Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday August 27 1998 — Page 13 Receivers Aitavias Thompkins (6-- 1 194) junior transfer Karl Knhlbere (5-183) and freshman Jeff Beig 11 Continued from Page 10 rf h Bb n n u a i 182) "This group I like it” McBride aid "We’re all a big family We (seniors) try to lead by example but die young guys are awesome “I'm looking for big things and won’t lose a step when the from him" Littlejohn said “He is seniors leave” Aggie tight end coach Steve young and eager He has all the tools that n good receiver needs" Nejman hasn’t made a decision on a starter either Senior Waqa Littlejohn didn’t want to inEu out any one receiver to watch but Damuni (6-- 4 264) is back but did say Scott has the possibility slowed some with a hamstring injury A pair of junior transfers of developing into that role are battling him for the starting “I would like to go out on a pot in Bucky Orton (6-- 4 240) limb and ay all of them are and Dan Connelly (6--5 240) going to have a big year” Little Damuni started rive games last john said “That’s what I hope year but has been used primarily all five are capable It’s nice to a blocker He caught two pass- say five or six instead of one or (6-- 2 Jooea started one game and uw action in six contests scoring twice on six receptions for 178 yards u es last season "We know he is a good blocker" said Nejman of Damuni "We have worked on developing him into a receiver We need great blockers but the nature of our offense is to use tight ends to catch the ball too” USU will use two tight ends at times and Nejman said all three need to be prepared to lucky Orton and Dan Connelly did a nice job in spring and so far in fall Nejman said "I expect all three to contribute” Junior Matt Schumann (6-- 2 248) redshirt freshman Chris Oster (6-- 5 253) and freshman Ryan Ibone (6-- 3 240) add depth at tight end Bliss gets new deal WAC ALBUQUERQUE NM (AP) — Dave Bliss has signed a deal that will keep him as head coach of the Lobos through the Atlantic Coast Conference as a consul- the yea 2005 tant on lining up television contracts and Bliss who had one yea left on his current contract said football bowl agreements Yates said late Tuesday he had accepted the terms of the new seven-ye- a Meanwhile a national search is on for a contract The basics were approved earlia by the Uniconference commissioner with final selecof New Mexico regents versity tion expected by Oct 1 Yates said "Everything's been agreed on" he said "The only thing we're A headquarters site for the new conference doing is dotting the i's and crossing foe t's with certain wording has been limbed to the following cities: AlbuThey have agreed to keeping us around and we think the world querque Colorado Springs Denver Las of what's going on here and we appreciate the support" Vegas Phoenix Salt Lake City and San Lobo athletic directa Rudy Davalos also recently signed on through 2005 Diego Air Force Brigham Young Colorado Bliss has compiled a 221-9- 9 record at UNM taking his State New Mexico San diego State Neva-da-L- team to the NCAA Tournament six times The Lobos had Vegas Utah and Wyoming will gone to the tournament only three times before he arrived make up the new conference The Lobos who finished 24--8 last season have advanced to Last week the schools gave the remaining the second round of the NCAA in each of the past three WAC schools formal notice of their secession years Continued from Page 10 as two" B S Pushing the top five are redshirt freshman Adam Colbert (6-- 1 192) junior transfer Ryan Felix junior DJ Lewis 0 194) (S-1- BSB red shirt freshman Jamaal Peterson 1 174) redshirt freshmen (5-1- Fareed Rashada 208) (6-- 2 NL O T 0 0-- m a Continued from Page 10 Cardinals to their fifth straight loss “I’d have bet anything except my children that we’d have walked away a winner" manager Tony La Russa said Cnbs9Reds2 o Sosa finally made contact against Brett Tomko hitting a towering shot as Chicago ended a d four-gam- losing streak by winCincinnati at ning Keny Wood (124) struck out 16 in eight innings the second-highetotal of his rookie season as he won for die first time since July 31 Sosa who had struck out in his four career ts against Tomko (11-1hit a solo noma in the e st at-ba- 0) third inning that smacked an advertising panel on the faring of the third deck ini left-cent- er Gary Gaetti drove in fow runs for the Cubs Meta 4 Giants 1 Hideo Nomo (6-1pitched a three-hittand struck out 10 as New York retained its one-galead in the NL wild-car- d chase with a victory San Francisco Lenny Harris led off the game with a homa off Orel Hershisa (9-and Brian McRae had a pair of RBI singles for the Mets who' broke a three-galosing streak Braves 6 Astros 2 At Houston John Smoltz (13-won his eighth straight decision and Javy Lopez hit a two-ru- n homa snapping the Astros’ five-gawinning streak Braves third baseman Chipper Jones strained rib cage muscles in batting practice then aggravated foe injury when he filed out in 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