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Show THE DAILY HERALD, Prowi. l uh, Thumiay. August 19, 1999 Page B2 MORNING BRIEFING Notable Quote "Unfortunately for Hollywood, I won't be able to do any feature films during the football season. But I'm happy it's over with. I want to play and it's great to see my T Bosco approved teammates." Jamal Anderson after he ended his long holdout and with the Atlanta Falcons. Basketball Margo Dydek of the Utah Starzz was fined $300 by the WN.BA on Wednesday for criticizing the officiating in Utah's victory over Phoenix last Friday night. Dydek, who finished the game with 17 points, said after the game "The refs take all the fun out of the game. It is bad for the league." Dydek was called for three fouls in the first ix minutes. 67-6- . Playing H tight Quarterbacks coach Robbie Bosco should know what it takes to run BYU's offense. He was the only man to every do it to perfection, leading the Cougars to the NCAA title in 1984. Bosco said at camp Wednesday that while it :s very early, there are certain things the coaching staff is already looking for. "I think the key right now is watching who's getting d of the ball on time, who's making the right reads," he said. "All of them aie pretty confident with the offense and what we're trying to do. "It's just the little things we're trying to improve on." The offense ran a majority of plays in practice out of the shotgun formation, which coaches have said will aid starter Kevin Feterik's ability to read defenses. Bosco said Feterik is already a fan of the shotgun offense, and making a change hke this to adapt to personnel is always a good idea. "A lot of stuff that you do. that you try to put in ... you want to make sure the kids like it." Bosco said. "When they feel good and comfortable about it, I think that makes all the difference in the world." 4 Football Triple threat? There was an option sighting at BYU's Wednesday afternoon practice. Even with the drastic change in uniforms, fans weren't exactly expecting a complete overhaul of the Cougar offense. But on Tuesday, there was quarterback Kevin Feterik running east to west and delivering an option-styland Air pitch to the running back Force isn't even the first learn on the Cougars' schedule. But fans shouldn't worry The Cougars aren't about to adopt the Falcons' playbook. Offensive coordinator Norm Chow said that with the team yet to be practicing in full pads, the offense has a chance to review old plays as well as take a look at some new stuff, and option plays are something the coaching staff has discussed, Chow said. Call it an experiment. So is Feterik hoping to find himself scampering down the line in a game situation? "Not really," he said. "I just like to stand there and throw." e University of Utah has secured a series with UCLA for the 2006 and 2007 seasons. The Utes will travel to Pasadena in 2006, with the Bruins playing in Salt Lake the next year. home-and-hom- With Adam Mangum and Aaron Shill By 45,634-sea- e t Rice-Eccle- s Stadium as a lure, the Utes are having better luck in upgrading their schedule. Utah has home-and-hom- e series with Texas A&M in 2003-0and Colorado in 2005-06- . 4 The Washington Redskins have agreed to terms with receiver Irving Fryar, luring e Pro Bowl receivthe er out of retirement, The Associated Press has learned. The signing's a foregone conclusion," a team source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Wednesday night. The source said Fryar could come as early as today and that he could be in uniform for Friday's home exhibition game against Buffalo. five-tim- pass-happ- y ROM RT JOHNSON The Daily Herald Just chillin': BYU coach LaVell Edwards takes it easy during Wednesday's Full twc-a)a- practices. y Carlos Nuno and Tevita Ofahengaue are currently locked in a bat- tle for the starting spot at tight end. But fans shouldn't be surprised to again see both players on the field throughout the year. "At this level, we need them both," said offensive coordinator Norm Chow. "We're not going to get by with just one Nuno and Ofahengaue split time at the position last year. Both struggled at times, and some dropped passes early in the year had the offense looking elsewhere for receivers. But Nuno said both he and Ofahengaue have a year under their belts, and the experience should translate into more passes coming their way. "That's something the offensive coordinators have talked to us about," he said. "It's something I'm sure we'll do, now that I'm a senior and Tevita 's a junior." Contact The Cougar football team will have to wait until Friday before the players practice in full pads. And according to senior linebacker Rob Morris, this week's practices in half pads will have the Cougars just agitated enough that they'll be ready to hit come Friday. "We try not to kill each other, but I'd like to get in a few licks here and there," he said. But Morris also said he believes in protecting his own. Translation? The Butkus Award candidate will save his best hits for Sept. 9, when Washington comes to town. Walking wounded Second-seede- 7-- 6 2-- (7-1- Serena Williams, seeded eighth in the $1.05 million du Maurier Open tennis tournament in Toronto, injured her right shoulder in practice Wednesday morning and defaulted her second-rounmatch against unseeded Silvija Tajala of Croatia. Because of Williams' default, her spot in the draw Amelie went to d 80th-ranke- d Cocheteux of France, a ng-round beaten 6-- qualifyi- loser. She was by Tajala. 6-- 1 back Wednesday. Halladay said he heard his knee pop after planting on a pattern during morning practice. Halladay sat out the afternoon practice and said he was experiencing some swelling in his knee. He the injury checked today. Another receiver, Damion Segovia, is after suffering a hamstring injury. Signups for several youth leagues is going on at the Orem Recreation Center. Youth Flag Football is open to boys and girls in division3-grade, grade and grade. Each team will play seven games beginning Sept. 4 7-- 6 8 11. Fee is $17. Youth Cheerleading, in conduction with the flag football, will include grade and Fee is $17. divisions. grade 3-- 4 5-- 6 Registration continues at the Orem Fitness Center through Saturday, with a secondary signup available Aug. from p.m. For information call 229-715Softball team Youth Co-E- d signups are also open, continu- 25-2- 6 something about good teams. So when he says he feels better about his No. 2 Nittany Lions than the 1997 version, which started the season No. 1 and spent most of the year there, that says a lot. "There is all kinds of potential there," he said. "But as an old coach at Maryland said to a kid, Tour potential is going to cost me my job.' So we need more than potential." At 72 and with 307 victories, Paterno doesn't know how much longer he'll coach. He doesn't play golf, and the idea of traveling, playing shuffle-boar- d or whatever else retirees are supposed to do doesn't appeal much either. But it's what he's not saying these days that lias everyone wondering if Paterno is a top-fiv- e season away from calling it quits. After years of telling recruits he'd be at Penn State for their four years, he won't make that promise anymore. "I still, like to go out there and horse around and demonstrate," he said. "I'm going to retire when I feel like it. It may be two years, four years, eight years or 10 years. "I don't know. How do you like thatT If Paterno is looking to leave with a national title, this is probably his best shot. With 19 starters back, the Nittany Lions are their strongest since 1994, when they went 12-- and finished No. 2 only because of that alliance nonsense. They open against No. 4 Arizona in the Pigskin Classic and also play No. 12 Miami. They don't get any breaks in the Big Ten schedule, either, playing both No. 8 Michigan and No. 9 Ohio State. Michigan is determined to prove that last season, which started with two losses, was a fluke. Tom Brady, who got better as the season went on, returns pre-bo- five-yar- d will have For BYU updates, check www.cougarnation.com 3 XT t'HRIS G AKDNKR His turn I ht Associated Pav again? Penn State coach Joe Paterno likes what he's got in 1999. .' T BIG TEN PREVIEW at quarterback, and he'll he ;i pushed by Drew Henson. Ohio State lost, well, just about everything. Joe Germaine and his favorite targets, David Boston and Dee Miller, aire gone. So, too, are 1997 Butkiiis winner Andy Katzenmoyer, secon- defen- d-team sive back Damon Moore and Antoine Winfield. And Rob Murphy, expected to anchor the offensive line, flunked out of school last spring. But Ohio State still has running back Michael Wiley, who had one of the quietest 1,235-yarseasons in history last year. Quarterback is still a question at No. 10 Wisconsin, toe, but with Ron Dayne returning, who cares? Just give the Great Dayne the ball and let him run. Dayne has already rushed for 4,563 yards, and he needs 1,717 yards to break Ricky Williams' record, set just last season. ;, As for No. 23 Purdue, you only need to know two words: Drew Brees. He threw for 3,93 yards and 39 TDs last year, The Big Ten's six other teams will be marginal, at best. 4-- 7 ing through Sept. 4 at the Orem Fitness Center (229- 7455). Fee is $150. Players are encouraged to assemble own teams, which must be males and females ' between ages of half-and-ha- lf 14-1- Bad back keeps McNair on shelf Sanders' status remains in doubt By The Associated Press NR. Steve McNair watched both practices Wednesday, and his stiff back likely will keep the quarterback out of the Tennessee Titans' exhibition game Friday night against the Arizona Cardinals. "Unless he feels 100 percent better tomorrow, it's going to be unlikely that he's going to play," coach Jeff Fisher said. "If that's the case, we'll have him ready for Atlanta ... and give ROUNDUP the other three quarterbacks Youth Signups 5-- near-misse- d sore shoulder were pressed to the limit by Anthony DuPuis, but the RCA Championships' No. 2 seed dominated the tiebreaker for a ) victory over the rising French star in Wednesday's second round in Indianapolis. 6-- After 33 0 A pair of receivers are having to take it a little easy on their knees. s Junior wideout Ben Horton is still recovering from arthroscopic surgey. During Horton, one of BYU's most productive offensive weapons last season, is participating in only one practice per day. Horton said he's simply trying to take it slow so his knee will be ready for the season. "It's getting better each day," Horton said. "I've made a lot of progress." Sophomore Soren Halladay, who is trying to play with a brace after tearing his ACL in spring, suffered a set- Tennis Patrick Rafter of Australia and his CHICAGO (AP) years as a head coach, five unbeaten teams, two national Penn titles and four State coach Joe Paterno knows more (work)." McNair has had trouble with a stiff back through most of training camp. He started against the Kansas City Chiefs last weekend, but hasn't practiced this week. Fisher wants to play McNair as much as possible this preseason to get him some much-neede- d work with the receivers. But he also wants to heal McNair's strained back before the season opener on Sept. 12. If McNair doesn't start, backup Neil O'Donnell would be the starter. O'Donnell signed a one-yecontract before camp opened to back up McNair after being released by the Cincinnati Bengals in April. COWBOYS run forward and backward as fast as Deion Sanders can he wants for as long as he wants. But he needs two healthy big toes to make the cuts to play cornerback and he doesn't know when that will happen. Sanders said Wednesday that despite his efforts to rehabilitate his injured left big toe, he still doesn't know when it will be strong enough for him to return to the Dallas Cowboys. ' 1' j' "Everything a cornerback does is on the toes," said Sanders, who was wearing open toed sandals with two strips of tape holding a foam wedge in place between the injured toe and the next one. "I'm going to really try my best to turn it on up in the next few weeks, a little bit at a time. Right now, it's tremendous pain to push off on, plant and that's my whole game, reaction." A severe case of turf toe kept Sanders out of the final five games of last season, although he returned for a first-rounplayoff loss in January and the Pro Bowl in February. He then had the toe surgically repaired in April. The goal of his rehabilitation is for the left big toe to be as strong as the right one. Doctors have told him that might not happen for as long as six months after the operation, which would be October. -- d JOHN LPPhRSON The Associated Press Scary moment: Denver free safety Tori Noel is strapped to a backboard and immobilized after he was'.' injured during Wednesday morning's practice after a collision with running back Olandis Gary. career, was signed by the Jets. He will compete with Dedric Ward and Dwight Stone for a spot behind starters Keyshawn Johnson and Wayne Chrebet. Early played for Buffalo for the last three years after spending time with San Diego and New Orleans. He went to high school in Great Neck, about 10 miles from the Jets' training base in Hempstead, N.Y. GIANTS A second-roundraft pick from Cal n in . 1986, Collins played eight seasons with the Giants. He staked on both their Super Bowlrj teams and was in the starting lineup for 104 of his 112 games with New York. t, Collins also played three seasons with Kansas City and one apiece with Green Bay and d State-Fullerto- Mark Collins, a cornerback on the New York Giants' two Super Bowl championship teams, announced his retirement after with the team for that purpose. Collins, who played nine games with Seattle last season, to end his career with his original team. 13-ye- VWYALLPAPER ' UN vwAnPMinimc rt T. Seattle. i jj j i j u j i OVER 1000 PATTERNS ti'jnt?rPougg$ ,ii ' tffh y1 tij w BIBftrtBIt' . rlrt 1 hnsF' f f JETS OREM - 248 L PR0V0 UNIV. PKWAY (NEXTTOBARNES-NOBL- Quinn Early, who has caught 454 passes in a 12-ye- m mktekmo iscovqi American express iir : PH-764-03- L 80 i . |
