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I Rams Fi By Robert Eller shot at the C1AA southern t Sports Editor division title and a berth in ^ It has been quite a few the C,AA tMe 8ame- while 1 years since the annual foot- ,',e 'oscr w'" have to look * ball contest between the forward to next season. t Rams of WSSU and the Bulls coach W*lie Harris ' Bulls of J. C.Smith has had has seen his ,eam Pla> m ' such a great bearintt on the roller coaster fashion rth,s C1AA title chase for both *eason^Wlth but five _ teams. But Saturday at 1:30 seniors on the squad the , ? m whan ,U. ..... -i j Bulls have looked eood in nin.ll lilt IWU UIU " j rivals face off at Bowman w'ns ?T Le"oir R*yne , Gray Stadium for the Rams (33'32)- Bowle S,ate (26"3K , Homecoming game it will an<^ las* week against Liv- j be a must game for both ingston (39-19). On the ( squads. 4 other hand they have lookThe winner will have a ed mediocre in a 19-18 loss | Black Robert Eller . > With only a few weeks left In the college football season it appears that there will be only one clear cut in fnnal n1a? fTiuuvi 111 Uiv UMIIIV iui pvsi avaavu aiu?Jll|j HIC UlWft college conferences. Right now it looks as if Virginia Union will claim a spot in the ClAA's championship game. Appearing to be the cream of the crop in the league they have a 6-0 league mark with Elizabeth City, possibly the next best team in the conference, standing 4-1. Over in the Southern Division things are tighter. North Crolina Central has a half game lead over WSSU with J C Smith still in the battle for the southern division title. Central got a big break last week even though they lost to Elizabeth City. Because the Eagles play eight conference foes they drew from a hat and as a result their game with ECU wound up as a noS-coahmici game. Aa WSSU coach Bill Hayes put It, "tffat might have been the biggest draw play of the season for the Eagles". The Rams still can have a shot at the title with a win over Elizabeth City at home on November 7. In the Mid Eastern Athletic Conferece where the winner will get an automatic berth into the NCAA Division 1-AA playoffs South Carolina State and Bethune-Cookman are both unbeaten. Their big showdown will occur on November 7 also. Flordia A&M. a team that has alreaHv u/nn a 1.AA #?+!? when they were not a MEAC member and before the automatic berths were extended still has a shot at the title if Bethune can trip SC State and they can beat Bethune on November 2?. In the Southwestern Athletic Conference, Grambling's upset of number one ranked Jackson State has put the perrenial powerhouse Tigers back in the drivers seat for the title in that conference. One team that is not affiliated with any conference but is doing very well this . year is Tennessee State University. Tennessee State has a 6-1 record and has claimed wins over some of the big white schools. Talking about Tennessee State...over the years there has been a lot of talk about "home cooking*' when teams v Tisiicu me ?wuuui 10 pi ay iooxoau. in iact some schools have refused to play them because of that. This writer feels he saw a little home cooking the other Saturday night when the WSSU Rams travel* to Hickory to take on Lenoir Rhyne of the SAC-8. In that contest the Rams were penalized 200 yards and had a touchdown called back but still won 24-17. The Rams had no less then three drives stalled by the yellow flag and LR scored on a field goal that most observers thought was wide. On that play an LR player came from the sidelines to lineup after the teams were on the line of scrimmage and WSSU was called for clipping twice on the same play. Oddly enough they were defending against a Lenoir Rhyne punt. Bill Hayes was able to laugh about it after the game but had the Rams lost Bill might not have been so forgiving. One Ram fan gave this writer a laugh or two when he remarked after the contest, "I should have known the officials were partial when all of them took off their hats and stood at attention when the band played the LR school song." Moments later the same fan nearly halted a victory celebration by Ram fans when he loudly announced that the officials, after long consiltation, had changed the final score to 25-24 in fflvor of I^?noir Rhvne. Recently a fan called me to ask what had happened to the Aggies of North Carolina A&T. I had to tell him that I honestly didn*t know since I had not received a release from the shcools Sports Information Office since the first game of the season. I also couldn't tell him the status of L Jim McKinley's job as head football coach, but there are quite a few rumors going around. Some of them mentioning Bill Hayes' name. Winston-Sa \|-I,l"l, I hi I , s t ice Smith o A&T, poor in two losses, offenses in the C1AA* in >8-13 to Elizabeth City and fact they are second in the 13-0 to Virginia State, while league averaging 333 yards vords will not describe per outing. Quarterback heir play in an 82-0 trounc- John Henry Thomas leads ng at the hands of South the league in total offense Carolina State. with 174 yards per game __ . and pint sized runningback, St. 1 w.th a 2-2 conference freshntan Darre, Wesley, is mar* a win over tne Hams. (he conferences , rusher vho are 3-2 .n league play wUh 6?3 yar(Js Wesley.s and one half game behind running mate Jeff Stee, has division leading NCCU. fouf touchdowns and 382 they could put themselves in a spot to take the division yarcis to his credit. Both are crown, by beating Central receivers but the top and Norfolk State. pass catching threat is Nate Smith has one of the top McDowell. The senior ^^^B B ' . ? ^? . |K *1 1 I 1 ,|I. I H^H .^ J H ?,?*"* ^jdfljlM \ J \ \ \ \ nnp^ ^ ' t v\ \ V\ \V\ Yankees' Craig Nettles, hero of the series against Oaklan Yank's practice at Yankee Stadium. The pair had a fracu A *s for the American League pennant. No Black Games On ESPN ESPN, a 24-hour sports television network, has announced its football schedule for the remainder of the season and guess what - the network will carry no black college football games this year. Teams such as Alabama and Florida State regularly appear on the network, but black schools have all but been ignored by ESPN. Only once has a black college team appeared on ESPN in the network's two-year history. That was in" 1979, when Florida A&M played predominantly white Miami. ESPN has never shown a game involving two black college teams, and it has broadcast more than 100 games in the past couple years. Directors Meet Black college athletic directors are meeting this month to plan strategies for an upcoming NCAA meeting in December. Realignment will be the issue at the meeting, as the College Football Association - made up of about 61 predominantly white, big-time schools - seeks to break away from what they call lesser schools. Most of the well-known black college teams are in Division I-AA, just a notch down from the big-time of Division 1-A. Basically, what the CFA wants to do is push more teams down into I-AA, making Division I-A a more extrusive league. All this could be excellent for black college teams because of the added exposure they would receive rf I-AA is enlarged. Also at stake at the meeting will be television money. Division I-A, teams, such as Southern California, receive $200,500 fpf regional appearances on ABC, while smaller I-AA schools, such as Jackson State, receive the same amount. The CFA is prepared to argue that it is unfair for the smaller schools to receive the same amount of cash. Tenn. State Considers OVC Tennessee State, still an independent, is said to be considering joining the Ohio Valley Conference or the Metro Conference. The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, which had courted the Blue Tigers vigorously, has all but jiven nn hone of lurinc TSIJ into the leaime. However. :here is talk Morgan State may return to the MEAC this summer. That would give the MEAC eight teams ranging from Daytona Beach, Fla. (Bethune-Cookman College) to Baltimore, Md. (Morgan State). Bowie State Looking To Improve Bowie (Md.) State, 1-25 in basketball last year, hopes things will be better this season. 4<I think we had a good recruiting year,'* said Bowie State coach Nat Frazier Frazier revamped his team after last season, hitting tht road for some intense recruiting. In all, he bought in seven new players, including Hollis Lamb, a 6-foot-1C center from Baltimore Community College. s ilem Chfoniclt \ . ' I si,?II > N,n. ?' 1?*74 In Cruck speedster has 32 catches Quarterback Thomas has for 380 yards thus far. thrown 12 interceptions and On the other side fresh- mistakes have been man Ken White has 11 numerous, catches in four games since earning a starting spot. | While the Bulls young X ^ \ offense has been able to move the ball theirproblem has been turnovers. While f IT i outgaining their opponents **? kJA on both the ground and With the through the air, and giving c(ose of cjgh, ttceks of lop. up but 267 yards per game, notch football in the CIAA, they have surrendered 1% only one of twelve teams points while scoring only has assured itself at least a 129. share of one of the crowns. R. *r^ g"? oenes d A's seems to ignore teammate Reggie Jackson during tt s in a restaurant in Oakland after the Yankees defeated ti I KENNY TURNER | [ iBAHBHBB The Chronicle, Thursday, October 29, 1981-Page P ^ ' i i mini?? ?^ / ?/ Game Defensively the Bulls have mainstays up front, tough Alvin Ellington, big The linebacking corp is Reggie Williams and Senior solid with co-captain Daryl Kornegay as the Seepage 18 A -m ;ams Assured lare In Crown ~ The Panthers of Virginia could be ready when they Union University, with face the Southern division their 43-14 drubbing of leaderNorth Carolina Norfolk State last weekend, Central, in Durham next assured themselves of no weekend, less than a share of the After losing their first C1AA Northern division three contests, the Rams of crown. They can cinch a Winston-Salem State have . trip to the first CI A A loot- won their last four contests, ball Championship in The latest victim was Charlotte, N.C., on 21 Lenoir-Rhyne whom the November with a win this Rams downed 24-17. Saturday over the Trojans Head Coach Bill Hayes of Virginia State Universi- has regrouped his starting ty. The game will be held at units by replacing juniors Richmond's City Stadium, and seniors with aggressive In a contest that was bill- first and second year ed as the turning point for players. I reshman quarter the Spartans of Norfolk back Mike Winbush was the State, it ended in one of the leading rusher with 110 season's greatest mismat- yards on 20 earries and ches. threw 6 yards to Mike At the same moment, the Ferguson for a Tl). Elizabeth City State Vikings Freshman fullback Alex were sharpening their game Cowans added 81 yards on olans for the next eon- 15 attempts, erence contest by downing* The Hampton Institute ihe Eagles of North Pirates proved they are very Carolina Central 27-20 in a much for real as they edged non-conference game.' . NCAA Division l-AA The Vikings used the run- James Madison 17-15. It ning of Gary Sneed (95 was the third straight win yards on 30 carries - 2 TD's) for the Pirates who are now on offense, the leg of field 5-2 overall. Sophomore goal kicker Dwayne Whit- quarterback Kevin Joiner I field and a strong defense to led the way, completing 7 ot down the Eagles. 12 passes for 95 yards and The Bulldogs of Bowie two touchdowns. On State College enjoyed defense, the Pirates look . homecoming by shuting out strong for the future with o St. Paul's 21-0. The win put sophomore defensive end the Bulldogs over the .500 Phil Harrison, freshman he mark in overall Kai'l He CIAA Giant Killers' (Bowie Anderson and sophomore State) defense showed it See Page 18 *1 12.9* I I INTEREST I ^ I ON '81 CITA TIONS I g I AND I I '82 CA VALIERS I ALL '81 CITATIONS I *7,569?? I PLUS TAX AND TAGS I REGARDLESS OF I - - LIST PRICE. I ^ (Excludes XI1 Citations) I I
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