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COLLEGE FOOTBALL 0EI Paso Tlmes JL.VSunday, Sept 13, 1998 BIG 12 Texas cools off Louisiana Tech UCLA QB wins Heisman hype shootout San Bernardino County Sun PASADENA, Calif. UCLA 49, Texas 31. But enough about the game. Let's cut to the Heisman Trophy chase. Dallas Morning News COLLEGE STATION, Texas -Texas took the "foot" out of football and the air out of Louisiana Tech's daredevil passing attack in beating the Bulldogs, 28-7, Saturday night before 55,073 at Kyle Field.

TEXAS 31 UCLA 49 This ABC-televised inter-sectional matchup Saturday pitted putative LOUIS. TECH I 7 TEXAS 28 Fullback D'Andre Hardeman rushed for one hit an 8-yard TD run in the third quarter by Louisiana Tech receiving star Troy Edwards. Edwards, the nation's leading receiver, caught 11 passes for 67 yards, a fraction of his record-setting early season production. Bulldogs quarterback Tim Rattay, the nation's total offense leader, was held to 239 yards through the air, well below his 557-yard norm. safety Rich Coady intercepted a pair of Rattay passes, including an end-zone theft early in the fourth quarter.

The Aggies improved to 1-1. The Bulldogs fell to 0-3. The Aggies opened the game in defensive scheme featuring only one lineman and six defensive backs. Louisiana Tech, which totaled 60 points in losses to Nebraska and Central Florida, struggled to find breathing room. Mlchsd Caulfltld Associated Press three touchdowns to power an offense that three times passed up possible field goal opportunities to gamble on fourth down.

The 18th-ranked Aggies converted each time, linking together three scoring drives accounting for 17 points. defense, on a crisis footing because of the Bulldogs' passing threat, pitched a first-half shutout and incurred only This catch by Danny Farmer was just one of many hauled in by UCLA receivers during the Bruins' 49-31 rout of Texas Saturday in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. front-runners for college football's greatest prize, Bruins quarterback Cade McNown and Longhorns tailback Ricky Williams. What was the score of that one? Who impressed the Heisman voters, a couple of dozen of whom were in the Rose Bowl press box? McNown's numbers: 20-of-30 passing for 339 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. No sacks.

Williams' numbers: 29 carries for 160 yards and three touchdowns, three receptions for 54 yards. They were politely impressed with each other. Said McNown: "Ricky Williams is a very good running back, very tough to knock off his Williams: "McNown had a good game. They're good." McNown had a nearly flawless first half as UCLA took a 35-3 lead. Williams was quiet in the first half, then got 95 yards and three TDs in the second.

UCLA guard Andy Meyers, perhaps a bit biased, interpreted that as an obvious victory for McNown. "Cade played great when it was still a game. Williams was great when the game was over." Shockingly, each coach loves his star. "Ricky Williams is one of the greatest players in America," Texas coach Mack Brown said. Said UCLA's Bob Toledo: "I can't imagine anyone being more valuable to his than Cade is to us." After the game, McNown did an ABC interview.

If Williams did one, we didn't see it. Edge McNown. The two players are hard to compare directly. McNown is a sturdy senior from Oregon with blondish red hair, a prominent, Dudley Door-ight-esque chin. He could be a lumberjack.

Williams is a squat, heavily muscled guy from San Diego who models dreadlocks and wears jewelry in his ears, nose and tongue. Though not in a game. He could be the front man for a reggae band. Clean-cut edge to McNown. Hipness edge to Williams.

Freshman running back just too much for Baylor Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. Redshirt freshman Ken Simonton had his second straight 100-yard rushing day, gaining 104 yards and scoring two touchdowns Saturday as Oregon State beat mistake-prone Baylor 27-17. 'Other' Ricky Williams leads Texas Tech in rout Associated Press IRVING, Texas The Big 12's "other" Ricky Williams, the nation's leading rusher heading in BAYLOR 1 17 OREGON ST. 27 against Houston in 1950. Oregon State, coming off a 486 season-opening victory over Nevada, was again impressive on both sides of the ball.

The defense held Baylor to just 120 passing yards and forced two interceptions. Simonton, who became the first freshman in Oregon State history to rush for 100 yards with a 121-yard, two-touchdown performance last week, scored on runs of 24 and 9 yards as the Beavers led 21-3 at the half. Oregon State senior linebacker Bryan Jones intercepted a pass by Baylor backup quarterback Jermaine Alfred in the first half that set up the touchdown that made it 21-3. Beavers, trying to break an NCAA-re Williams, a sophomore playing in the shadow of Texas' Ricky Williams, scored on a 4-yard run in the first quarter and a 5-yar-der midway through the third quarter that put the Red Raiders (2-0) ahead 27-0. Williams missed a few plays during that drive because of cramps, then rested for more than a quarter during a humid night at Texas Stadium.

He returned for one fourth-quarter drive, gaining another 41 yards NORTH TEXAS 0 TEXAS TECH 30 UNT's third play, then getting a 44-yard touchdown pass from Matt Tittle to Donnie Hart on the Red Raiders' first snap. Williams' first touchdown, which he set up by gaining 25 yards on a third-and 1-8 screen, put Tech up 14-0 with 3:33 left in the first quarter. The Red Raiders made it 20-0 at halftime on second-quarter field goals of 45 yards from Jaret Greaser and 43 yards from Chris Birkholz. on four carries. Tech settled the score for its 30-27 loss to UNT in Lubbock last year by posting its first shutout since a 340 victory over Houston in 1994.

The Red Raiders were impressive on both sides of the ball, gaining 531 yards and 30 first downs, while holding the Eagles (0-2) to 125 yards and five first downs. Tech struck early, recovering a Tubby Coleman fumble on to this weekend, ran for 170 yards and two cord streak of 27 straight losing seasons, improved to 2-0 for the first time since 1985, when they finished the season 3-8. It was a season opener filled with errors for Baylor, which set a school record with 19 penalties, three more than it incurred touchdowns as Texas Tech avenged last year's loss to North Texas with a 30-0 victory Saturday night. I The Business Resource Council mber 17 18 Na) Sep te Sponsored by: Dos Pueblos Advertising KLAQKRODKSII RADIO Fast Signs (on Airway) KTSM TV UTEP Eller Outdoor Voice Stream KATHKOFX Radio El Paso Electric El Paso Natural Gas Norwest Bank KHEYY-96 Radio Southwestern Bell KTSM Radio Nations Bank KDBC TV Columbia Healthcare Paragon Cable Hunt Building Corporation KMA2TV Phelps Dodge KBNAKAMA RADIO El Paso Disposal Scott. Hulse, Marshall, Feuille, Finger a Thurmond, p.c.

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