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College Football
Thursday November 12,1998
KSU's Bishop to say goodbye
Quarterback seeks defeat of Nebraska at last home game
MANHATTAN — Fewer than 14 months ago, Kansas State quarterback Michael Bishop made his debut at home.
Kansas State quarterback Michael Bishop dives into the endzone against Kansas. The Wildcats have lost only one game in two years with Bishop at quarterback. Photo by Graham Johnson/KANSAN.
The Associated Press
Now, he's already preparing to step onto the field at KSU Stadium for the final time when No. 2 Kansas State (9-0, 6-0 in Big 12) plays No. 11 Nebraska (8-2, 4-2) on Saturday.
Bishop's run with the Wildcats has been quick: He transferred from Blinn (Texas) Community College and didn't redshift. Despite the brevity of his stay, though, he's produced results that will be remembered at Kansas State for years to come.
When he arrived, the Wildcats were the third-best team in the Big 12 North, trying to shake off Colorado and Nebraska.
But he led Kansas State to two victories against the Buffaloes, a team the Wildcats hadn't beaten since 1984. when Bishop was a second-grader. And on Saturday, a Kansas
State victory against the Cornhuskers would not only end a 30-year drought for the Wildcats, but give them legitimate national title hopes as well.
"Last year, we made a decision whether we would redshirt Michael Bishop or not, and I think that probably was the defining factor that we would have a chance to be a pretty good football team this year," Kansas State coach Bill Snyder said.
So far, the Wildcats have been better than pretty good behind Bishop. Kansas State is off to the first 9-1 start in school history. Last year, the Wildcats played their first ever 11-win season.
Bishop has a 44-1 record as a starter in college, losing only to Nebraska last year.
"He's the kind of guy who just wants to go, go, go. He can't stand being stopped. He's a winner," wide receiver Gavin Peries said.
His list of accomplishments reads as long as a career criminal's rap sheet.
He's Kansas State's all-time leading rushing quarterback. He holds the school record for total offense in a game. He's a candidate for the Davey O'Brien Award and the Heisman Trophy. He's led the Wildcats to a school-record with 17 consecutive
wins. He has rushed for more touchdowns than any other quarterback in Kansas State history.
"I have never played with a player or seen an athlete that wants to win as bad as he does," offensive guard Jeremy Martin said. "His emotion is tremendous. It's a tremendous uplift
for this team
Now, Bishop has the chance to atone for last year's loss to the Cornhuskers and push his record to 45-1.
"That was the only game he's lost in his college career," free safety Lamar Chapman said. "It would be good if he would get a victory this week."
Students role dice on sporting events
The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS — Point-shaving scandals, college athletes betting on games in which they're playing, a gambling panel learned that these and other sports related gambling incidents are on the rise.
William Saum, a representative of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, told the National Gambling Impact Study Commission on Tuesday that students could easily find illegal bookies on campus.
The commission was formed by Congress to study the social and economic impact of gambling on the nation.
The panel also heard from sportscaster Bob Costas, who told of learning sports at an early age from his father, a compulsive gambler.
And Mitzl Schlicchter told how her former husband, quarterback Art Schliccher, went from fame to infamy because of crimes committed to feed a voracious sports gambling habit.
"The NCAA is opposed to legal and illegal sports wagering. But if we're going to have legal sports betting, let's keep it in Nevada."
William Saum
NCAA representative
Commissioners were told that legal sports betting in Nevada draws $2.4 billion a year, while illegal sports betting runs at anywhere from $80 billion to $80 billion annually. Nevada is the only state where betting on sports events is legal.
Saum said incidents involving gambling had been reported with growing frequency the past three years, including:
A point-shaving scam at Arizona State University.
A point-shaving scandal at Northwestern University;
Bettin on college sports events by Maryland players:and
A large sports gambling ring was operating, in part, out of a Columbia University fraternity house.
A recent University of Cincinnati NCAA-sponsored study randomly surveyed 2,000 male student athletes in Division I basketball and football programs. The survey found that more than 25 percent of the athletes reported gambling on college sporting events other than their own while in college, and 4 percent said they wagered on games in which they had played. Saum said.
Commission member James Dobson asked Saum if the NCAA differentiated between legal and illegal sports betting.
"The NCAA is opposed to legal and illegal sports wagering." Saum replied. "But if we're going to have legal sports betting, let's keep it in Nevada. We would jump to our foot if it were to expand outside Nevada."
Tennessee Volunteers accept No.1 ranking with caution, pride
The Associated Press
"I know the team feels the same as I do," he said Tuesday as the No. 1 Volunteers (8-0, 5-0) prepared for Saturday's visit from No. 10 Arkansas (8-0, 5-0).
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer is determined to stomp out complacency in his lifetime. Actually, he would like to have it done by Saturday.
"We're pleased but not satisfied.
There's still a lot to do out there."
Fulmer and his players are all dealing with being the nation's N.1 team for the first time in their lives. It might be a habit in some corners of the college football world, but it’s a rarity in Knoxville.
Fulmer wants to make sure his players don't think they've already
won something and start congratulating themselves.
"I don't think this needs to be said, but Arkansas is a really fine team on both sides of the ball," he said.
The Vols and their faithful would rather not wait another 42 years to be in the top spot again.
Tennessee is No. 1 for the first time since 1956. That year, it lasted for one week even though the Vols won the rest of their regular season games.
"From a personal standpoint, a prideful standpoint, yes. it's enjoyable." Fulmer said. "But as far as spending any time thinking about it, or taking extra phone calls or anything like that, no. We've just done our thing. We have a good routine, we've had it for a long time. We just don't get out of it."
Badgers prepare for showdown with Michigan,hoping for 10-0
The Associated Press
But that's exactly coach Barry Alvarez's message this week as the Badgers (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten), off to their best start since 1901, go for their first Rose Bowl appearance in five seasons.
MADISON, Wis. — It's hard to ignore the Michigan mystique when teams look up and see more than 110,000 screaming fans and the maize-and-blue uniforms and helmets across the line.
"You try to educate them about not being intimidated, not worrying about that funny helmet across the line from them," said Alvarez, whose Badgers have never gone 10-0 in a season.
It won't be easy. No. 15 Michigan has won seven straight after two losses at the beginning of the year ruined their hopes of repeating as national champs. They also have won 15 straight Big Ten games, including 27-0 against then N. 9 Penn State last weekend.
The last time the Badgers played at Ann Arbor, they upset the Wolverines 31-19. Wisconsin's first victory there since 1962. The teams didn't play the next two seasons and Michigan held
onto its No. 1 ranking last season with a hard-earned 26-16 victory at Camp Randall Stadium.
If Wisconsin wins, the Badgers would claim a trip to Pasadena for the first time since they went 10-1-1 in 1993, their only 10-victory season ever. If they lose, they must beat Penn State at home next week and hope Ohio State beats Michigan.
Alvarez addressed the game's significance Monday morning — right after he met with his team and told them not to let quarterback Mike Samuel's arrest on a battery charge Saturday night distract from their preparations this week.
So, Alvarez' advice is to ignore the Michigan tradition and enjoy the thrill of playing in the biggest game of their lives.
Of the Badgers' nine opponents so far, only Purdue (6-4) and San Diego State (5-4) have a winning record. But the Badgers are scoring 34.4 points a game and winning by an average of 25.3 points. Only three teams have scored more than seven points against their defense, which ranks in the top five nationally in total yards, rushing yards and points allowed.
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