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The University Daily Kansan
Friday, August 28, 1998
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OVERLAND PARK — Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder said that he was angry and disappointed that boosters and others had given money to running back Frank Murphy to buy a car.
The Associated Press
Kansas State player suspended
"It just disturbs me that this would take place in our program," Snyder said Wednesday.
Murphy must sit out the first four games of the 1998 season as a penalty for accepting the money, Kansas State officials said Wednesday.
"The penalty was based on cases similar to this one," said NCAA representative Wallace Renfro. "It was the appropriate restitution given the circumstances."
After hearing Kansas State's appeal Tuesday on Murphy's eligibility, the NCAA Division I Subcommittee on Student-Athlete Restatement ruled that Murphy's eligibility would be reinstated following the suspension.
The problem arose after Murphy signed with the Wildcats from Garden City Community College last spring, and a Kansas State booster
Kansas State had sought a two-
game suspension.
Kansas State officials had declared Murphy ineligible after they discovered the situation and reported it to the NCAA. They contend Murphy received the money from a friend and did not know that it had been collected from other people, including Kansas State boosters.
Snyder said a two-game suspension would have sufficed, and he placed the blame for the incident on the boosters.
was accused of helping furnish him with a red 1985 BMW.
"We had hoped that the NCAA would understand Frank's situation," Snyder said. "We're quite confident that when the incident took place that the individual who provided the money for Frank is someone that he had known long before he was here at Kansas State, before we were recruiting him. It was his feeling that it was an OK thing to do."
The Kansas State report stated that a booster collected $3,650 in cash from 11 people, including seven boosters. A booster kept some of the money, and Murphy used $3,200 to buy the car.
Murphy returned the car and donated $3,400 to charity, the
report said. That a m o n t included money for the car, which was returned to him, plus $200 to make up for a $200 cash gift that Murphy received from a booster last fall.
Kansas State's state reported said Murphy reported the $20 gift and did
Murphy; Accepted money from a K-State booster
not know that the donor was affiliated with Kansas State.
The people who helped Murphy buy the car have been barred from further involvement with Kansas State athletics, officials said.
"I have come to understand that I made a serious error in judgment by accepting what is considered an unauthorized benefit," Murphy said. "I deeply regret any burden which I have brought to my family, to Kansas State University, to the community of Manhattan, to our football program and its great fans. I want to publicly apologize for any embarrassment I may have caused them."
Also Tuesday, the school received the NCAA's letter of official inquiry outlining the violations and confirming the Kansas State's finding that no staff members were involved.
Kansas State will have the opportunity to respond in writing and could seek a hearing before the Division I Committee on Infractions, Renfro said. The committee will then decide what penalty, if any, to impose on Kansas State.
Kansas State officials hope to have the case heard as soon as possible, said Kent Brown, sports information director.
The Wildcats, with 18 returning starters from last year's 11-1 team, open against Indiana State on Sept. 5 and could make a strong run for the national title.
Murphy rushed for 1,370 yards and 26 touchdowns last season for Garden City. He also had 17 receptions for 266 yards and four touchdowns.
The 6-foot-1, 205-pound Florida native was named a first-team All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association. He led his team to the national junior college championship game, where he was voted MVP after rushing for 115 yards and two touchdowns.
Tech is fearless vs. Cornhuskers
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LINCOLN, Neb. — Unheralded Louisiana Tech is talking as if it's nothing to play the defending national co-champion. Nebraska makes it seem like it's already bowl season.
Sounds as if nobody told either team about Nebraska's No. 4 national ranking or a spread that favors the Cornhuskers by 34 points for the Eddie Robinson Football Classic tomorrow.
"You're only an underdog if you don't believe you can win, and I think we can win. So I don't believe that we are underdogs," said Louisiana Tech coach Gary Crowton.
Nebraska coach Frank Solich, who makes his debut this weekend after 19 years as Tom Osborne's assistant, agreed. Solich said the passhappy Bulldogs could spoil the parties in Lincoln, where the Huskers have won 42 straight.
"We're hoping to slow them down a little bit. Not many teams did last year," Solich said.
Under quarterback Tim Rattay, who passed for 3,881 yards and 34 touchdowns last season, the Bulldogs throw some 50 passes per game — often from one-back or no-back sets, often with four receivers flooding one side.
Louisiana Tech plays as an independent bowl bid last season despite a 9-2 record. Still, the Bulldogs beat California and won at Alabama. Solich said their only bad game was a 49-13 loss at Auburn.
The top receiving threat is Troy Edwards, a Biletnikoff Award finalist last season after catching 102 passes for 1,707 yards and 13 touchdowns — statistics that led the nation in yards per catch and receptions per game.
1996 Fiesta Bowl, and it's a matchup that troubles Solich.
"Most teams that run it don't use it as their primary offense," Solich said. "Most teams save it as a gimmick. Louisiana Tech uses it as a special part of the offense, and they run a tremendous number of things from it."
The 'Huskers haven't faced that kind of passing attack since beating Florida in the
Edwards said he expected to be even better this fall.
"Tim and I have a better understanding of what we can do." he said.
Adding to Solich's concern is the loss of free safety Clint Finley, who suffered a knee injury two weeks ago. Mike Brown will move over from strong safety and Brown's backup, Joe Walker, will start at strong safety.
But it's not the Louisiana Tech receivers that concern Solich most. With high humidity expected and temperatures in the upper 80s, he said it was more important for the defensive linemen to stay fresh.
NCAA football kicks off
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College football opens with a classic weekend; four games in three days that feature coaching debuts at Nebraska and Southern California and five of the Top 25 teams in the preseason poll.
Frank Solich takes center stage tomorrow when he leads No. 4 Nebraska against Louisiana Tech in the Cornhuskers' first game not coached by Tom Osborne since 1973.
"I don't know if I'll be nervous. I'd classify it more as excitement," Solich said. "But there is still that kind of nervous feeling many athletes and coaches probably have, and it'll definitely be there. But I know we'll have done the right things in preparing for the game."
Also tomorrow, No. 15 Colorado State, the favorite in the Western Athletic Conference, visits No. 23 Michigan State in the Black Coaches' Association Classic.
Sunday, Purdue plays at Southern California, where coach Paul Hackett replaces the fired John Robinson, in the Pigskin Classic.
"It's a little like a bowl game atmosphere," Seminolens coach Bobby Bowden said. "We'll go to the Meadowlands, take a tour, see the Statue of Liberty ... but our preparation has been like it would be for any opening ball game."
The flurry of games ends Monday night, when No. 2 Florida State plays No. 14 Texas A&M in the Kickoff Classic at Giants Stadium.
The Cornhuskers, favored by nearly five touchdowns, are coming off a perfect season and co-national title. But there are holes to fill. Usually, the transition is a smooth one, but with a new coach there could be a few bumps in the road.
Sophomore Bobby Newcombe replaces Scott Frost at quarterback, with DeAngelo Evans (rarely 100 percent healthy) at linebacker and four new offensive linemen. Newcombe, who excelled as a wingback and return man in '97, may be the quickest quarterback ever at Nebraska.
On defense, the Cornhuskers have Mike Rucker stepping in for departed All-American end Grant Wistrom and a secondary led by cornerback Rahb Brown.
"It's a little like a bowl game atmosphere."
The Bulldogs, 9-2 in '97, won't be a
Bobby Bowden Florida State coach
pushover. With last year's total offense leader Tim Rattay throwing to Troy Edwards, the 'Huskers face problems similar to the ones Daume Culpeber of Central Florida posed.
Culpepper threw for 318 yards and touchdown, and the Knights led 17-14 at the half before falling 38-24. Rattay is capable of putting up big numbers against the Huskers.
In the Kickoff Classic, 26-year-old Chris Weinke opens at quarterback for the Seminoles. Weinke, who spent six years playing baseball in the Toronto Blue Jays' organization, starts in place of Dan Kendra, out for the season with a knee injury.
"It's hard to say exactly what I'm going to be feeling," the 6-foot-5-inch, 225-pound Weinke said of his first start since a high school playoff game in 1989. "I'll be nervous. Anyone who says they're not going to be nervous for a game of this magnitude is going to be lying. I don't know how I'm going to react. For the most part I'm a calm guy, but this is something I've been waiting eight years for."
The picks:
Louisiana Tech (plus 34 1/2) at No. 4 Nebraska (tomorrow) — 'Huskers new coach Frank Solich has successful debut, but may have some anxious moments. ... NEBRASKA 42-21.
Purdue (plus 7/1/2) at Southern California (tomorrow) — USC is counting on highly-touted quarterback Mike VanRaaphorst to give coach Paul Hackett a win in his Trojan debut. ...USC 31-17.
No. 15 Colorado State (plus 41/2) at No. 23 Michigan State (Sunday) -- Running back Sedrick Irvin needs help from his Spartan teammates. ... MICHIGAN STATE 28-21.
No. 2 Florida State (minus 14 1/2)
vs. No. 14 Texas A&M — With running backs Travis Minor and wide receiver Peter Warrick, the Seminoles won't need gigantic effort from new quarterback Chris Weinke . . . FLORIDA STATE 41-14.
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