1 I mcs College football notebook 2D Major league baseball 3D, 5D Olazabal still leads 12D SiiiKl'MoiitTOcryAdvtrtiser SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 1990 i ttaDBDDUGps effeouse impimoirag AP Top 25 Tht toe is ttami In Th Asioelate Press inft preseason college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, I9U record, total points and final leaf ranking. Teams receive 25 points tor a first- place vole down to one point tor a 2Mh-place vole. Record Pts Pvs 1. MIaml.Fia.CM) n-l-0 I 2. NolreDame(22) 12-1-0 1,406 1 3.
Auburnl3) 10-2-0 1,111 4. Florida St. (ft) 10-2-0 U4 3 5. Colorado (4) 11-1-0 4 I.Michigan 10-2-0 1,116 7 7.Ne0raska 10-3-0 11 11-1-0 182 f-2-1 77 0 10. CIemson 10-1-0 019 13 11.
Illinois 10-2-0 000 10 12. Alabama 10-2-0 721 1 13. Texas 0-4-0 719 20 M.Arkansas 10-2-0 629 13 IS. Virginia lo-l-o S7S II 11. BrighamYounfl 10-3-0 SS7 22 17.
Oh SI. 1-4-1 $02 24 II. Pittsburgh s--l 459 17 19 UCLA 3-7-1 404 20. Washington 1-4-4 194 23 21, PennSt. 0-3-1 Ml IS 22.0!tlahoma 7-4-0 311 23.
1-4-0 111 11 24. Houston o-l-l 195 14 25. West Virginia 0-3-1 119 21 Other receiving votes: Ariiona 114, Syracuse 97, Arizona SI. 72, Georgia Fresno St. 50, Florida 47, Hawaii 34, Louisville 34, Georgia Tech 27, Texas 17, Mississippi 21, Oregon 21, Washington St.
15, South Carolina 13, Texas Tech 11, LSU 10, Kentucky Colorado St. 4, Duke 3, Purdue 1 Toledo 1 ws; I 'h i- 4 -4 X- 5 i i V' V', V. 1 But it needs to play yvith more confidence, the Tide coach says By JOHN AIELLO Advertiser Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA University of Alabama head football coach Gene Stallings saw improvement from the Tide defense during a two-hour Saturday scrimmage at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Unlike Tuesday's scrimmage when the Alabama offense scored on four of its first five possessions, the Tide defense stiffened on Saturday. "We're doing better on defense," Stallings said.
"We're still not playing with a lot of confidence. I think the defense made some improvement. "It's hard when you're trying to learn what you're doing. But the defense is going to be all right." Tide senior quarterback Gary Hollingsworth completed 10 of 11 passes for 87 yards and junior quarterback Danny Woodson completed 5 of 10 passes for 98 yards and one touchdown while throwing one interception. "I thought Gary threw the ball well," Stallings said.
"I liked the way that Danny scrambled with the ball. He showed he knows how to get out of trouble." Woodson didn't see action until late in the scrimmage. Hollingsworth, sophom*ore quarterback Scott Etter and freshman quarterback Jason Jack all took snaps before Woodson got his chance. Jack had a 0-of-5 passing day. "I wanted to use Danny with the first unit," Stallings said.
"That's why he didn't play until late in the scrimmage. When you're playing with the second unit, you just don't perform as well." The scrimmage was marred by two injuries. Sophom*ore defensive end Chris Cochran suffered a bruised knee and sophom*ore linebacker Derrick Oden injured his ankle. Oden is the Tide's projected starter at the jack inside linebacker position. "The worst thing about this scrimmage is that we had some people injured," Stallings said.
"I don't think Derrick's injury is as serious as we originally thought it was. "He told me he thought he was able to jog on it a little bit. I'm not sure about Chris' injury. It could be three days and it might be three weeks." Stallings said that it was hard to compare Saturday's scrimmage at Bryant-Denny Stadium with Tuesday's scrimmage in the indoor practice facility because Please tee TIDE, 10D By ANDY HAILSStaff Alabama quarterback Gary Hollingsworth completed 10 of 11 passes for 87 yards during Saturday's scrimmage Officially, Woodson had six came on a third-and-23 play carries for 13 yards. But one of when Woodson ran for 25 yards the highlights of the scrimmage to pick up the first down.
Wood Wyft Docdis sup CiBcCiDGiig job White passed for a touchdown each and sophom*ore Corey Lewis overcame a shaky start to complete six of his last eight passes as the Blue team defeated the White team 23-3 in six 10-min-ute quarters. Junior place- Winkpp Vnn Wyl kicked VonWyl three field goals, connecting from 22, 52 yards and 39 yards 9 But the Auburn quarterback picture remains muddled By RANDY ROUGHTON Advertiser Sports Writer AUBURN When California State-Fullerton visits Jordan-Hare Stadium in two weeks, Auburn's three quarterbacks won't see anything resembling the two defensive units they played against in the Tigers' scrimmage here Saturday. Fifth-year senior Frank Mcintosh and redshirt freshman Stan Phillip Marshall jjp, Advertiser Sports Editor Lengthy wait almost over for LSU QB BATON ROUGE, La. Sol Graves remembers the first time he stood in the tunnel at Tiger Stadium, waiting to run onto the field with his teammates. it is a moment about which boys playing football in backyards all over the state of Louisiana dream.
A relative few ever realize it. "There were chills running nn anrl Hnwn Graves my back," Graves says. "It was a great feeling. It was something I had always wanted." Graves, a three-time academic All-Southeastern Conference quarterback selection, grew up on LSU football. His father, White, was a three-year letter-man here in 1962-64.
There was never any doubt what young Sol would do, given the chance. National record He was a high school star in Monroe, throwing a national high school record 50 touchdown as a senior. The school of his dreams came calling. In September 1987, he got to wear that coveted purple jersey onto the field as a redshirt freshman. He threw one pass all season, and that was a 71-yard scoring strike to Slip Wadkins against Cal State-Fullerton.
Life was good. Surely, it wouldn't be long before the high school star and college scholar stepped forward and took his rightful place in LSU history. But there was a problem. A year earlier, LSU had signed a quarterback by the name of Tom Hodson. He would rewrite the school passing record book.
There was no room for Graves. Hodson is gone now. And finally, it is Graves' turn. He turned aside every challenge in the spring and solidified his grasp on the No. 1 job in preseason practice.
When he runs out of that tunnel to play Georgia on Sept. 8, he will go as the starting quarterback. "It's a great feeling," Graves says. "It's something I've been waiting for for a long time." There were times when it seemed his day would never come. For two years, he was No.
3 behind Hodson and Mickey Guidry. Last season he was No. 2, but LSU was staggering to a 4-7 record and Hodson seldom rested. "It was hard sometimes," Graves admits. "I can't say I never thought about leaving, but it was never serious.
This is what I always wanted to do. I've been coming to games here as long as I can remember. I wouldn't want to be anywhere else." Runaway winner Early in preseason practice, LSU players voted on offensive and defensive captains. Graves was a runaway winner on offense. "That's probably the greatest honor I'll ever receive," he says.
"I know it's the greatest thing that ever happened to me in athletics." It was a tribute to a man who wouldn't quit, who waited his turn and grabbed it when it came. But he lakes over at a difficult time for LSU football. Head coach Mike Archer is under fire after last season's disaster. There is talk he must win or be gone. And precious few proven players return from last season.
Graves has thrown all of seven passes in his career, not quite enough to stamp him as the next great LSU quarterback. "I think, the way things are shaping up, it is about like we don't have any pressure," Graves says. "Everybody expects us not to be any good. "I think we can be real good, to be honest with you. We'll be loose, and that will help us play better." Graves will not try to be a Hodson.
The load won't all be on his shoulders. "I feel like my role is to limit mistakes and get the ball to the right people," he says. "I have to be a leader out there." Graves, who majors in zoology, plans to be a surgeon one day. But that will wait. Right now, he is LSU's quarterback.
And that's enough. (1 LA i i just as time expired in the sixth and final period. Even though Auburn head football coach Pat Dye said he's no closer to selecting a starting quarterback, he said he thinks Von Wyl did establish himself as the Tigers' starting placekicker. Even though the three quarterbacks don't know anything more about who will be the starter this season for the third-ranked Tigers, the scrimmage did show the coaching staff how they would react under pressure. "I thought all three quarterbacks made some good plays," Dye said.
"It's a lot like it's been By ANDY HAILSStaff of the five Montgomerians on i 'W I AU third, Tide 12th in AP poll Miami is ranked first and Notre Dame second Associated Press Report Auburn is ranked third and Alabama 12th in The Associated Press' college football preseason poll. Miami, which ended the '80s as the nation's top team, is starting the '90s the same way. The defending national champions are ranked No. 1. The Hurricanes beat Notre Dame by 25 points in voting by a nationwide panel of 60 sports writers and broadcasters.
"It's nice to be recognized, but it also puts a burden on you," Miami coach Dennis Erickson said. "When you're No. 1, everybody wants to play their best against you." The Hurricanes, who have won three of the last seven national titles, received 24 first-place votes and 1,431 points. Notr Dame, which finished second iaf season, was runner-up again will 22 first-place votes and 1,406 points. It is the first time Miami has been ranked No.
1 in the preseason poll, which started in 1950. Prior to this year, the Hurricanes' highest preseason ranking was No. 3 in 1986. Miami lost six starters from last year's dominating defense, which allowed the fewest points and yards in the nation. But the Hurricanes return eight starters on offense, including Heisman hopeful Craig Erickson at quan terback.
"We have a chance to be a real good team," Dennis Erickson said. "It's going to be a chalf lenge, though, because our schedule is a lot tougher. JLasi year, we won some games when we didn't play well. I don't thinlt we'll be able to do that this; year." Clunn wins Bassmasters Classic again It marked the fourth time he has won the tournament By ALAN POLK Advertiser Outdoors Editor RICHMOND, Va. Rick Clunn of Montgomery, added three more records to his career here Saturday by winning his fourth Bassmasters Classic championship with a record catch.
His Saturday five-bass catch of 18 pounds, 7 ounces was the most ever weighed in three Classics held on the James River and his three-day total of 34 Clunn pounds, 5 ounces was the most bass weighed at a Classic held here. He is also the only professional to win the Classic four times. "I had made up my mind to stay with a certain area until the fish started hitting," said Clunn. "I knew that the area held some real good fish and if I could get them to Hit, I could win." But nobody really thought Clunn had a chance until he emerged into the Richmond Coliseum, which was packed with 14,000 spectators. Clunn was in 10th place going into the final day and 9 pounds, Please see CLUNN, 11D i in practice.
You think you see a light and then it flickers." Dye said he would probably come to some decision after Wednesday's scrimmage. Mcintosh, Reggie Slack's backup in 1989, seemed to enjoy the most success of the three quarterbacks against both defensive units. He completed six of his first eight passes and 13 of 21 in the next three quarters. He threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to tight end Victor Hall with 3:13 left in the fifth quarter. Neither offense had scored Please see TIGERS, 10D No place like home 5 ASU players continue career in hometown By BRIAN BOURKE Advertiser Sports Writer In searching for the right university to attend, Alabama State defensive back LeCorey Harvest said he wanted to choose the one that offered him the most.
When it came down to it, he found that Alabama State offered him something that no other school could family. The former Carver High School standout says he found it in his best interest to be at home while playing football and working toward his degree in accounting. Harvest has a 14-year-old brother and twin eight-year-old sisters. "Alabama State offered me, I guess, family," the 6-foot-l, 180- Please see HORNETS, 10D Jit- JL By MICKEV WELSHStatt From left, Ezra Lane, Stacy Hodrick and LeCorey Harvest are three Alabama State's football team A new challenge Ex-Hornet aide Valentine joins Carver staff By JOHN REIMER Advertiser Sports Writer After 16-and-a-half years of college coaching, Darwin Valentine has elected to take on a new challenge. The former Alabama State University offensive coordinator will work with Carver High School as a volunteer assistant during the coming football season.
The position at Carver will be Valentine's first at the high school level. "Coaching is no different at any level," Valentine said. "The Xs and Os are Xs and Os. "In high schools you don't get to select the talent. That is the biggest difference." Valentine formerly coached at Central (Ohio) State University (1975-76), North Carolina (1977-81), Prairie View (1982-83), Southern University (1984-85) and Alabama State.
Valentine was running backs Please see VALENTINE, 10D New Carver assistant coach Darwin Valentine talks with Thad Thompson.
