The Selma Times-Journal from Selma, Alabama • 17

Alabama romps to Homecoming victory By STEVE MARTIN Tuscaloosa Correspondent It will be many football seasons before Alabama fans, and opponents alike, forget gifted receiver Ozzie Newsome. A first round draft choice in the National Football League, Newsome now does his pass catching for the Cleveland Browns. Newsome, most definitely, is one of the most talented pass catchers ever to wear a crimson Jersey at Alabama. Saturday, split end Keith Pugh made sure it will be a long time before Alabama fans, and Virginia Tech too, forget his performance. The junior from Evergreen caught five passes for 148 yards and one touchdown on a homecoming day bathed in bright sunshine.

Pughs first catch, a 45-yard toss from quarterback Jeff Rutledge, was worth six points. It helped awaken an Alabama team and the 60,210 fans who sat in Bryant-Denny Stadium to watch the nations No. 3-ranked team score a 35-0 victory over the outmanned Gobblers. At 6-foot-l and 185-pounds, Pugh does not resemble Newsome in stature. Newsome was 63V4 and 210-pounds his senior season.

But at least four of Pughs five receptions bordered on the spectacular. In other words, they were very Ozzie Newsome-like. If you must draw a comparison, Pugh is cut from the mold of a Fred Biletnikoff, a Jimmy Orr, or a Lance A1 worth. Short on size, ail were big oh talent. And desire.

I learned a lot from watching Ozzie in practice and in games," Pugh said. You can learn a lot by watching the way a guy like Ozzie runs his routes. As for diving, well, Ive been doing that for awhile. I was just able to catch one today. Pughs touchdown reception came late in the second period.

It was his first catch of the day and presented the scoreboard with a 14-0 picture at halftime. The catch was a thing of beauty. Pugh was dogged by two Virginia Tech defenders every step of the way as he sprinted toward the end zone on a post pattern. At what seemed like the last possible second, he flung himself into a prone position in mid-air as the ball settled on the fingertips of his outstretched hands While praising Pughs effort, you cannot overlook the man who threw the pass Rutledge. With Pugh sandwiched by two VPI defenders, had the pass been in any other spot (See Pugh, page B-2) Houston shocks Arkansas 20-9 HOUSTON (AP) -Houstons rugged defense forced ninthranked Arkansas to settle for three first-half field goals and Randy Love punched in a 14-yard go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter to rally the 11th-ranked Cougars to a 20-9 Southwest Conference victory Saturday night.

Houstons victory, coupled with Texas 22-3 victory over Southern Methodist, kept the Cougars and Longhorns tied for the SWC lead with 4-0 records. Arkansas, losing for the second straight week, dropped to a 1-2 SWC record. Arkansas would have had the game under control at halftime had it not been for the Cougar defense, which stopped Arkansas drives at the Houston 3, 25 and 10 yard lines, forcing field goals of 27, 42 and 27 yards by Ismael Ordonez. The Cougars, now 6-1 for the season, pulled to a 9-7 halftime deficit on a one-yard run by Love and took the lead for good with 2:03 left in the third quarter on his 14-yard run. Then on the next-to-last play of the third quarter, Arkansas quarterback Ron Calcagni fumbled for the first turnover in the game and Houstons James Wilson recovered at the Hog 34.

Nine plays later, Houston quarterback Danny Davis completed a four-yard pass to Willis Adams to extend the Cougar lead to 20-9 with 11:31 left to play. Georgia field goal beats Kentucky attempt that would have forced the Bulldogs to score a touchdown to pull out the game. Griggs, a non-scholarship freshman, also missed an extra point attempt that turned out to be the decisive margin. LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Rex Robinson capped a furious Georgia comeback with a 29-yard field goal with eight seconds left as the 16th-ranked Bulldogs nipped Kentucky 17-16 in a Southeastern Conference football game Saturday night.

win Robinson, who had hit all eight of his field goal attempts coming into the game, missed on kicks of 42 and 48 yards earlier in the game as Kentucky built a 16-0 lead in the third quarter His winning boot came minutes after Kentucky kicker Tommy Griggs was short on a 42-yard Bulldogs BY LES SEAGO Associated Press Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Mississippi State quarterback Dave Marler threw (63) was taken out of the play by Knupp. The Crimson Tide clobbered Virginia Tech 35-0, climaxing Homecoming weekend in Tuscaloosa. for 228 yards and three touchdowns as the Bulldogs rolled over a lateblooming Tennessee 34-21 in college football Saturday. The victory gave Mississippi State a 5 and 2 record overall while Tennessee is now 1-4-1.

In the Southeastern Conference, Tennessee is 0-3 while the Bulldogs are 2-1. HEAVY PRESSURE Alabama quarterback Jeff Rutledge (11) finds himself under heavy pressure from Kent Knupp(SO) of Virginia Tech. Alabama's Dwight Stevenson (S7) tries to keep attacker from hitting Rutledge via the left side. Jim Bunch Cribbs carries Auburn to 21-7 win good tor the Tigers when Wake Forest captain Jerry Royster intercepted a Charlie Trottman pass on the Deacon 42. Auburns defense toughened and Wake Forest was forced to turn the ball back over to the Tigers.

Late in the first quarter. Auburn cranked up its powerful running game, led by the 150-yard performance of Cribbs, marching 69 yards See Auburn pa ge B-4 punting situation following their first possession, but on the punt, the usually surehanded Cribbs hobbled the ball attempting a running catch. Wake Forest Steve Truitt came up with the ball at the Deacon 48. Five plays later, Auburn found itself trailing 7-0, James McDonald circling over left end for the four-yard touchdown, three and one half minutes into the game. Things weren't looking By JOHNNY HASLAM Auburn Correspondent AUBURN It wasn't very pretty.

Not nearly as pretty as homecoming queen Claudia Thomasson and her court of four Auburn coeds, but for the Auburn Tigers, it was a win nonetheless, and a big one at home over Wake Forest 21-7. The victory was especially big for the coaches and players as the Tigers now must head into murderers row', facing Florida, Mississippi State, Georgia and Alabama. For the Auburn fans who were mumbling bad things about the Tigers the week before, the win also mellowed things over And finally, it broke the Jordan-Hare jinx, winning before the home Rebel rally downs Vandy Tennessee mistakes contributed to four of the Bulldogs' five touchdowns. Mississippi State scored on its first possession, taking the kickoff and moving 80 yards in 5 plays. The key play was a 66 yard scamper by tailback James Jones who took a pitchout from Marler and skipped along the sideline to the 2 to set up the scoring play Less than 7 minutes later, Tennessee quarterback David Rudder pitched to freshman tailback James Berry who promptly fumbled.

Bulldog linebacker Johnny Cooks covered the ball on the UT 35. It took only one play a Marler to Mardye McDole pass and Mississippi State was leading 14-0. A blocked punt early in the second quarter gave the Bulldogs the bah on the Tennessee 39. Seve plays later Marler hit Len Copeland for another Bulldog touchdown. A UT fumble with 4:58 left in the half handed the Bulldogs still another scoring opportunity.

Marler connected with McDole again on the UT 40 McDole dodged two UT tacklers and completed a 78 yard scoring play Vol quarterback Jimmy Streater attempted a pitchout late in the third period at his own 20 But the only man near the ball was Bulldog safety Larry Friday who collected the pigskin on the 15 Two plays later. James Doss ran 8 yards for another Bulldog touchdown crowd. The Tigers started slow, but gradually built up steam, and at times, pulled off some spectacular plays, using drives of 63 and 69 yards to take a 14-7 halftime lead after trailing the Deacons 7-0 in the early going. Wake Forest took the lead, capitalizing on Auburn mistakes, but Joe Cribbs turned the game around for the Tigers, scoring three touchdowns. The Deacons were put in a NASHVILLE, Tenn.

(AP) Running backs Leon Perry and Jarratt Price each scored their first touchdown of the year in the second half Saturday to trigger Mississippis 35-10 comeback victory over Vanderbilt in Southeastern Conference football. Perry's 6yard run late in the third period gave the Ole Miss Rebels their first lead of the game, with slow, but gradually built up some steam and satisfied its Homecoming crowd with a 21-7 victory at Jordan-Hare Stadium. (Times-Journal photo by Phil Scars brook OVER THE TOP Auburn's Joe Cribbs took a running start, went high into the air and Into the end tone to put the Tigers an the board. Trying to stop the 151-pound run-ningback from scoring is (48) Mprc Hester. Auburn started Hoppy Langleys point after kick making it 1610.

Perry carried 15 times for 103 yards, marking the second time this season a Rebel player has gone over the 100-yard rushing mark in a single game Vanderbilt, which failed to score after the first quarter, led 10-0 after the opening period before the Rebs hit the comeback trail. It was the first time this year Ole Miss, 1-2 in SEC and 3-4 overall, beat a conference opponent after losses to Georgia and Kentucky. Vanderbilt, 0-4 in SEC and 1-6 overall, suffered its 16th straight loss against SEC teams. Vandy's last conference win came over Tennessee 17-14 ending the 1975 season Reserve quarterback John Fourcade and fullbacks Tyrone Richards and Malvin Gipson accounted for the other Ole Miss touchdowns. Freshman Mike Woodard opened the games scoring by kicking a 52-yard field goal to put Vanderbilt ahead 3-0 in the first quarter Teammate Frank Mordica increased the Commodore lead with 2-yard dive later in the same period Eddie Hood set up the touchdown with a 56yard return of an Ole Miss Sooners not sharp in victory How they fared Heres bow the Associated Press Top Twenty College teams fared in weekend action 1 Oklahoma (8-0) blasted Kansas St.

S9-IS 2 Penn State (8-0) clobbered West Virginia 21 3 Alabama (7-1) rolled over Virginia Tech 260 4 Nebraska (7-1) slipped peat Oklahoma St. 22-14 5 Maryland (86) drubbed Duke 27-0 6 Southern Cal (0-1) routed California 42-17 7 Texas (6-1) stopped Southern Methodist 13-9 8 Michigan (8-1) belted Minnesota 41-10 9. Arkansas (4-3) dumped by Houston 30- 10 UCLA (7-1) edged Arizona 94-14 11 Houston (61) surprised Arkansas J6 11 Artaona State (5-2) shocked by Washington 41-7 13 Missouri (5-9) stunned by Colorado 3627 14 Louisiana State (5-1) did not play is Pittsburgh (62) lost to Navy 21-11 19. Georgia (61) nipped Kentucky 17-19 17 Purdue (61) outclassed Iowa 367 18 Navy (7-0) defeated Pittsburgh 21-U 19 Notre Dame (82) blanked Miami 260 20 Ctansen (61) downed North Carolina St 33-10 But the defensive play of Cumby and guard Phil Tabor had its good points as Tabor picked up 11 tackles, six unassisted, and Cumby made seven stops, four unassisted They are a great football team, Wildcat Coach Jim Dickey said Defensively, we were really bad We've got yoqpg people playing in spots we probably shoulcfc't have in this league, but they're playing their hearts out. The Wildcats' only score of the first half came on a 26 yard run by Matt Green.

another and defensive linebacker George Cumby got six points with an interception It was in the third quarter that the Wildcats put together back to back touchdowns while holding the Sooners scoreless And many of the Oklahoma players echoed Switzer's disappointment with the overall play I didn't feel we played that well as a team," Cumby said. "They ran the ball good and I personally missed some tackles I should have made executed well while he was in there, but he got hurt again. "Also, their formations gave us a lot of trouble We kept having to make adjustment's which made it hard to key We defensed the passing game well, but I didn't think they would score that many points." Halfback Billy Sims skittered for 202 yards and two touchdowns and reserve quarterback J.C. Watts added two more as the Sooners rolled for their eigth win. Lott scored one touchdown, passed for By BOB BONEBRAKE AP Sporti Writer NORMAN, Okla (AP) Despite an unimpressive third quarter and play that Oklahoma head Coach Barry Switzer labeled "not as sharp as usual, his No.

1 -ranked Sooners romped to a 5619 Big Eight Conference Big Eight Conference football win over the Kansas State Wildcats Saturday. "We had three pretty good quarters," Switzer said. "Thomas Lott (first unit quarterback).