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Show ' ' , cfc. v'-s- 'v--w y -' 'V ,.,sra, w, S ' v ' , v, w . - or, s?-s-y' rr An late imgtoe By John Mooney Tribune Sports Editor The Utes didnt find any mythical monsters arising from the ashes of defeat Saturday night as favored Wasmngtcn State wen it second game while administering University of Utahs second loss of the season, , m R ib Rice Stadium But the Utes did uncover several new gems, fused in the fires of frustration and the prospects were a bit brighter after the performances of passer Pat Degnan and runner Steve Peake. Degnan, warming up to his task as of one of the best passers in the area, completed 17 of 23 attemnts for 195 yards, with a stretch of nine for nine and 10 of 12 in the first half Peake Gains Class Peake, who came off the junior varsity team as a freshman late m the pin-poi- 1974 really blossomed out as a runner, and did some nifty dancing to daylight with 110 yards on 23 ca ries, and then there were the receivers, Dick Graham and Jolrn McIntyre who picked everything but the cheerleaders pockets with some amazing grabs. Utah drove the length of the field to open the game, WSU drove back for 8C yards to even the score and then the Cougars took advantage of the only poor playing of the Utes all evening to take the lead for good on a touchdown and a safety m the first quarter. The Utes were still battling at the final gun and they kept the crowd of 19 622 on edge until the Couears capitalized on Ute mistakes under pressure to salt away the victory. It was the second Washington State triumph over the Utes in five games, both wins coming in the Stadium here Sports Mirror by nation in pass defense by holding Kansas to only three completions in 10 attempts Degnan completed four of four in a 69 yard touchdown dme (he fust time the Utes had possession The ke play was a 21 yard beauty to Fred Hobbs, all alone in the en zone With Mikp Browns kick Utah led, 0 v ith just over three minutes gone n the came But the Cougars came right back and drove 72 yards for the equalizer with Carl Barschig making a leaping catch in the end zone on the meney t mi of a scoring pass mdncit Knots Score nt Chuck Didru t lucked the extr.. came with 6 21 left in to make it a the quarter With both offenses showing powei, Washington State scored its first ser vice break late in the quarter when a Ute pitchout was hobbled and Tony On- Notion I) Dcgnans forward passing was near perfect m the first half, but three handoffs and laterals in the backfield helped Washington State to a 16-half ume lead - seconds of the halt, in which he completed 10 of 12 passes for 99 yards Las Vegas Star His first exhibition of passing would have gladdened the heart of Lj Vegas crapshooter. A week ago, Washington State led the 7 Degnan hit nine straight passes and didnt have a miss until the final 17 lamw u'1 t Jt Heath recovered for the Cm gars on the Utah 3b It took seven plays for the Cougars to on this break with Doorr.ink hulling the last y aid Didrick kicked the extra mint camtalie 1 IH75 Sunday Morning, September 21, t r ESI Sit It fitlt? gfUuDU d sticky-fingere- 4 f Utes Fall part tah thtn played sane uninspired mental football Flank tolnns took the kit koff for 1 1 ih in the end zone ran out to the thieeyard line and thought he was behind the goal line and touched his knee to the Mound, giving the lies tin i ibte fu Id position I On sen i d down Degnan tried a piuhout and the ball ro"ed loose in the end zone Utah recovmng for a Washington State safety 7-- 7 The Utes tame back in the .second quarter and drove from their 20 to the See Page I) 8, Column 7 ikiiijhi s. v V John Mooney I 44 0 V rilun SMrts fxlitor couple of weeks ago, the University of Alabama filed a suit against the NCAAs new rule limiting the size of the traveling squads in football. Subsethe quently, a higher court over-rule- d original injuncA - -- Z tion and the limits stand. 4 . a A b, f V t tfi f Jf - X One Major Drawback finish consistently m each is a one-tw- c its league However, in a league of Supers, all cannot be winners. Each of those big winnei s has at least n weak sisters on the a conference schedule, and there also-ran- s fatten-u- p that winning record Meanwhile, as I stressed before, college football has to be bigger than the seKish aims of a few haves. The athletic pendulum swings back and torth and the guy whos high on the arc today may be at the lowes point a few years hence half-doze- Olwenalimi Ward It different c whether majors or the rookie you're league, when you're in last place it aint comfortable. vikes no in i 2 ' . 'Jts.iW ) ' a V 3 1 vWJ m - ' V w 4 - 4 o .7 t v , t 'Ot If I V , 4 r. J 1U- , i xf vv s WM'fr zgsljrf, awS- .M I - 'v eoa 4 N'vJ j f t ' v v ye a 4 tr -1 a s . r s. r, , S jf&K 'X - if 4 I- z, v ? 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I w$ TzC, It j V v4 A t U, V ; a ettk. illtfini.aihfBtYtnl - Washington States Mark Husfloen is dawn on all fours like a lion over a Iamb after the hefty defensive end sacked Utah quarterback Pat Degnan forcing fumble. Husfloen went on to make fumble recovery while Cougars Maras Explode Late to Mow Down By Marion Dunn But there is a major drawback these organizers have overlooked. The reason they attract huge crowds is because they are winners, because ? ft squad-lim- it was good for football. As Commissioner Duke noted, the Big Ten argued for a n travei squad. And, Im sure, most of its football coaches would have liked the extra manpower Probably a majority of the WAC football coaches have been envious of the larger travel parties of some of the mtersectional rivals Yet, Arizona beat Ohio State at , Columbus and Arizona State trounced Wisconsin at Madison, and the home teams had twice as many players suited up as the WAC visitors. The answer may be the Super Conference, which was discussed at the NCAA convention. That select group would include most of the major conferences, plus a dozen or so top independent teams. But Johnny McKay of USC and others like Duffy Daugherty, the TV commentator, and Bill Murray of the American Football Coaches Assn, advocate a more drastic step They would form a Super-Supe- r Conference consisting of perhaps a dozen major football powers, the Bowl Mafia, and they would play for a national championship. i 4 You see, the NCAA ruling was voted by the majority of the members of Div lsion One The vote was taken after months of studies and committee meet- I ings and the majonty felt the V ',-- it a1 st, : Decision ed ii Vv vC n Well-Studi- i ; ) State-Minneso- ' & Stan Bates t A i C j. commissioner of the Big 10 Conference . commis-s'C"r- i - r . Mirror drew the sent me a copy of your recent column relative to Alabamas actions in filing a lawsuit against the NCAA in connection with the football travel squad limit I want to compliment you on your excellent portrayal of the matter and your staud on the issue While I might happen to disagree personally and professionally with the position of the NCAA and the University of Alabama (e g.. the Big Tens proposal for a travel squad limit), it is my view that the University of Alabamas position m this matter represents a real tragedy. A tragedy m that the University had ample opportunity (dating hack as long ago as April) to submit its views through a voluntary association, such as the NCAA, but decided instead to pursue it through the courts. As a broken-dow- n sportswnter viewing the sports pages of today and an athletic administrator faced with administration problems both entailing much concern for the way legal matters have crept into the sportswriiing and I am often administrative business reminded of the remark made by our Big Ten conference attorney in the Ohio basketball matter: Your honor, it will be a sad commentary indeed if we have to build every basketball court next to a district court. In any event, John, your comments are appreciated by many of us wno feel much the same as you do. Wayne Duke, Big Ten commissioner. - , SO following response from Wayne Duke (WAC J 3 V$ v is I I I i I" , - &X v The Sports -- 4, I - s- fc B u b 44 fc- r Jit "V , . ? 44 JWvS - v FORT COLLINS They say that you only go around once, that you don't get a second chance; that you cant come home football team pro Saturday you can go arouno twn e, Uu you can get a second chance and that it m Days off big bv defeating BYU. the tirst VAC game of the season here Saturday. lioug W ait For a year the two teams and their fans have been wailing for this meeting 3 to settle the controversial tie in this same stadium a year ago And the Rams, outplayed almost all afternoon, capitalized on tluee tremendous breaks to take the victory and end BYU's string of nine WAC games without a loss The defeat also hurt BYU's chances of repeating as WAC champion d 21-1- 33-3- i Wt e no on seriously be'ievod this year's game could match last year's fantastic outcome, it actually topped that one in some ways. And the final ironic twist as fai as BYU was concerned came from the fact that its great tailback, Jeff Blanc, named the game's outstanding offensive performer, set up the final CSU touchdown by fumbling the ball away deep In Cougar tci ntory. The other Ram touchdown was also an outright gift. It came late m the first quarter when quarterback Mark Giles throw a pass m ms ieii fiat dial was not anywhere near a receiver, but was right in the arms ot defensive end Steve Krum, who snagged the ball on the B'U 23 and strolled into the end zone Blanc earned the ball 33 times and gained 179 yards n an outstanding performance, but it vas lost in the shadows of those fumbles The Cougars scored first and led ail the way to the 5 IS mark in the game, but the Rams led at the end and that is when it counts BYU was m front, and forced the Rams to punt with 5 28 showing on the clock The Cougars were penalized for dipping on the return which put them on their 15 On the fil st play , Blaliv bfuke t'uluUgh a hole on the left side only to have the bod squill iioin Ills giasp wiit'lt CSU'a Steve Keith feu on it 011 the 21 A rinni''1 pliy advanced the ball 10 I the 1 and on seeond down, quarterback Mark Duscoll tt.iew a pass aimed for Rob Bunch and BYUs Mark MeCius-ke- y was called (or interference That gave the Rams a first down on the one and on second down Jim McKenzie carried it m for the winning touchdown Clark Kemble kicked the point to put the Rams out of field goal range and the Cougars wort dead The touchdown that set the stage for all this was the result of the only sc oriu0 drive the Ram. mounted BYU had increased its lead to 17-- b i rt th in ths tird n u 3 when Giles pissed five yards to tight " end I i Brian Rillu k Mark 30-1- 4 Tribune Staff Photo by Tm Kelly numerou Ute miscues iniersectional victory. BYU,21-1- 7 The Rams, outplayed almost all afternoon, eapitalued on three tremendous breaks to take the Min and end Brigham Young Uni ersity's string of nine WAC football contests Hithout seeing defeat. Tribune Sports Writer Dont believe it. Colorado States capitalized to earn on Usclman kicked the TAT and BYU had ? comfortable lead Gets Touchdown Bat after the kickoff, the Rams drove lrom their own 33 to a touchdown with Gene Butler scoring from the one with I t)8 It ft in the period The Rams pulled a fake kick and Kevin Denny passed to Chuck Kovac for two points and the RVU lead was cut to throe points and Jku, Uol. , .IWUgi, The Cougars scoied with 3 96 to plav m the first period when Blanc was hit three umes but wem nine yards for a touchdown It was set up when defen sue end Stan Varner intercepted a Duscoll swing pass on the CSU Stalislii-- s 10 |
