randall spotted Royal standing alone along the sideline," the result of blown coverage when Georgia Tech safety Dawan Landry was lured away by the tight end. Royal caught the ball at the 50, cut back across the field and went all the way to the end zone. Needing a 2-point conversion to tie, Randall rolled right and, with two defenders in his face, heaved a pass across his body to Richard Johnson, who was all alone for the catch that made it 20-alL ence). Georgia Tech (4-3, 3-3) scored two touchdowns less than a minute apart in the second quarter for a 14-0 lead. But the Yellow Jackets couldn't hold it, their highly ranked defense falling apart in the final period.

After giving up a total of 265 yards in its two previous games, the Yellow Jackets were burned for 446 yards in this one. "It hurts to let one get away like this, where we thought we were in pretty good shape going into the fourth quarter," coach Chan Gailey said. "We gave up some big plays and just couldn't sustain anything offensively." Randall completed 18 of 31 passes and also played a big role in the running game, accounting for 64 yards on nine carries. College football Hawaii QB Chang makes his mark By Jaymes Song AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) When Deion Sanders came out of retirement to join the Baltimore Ravens in late August, it seemed unlikely that he would be anything more than a minor contributor to a defense that was already sound.

He was 37 years old, hadn't played since 2000 and was assigned the insipid role of supplementing the backfield on passing downs. Then, after he strained a hamstring and missed two games, there was some question whether Neon Deion would ever shine again. Sanders erased some of that doubt by intercepting a pass in the end zone and bringing it back. 23 yards in a victory over Washington on Oct. 10.

Then, following a bye week, Sanders had two interceptions and a pair of tackles last Sunday against Buffalo, a performance that earned him NFL defensive player of the week honors. "Hopefully, that quiets the critics," Baltimore safety Ed Reed said. "It showed Deion is serious about what he does. We have a lot of people that can do it. For Prime to do it, it means even more to us." Sanders has turned out to be far more than merely a nickel back for the Ravens.

He's become a leader, someone worthy of quoting when if comes to defining tjie, philosophy of a brash group (defensive backs." "I believe it was Deion who said, 'When they throw the ball, they're not really throwing it to the'wide receivers. They're throwing it to us, so go get Baltimore cornerback Chris McAlister said. That's precisely what Sanders has done. He's tied with Reed for the team lead with three interceptions, and his 48-yard return for a touchdown against the Bills gave the Ravens a lead they never lost in a 20-6 victory. After a slow start, Sanders has become an instrumental part of a team that hopes to reach the Super Bowl.

The way coach Brian Billick sees it, it was only a matter of time before Sanders became Prime Time. BWfJlJL.aUJlIJ.. feT' for No. 5 on the career list Detmer is first with 121. With 70 interceptions, Chang is close to Purdue quarterback Mark Herrmann's record of 73.

Chang insists the records aren't too tant to him, and that "if it comes, it comes" 1 against the Broncos (7-0, 4-0). 1 1 would rather have 239 yards and get the win. If we come home with a win from Boise, the state would be happy, the program would be happy and the coach would definitely be happier," he said. Levi Chang, a high school principal, always emphasized team play to his son, who began playing football in seventh grade as a defensive back. "At home, we never talk about records," he said.

"I always tell him if you're good, it's going to come." Levi Chang quickly realized his son had a gift for football. "When we first saw him as a quarterback, he did things that was extraordinary for an eighth-grader," he said. Chang has showed more patience in the pocket this season. In six games, he has thrown for 1,977 yards and 15 touchdowns, with three interceptions. He leads the WAC with an average of 324.8 yards passing and is third in the nation in total offense.

"Realizing it's my last year, there's not too much room for mistakes now," he said. Through the years, Chang has dealt with injuries and inconsistency. He sustained a season-ending wrist injury three games into the 2001 season. "Over the long haul, you can't throw for that much yardage and that many touchdowns and be inconsistent throughout the entire four years," Warriors quarterbacks coach Dan Morrison said. College football schedule HONOLULU Ask Hawaii's Timmy Chang about the 94 touchdowns he has thrown, and he talks about his great receivers and blockers.

Ask about his 14,791, yards passing, and he credits his coaches for'5 believing in him. He can deflect attention for only so long. On Friday, Chang can become the most prolific passer in all divisions of college football when Hawaii plays at No. 18 Boise State. The fifth-year senior from Honolulu needs 241 yards passing to break the NCAA mark of 15,031 yards set by BYU's Ty Detmer in 1988-91.

"I think this is the biggest team game, and without the other 10 guys out there I wouldn't be able to do anything and none of this would be possible," Chang said. "All the guys that played in the past, all the guys now, everybody's a part of it, even the defense." Timothy Kealii'okaaina Awa Chang who is of Hawaiian, Chinese, Puerto Rican, English, Irish and Spanish descent grew up playing basketball and baseball. He never thought about records, even when he started 10 games as a freshman in 2000. But Hawaii coach June Jones anticipated that Detmer's record would be broken by one of his players even before he landed the 6-foot-2, 194-pound quarterback. "1 knew what we could accomplish in the passing game with the scheme that we have," Jones said.

"I knew, whoever that person was, was going to line up and have a chance to do a lot of things with the records." He said when Chang does break the record, he'll own it for a long time. "I don't think it'll ever be broken," Jones Timmy Chang said. "It would be very hard." If Hawaii (3-3, 3-2 Western Athletic Conference) makes the postseason this year and Chang stays healthy, he could finish with 53 career games seven more than Detmer. Chang is also 35 completions shy of tying the NCAA career mark of 1,231 held by Texas Tech's Kliff Kingsbury. Chang already owns the record for career pass attempts Chang is also one TD pass from tying Kingsbury and NC State's Philip Rivers (95) Henne Appalachian St.

(5-3) at Chattanooga (1-6), 6 m. Miami (60) at North Carolina (34). 7 p.m. Alcorn St. (44) at SE Louisiana (5-2), 7 p.m.

Texas College (5-3) at Southern U. (6-2). 730 p.m. Auburn (8-0) at Mississippi (34), 7:45 p.m.; ,4 Vanderb (2-5) at LSU (5-2), 8 p.m. Texas State (34) at McNeese St.

(34), 8 p.m. Illinois St. (4-3) at Kentucky (5-2), 8 pm MIDWEST torn (5-2) at Illinois (2-6). Noon Missouri (4-3) at Nebraska (4-3). Noon Purdue (5-2) at Northwestern (34), Noon i Penn St (2-5) at Ohio St.

(4-3). Noon W. Michigan (1-6) at Cent. Michigan (2-5), 1 p.m. Drake (6-2) at Dayton (7-1), 1 m.

San Diego (44) at Butler (1-7). 2 m. Minnesota (6-2) at Indiana (2-5). 2 p.m. Kansas (34) at Iowa St (34).

2 Northwestern St (5-2) at N.Dakota St (5- 3) 2 p.m. i Term -Martin (2-6) at SE Missouri (1-6). 2 p.m. Tennessee St (34) at E. Illinois (34), 2:30 p.m: TCU (4-3) at Cincinnati (14).

3 m. Michigan St (4-3) at Michigan (7-1). 330 pm. Ohio (3-5) at Kent St (1-6). 4 p.m.

Indiana St (44) at Youngstown St (2-6). 4 p.m. N. Illinois (6-2) at Ball St (1-7). 5 pm.

SWMissounSt.4-3)atN.lowa(34),5 E.Michigan (34) at Bowling Green (5-2). 6 pm. Texas Tech (4-3) at Kansas St. (34), 7 pm. W.

Illinois (44) at S. Illinois (7-1), 7 p.m. SOUTHWEST Oklahoma (7-0) at Oklahoma St (6-1), Noon Sam Houston St (6-1 at Stephen F.Austin (5-2). 3 pm. Rce (341 at Tulsa (1-6).

3 pm, Jackson St. (2-5) at Ark -Pine Blufl (5-1), 3:30 m. Tutane (24) at Houston (1 -6). 5 m. Texas (6-1) at Baylor (2-5).

7pm Louisiana-Monroe (34) at North Texas (3- 4) 7 pm. Grambling St (34) at Texas Southern (0-8). 6 m. FAR WEST New Mexico (44) at Colorado St. (34), 3 p.m Air Force (34) at Wyoming (4-3).

3 pm. Texas 16-1) at Colorado (4-3), 3 30 m. Washington (1-6) at Oregon (4-3), 3:30 pm. Stanford (4 -3) at UCLA (4-3). 3 30 m.

Sacramento St. (2 5) at E. Washington (5-3). 5pm Weber St (0-8) at Idaho St (2 5). 5 pm.

UTEP (5-21 at San Jose SI (24). 5pm Montana (6-1) at Portland St. (34). 6.30 pm. Oregon St (3 4) at Arizona (1-6).

7pm Southern Cal (7-0) at Washington St. (3 4), 7 pm, Fla. International (2-3) at New Mexico St. (2 5) 8pm Montana Western (5-3) at Utah (34). 8 pm UC Davis (5-2) at Cal Poly SLO (7 0).

9 pm Montana St. (5 2) at Arizona (4-3). pm Umh f70) at San Dtepc St torn Associated Press All Times EDT Friday, Oct. 29 FAR WEST Hawaii (3-3) at Boise St (7-0), 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct 30 EAST Princeton (4-2) at Cornell (1-5).

Noon Richmond (2-5) at Horstra (3-4), Noon Vittanova (5-3) at Rhode Island (4-3), Moon West Virginia (6-1) at Rutgers 1. Harvard (6-0) at Dartmouth (0-6), 12:30 p.m. New Hampshire (5-2) at Northeastern (3-4), 12:30 p.m. Wagner (5-3) at Albany, N.Y. (3-5).

1 p.m. Georgetown, DC. (2-5) at Fordham (4-3), 1 p.m. BuckneO (3-4) at Holy Cross (1-6), 1 pin. La Salle (3-5) at lona (1-6), 1 p.m.

Colgate (5-Z) at Lehigh (6-1), 1p m. Maine (4-3) at Massachusetts (3-5). 1 p.m. Cent. Connecticut St.

(6-1) at Monmouth, N.J. (7-1), 1p.m. Brawn (4-2) at Penn (5-1), 1 p.m. Columbia (1-5) at Yale (3-3). 1 p.m.

Mahst (3-4) at Duquesne (4-2), 1 :30 p.r. St Peter's (1-6) at Robert Morris (4-4), 1:30 p.m. Connecticut (5-2) at Syracuse (3-4), 1 30 p.m. Sacred Heart (4-3) at Stony Brook (2-5), 6 pm. William 1 Mary (5-2) at Towson (34), p.m.

SOUTH C. State (4-3) at Gtetnson (3-4). Noon Duke (1-6) at Wake Forest (3-4). Noon Webbef International (3-3) at Jacksonville (2-5), 12:30 p.m. Tennessee (6-1) at South Carolina (5-2), S.

Carolina St (5-2) at Delaware St. (2-6), 1 p.m. S. Dakota St (4-3) at Georgia Southern (7-1). 1 p.m.

Norfolk St. (1 -5) at Howard (4-3). 1 m. St Francis. Pa.

(3-5) at Morehead St. (4-4). 1 m. Coastal Carolina (6-1) at Gardner-Webb (3--4), 1:30 p.m. Charleston Southern (4-2) at Liberty (2-5), 1:30 pm.

Alien (3-3) at Savannah St. (1-5). 1 30 nv. The Citadel (1-5) at Wottord (5-2), 1 30 pm. Charleston, Va.

(3-5) at Austin Peay (0-8). 2 pm. Carolina (2-6) at Eton (2 5). 2 pm. UCF (0-7) at Marshal (4-3).

2:30 m. Kentucky (1-6) at Mississippi St. (2-5). 2:30 p.m. Murray St (4-4) it Kentucky (3-4), 3 p.m.

Army (2-4) at East Carolina (1-5). 3 m. VMI (0-8) at James Madison (6-1 3 m. Prame View (34) at MVSU (2-6). 3 pm.

Utah St (2-5) at Middle Tennessee (3-4), 3 pm Tennessee Tech (5-2) Samford (3-5), 3 pm Florida (4-3) vs Georgia (6-1) at Jacksonville Fla 3 30 Florida St (6-1) at Maryland (3-4). 3 30 pm. Idaho (2 at Troy (3-4). 3 30 Alabama UM (4-3) vs Alabama St (5-1) at Birmingham, 4 p.m. Florida Atlantic (5-1) at Florida AIM (3 5).

4 pm Bethune-Cookman (4-2) at N. Carolina AaT (3-5). 4 pm. David Baas and the offensive line and an elite receiving corps led by Braylon Edwards. "It's awesome," Henne said.

"The line sets it up by giving you protection. You make the right read and throw the ball anywhere in the area and they'll catch it. It's a great feeling that they're out there, supporting me and catching the ball." Gutierrez out for season Michigan quarterback Matt Gutierrez has undergone season-ending surgery on his-right shoulder. Gutierrez, a redshirt sophomore, had surgery to repair torn cartilage and is recovering at home in Ann Arbor. It will be at least six months until he is fully recovered.

"He's doing good," Gutierrez's father, Paul Gutierrez, told the Detroit Free Press for a story Thursday. "He's recovering as normal just resting a lot." Two days after being publicly named the starting quarterback this summer, Gutierrez was out with a shoulder injury that rest and rehabilitation have not helped. He was replaced by true freshman Chad Henne. Paul Gutierrez said it would be three months before his son is allowed to throw. But he said he was confident he again would take his place as starting quarterback.

"That's his goal to get back and compete and try and win the job," Paul Gutierrez said. "He's competitive. He's going to do everything he can to get back to where he was." at least one in each game and 10 interceptions. On third down, he's completed nearly 70 percent of his passes and in the fourth quarter, he's thrown three TDs and only one interception. Michigan needed game-winning, fourth-quarter drives twice this month against Purdue and Minnesota and Henne delivered both times.

"I think the confidence that he gained against Minnesota late in the game helped him last Saturday." Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said. "And of course it was much more difficult because it was on the road. But, he struggled some at Illinois and that's all part of the process, too." Against the Golden Gophers, Henne completed 33 of 49 passes for 328 yards all school records for a freshman with two TDs, including the game-winning toss to Tyler Ecker with 1:57 remaining. "If you didn't know he was a freshman, you wouldn't know he's a freshman," Minnesota coach Glen Mason said. When Henne was a senior last year at Wilson High School in eastern Pennsylvania, he spent a week in Ann Arbor during the spring to watch Michigan practice.

"He's got a ton of poise, and he had that before he got here," Michigan quarterbacks coach Scot Locfflcr said. "The thing I really like about him is, after each game, he's talking about the things he needs to do to improve. He's not talking about the plays he made." Hcnnc also deflects credit to stellar guard Continued from C1 laid back. "You just can't stand out there and be nervous and say, 'I don't know if I can do I'm confident I can get the job done." Henne has looked more comfortable and has been more effective each week since becoming the first freshman to start an opener at Michigan since Rick Leach in 1975. When he drops back to pass, he stands tall, doesn't get happy feet and delivers crisp passes.

Despite relying on Henne and fellow freshman running back Michael Hart, the 12th-ranked Wolverines (7-1, 5-0 Big Ten) have a shot at repeating as conference champions and earning a spot in the Bowl Championship Series. But first, they have to take care of Michigan Stale (4-3, 3-1) on Saturday at Michigan Stadium. Spartans safety Eric Smith said the Wolverines look like they did last year on offense with John Navarre, a senior at quarterback. "I'd say they're as good as last year," Smith said. Michigan expected Matt Gutierrez would replace Navarre, but the redshirt sophomore injured his shoulder soon after earning the job and Hcnnc has taken advantage of the opportunity.

Henne has completed 61 percent of his passes for 1,728 yards and 13 touchdowns.