Show p Kms Toi® 3 For 1 Sale ®EaD®DD69®D H Cowboys into the WAC title game Preseason capsules for WAC Mountain Division teams in predicted older of finish L COLORADO STATE LOCATION: Fort Collins Cola in 6th COACH: Sonny Lubick (41-1- 9 year at CSU) LAST YEAR: 11-- 2 overall 1 in the WAC Pacific Division champion beat New Mexico 41-1- 3 in WAC championship game beat Missouri 33-2- 4 in Holiday BowL RETORNING STARTERS: 3 offense 9 defense KEY PLAYERS: OG Anthony Cesario C (first-teasecond team SportFB Damon ing News CSU career Washington (fourth-leadi1000-yar- d rusher tack- seasons) C LB Nate Kvamme (first-tea109 tackles) DB Myron Tsny (6 ints 7 pass deflections) PIVOTAL GAME: Sept 3 vs Colorado at Mile High Stadium DID YOU KNOW?: Over the past 30 the 10th best record games CSU is 39-1- 1 teams during that among all Division span 7-- m ng to-ba- m A ALUMNI WILL BE HAPPY IF: Rams go to the next level as in 10 wins a victory over rival Colorado and a Tbp Ten finish in the polls 2 RICE LOCATION: Houston in 3th COACH: Ken Hatfield (21-22- LAST YEAR: 7-- 4 overall -1 3-- 3 9 defense KEY PLAYERS: RB Michael Perry school rasher with 1972 career yards) OG Ctaries Torello CB LaDouphyous McCalla (7 career ints) IBRariiad Reynolds (83 tackles 23 career tackles for loss) PIVOTAL GAME: Oct 24 at Wyoming DID YOU KNOW?: Rice is coining off consecutive 4 seasons its best record in man since 1960-6a two-yeALUMNlWILL BE HAPPY IF: The Owls use their excellent rushing attack and experienced defense to climb to the top of thei WAC Mountain 8 wins and sec-ood tdace is more likely WYOMING LOCATION: Laramie Wyo COACH: Dana Dimel (8-- 3 in second third-leadi- all-W- m ng 7-- 1 ar vmmr LOCATION: Air Force Academy Colo COACH: Fisher DeBerry (108-6313th year at Air Force) LAST YEAR: 10-- 3 overall 6-- 2 in the WAC tied for second in WAC Pacific RETURNING STARTERS: 3 offense 4 defense KEY PLAYERS: QB Blane Morgan record as Frank Mindrup (first-tea- m CB Tim Curry (3 ints 3 blocked kicks) DT Bryce Fuher (63 tackles 11 tackles for lots) PIVOTAL GAME: Sept 17 Colorado Stale -1 Carpet Pad Labor All for one low price! all-WA- C) DID YOU KNOW: Air Force has blocked more kicks in the '90s — 43 11 in ’97 — d including a school-recor- school than any ALUMNI WILL BE HAPPY IF: No major wan break out Seriously 8 wins and mother bowl berth would delight the AEA faithful and that's not oat of the question VEGAS 5 NEVADA-LA- S LOCATION: Las Vegas Nev COACH: Jeff Horton (13-3- 3 in 3th year atUNLV) LAST YEAR: 8 overall 2-- 6 in the WAC seventh in WAC Pacific RETURNING STARTERS: 8 offense 9 defense KEY FLAYERS: WR Damon Williams C 136 catches in last (first-teathree seasons) 00 Mike Reily LB Greg Gales (200 career tackles) DB Talance I--A 3-- m in the WAC tted for second in WAC Mountain RETURNING STARTERS: 3 offense (first-tea- 4 AIR FORCE m WyiMntnw the UNLV record for career receptions with his next catch With 156 he’s tied with Henry Bailey now with the Pittsburgh Steel-e- rs Williams needs 331 receiving yards to break Bailey's school record of 215 ALUMNI WILL BE HAPPY IF: The Rebels’ experience — their 17 returning starters is me most in die WAC — translates into a winning season despite loss of record-settiQB Jon Denton (suspended left school) 6 SOUTHERN METHODIST LOCATION: Dallas COACH: Mike Cavan (6--5 in second year at SMU) LAST YEAR: 6--5 overall 3 in the WAC tied for second in WAC Mountain RETURNING STARTERS: 8 offense 6 defense KEY FLAYERS: RB Kelsey Adams ( 660 rushing 9 IDs) K Roy Rios (second-teaon FOs) C Austin Adami DE Luke Johnson (10 sacks 87 tackles) CB Jacoby Rhinehart (4 ints 51 tackles) PIVOTAL GAME: Sept 5 at Rice DID YOU KNOW: SMU’s winning season last year was its first since 1986 ng 3-- We have the lowest prices in the state! Laminate Flooring Starting at $19 m LAST YEAR: 3 overall 4-- 4 in the WAC tied for fourth in WAC Pacific RETURNING STARTERS: 8 offense 3 defense punter KEY PLAYERS: QB Jay Stoner (1890 passing 8 IDs) RB Marques Bringham (696 rushing) WR Wendell Montgomery (38 catches) COG Jeff Smith LB Brim 136 tackles) CB Brown (team-leadiRobbie Duncan (led WAC with 16 pass breakups) P Aron Langley ( 432 per kick 3m in nation) PIVOTAL GAME: OcL 24 Rice DID YOU KNOW?: Cowbovs led WAC and were second in nation with 54 seeks 8-- ng ALUMNI WILL BE HAPPY IF: Dimel works some magic in his second season and somehow coaxes the under- - 12-of-- 180 Days Same As Cash ALUMNI WILL BE HAPPY IF: Cavan who came from a successful sdnt at East Ifennessee State before last season can somehow coax another winning record despite tough trips to Air Force tilts with Wyoming and non-leag- 140 S Main ue Arkansas and (Me Miss 7 TEXAS CHRISTIAN LOCATION: Fort Worth Texas See RAMS on Page 18 Logan 752-85- 51 |