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COLLEGE FOOTBALL Michigan 28, Ohio State 0 Indiana 24, Purdue 17 Iowa 21, Minnesota 3 Penn St. 43, Northwestern 21 Wisconsin 35, Illinois 10 Albion 41, Anderson, Ind. 21 Indiana, Pa. 28, Ferris St. 21 Wings win in OT: Kozlov scores deciding goal in 4-3 thriller over Devils.

4E Football playoffs: Fordson, John Glenn and Harrison reach finals. 12E Bos. Coll. 41 Notre Dame 39 Florida St. 62, N.C State 3 West Virginia 17, Miami 14 Auburn 22, Alabama 14 Florida 52, Vanderbilt 0 UCLA 27, Southern Cal 21 College report, 8-9E if.

Section Sunday Dorts NOVEMBER 21, 1993 TVRADIO 2E HORSE RACING 15E Bob WQJNOWSKI Despite records, Ohio State again proves to be tonic for any and all of Michigan's woes Boston College's field goal surprises No. 1 Irish, 41-35 NN ARBOR -Michigan's astounding 28-0 pounding of Ohio State was just seconds from comple NCAA playoffs: Albion advances in Division III. 8E. MAC: WMU ties Bowling Green for 2nd place. 8E.

c1 final play last week, preserving Notre Dame's victory over Florida State and setting off a wild celebration. This time, Boston College fans swarmed the field while Notre Dame players slowly walked into the tunnel leading to the locker room. "To be down so far and then come back, and then for them to come down and kick a field goal, it's heartbreaking," Notre Dame Coach Lou Holtz said. "The loss is very devastating. We hurt, but it is all part of life and you learn to handle it.

It's not the end of the world." At Boston College, they tore down the goalposts at Alumni Stadium, stomped on the roofs of cars and played the school fight song again and again. "Finally, God is on our side. The Catholic war is settled," said student Vinita Gursahani, 21. Please see BC, 14E DETROIT NEWS WIRE SERVICES SOUTH BEND, Ind. Boston College upset No.

1 Notre Dame and the New Year's Day bowl picture Saturday, rocking the Irish 41-39 on David Gordon's 41 -yard field goal as time expired. Gordon's kick stopped the longest winning streak in the nation at 17, spoiled Notre Dame's opportunity for its third perfect regular season since 1949, and clouded its chances for a ninth national title. The Irish (10-1), finally showing the emotion that carried them past then-No. 1 Florida State on the same field last week, overcame a 38-17 deficit in the final 11 minutes. Kevin McDougal's 4-yard, fourth-down pass to Lake Dawson with 1:09 left put Notre Dame ahead, 39-38.

But Glenn Foley, who threw four touchdown passes, drove the Eagles 57 yards in eight plays to set up the winning field goal. Earlier, Gordon had missed from 40 yards into the wind. "I knew I would make the kick," said Gordon, who had missed a winning field-goal try against Northwestern in Gordon, a senior, came into the game with 11 career field-goal attempts. "I didn't hit it well," he said. "It was kind of low, but it went through." Gordon's kick came at the same end of the field where cornerback Shawn Wooden batted down Charlie Ward's pass at the goal line on the 4' cr--if ASSOCIATEDPRESS Boston College's Ivan Boyd (Detroit Country Day) hauls in a 4-yard scoring pass against Greg Lane in the first period.

cjk eye ior iMtteye Blue skies at U-M: 'Real' Wolverines finally show up in 28-0 rout of OSU. If I I 1 1 Jl By Angelique S. Chengelis THE DETROIT NEWS ANN ARBOR They will tell 'you they were not surprised by the lopsided victory. They will also tell you that this was the Michigan team that could have made similar appearances each weekend. When it counted most, with their integrity and a bowl bid on the line, the unranked Wolverines gave a sold-out performance that was deserving of several curtain calls.

In by far their best showing of the season, they upset No. 5 Ohio State 28-0 before 106,867 at Michigan Stadium on Saturday. With the victory, the Wolverines appear destined for a warm-weather bowl, most likely the Hall of Fame on New Year's Day in Tampa. "We played like we should have all year," said Michigan Coach Gary Moeller, who was carried off the field by his players. "Emotionally, we were Please see U-M, 10E It' fit tion.

The Wolverines were killing the clock, with slightly more effort than it took to maim the Buckeyes' Rose Bowl hopes. On the field, an OSU player tangled with a U-M player, yanking the helmet off the Wolverine and throwing it to the ground. In the first row of Michigan Stadium, a fan spied the frustrated Buckeye and offered the day's best commentary. "What are they so upset for?" he said. "Aren't they used to this yet?" Shuffle the records, shuffle the personnel, shuffle the stakes.

It makes no difference. In the end, the Wolverines hold the upper hand, the Buckeyes hold the empty helmet. How else do you figure this one, U-M's sixth straight without a loss in the rivalry? OSU, with everything to lose, went ahead and lost it. U-M, with nothing substantial to gain, went ahead and gained it. Today, the Wolverines are 7-4 and feeling a whole lot better about themselves, and they should.

They dominated the fifth-ranked team in the country as completely as they've dominated any team all year, as completely as they should have dominated many teams all year. That the Wolverines finally showed up is not the surprise. That the Buckeyes, seeking to clinch their first Rose Bowl bid in nine years, failed to make an appearance is amazing. "This is one of the most embarrassing losses in my coaching career," said OSU's John Cooper, who has had many. "A game like this makes you wonder how (Michigan) lost so many games." Yeah, it does.

It also makes you wonder how OSU (9-1-1) won so many. In handing the Buckeyes their first blanking since 1982, U-M's defense finally and officially completed the transformation from softy to toughy. It took a while. But the Wolverines, searching for reasons to play since their title hopes were crushed, finally found the most im-' portant reason in the most important game. They played for pride and respect, and if you think mushy stuff like that doesn't mean much, well, you haven't watched U-M all year.

Football is. built on emotion, and the Wolverines have played as if devoid of it. On Saturday, they played as if full of it. "I think, for a while, we kind of went into idle mode," Tyrone Wheatley said. "We had a lot of young guys who got comfortable wearing the winged helmets.

Once they found out they had to play, and not just wear the helmet, we took off." In the end, they took off because Gary Moeller finally demanded it. He kept shuffling his lineup, kept pushing youngsters, kept searching. Against OSU, the Wolverines started five freshmen on defense and four on offense, and easily handled the Buckeyes' veteran lines. "Maybe our lack of success this season helped us," Moeller said. "We had a chance to knock somebody out, to knock off a champion.

I know you'll rip them up, but don't tell me that's not a good team we beat." I wouldn't state the obvious. But while all of OSU's weapons were being defused, all of U-M's were being lit. Six Wolverines caught passes. Wheatley rushed for 105 yards and Ed Davis had 96. And most important, the Wolverines attacked with their defense, surprising the Buckeyes with a blitz package they hadn't shown.

The strategy was to force OSU's Bobby Hoying and Bret Powers to throw against U-M's speedy cor-nerbacks, Alfie Burch and Ty Law. The results: four sacks and four interceptions. "There's just something about Ohio State that clicks in our head," U-M linebacker Bobby Powers said. "It turns us on, and you can't turn us off." The Buckeyes never came close to finding the right valve. The Wolverines never had a doubt they'd find the right salve.

It wears scarlet and gray, and shows up on the schedule the same time every season. 4 A I s- I. 'i 4 J. Big Ten standings Conf. Overall Ohio Stale 6 119 11 Wisconsin 5 118 11 Penn Slate 5 2 0 8 2 0 Michigan St.

4 2 0 6 3 0 Indiana 5 3 0 8 3 0 Michigan 5 3 0 7 4 0 Illinois 5 3 0 5 6 0 Iowa 3 5 0 6 5 0 Minnesota 3 5 0 4 7 0 N'western 0 8 0 2 9 0 Purdue 0 8 0 1 10 0 SATURDAY'S RESULTS Michigan 28, Ohio State 0 Wisconsin 35, Illinois 10 Indiana 24, Purdue 17 Iowa 21, Minnesota 3 Penn St. 43, Northwestern 21 'jS; f' CLARENCE TABB JR. The Detroit News out-of-this-world catch for a touchdown over Buckeyes defensive back Walter Taylor. Mercury Hayes twists and turns to make an It's now Fab Five minus one, but that's OK by Wolverines COLLEGE I MSU: It's time for Respert to take charge of Spartans. Page 6E By Bob Wojnowskl THE DETROIT NEWS ANN ARBOR For two years, they were college basketball's biggest act, if not quite its best.

They melded and molded, subjugating skills, personalities and individual accomplishment into this creature called the Fab Five, which grew so big, it finally burst. It had to. It could no longer contain Chris Webber's talent. Even if it could, it might have collapsed under the weight of publicity and pressure. It's over, which is not necessarily a good thing for the Wolverines and Coach Steve Fisher, but it's not necessarily a bad thing for the four who return.

Yes, they miss Webber. Yes, they miss his rebounding and scoring and friendship. No, they most certainly do not miss the Fab Five. "Personally, the Fab Five doesn't mean anything to me," said Juwan Howard, at 6-foot-9, now U-M's lone experienced big man. "First of all, we weren't the ones who started it.

The way I see it, we're just four returning starters who don't have anything to prove to anyone." When Webber departed for the NBA, he took much of the Wolverines' size, some of their depth, part of their spirit. He also took a lot of the pressure. Webber absorbed plenty in two whirlwind seasons. He filled a lot Please see Four, 6E Today: Michigan, Michigan State and the Big Ten Monday: Detroit Mercy and the national outlook. Tuesday: The GLIAC, MIAA and MAC.

Wednesday: Women's outlook. DALE G. YOUNG The Detroit News The loss of Chris Webber leaves a big hole in Michigan's starting lineup, but Jalen Rose, Jimmy King, Ray Jackson and Juwan Howard want to show what they can do without him..