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Hidjmonft Siines3ispatdj SECTION NFL D2-3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL D6-11 SCOREBOARD D14 SUNDAY OCTOBER 29 2000 Sports Virginians Joe Smith and Allen Iverson feel the wrath of NBA Commissioner David Stern D1S Editor JickBeminfar (804)649-6445 jbemin8Bitimesdisfwtchxoni VIRGINIA 17 NORTH CAROLINA 6 2 VIRGINIA TECH 37 PITTSBURGH 34 With Vickhurt Meyer Warley rescue Va Tech BY MIKE HARRIS Tmes-Dbpatch St aft Warm MARK QORM UPTIMES-DISPATCH 1 Ahmad Hawkins (9) and Tim SpruM cels brats after stopping UNC on fourth down late bi the game Home is where wins are Cavaliers extend streak vs Heels BY JEFF WHITE TImes-Dispatch Star Warm Blacksburg A backup job description is simple: be ready To that end Virginia Tech's Dave Meyer has earned the highest performance evaluation With Michael Vick "The status of sidelined by an ankle Infored quarter-fojury Meyer yester- back Michael day led the second-Vick forth Mi-ranked Hokies to ami game un-three second-half certain Page D9 scores and a 37-34 Coluaiobt John victory over Pitts- Maifcoa uotes burgh in a Big East return to Conference game at Bin Dootey-era Lane Stadium A sell- football and redout crowd erf 56272 aace on a hereto-watched redshirt for akaky hack-freshman Carter War- quarterback ley of Richmond nail ki overcoming a 27-yard field goal Pittsburgh Page with 16 seconds left to provide the winning points status for showdown at Miami is uncertain The Hokies (6-0 84)) have all week to worry SEE TECH PAGE D9 Charlottesville It was a game Virginia had to win Fortunately for the Cavaliers their guest was North Carolina Had this Atlantic Coast Conference contest been played in Chapel Hill the Tar UVa uses Its Heels might have had bag of tricks for a chance But Scott two kay plays Stadium remains a Bob Upper's oof-house of horrors for umn Page D8 UNC which UVa notes won there since 1981 Page D8 the season before George Welsh took over as coach Before 56692 fens on an unseasonably warm fall afternoon UVa won 17-6 yesterday to spoil mice again Carolina junior quarterback Ronald trip back to his home state Welsh knew the Cavaliers had won nine consecutive against UNC at Scott Stadium before yesterday "but I didn't SEE UVA PACE D8 DEAN HOFTMEVEWUMES-aSMTCH DEAN HOFFMEYERfflMES-DISPATDH TWo trainers help Tech quarterback Michael Vick off the field after he was injured in the second quarter Virginia Tech kicker Carter Wariey (49) and holder Robert POaslee celebrate after Warley kicked a 27-yard field goal with 16 seconds left to beat Big East foe Pittsburgh NO 3 OKLAHOMA 31 NO 1 NEBRASKA 14 RICHMOND 28 VILLANOVA 18 VIRGINIA UNION 42 VIRGINIA STATE 17 Sooners At 1 1 I iMl MATT JONESfflMES-OISMTCH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Braxton puts on a show Panthers back scores four TDs BY SEAN RYAN Tnaa-DisrATCH Correspondent Andre Braxton is not a superhero he only plays one on the football field "I just see him cutting making moves and making people miss" Virginia Union offensive lineman Jason Howell said just so determined to get into the end zone I put it in words unbelievable" Unbelievable also describes the day the senior running back put together in Gold Bowl at Hovey Field Braxton carried 36 times for 249 yards and four touchdowns as the Pan- Victory a rush delivery UR sets record with 430 yards BY JOHN PACKETT Tdkes-Dsfatch Staff Watte villanova Pa When Villa-nova coach Andy Talley heard that the weather forecast for yesterday called for high winds he was worried about facing the University of formidable rushing attack without all of his weapons "As soon as I saw 25-mile-an-hour winds I was obviously concerned about the way we would have to approach the game" said Talley who knew Richmond was going to keep the ball on the ground while the Wildcats like to mix passing with Football ticker Delaware 33 James Madison 14 William and Mary 26 Northeastern 15 Western Carolina 41 Virginia Military 31 No 4 Miami 42 Louisiana Tech 31 Georgia Tech 31 No 5 Clemson 28 No 8 Florida 34 No 13 Georgia 23 No 16 Purdue 31 No 12 Ohio State 27 Details Pages D6-11 running to average 38 points With winds gusting from 20 to 30 miles per hour at Villanova Stadium the Spiders rushed for a school-record 430 yards and controlled the clock for nearly 36 minutes in posting a 28-18 Atlantic 10 victory over the Wildcats before a well -chi lied crowd of 9229 "Our whole game plan was we SEE UR PACE D6P newest No Convincing win sets the stage Thi Associated Piess norman oil la Oranges were scattered over Owen Field and the bright yellow goal post at the south end of the stadium lay in pieces in a corner of the end zone Translation? Oklahoma is hack all right thanks to a dominating 31-14 victory over No 1 Nebraska yesterday a win that may send the thini-ranked Sooners to the top spot when the Associated Press poll is released today The Sooners last were No 1 at the end of the 1987 season after beating Nebraska Virginia Andre Braxton putt hit head forward for yardage agakwt Virginia State there steamrolled Virginia State 42-17 in front of an overflow crowd of more than 12000 With the win Virginia Union (5-1 CIAA 7-2) captured the Eastern Division championship and reserved its spot in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association title game Nov 11 "Thu is just the beginning" said Braxton who has scored seven TDs the past two seasons Oklahoma's Josh Heupd threw for 300 yards and a touchdown against Nebraska said all along that I had a good feeling about who we are and what done" second-year coach Bob Stoops said "I think we've more than proven who we are" Josh Heupel passed for 300 yards and a touchdown and Derrick Strait returned an interception 32 yards for a score "I don't know if see a stronger defensive performance SEE SOONERS PAGE D11P- SFE VUU PAGE D7 Renegades derailed Kuehl finds calling Sadler at crossroads Emporia native Hermie Sadler will drive in the Winston Cup race at Homestead Fla but his NASCAR future remains uncertain Page D12 YViU- UVa graduate Ryan Kuehl appears to have found a home in the NFL as a long snapper with the Cleveland Browns Page D2 Behind the steady goaltending of NHL veteran Daniel Berthiaume the Roanoke Express knocked off the Richmond Renegades 3-1 last night Page D5.