UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, September 27, 1995
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Topeka mental clinic evaluates Phillips
Women's caucus asks that conduct code address violence against women
The Associated Press
LINCOLN, Neb. — Two professors say women would feel more confident if Nebraska officials would declare that violence against women violates the Student Code of Conduct.
Professors Helen Moore and Mary McGarvey said yesterday they were concerned about the handling of the case of Nebraska's star running back Lawrence Phillips.
Phillips. a junior running back,
pleaded no contest last week to misdemean or charges of assault and trespassing. He was accused of hitting his ex-girlfriend after finding her in the third-floor
Lawrence Phillips
apartment of transfer quarterback Scott Frost. Phillips was suspended indefinitely from the team after his arrest Sept. 10. He is scheduled to be sentenced in December.
Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne has said that Phillips must be evaluated and receive any anger-control counseling that doctors might recommend before Phillips could rejoin the team. Osborne confirmed to the Lincoln Journal-Star yesterday that Phillips went last week to the Meninger Clinic in Topeka for three days of testing and evaluation.
Osborne said he had not received a written report yet.
The vice chancellor for student affairs, James Griesen, told the Faculty Women's Caucus that the administration had decided whether the off-campus incident fell under the jurisdiction of the code of conduct. In a letter to the caucus, Griesen said confidentiality barred disclosure of
that decision or the results of any investigation.
Penalties for violating the code of conduct can range from warning to suspension and expulsion.
Griesen said that Phillips' status as a student was unchanged Monday.
McGarvey said Griesen's letter seemed ambiguous.
"I think at this point we would just really appreciate a clear statement from the administration that violence against women is a violation of the code of student conduct," McGarvey said. "It would at least give us some confidence. We really do feel that the faculty and students have a role in the review and definition of the code."
Eighteen caucus members signed a document calling for a review of Phillips' status as a student and whether he violated the school's conduct rules.
Moore said she had interpreted Griesen's letter to mean that the Phillips' case would be reviewed for possible violations of the code but that the outcome of the investigation would be confidential.
She said the caucus felt that it was not Osborne's responsibility alone to interpret and judge the behavior of student athletes.
"Violence against women must be defined as a violation of the code of conduct," she said.
The campus community must continue to discuss the issue, Moore and McArvey said.
"We don't want a situation where violence by men against women who had a previous relationship is trivialized," Moore said. "Coach Osborne said he didn't regard the incident as a 'beating,' and I was appalled by that statement."
As a condition of his bond, Phillips agreed not to contact his former girlfriend or Frost.
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Osborne said he did not know what the overall evaluation of Phillips was or whether or when Phillips could return to play.
"We'll take it one step at a time with him and see where he is in three to four weeks," Osborne said.
Lions out of cage after win
Detroit's Fontes uses communication imitation to outwit champion 49ers
PONTIAC, Mich. — The Detroit Lions shocked the San Francisco 49ers, and, in the process, they might have saved their season — to say nothing of coach Wayne Fontes' job.
The Associated Press
The Lions, relying on short passes when the 49ers stacked their defense to stop Barry Sanders, defeated the Super Bowl champions 27-24 Monday night. It was the first victory for the Lions and the first defeat for the Lions and
the first victory for the Lions and the first defeat for the 49ers.
Fans were understandably upset after the Lions started with a 0-3 start. They were 11-point underdogs to the 49ers and, with Cleveland and Green Bay next on the schedule, the Lions could very well have been looking at 0-6.
Fontes, during the years, has wiggled out of plenty of jams. The Lions started 2-4 last season, yet still squeezed into the playoffs as a wild-card. The fans must wait and see if the Lions can build on this win.
Last season, Detroit put on another good show to defeat Dallas in a Monday night game. The Lions lost their next two games to New England and Tampa Bay.
As it turned out, Spielman was on the mark. Detroit controlled the ball 31 minutes, 16 seconds. The 49ers had the edge in yards, 416 to 316, but the number of offensive plays was almost even.
George into the game, Lions linebacker Chris Spielman said that the key would be keeping San Francisco's offensive machine off the field.
George Seifert said.
In a loss to Arizona a week earlier, the Lions drew 15 penalties. This time, they were flagged only five times, for 25 yards. More importantly, they drew no penalties in the second half.
The key to Detroit's upset victory against San Francisco was the Lions' decision to copy the 49ers' offense. When the 49ers left their linebackers in the gaps, guarding against Sanders on draws and traps, Detroit quarterback Scott Mitchell had great success with short passes, many to his tight ends.
"Basically, they ran our offense on us, and their reading and execution were outstanding," 49ers coach
"We played with just as much intensity in our first
"We played with just as much intensity in our first three games. Wejust didn't make the plays." Wayne Fonten Detroit Lions head coach
three games, "Fontes said. 'We just didn't make the plays. Against the 49ers, Herman Moore goes up between two guys and makes a fantastic play to catch that touchdown. In our first three games, we weren't making plays like that."
The decision to switch to a different offensive plan came out of a series of meetings between Fontes and his players last week. Fontes has always been known as a players' coach. This helped prove that the tag fit.
"We just sort of came to some common ground at what we thought would work," Mitchell said. "To their credit, our coaches listen. It's a good relationship." It's also important to have a running back like
doesn't get in the way when the game plan goes out. "I don't get frustrated at all," Sanders said. "I think just being able to keep people off guard is important. We have a lot of other people here to go to in our offense. We showed the 49ers a more refined team.
"This is not the same offense we had before. We went in and told the coaches there were some things we thought could be done."
Shoulder injury benches Bledsoe
Bledsoe's agent, Leigh Steinberg, said his client should not have been expected to play, "one, because the pain level has been so intense, and
two, because there would be some awkwardness in some throwing situations. He would be less protected and could get hurt in another way.
On Monday, Bledsoe went to Birmingham to have a series of tests done on his shoulder by orthopedics expert James Andrews. Steinberg said Andrews recommended that Bledsoe not play Sunday.
Parcells said backup Scott Zolak would start Sunday against Atlanta. Zolak has attempted only 10 passes in three seasons and last started a game in 1992.
The Associated Press
FOXBORO, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe, who sustained a left shoulder separation a week ago Sunday, will not play this weekend, New England coach Bill Parcells said yesterday.
Bledsoe was injured in the first quarter of New England's 28-3 loss to the San Francisco 49ers at San Francisco when he was slammed to the turf by 49ers linebacker Ken Norton Jr. He had the shoulder taped at halftime and played during
the second half, although he was ineffective.
Following the game, Parcels said Bledsoe suffered no ligament damage. The injury was to his nonthrowing shoulder.
The Monday following the game, the quarterback, who signed a seven-year, $42 million contract before the season started, had a magnetic resonance imaging done in the Boston area. On Thursday, he was wearing a protective sling on his left arm and shoulder.
Tagliabue, NFL will investigate Steelers coach and an official
The Patriots did not play last weekend and have not practiced since a light workout Friday morning.
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — National Football League commissioner Paul Tagliabue intends to investigate
Paul Tagllabue
according to a published report.
according to a published report.
Yesterday's USA Today said Tagliabue would examine the actions of referee Gordon McCarter, who overturned a missed 49-yard field goal attempt by Vikings place-kicker Fuad Reveiz on the final play of the first half. McCarter said he counted 12 Steelers on the field.
Reveiz was given a second chance and, with the penalty, made a 43-yarder that gave Minnesota a 13-6 lead. The Vikings won 44-24.
Tagliabue also will review Cowher's conduct. The fiery Steelers coach ran onto the field after McCarter's ruling with a press-box picture showing only 11 defenders. McCarter wouldn't look at the photo as Cowher waved it under his face.
"The commissioner will review the entire episode in Pittsburgh," National Football League representative Greg Aiello told USA Today. "I'm talking about the handling of the play by officials and Bill Cowher."
Cowher called the play an embarrassment to the National Football League.
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