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9B NCAA delays on athletes' jobs The Associated Press OVERLAND PARK — If the NCAA trusted its schools, coaches and fans, college athletes could be working this fall and making a few extra bucks. But fearful of administrative costs and the possibility of widespread cheating, the NCAA has postponed for one year a plan to let athletes hold part-time jobs. The decision by the 15-member board of directors, in its first major action, was not unexpected. Coaches and college presidents had been urging at least a one-year moratorium since the rule, known as Proposition 62, was narrowly adopted at the last full NCAA convention in January and was set to take affect this month. "We want to make it happen and we want it done right. Hence, the reason for the delay," Syracuse president Kenneth Shaw said in a teleconference. However, the head of the NCAA's student-athlete advisory committee was sketical. "How confident can we be?" said former distance runner Bridget Niland. "If they're committed, OK, let's see some action." With Niland and other athletes arguing passionately on the convention floor, passage of Proposition 62 was hailed as a sign that athletes finally had gained a voice in NCAA policymaking. But Shaw said the new board of directors decided more study was needed on the complexities of the issue. "We fully expect to have a program in the fall of 1998 that allows athletes to work," Shaw said. Niland said athletes were disappointed on several levels. "We never wanted athletic departments to have to become job-placement counselors for us. This was just to give us an opportunity to find a job if we could," she said. "But what happened is that old fear of abuse. That's the reason for this delay." But Shaw said important issues had not been addressed. "We found widespread support for delaying for one year ... to give us time to evaluate and develop guidelines and procedures to monitor student employment programs," he said. Niland said the athletes' committee even suggested that athletes be held solely accountable for any abuse of the rule, which would not have let anyone earn more than about $1,500-$3,000 per year. "We asked for permission to speak to the board for just 15 minutes about some alternative ideas the student athletes had, and we were denied permission," Niland said. "And what about student athletes who decided not to work this summer, thinking they could make up the difference with their part-time jobs this fall? A lot of student athletes might now be caught in a cash crisis because they fully expected to be able to hold jobs, jobs they might already have arranged." Opponents warned in January that however noble the purpose of Proposition 62 might be, it was ripe for misuse. Athletes could get paid for make-believe jobs or collect more money than allowed. There also was worry that schools in small towns and rural areas would be at a recruiting disadvantage. There are more jobs in California, for example, than in Nebraska. In other action, the board of directors decided to let high schools begin verifying core courses as required for freshman eligibility standards. That now is overseen by the NCAA. LaFrentz, Pierce named John R. Wooden Award preseason candidates Kansan staff report Two Kansas men's basketball players were named as candidates for the 1997-98 John R. Wooden Awards. Senior Raef LaFrentz and junior Paul Pierce joined Texas Tech's Cory Carr and Baylor's Brian Skinner as the Big 12 Conference representatives on the list. LaFrentz and North Carolina's Antawan Jamison were members of the 1996-97 Wooden All-American Team. The award committee conducts a preseason poll to determine the top 25 candidates. Selections are based on last year's individual and team records. Ten players will be selected for the All-American Team, one of whom will be the Collegiate Player of the Year. To qualify to be a candidate, a student athlete must be enrolled full-time at an institution of higher education in the United States. Each player is required to have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 and to be making progress toward graduation. The player's fulfillment of the requirements must be certified by the his institution's faculty academic representative or director of athletics. Once the players are certified, an advisory board selects 15 of the players and places them on a ballot. The ballot is sent to 1,000 sportswriters, broadcasters and editors in 50 states. These voters Wooden Candidates 1997-98 Wooden Award Candidates Chad Austin Sr. G Purdue Toby Bailey Sr. F UCLA Rashid Bey Sr. G St. Joseph's Mike Bibby So. G Arizona Lenny Brown Jr. G Xavier Cory Carr Sr. G Texas Tech Anthony Carter Sr. G Hawaii Michael Doleac Sr. F Utah Pat Garrity Sr. F Notre Dame Matt Harpring Sr. G Georgia Tech Sam Jacobson Sr. G Minnesota Antawan Jamison Jr. F N. Carolina **Raef LaFrentz** Sr. F Kansas Trajan Langdon Jr. G Duke Corey Louis Sr. F Florida State Jelani McCoy Jr. C UCLA B.J. McKic Jr. G S. Carolina Brad Millard Jr. G St. Mary's Sam Okey Jr. F Wisconsin **Paul Pierce** Jr. F Kansas Miles Simon Sr. G Arizona Brian Skinner Sr. C Baylor Kenny Thomas Jr. F New Mexico Bonzi Wells Sr. F Ball State Tyson Wheeler Sr. G Rhode Island select 10 men for the Wooden Award All-American Team. The top five votegetters are brought to the Los Angeles Athletic Club for the announcement and presentation of the Player of the Year Trophy and the team recognition banquet. The 1997-98 John R. Wooden Award recipient and All-American Team will be named April 3. Wildcats headed to courtroom The Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State basketball player Manny Dies has been ordered to stand trial in November on charges of assaulting a columnist for "The Kansas State Collegian" newspaper. Dies faces misdemeanor charges of criminal damage to property, assault and criminal trespass in the May 5 incident. Another player, Pero Vasiljevic, is charged with assault and criminal trespass. District Judge David Stutzman, who scheduled trial for Nov. 12-13. Dies appeared before Riley County Both have pleaded innocent. Big 12 dominated by running backs By Harley V. Ratliff Kennedy Secretario Kansan Sportswriter With the start of the college football season less than a week away, it seems appropriate to use my first column getting everyone OPINION caught up on the ins and outs of the best football conference in the land - the Big 12 Conference. The Three D's Remember these running backs: Demond Parker (Oklahoma), Dante Hall (Texas A&M) and Darren Davis (Iowa State). While Texas' Ricky Williams and Nebraska's Ahman Green have garnered most of the preseason accolades, Demond, Dante and Darren will be the league's best in the backfield. Parker, who was one of only two freshmen to rush for more than 1,000 yards last season, could be the Sooners' best back since Billy Sims. He has breathtaking speed and the ability to break the long one at any point in the game. Hall began last season as a little used fourth string tailback. But as the year continued, Aggie coaches could hardly keep the 5-foot-9 dynamo off the field. Hall used his devastating blend of speed and power to run past linebackers and through safeties. Davis, the brother of former Iowa State standout Troy, is still a relatively unknown commodity on the field. But with his brother now playing on Sundays, Darren will have plenty of opportunities to touch the ball in the Cyclones prehistoric offense. He may not get 2,000 yards, but he could come close. "I knew Tommie Frazier and you, Mr. Frost, are no Tommie Frazier." OK, I don't know Tommie Frazier. Never have and probably never will. But I think we all know that Scott Frost is never going to fill the enormous shoes left in Lincoln, Neb., by Frazier. Still, Frost has spent the preseason predicting glory for himself and his team. Don't believe the hype. Nebraska will once again be great, but it will be because of a smothering "D" and yet another stable of great running backs. ZERO That is the combined number of winning records posted by Kansas State and Texas A&M's non-conference opponents. The Wildcats open a cream puff schedule at 1-10 Northern Illinois, while the Aggies host the ever-imposing Bearkats (Yeah, that's Bearkat with a "k") of Division I-AA Sam Houston State. Tough. The Big 12 will crush the Big 10, I guarantee it. I'm sick and tired of Big 10 Conference football. Never has there been a more overrated, overhyped and overexposed football conference. Does anyone remember the last time Michigan or Ohio State won a national championship? I didn't think so. But in case you were wondering, the maize and blue haven't been king of the college football world since the Truman administration. The Buckeyes last won in '68 — when we had troops in Vietnam. To back up my claims of Big 12 dominance, all you need to do is tune into ABC. I boldly guarantee that next weekend the oncemighty Oklahoma Sooners will pound the nouveau riche Northwestern Wildcats right off the north shore of Chicago. And if that isn't enough, two weeks later the Colorado Buffaloes will stampede into Ann Arbor, Mich., to once again pummel those ever-annoying Wolverines. 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