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COLLEGE FOOTBALL Cfljionday, Sept 6, 1999 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Arizona turns it around with 3 touchdowns in 3:46 span Because of the holiday weekend, the AP top 25 poll will not appear until Tuesday's paper. over on downs. On the Horned Frogs' penultimate play, quarterback Patrick BatteauX nearly completed a long pass to a diving Terran Williams, but he couldn't hang on. TCU's final play was an pass behind Mike Scarborough. North Carolina 20, North Carolina Central 7: In Raleigh, fullback: Eric Framer rushed for two touchdowns; on the Aggies' first two possessions to set; the tone in their 10th consecutive victory; over the Eagles.

When Smith took over, Jenkins moved to wideout, preventing the Horned Frogs from double-covering Northcutt. It worked as the 5-foot-ll speedster was open for passes of 28 and 16 yards, then caught the winner in a cushion around i five defenders and sliced through them for the final 10 yards. Northcutt caught 10 passes for a career-high 257 yards and three touch-" downs, which tied a school record. "I was disappointed with our pass coverage at times," TCU coach Dennis Fran-chione said. "I thought we got too soft at the end of the game." TCU had one last possession and drove to the Arizona 45 before turning the ball field goal by Chris Kaylakie, then got a 44-yarder from him with 13:18 to play following a fumble by Arizona's Trung Canidate.

It was the Wildcats' fourth turnover of the game. Arizona missed a chance for a tie at 31 midway through the fourth quarter when Chris Palic missed a 43-yard field then the Horned Frogs punted. With 3:41 left, the Wildcats turned to Smith for the first time since his second fumble, which set up the touchdown that put TCU up 23-7 late in the second quarter. The senior responded by picking apart a zone defense to move Arizona 77 yards in six plays. ASSOCIATED PRESS Arizona's explosive offense showed up just in time to save Sunday night's game against Texas Christian and, possibly, the 'Wildcats' season.

Keith Smith atoned for two fumbles by throwing a 30-yard touchdown pass to Dennis Northcutt with 2:10 remaining, giving No. IS Arizona a 35-31 victory in Fort Worth, Texas. "f)ur team has tremendous heart," satdrcoach Dick Tomey, who avoided his first 0-2 start in 13 years with the proud of the way they fought badk from a big deficit. I also was impressed with the heart that TCU showed." Three touchdown passes from backup Ortege Jenkins in a 3:46 span in the third quarter allowed the Wildcats (1-1) to turn what had been a 25-7 deficit into a 28-25 lead. It was their first lead of the season after being blown out 41-7 by Penn State last week.

The Horned Frogs (0-1) tied the score on their next possession with a 43-yard Summary C9 WHERE THE TOP 25 WILL PLAY svi Team reein imais cinicyssnin) 9 W-L Saturday's result Next game Sat. vs. Ga. Tech Florida State 1-0 Did not play I Penn State 2-0 d. Akron 70-24 Sat, vs.

Pittsburgh 3.: Tennessee 1-0 d. Wyoming 42-1 7 Sept. 18 at Florida 4iflorida 1-0 d. W. Michigan 55-26 Sat, vs.

Cent. Florida ail lawaiy it seaisui Sat. vs. California 5. Nebraska 1-0 d.

Iowa 42-7 6. Texas 1-0 d. La. Tech 37-17 Sept. 1 8 vs.

Tulsa Michigan 1-0 d. Notre Dame 26-22 Sat, vs. Rice 1 8 Miami 2-0 d. Florida 57-3 Sept. 1 8 vs.

Penn State 1 v-v Wisconsin 1-0 d. Murray State 49-10 Sat, vs. Ball State Dogs' backfield injuries mount Sat. at Florida State kr 1 0. Georgia Tech I -0 d.

Navy 49-1 4 1 1 Virginia Tech I -0 d. James Madison 47-0 Sat, vs. UAB 1-0 d. Utah State 38-7 Sat, vs. South Carolina Sat.

vs. UCLA 13. 6hio State 0-1 did not play ft "i 1 14. Colorado 0-1 lost to Colo. St.

41-14 Sat, vs. San Jose State I -1 d. Texas Christian 35-3 1 Sat. vs. Middle Tenn.

St. 15. Arizona 16. Notre Dame I-1 lost to Michigan 26-22 Sat, at Purdue I -0 d. Boise State 38-7 Sat.

at Ohio State 1 7 JJCLA 18. Arkansas 1-0 d.SMU26-0 Sept. 1 8 vs. NE Louisiana Sat, vs. Temple 19.

Kansas State 0-0 did not play 20. Alabama 1-0 d. Vanderbilt 28-17 Sat. vs. Houston 21.

Southern Cal 1-0 d. Hawaii 62-7 Sept. 1 8 vs. San Diego St. 22.

Purdue I -0 d. Cent. Florida 47-1 3 Sat. vs. Notre Dame vlJ X-fe 'f JtJY I -0 d.

North Carolina 20-1 7 Sat, at Clemson 24. N.C. State 2-0 d. South Carolina 1 0-0 Sat, vs. William Mary Today vs.

Texas Tech zona State 0-0 did not play 03 ill THIS WEEK ON TV TODAY Tulane at Southern Miss Fox Sports Net South 8 p.m. Texas Tech at Arizona State Fox Sports Net South te THURSDAY A I i ESPN 8 pn. Washington at BYU 1 SATURDAY By Chip Towers STAFF WRITER Athens Georgia freshman DeJuan Green was discharged from St. Mary's Hospital on Sunday morning after it was determined he sustained no permanent injuries from a vicious hit in the Bulldogs' 38-7 victory over Utah State Saturday night. Green did not suffer a neck or spinal cord injury, as was originally feared, when he was knocked unconscious by Utah State safety Elijah Bell in the fourth quarter.

But that's where the good news ends for Georgia's running backs. Green suffered a concussion on the play and will miss Saturday's SEC opener against South Carolina, at least. X-rays also showed a hairline fracture in his jaw. Meanwhile, sophomore Nick Callaway suffered a torn anterior cruciate knee ligament and is out for the year. Add them to a list of injured running backs that included senior Patrick Pass (ankle), junior Brett Millican (foot) and freshman Bruce Thornton (broken wrist), and the Bulldogs are losing depth in the offensive backfield.

"That's five backs that are hurt," Georgia coach Jim Donnan said Sunday. "That'd be tough on any team. But we should be all right. I feel good about the backs we have." Senior Robert Arnaud and sophomore Jasper Sanks had 22 of the Bulldogs' 47 carries against the Aggies, and, while hardly dominant, they performed adequately. Sanks had 49 yards on 12 carries and Arnaud 26 on 10, but they were outgained by quarterback Quincy Carter, who had 58 yards on five carries.

The Bulldogs totaled 198 yards rushing on ESPN Pittsburgh at Penn State rlfV" i I ESPN2 Rice at Michigan won Npqn Wake Forest at Army Fox Sports Net South Duke at East Carolina Fox Sports Net South WSB 33gp ra Virginia at Clemson DAVID TULIS Staff Anxious moment: Georgia players bow heads in prayer after running back DeJuan Green was injured against Utah State. After several minutes, he left the field under his own power. South Carolina at Georgia ESPN2 Georgia Tech at Florida State WSB 7 1 ojjMn. Memphis at Miss. State Fox Sports Net South ESPN2 Texas at Rutgers ifelS P-m.

'Washington State at Stanford Fox Sports Net South Opponent: South Carolina. When; where: 5 p.m.; Sanford 6ined in progress WEEKEND SCORES BIG 12 our aggressiveness with some misdirection plays, and we missed some tackles. But we can coach 'em on that," Donnan Donnan said he expected South Carolina to try to run on the Bulldogs as well. Freshman running back Derek Watson gained 118 yards in the Gamecocks' 10-0 loss at North Carolina State. "They're going to try to ball-control us with their running game and keep Quincy off the field," Donnan said.

"But our defense is set up to stop the and I feel like they'll be able to do it." ACC though they play in Utah, those guys were ninth in the country in rushing defense last year. That's what they do, stop the run. I'm not nearly as concerned about our running game now as I would be later in the year." As a result of the injuries, Donnan said freshman defensive end Charles Grant may get more work at running back, and freshman Kenny Bailey might also get some snaps. Donnan said he's not overly concerned about the defense, although it gave up 413 yards. "Utah State took advantage of Stadium.

Records: Georgia 1-0; South Carolina 0-1. TV; radio: ESPN2; WSB (750 AM). Getjrgia Tech 49, Navy 14 Marshall 1 3, Clemson 10 Virginia 20, North Carolina 17 N.Q. State 10, South Carolina 0 Nebraska 42, Iowa 7 Texas 69, Stanford 17 Missouri 3 1, UAB 28 Colorado State 4 1 Colorado 1 4 State 24, SW Louisiana 7 Texas 37, Louisiana Tech 1 7 SEC BIG EAST 47 attempts, an average of 4.2 yards a carry. "I didn't expect us to run the ball well," Donnan said.

"Even Boston College 30, Baylor 29 OT Virginia Tech 47, James Madison 0 East Carolina 30, West Virginia 23 Pittsburgh 30, Bowling Green 10 Miami 57, Florida 3 PACI0 Alabama 28, Vanderbilt 1 7 Louisville 56, Kentucky 28 Florida 55, Western Michigan 26 Georgia 38, Utah State 7 Tennessee 42, Wyoming 17 Miss, Sjate 40, Middle Tenn. State 7 Auburn 22, Appalachian State I LStm.SanJose State 21 Mississippi 3, Memphis 0 SIAC Tennessee State 4 1 Alabama State 8 Mfs 27, Albany State 25 Tukegee25, Benedict 13 Fog Valley 24, Valdosta State 13 Oregon State 28, Nevada 1 3 Utah 27, Washington State 7 California 2 1 Rutgers 7 UCLA 38, Boise State 7 Southern Cal 62, Hawaii 7 Running game is key all-around for Tech EAST hune-Cookman 17, Savannah State 14 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE Ekjp 24, Furman 22 Albany, N.Y. 35, Cent. Connecticut St 13 Buffalo St. 32, Robert Morris 20 Colgate 28, Maine 2 1 Hofstra 56, Connecticut 1 7 La Salle 44, St.

Francis, Pa. 7 New Hampshire 37, Rhode Island 14 Northeastern 44, American Intl. 7 Towson 34, Monmouth, N.J. 7 Southern 76, Fayetteville State 0 urn if, W'W F-'IT' GULF SOUTH Opponent: Florida State When; where: 8 p.m., Doak-Campbell Stadium, Prjsbyterian 4 1 West Georgia 40 SOUTH aven 16, W.Alabama 6 Ar Oi itral Arkansas 27, West Texas 20 filta Baptist 34, Henderson State 14 Pi burg State 28, North Alabama 2 1 Tallahassee, Fla. I Tickets: Sold out.

'lensat 5E Oklahoma 27 3. mi Arkansas Tech 33, SW Baptist 0, CIAA Chowan 25, Methodist 14 Cumberland, Ky. 19, Bethel, Tenn. 2 Ferrum 22, Apprentice 0 Ky.Weslevan 20, Eureka 14 Lambuth 39, 16 Lenoir-Rhyne 28, Jacksonville 13 Louisiana-Monroe 27, Nlcholls St 10 Millsaps 27, Austin Col. 20 N.

Carolina 20, N.C. Central 7 N.lowa4l,McNeeseSt 17 Newberry 16. W. Virginia St 14 Randolph-Macon 54, Gettysburg 20 Rhodes 33, DePauw 14 Sewanee 14, Hampden-Sydney 0 Virginia-Wise 49, W. Virginia Tech 1 9 Wingate 45, North Greenville 30 State 20, Cheyney State 6 Phillip Rogers rushed for a team-high 80 yards.

iwba 1 7, Winston-Salem State 14 rty 2 1, Virginia Union 12 MEAC Bulknell 37, Morgan State 10 No one was more impressive than freshman defensive end Greg Gathers. "Gathers played well for the first: time out there," O'Leary said of the 6-foot-1, 250-pounder from LaPlace, who had a team-high 10 tackles, includ-' ing four for losses. "He made some mistakes on his responsibilities, but he also made some big plays. If I were to give him a grade, it would probably be a Freshmen Selwyn Scott, a corner-" back, and middle linebacker Recardo Wimbush also got starting calls. "Wimbush started out said.

"We've improved ourselves from a speed standpoint with him in the middle. He made some plays that last year we wouldn't have made." Navy gained the majority of its 325 total yards on two long drives, a 77-, yarder in the first quarter, and a yard effort in the fourth. "The coaches did a good job of pre-, paring us," defensive end Felipe Clay-, brooks said. "There's always room for improvement, but overall, I'm pleased i with the way we played. "In the first long drives, they did some things we hadn't seen.

We'll be ByJ.C Clemons STAFF WRITER Don't be fooled by Georgia Tech's shiftiness on offense. Although the Yellow Jackets change from one set to another, coach George O'Leary has one true desire: to play smash-mouth football. In beating Navy 49-14 in its season opener, Tech passed the ball 19 times, preferring instead to repeatedly send tailbacks Phillip Rogers, Joe Burns and fullback Ed Wilder blasting between the tackles. O'Leary was pleased with the resulting 341-yard rushing effort. "I like to think basically you've got to be able to run the ball and stop the run to be a winning football team," O'Leary said Sunday.

"It's tough, though, when people are putting up eight-men fronts, to run. "You have to be able to pass the ball, too." With its ball-hogging running game, the Jackets were able to get off 80 plays 61 of them rushing attempts to Navy's 65. With the long-awaited trip to play at No. 1 -ranked Florida State on )'it's time to redirect their focus. 4 "I don't think this team is in awe of MIDWEST 'ndton 21, Delaware State 0 State 20, Charleston Southern 14 -fctk State 19, Virginia State 7 I swac Alama 37, Jacksonville State 20 Grimbling State 4 1, Alcorn State 25 Jactsan Stat 35.

Howard 2 1 Albion 27, Butler 20, OT Drake 21, Morningside 17 Valparaiso 35, St. Francis, Ind, 6 soemem zu, iNonnwenern state i Ar I -Pine Bluff 13, MVSU9 SOUTHWEST Tolas Southern 34, Prairie View 0 anybody," O'Leary said of the No. 10-ranked Jackets. "It's the second game of an 11-game season, that's the way we're approaching it." This game, however, has plenty at stake. Tech shared the ACC title with the Seminoles a year ago but was beaten 34-7 by FSU on the field.

Desires of claiming an outright ACC title and making a run for a Bowl Championship Series berth, may hinge on Saturday's outcome. "After looking at FSU film, we know we have our work cut out for us," O'Leary said. "They are strong at every position." Despite allowing Navy 192 yards rushing, Tech's defense againik the Midshipmen was impressive at times. CONFERENCE USA Stephen F. Austin 5 1 Abilene Christian 34 Tulsa 45, SW Missouri St 2 1 10 FAR WEST Htfiston28, RiceO f' BIO 10 Pefin State 70, Akron 24 Mlttasota 33, Ohio 7 Wiconsln 49, Murray State 10 MiK Ohio 28, Northwestern 3 Mijhigan 26, Notre Dame 22 RjUub 47.

Central Florida 13 Ed Wilder had a career high 66-yards rushing against Navy. Air Force 37, Villanova 13 Azusa Pacific 26, San Diego 19, OT CS Northrldge 38, Oregon 19 Fresno St, 34, Portland St. 6 Idaho St. 54, E. Oregon 28 Montana 45, South Dakota 13 Montana St 20, Chadron St 10 S.

Utah 50, Fort Lewis 7 Sacramento St. 4 1 St Mary'i, Cal. 7 San Diego St 41, South Florida 12 able to find out What happened aid fix State 91 it.".