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Discusses the focus of college football teams on the importance of productive first downs. Shift in the way football is played; Efforts of Gary Barnett to coach the University of Colorado Buffaloes; Role of the blitz play in football games.

Presents an interview with Rich Jones, who has been charged with a felony of malicious injury to property, after he poured acid on several greens at the Southern Hills golf links in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Reasons why Jones vandalized the course with swastikas and obscenities; Plans of Southern Hills to host the 2001 United States Open golf championship; How Jones remains at large for the crime.

Presents news briefs related to college football as of October 16, 2000. Role of quarterback Josh Heupel in the victory of the University of Oklahoma over the University of Texas in the 2000 Cotton Bowl; Highlights of the University of Arizona's record during the current season; Success of the Ohio State University Buckeyes; Others.

Discusses the performance of the Northwestern University football team. Prediction by quarterback Zak Kustok that the Wildcats would win the Big Ten conference; Victories over Michigan State University and University of Wisconsin

Offers college football news for the week ended October 2, 2000. Highlights of the aggressive play of the Clemson University Tigers in South Carolina, led by coach Tommy Bowden, in a win against Virginia; Victory of East Lansing's Michigan State over the University of Notre Dame, led by quarterback Jeff Smoker; Victory of the University of Pittsburgh against Rutgers, in closely fought game. INSETS: Fast Forward;Ya Gotta Love This Guy;Extra points;Cal's Carter Is His Own Man

Offers college football news for the week ending September 25, 2000. Victory of the University of Florida Gators over the University of Tennessee Volunteers on September 16; Performance of Texas Christian University running back LaDainian Tomlinson in a victory over Northwestern University; Performance of brothers Gary and George Godsey at their respective games.

Presents college football news for the week of September 18, 2000. The upset victory of the University of Washington Huskies over the University of Miami Hurricanes; The early success of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks and their victory over the University of Georgia; Details of the game between the Michigan State University and Marshall University.

Offers information on the scheduled 2000 play of the Florida State University football team and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University football team in the Sugar Bowl. Comparison of the two teams; Their defense and aggressive kicking; Virginia Tech's secondary, Florida State's depth and the teams' quarterbacks on the game's outcome; Outlook.

Offers United States college football news briefs. Difficulties of the Ohio State University football team in the 1999 season with its loss to the University of Michigan; Success of Texas Christian University football player LaDainian Tomlinson in setting a college rushing record in a football game against the University of Texas at El Paso; Difficulties for Tyler Watts with the University of Alabama football team. INSETS: Fast Forward;The House That Bear Built, by Jack McCallum.

Offers United States college football-related briefs for the week ending November 22, 1999. Details of a 43-10 victory of the Virginia Institute of Technology team over the University of Miami team; Details of the success of University of Arkansas quarterback Clint Stoerner in a game against the University of Tennessee; Ratings of the top ten college freshmen players; Others. INSETS: Fast Forward;Top 10 True Freshmen, by B.J.S.;Small Wonder, by Alan Shipnuck.

Offers United States college football news briefs. Success of football coach Glen Mason at the University of Minnesota and history of his success with other college football teams; Qualification of Oregon State University for a 1999 bowl game; Injury of University of Alabama player Rodregis Brooks, his recovery and return to play. INSETS: Fast Forward;If All Hell Breaks Loose;Southern Miss Surprise, by B.J. Schecter.

Offers United States college football news briefs. Poor play of the Pacific-10 football league; Success of University of Colorado football player Mike Moschetti; Details of the stabbing of Syracuse University football players David Byrd, Duke Pettijohn and Giovanni DeLoatch. INSETS: Top 10 Transfers, by B.J. Schecter;Fast Forward;Better Late than Never, by B.J.S..

Offers United States college football news briefs. Play details of University of Tennessee player Tee Martin, after his recovery from injuries, in his team's victory over the University of Alabama; Details of football games between the University of Arizona and the University of Oregon and between the University of California at Los Angeles and Oregon State University. INSETS: Great Expectations, by B.J. Schecter;Fast Forward.

Offers United States college football news briefs. Victory of Mount Union College over Otterbein College for their 48th straight victory, breaking the University of Oklahoma's 42-year-old record for the longest winning streak in college football; Role of University of Kentucky player A.J. Simon in play selection; Details of the scheduled competition between teams coached by Bobby Bowden and his son Tommy Bowden. INSETS: Top 10 Receiving Tandems;Standing Tall, by Jack McCallum;Fast Forward.

Offers college football news briefs. Effects of Florida State University football player Peter Warrick's felony charge for receiving a large discount on department store merchandise on the team; Difficulties for University of Georgia football coach Jim Donnan and the team; Successful play changes made by University of Washington football coach Rick Neuheisel. INSETS: Fast Forward;Top 10 Disappointments;The Road to Riches, by Lars Anderson.

Offers college football news briefs. Difficulties of the University of Alabama and its football team; Role of Florida State University football player Sebastian Janikowski in his team's victory of the University of North Carolina; Details of the football game between East Carolina University and the University of Miami. INSETS: Fast Forward;Minnesota's Run Stuffer, by Marty Burns.

Offers United States college football news briefs. Success of Kansas State University in the 1999 season; Details of the victories of Arizona State University over the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Alabama over the University of Florida. INSETS: Top 10 Pleasant Surprises;A Matter of the Heart, by B.J. Schecter;Fast Forward.

Focuses on Georgia Institute of Technology quarterback Joe Hamilton. 1999 season and career highlights; Size of Hamilton and anticipated effects on his play; Biographical information; Comments from Hamilton and others.

Offers United States college football news briefs. Difficulties of the University of Nebraska's offense; Victory of the University of Cincinnati over the University of Wisconsin; Success of the Stanford University football team. INSETS: Fast Forward;This Is No Average Joe, by B.J. Schecter.

Offers United States college football news briefs. Success of the Florida State University football team in the 1999 season; Inability of the Pacific-10 football conference to produce a running back to finish in the top five of the Heisman Trophy voting; Last-second difficulties of the University of Notre Dame football team. INSETS: Fast Forward;Just Call Him Godzilla, by B.J. Schecter;Top 10 Little Guys.

Offers college football news briefs. Details of the football game between the University of Notre Dame and the University of Michigan, in which Michigan won; Details of the football game between Colorado State University and the University of Colorado, in which Colorado State won; Improvement of University of Virginia kicker Todd Braverman in the 1999 season. INSETS: Hot & Cold;Northwestern's Battling Fullback, by Tim Layden;Turning the Corner, by B.J. Schecter;Fast Forward

Offers `Sports Illustrated' magazine's creation of a United States college football team of the century. Rules followed, including adherence to a 85-scholarship limit; Selection of football players Tommie Frazier, Doug Flutie, John Lattner and others; Coaching selections, including Bob Neyland, Knute Rockney and Woody Hayes.

Profiles the Nutt brothers, Houston, Dickey, Dennis and Danny, as of June 7, 1999. Biographical information; Career details of their football coaching at the University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University; Difficulties, including the illness of Danny; Comments from the brothers.

Presents news from men's college basketball in the United States for February 1, 1999. How the performance of forward Heshimu Evans impacts the University of Kentucky team; Why the University of Notre Dame may leave the Big East conference and join the Big Ten; The shooting performance of Roberto Bergersen for Boise State University; Who college coaches feel are the best college coaches. INSETS: The Buzzer, by B.J. Schecter;Weekly Seed Report.

Ranks the leading United States colleges for women athletes. Stanford University; University of Florida; University of Texas. INSETS: Pump Up the VOLUME;Show Me the Money;Hip Hip Horray!;Sweat Equity

Focuses on college football in the United States. Teams that could earn a shot at the championship; Players in which National Football League (NFL) scouts are interested; Interesting games to watch out for. INSET: 25 players to watch..

Focuses on the performance of Brian Griese, the quarterback of the Michigan Wolverines, during the Michigan-Colorado game. How Griese helped his team beat Colorado; Grieses' statistics for the game; Comments from ABC commentator Bob Griese about his son's performance; How Griese began his career as a walk-on.

Presents brief articles pertaining to college football as of December 5, 1998. University of Notre Dame not playing in a Bowl Championship; How the reputation of Notre Dame used to help them; Signing of Tommy Tuberville as coach of Auburn University's football team; Question of how to make the Bowl Championships more popular; Final game at Syracuse University of quarterback Donovan McNabb. INSETS: Top 10 Record Breakers;More Heisman-worthy?;Fast Forward.

Presents articles pertaining to college football. Florida State University's defeat of the University of Florida; Performance of Florida State's quarterback Marcus Outzen; Projected championship games for college football; How Tulane University quarterback Shaun King is playing with a fractured wrist; University of California at Los Angeles' defeat of the University of Southern California; More. INSETS: Top 10 Most Costly Injuries;Playback, by Nick Davis;Fast Forward.

Surveys the state of college football in late 1998. The ascendency of the Big 12 in statistics and emotion; Arkansas' near-upset of top-ranked Tennessee; Superior play of Donovan McNabb of Syracuse against Virginia Tech; Some records set by Jerry Rice being broken this 1998 season. INSETS: Top 10 Assistants in Waiting;Win if by Land?;Fast Forward.

Presents news from college football in the United States for November 16, 1998. The success of coach Houston Nutt with the University of Arkansas, who is undefeated this season; Coaching changes at Auburn University; The performance of quarterback, Chad Pennington at Marshall University; Efforts to end the 27-year losing season streak at Oregon State University; Other news. INSETS: Hot List;Top 10 Two-Sport Players;Fast Forward.

Presents news from college football in the United States for November 9, 1998. The performance of Ohio State University's Andy Katzenmoyer and University of North Carolina's Dre' Bly; Roy Kramer, commission of the SEC conference; Changes in the WAC conference; Efforts of Missouri coach Larry Smith to get his team back into winning form; The victory of the University of Texas over the University of Nebraska; Other news. INSETS: Top 10 Special Teams Players;Playback, by Carson Palmer;Fast Forward.

Presents news from college football in the United States for November 2, 1998. The five straight victories for the University of Michigan after losing their first two games of the season; Why Terry Bowden, coach at Auburn University, will not be coaching there in 1999; Bill Oliver, who could replace Bowden as Auburn's new coach; The poor performance of the University of Arizona; Other news. INSETS: Top 10 Media Guide Absurdities;Fast Forward;The Emperor or Emporia, by B.J. Schecter.

Presents news from the world of college football in the United States for October 26, 1998. The performance of Georgia Tech University; The efforts of Joe Jackson to maintain the mental toughness of the members of the University of Virginia team; Likely pairings for the championship bowls; The injury sustained by Andrew Gallucci, trainer for the University of Alabama team, when Alabama beat Ole Miss; Other news. INSETS: Profiting From Experience, by John Walters;Fast Forward.

Presents news from the world of college football in the United States for October 19, 1998. The upset victory of Texas A&M University over the University of Nebraska; How the Nebraska loss impacts division rival Kansas State University; The defeat of the University of Arizona by the University of California at Los Angeles; The success of the University of Tennessee team; Other news. INSETS: Playback, by Greg Davis;Top 10 Heavy Hitters;Fast Forward.

Presents news from college football in the United States for October 12, 1998. The performance of quarterback Quincy Carter with the University of Georgia team; The battles between Chris McAlister and the National Collegiate Athletic Association; The ticket selling strategy at the University of Arkansas; Why University of Florida coach Steve Spurrier has decided to choose a single quarterback instead of switching between quarterbacks; Other news. INSETS: Watch Out for This Guy, by Kelli Anderson;Top 10 Pleasant Surprises;Fast Forward.

Presents brief articles pertaining to college football. How teams with one defeat need not give up hope for a title due to the formula used to determine the number one and number two teams to play in the Fiesta Bowl; Postponement of a game between the University of Miami and the University of California, Los Angeles due to Hurricane Georges; Quarterback rotation at the University of Arizona; Performance of quarterback Adam Bledsoe of the University of Colorado; More. INSETS: Top 10 True Freshman, by B. J. Schecter;Playback, by Tony Driver;Hot List;Fast Forward

Presents news from the world of college football in the United States for September 28, 1998. The victory of number 1 ranked Ohio State over Missouri, who was ranked 21st prior to the game; The poor placekicking performance for the University of Florida Gators; The close call between a jet carrying the Brigham Young Cougars and an Air Force A-10 Warthog over Idaho; The victory of New Mexico State University over the University of New Mexico; Other news. INSETS: Playback, by Gary Baxter;Top 10 early season disappointments;Fast forward.

Presents news about college football in the United States for September 21, 1998. Upset victories over ranked teams like Florida State, Michigan and Notre Dame; The performance of receiver Torry Holt at North Carolina State; Mack Brown, coach at the University of Texas; The victory of the University of California at Los Angeles over the University of Texas. INSETS: Top 10 upsets in the 1990s, by B.J. Schecter;Fast forward;Anthony Poindexter, by B.J. Schecter;Playback, by Nick Ziegler

Reports on the increase of the 40-yard dash by teams in the National Football League to determine the speed and dexterity of a player. How the 40 is considered unreliable; Development of the 40; Details about the NFL Combine; Aspects about a players future if they do not run well in the 40.

Focuses on Scott Frost, quarterback of the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers. How he is expected to perform in the upcoming January 2, 1998 Orange Bowl against University of Tennessee; Why Frost may still not get the acclaim some of his predecessors received, even if he lead his team to the 1998 national championship; His academic and athletic achievements; A list of the top six quarterbacks of 1997-1998 and their claims to fame.

Focuses on the University of Florida Gators, who defeated the previously unbeaten archrival Florida State University Seminoles on November 28, 1997. The effectiveness of coach Steve Spurrier's shuttle strategy, in which he rotated the team's two quarterbacks Noah Brindise and Doug Johnson; Details of the game, including number of penalties each team received.

Focuses on college football. Matt Davison's catch for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers football team in its overtime win over the University of Missouri Tigers; How he'll be remembered for his diving retrieval of a deflected pass in the end zone with no time remaining in regulation; 1997 Heisman Trophy candidate Peyton Manning's senior year of play as quarterback for the Tennessee Volunteers; The undefeated Villanova Wildcats football team; Other news of players and coaches. INSETS: Looking ahead, by I.M.;Winners & losers, by I.M.;Spotlight: Anthony Simmons, by David Fleming..

Presents items of interest in college football for November 10, 1997. Mention of teams, such as the Huskies from the state of Washington, and the Wildcats from Kentucky; Coach Tim Murphy, formerly of the Cincinnati Bearcats, and his Harvard team's record. INSETS: Corby Jones, by Franz Lidz.;Looking ahead.;Winners & losers.;Patience isn't always a virtue.

Reports on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football game between the University of Miami and Virginia Tech University on November 4, 2000. Results from the game, which Miami won 41-21; Impact of the game on the national title hopes of each school, both of whom have only one loss following the game; Argument by Miami that they should be strong contenders for the national championship; Outlook for the remainder of the season.

Offers various news briefs related to National Collegiate Athletic Association football, as of September 4, 2000. Thoughts on the University of Southern California and their quarterback Carson Palmer; Contention from Florida State University that their team is better than they get credit for; Outlook for University of Wyoming quarterback Jay Stoner.

Reports on the experience of the author's father, Herman Maisel, as a basketball coach at Murphy High School in Mobile, Alabama. Why he quit coaching to become a real estate developer before his son was born; Leadership of Mobile to a state basketball title; Career record; Role of his Jewish faith in his failure to secure an earlier job; Election to the Mobile Sports Hall of Fame.

Focuses on Notre Dame's football team, the Irish. What is new at Notre Dame; What needs to be fixed; How coach Bob Davie is concerned after the Irish struggled against a mediocre Atlantic Coast Conference team, the Yellow Jackets; The performances of the quarterback Ron Powlus, two freshmen, and the offensive line in their game against the Yellow Jackets.

Reports that the Temple University Owls defeated the University of New Mexico Lobos on October 18, 1997. Comments from New Mexico coach Dennis Franchione, who went into the game with an undefeated record and home field advantage; Background of Temple's Ken Hatfield.

Focuses on the Iowa Hawkeyes college football team. Performance of players such as Kirk Ferentz and Brad Banks; Team record; Outlook for a berth in the Rose Bowl.