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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, November 30, 1994
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COLLEGE COACHES' HIRINGS
McCartney's assistant is new football coach
The Associated Press
BOULDER, Colo. — News of Rick Neuheisel's appointment as Colorado's head coach has landed among most players
"I haven't been this happy since the day I decided to come here," said Rae Carruth, a receiver for the No. 5 Buffaloes.
Late Monday, Carruth and fellow receiver James Kidd learned of the quarterback coach's appointment.
In a radio interview today with KOA radio in Denver, Neuheisl admitted that college football coaching was very "transient."
"I'm sure there is going to be a cooling off period while people try to figure out if this is going to be in their best interest," he said.
Also considered for Colorado's top coaching position were retiring coach Bill McCartney's other assistants, including Bob Simmons, Mike Hankwitz and Elliot Uzelac.
Neuheisel, 33, is said to have been selected for the job because of his enthusiasm, youth and positive spirit.
Even running back and Heisman Trophy candidate Rashaan Salaam, who was being lured by
the NFL, said he would stay at Colorado for his senior year because of Neuheisel.
Linebacker Matt Russell also said he would return.
recall.
"Rick's an offensive mastermind," he said.
"He knows football. Being a quarterback, he knows about various coverages and defense. Obviously, he's got a great knowledge of offense."
Dettner said Neuhiesel had made a big impression at Colorado in the year he had been there.
Most affected by Neuheisel's hire will be quarterbacks Koy Detmer and John Hessler. Detmer is Kordell Stewart's heir apparent.
Hessler, who will be a sophomore next year, said Neuisheil was a genius.
"I'm sure people will question his experience and him not being a head coach," Detmer said. "But I think he'll do just great."
None of the team's players seem worried about the new coach's age.
"He knows what he's doing," Carruth said. "Coach Neuheisel isn't old, but he knows so much. He's not just a coach. He's a teacher. He gets along with everyone, and he knows every position on the field."
Colorado running back will stay another year
The Associated Press
BOULDER, Colo. — After learning Rick Neuheisel would replace Bill McCartney as Colorado's head football coach, Heisman Trophy finalist and running back Rashaun Salaam said he was staying at Colorado his senior year.
Later, he qualified his decision, saying he was "90-10" in favor of finishing his collegiate career before going to the NFL.
But the money he would be giving up by waiting a year to go to the NFL could wait.
He said the determining factor in his decision
was Neuheisel.
Salaam said he was not worried about Neuheisel installing a more pass-oriented offense next year, which would cut into his ball-carrying time.
"This will give me a chance to have a great offensive team," he said. "He'll open things up. That's no problem. I've broken the records this year already."
He still has plenty of time to change his mind. The Heisman Trophy ceremony is scheduled Dec. 10, and No. 5 Colorado (10-1) plays Notre Dame (6-4-1) Jan. 2 in the Fiesta Bowl. The NFL's college will be held in late April.
Salaam said he was looking forward to playing for Neuheisel more than thinking about the draft. "It was a good decision," he said. "He's a good coach."
Georgia Tech names new football coach
ATLANTA — George O'Leary said taking over Georgia Tech's floundering football program was the chance of a lifetime.
The Associated Press
"I've waited 25 years for this moment, to be a head football coach at a school like Georgia Tech," O'Leary said Monday. "I can only hope I can be here to end my coaching career."
O'Leary, who had been the team's defensive coordinator, replaced Bill Lewis three weeks ago as interim coach after Tech's record fell to 1-7 with six straight losses. Under O'Leary's leadership, Tech lost to Clemson, Wake Forest and Georgia, winding up 1-10, including 0-8 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Lewis, who replaced Bobby Ross after the 1991 season, was 5-6 each of his first two seasons and finished 11-19.
O'Leary said he would meet with coaches and players today.
"My message is, I'm the new head coach, and here's how we're going to win football games," he said.
Homer Rice, athletic director, said that during the search for a head coach he kept coming back to O'Leary, who joined the staff as an assistant in 1987 and returned this year after spending two years as an assistant with the San Diego Chargers.
"I kept remembering him as upbeat, with a little bit of humor." Rice said.
O'Leary was defensive coordinator for the Georgia Tech team that went 11-0-1 in 1990, finishing second to Colorado in the AP poll and being named national champion in the coaches' poll.
"We were a national championship football team (In 1990)," Rice said. "And this man knows what that takes, and that's what we want to get back to."
O'Leary is a 1968 graduate of New Hampshire. He was an assistant at Syracuse for eight years before coming to Tech in 1987.
"Our program is down, but under the leadership of George O'Leary, I have confidence his plan will restore us to winning ways once again," Rice said.
Finalized matchups for bowls six days ahead of schedule
The Associated Press
History will be on Miami's side when the fourth-ranked Hurricanes play No. 1 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl.
The Hurricanes are 62-1 on their home field during the past decade, while the Cornhuskers have lost five straight at the Orange Bowl, including three to Miami by a combined 76-33.
"To play Nebraska here in the Orange Bowl is a goal we've had all year," Miami coach Dennis Erickson said. "We're happy to have the opportunity to play one of the great teams in the country."
The six coalition bowls finalized their matchups Monday, six days ahead of schedule. They decided not to wait for Saturday's Southeastern Conference championship game between No. 3 Alabama and No. 6 Florida because the outcome probably won't cause a major shakeup in the rankings.
If there was any chance of that happening, we would have waited," said Keith Trible, executive director of the Orange Bowl. "But since we don't think it will, we decided to make it official and give everybody more time to plan their trips."
us 18. Florida State vs. the Alabama-Florida winner in the Sugar, Texas Tech vs. No. 21 Southern Cal in the Cotton and No. 5 Colorado vs. Notre Dame in the Fiesta. No. 17 Virginia Tech will play Tennessee in the Gator, and No. 18 North Carolina will face Texas in the Sun.
For the second straight year, an undefeated Nebraska team will play for the national championship in the Orange Bowl. Last year, the No. 2 Cornhuskers lost to No. 1 Florida State 18-16.
Nebraska, the Big Eight champion, is 12-0. Big East champion Miami (10-1) has won eight straight since losing to Washington on Sept. 24, a defeat that snapped the Hurricanes' record 58-game home winning streak.
Erickson said Nebraska's defensive speed would pose a challenge for the Hurricanes.
"They're much better on defense than they have been," he said. "In the past they've been known for their offense, but now they have one of the best defenses in the country."
The Sugar Bowl selected Florida State (9-1-1) to play the SEC champion, setting up a possible rematch against Florida (9-1-1). The Seminoles overcame a 28-point deficit in the fourth quarter Saturday to tie the Gators 31-31.
"If that rematch happens, we're billing it as 'Overtime and the Sugar Bowl," bowl president Chuck Zatarain said.
The alternative is an intriguing matchup between Alabama (11-0) and Florida State.
Seminoles coach Bobby Bowden grew up in Alabama and dreamed of playing for the Crimson Tide, but he has never coached against his boyhood team.
"Either way, we'll get a great game," said Sugar Bowl executive director Troy Matheieu.
"One way, we get an undefeated team with a legitimate shot at the national championship. The other way, we get to finish a fantastic game that started last Saturday."
Notre Dame's 6-4-1 record isn't so fantastic. However, coach Lou Holtz said the Irish deserve to play Colorado (10-1) in the Festa Bowl.
"If you take away the kicking game, I think we can play with anybody," Holtz said.
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