European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes monday november 23,1987 College football Bruce sues Osu for $7.44 i Ilion App Nota coach Earl Bruce is hoi Ltd by his Buckeye players after they Defeated Michigan. Bowl from Page 21 bul Southern Cal earned the Rose bowl bid by virtue of its Victory Over Urcla. In the firs game or the season the spartans beat us 27-13 at Home. Urcla will play in the Aloha bowl in Honolulu against Florida. 5-4. The sugar bowl confirmed an open secret on saturday and picked sixth ranked Syracuse to meet the Southeast Ern conference Champion in the new year s Day classic. Syracuse pulled out a 32-31 win Over West Virginia on saturday. The Cinderella football team of 1987 College  has accepted our invitation sugar bowl member Andy Rogers said. We arc exceptionally pleased to have Syracuse As our guests this year. This team is exciting fun to watch and a fresh face on the bowl scene even though it has a longtime tradition said sugar bowl president Jerry Romig. Romig is sued the official invitation in Syracuse,. The Host team will not be decided for another week. Auburn 8-1-1 and ranked no. 10, meets no. It Alabama 7-3, on Friday in the game that will decide the Sec title. Auburn with a conference tie leads Alabama and no. 9 Louisiana state University each of which has a Confer ence loss. Syracuse incl Ltd in the sugar bowl in 1963, bowing 13-10 after holding a 10-0 Lead. Notre Dame accepted an invitation to play in the Cotton bowl Jan. 1 against the Winner of the Texas Texas am game on thanksgiving. The seventh ranked Irish suffered their second defeat of the season sat urday against Penn state 21-20, and dropped to 8-2. Notre Dame will play the Winner of the Southwest conference in the nationally televised Cotton bowl. Notre Dame coach Lou Holitz accepted the bowl invitation shortly after conclusion of saturday s game. We re disappointed about the out come of the Penn stale game. But we Gal another one ahead against Miami nov. 28. We look Forward to going Down and playing the Southwest Confer ence Champion hol isaid. After beating notre Dame defending National Champion Penn stale accepted an invitation to the Citrus bowl in or Lando fla., where the nit Lany Lions Wilt meet Clemson on new year s Day. This will be the 19th bowl appearance Tor Penn state since Joe Palerno became head coach in 1966. The Lions Are 12-5 i. Scott Secules passed for 269 Yards and two touchdowns As Virginia withstood a Strong North Carolina state rally for a 34-31 Atlantic coast conference Victory ensuring the Cavaliers a berth in the All american bowl against Brigham Young. Indiana s hoosiers ending the regular season with an emotional 35-n Victory Over Purdue regained Possession of the old Oaken bucket and celebrated with an invitation to the Jan. 2 peach bowl against Tennessee Matt Frante kicked a 26-Yard Field goal with 5 18 remaining lifting Ohio state to a 23-20 big ten conference Vic tory Over Michigan that sent fired coach Carle Bruce out a Winner. Michigan which could have clinched a tie for second in inc big ten with a win finished 7-4, 5-3 in he conference. The wolverines were expected to accept a bid to the Hall of Fame bowl on Jan. 2 at Tampa fla., against the Sec runner up. Craig Burnett passed for 261 Yards and Gerald Abraham rushed for i4s As Wyoming clinched the Western athletic conference title and a dec. 30 Holiday bowl bid by defeating Texas Elpaso 37 13. The cowboys Wil play Iowa. Our players voted unanimously to go to the hol hey bowl Iowa coach Hay Den Fry said after the Hawk eyes beat Minnesota 34-20 saturday. The Community he town the facilities the Champion of the Western athletic con Ference everything makes for he Ideal  the Freedom bowl is also dec. 30 and will pit air Force against Arizona state. On dec. 31, Pittsburgh will play in the Bluebonnet bowl against a Southwest conference team. South Carolina has accepted a bid to the Gator bowl and will play leu or Auburn. The 13 a ranked Oklahoma stale cowboys formally accepted a bid to play in the Sun bowl in Elpaso Texas on Christmas Day. Although it had not been confirmed Minnesota was also expected to play in the Sun. The Arkansas Razorbacks officially accepted a bid saturday evening to play in the Liberty bowl in Memphis tcnn., on dec. 29 against Georgia. Both teams sport 7-3 records. Tulane after losing to leu 41-36 sat urday night accepted a bid to the Independence bowl in shr Veport la., on dec 19. The Green wave will probably play Washington or Wake Forrill. The bowl season starts with the Cali fornia bowl on dec. 12, when Eastern Michigan plays san Jose state. Columbus Ohio a Ohio slate football coach Earle Braes tired last week by University president Edward Jennings has filed a 17.44 million suit against the University and Jennings according to broadcast and newspaper reports saturday. The suit filed late Friday in Franklin county common Picas court by attorney John Zonak charged that Bruce was wrongfully dismissed and was slandered by Jennings radio station a ten and television station Syx reported. When you re hit hard As a football coach it hurts Bruce said saturday night. But that does t mean you can1 hit  Jennings told the Cleveland Plain dealer following Ohio state s 23-20 Vic tory Over Michigan saturday that he was unaware of inc suit. I Haven t heard anything Jennings said. If any litigation comes Well Deal with  the suit asks for $448,800 in actual damages and Oiher monetary tosses s2 million for violating Brace s due process rights and $5 million compensatory and punitive damages from Jennings Accord ing to Zonak. While Jennings has never made Public Why Bruce was fired and maintains the decision to fire Bruce was his alone the suit claims. Jennings wrongfully yielded to two Small pressure groups in an Effort to protect his own personal  Zonak also seeks depositions from Debra e. Casio a member of inc Board of trustees Mary Eleanor Jennings the presi Dent s wife and Barbara real an employee in the University s fund Raisin Goffice. Aggie win 42-24, Eye Cotton bowl bid fort Worth Texas up freshman Darren Lewis rushed for 194 Yards and two touchdowns saturday to rally no. 14 Texas am to a 42-24 Vic tory Over Texas Christian keeping the aggie on track for a Cotton bowl berth. Texas am 8-2 Overall and 5-1 in league play will go to the Cotton bowl if it defeats Texas on thanksgiving Day. Lewis scored on runt of 35 and 80 Yards to drop thu to 5-6 and 3-3. The horned frogs played without career Rushing Leader Tony Jeffery. Who was declared ineligible Friday after admitting improper dealings with a professional sports agent. The aggie trailed 24-23 with 7 54 left but led by 18 less than three minutes later. Lewis gave Texas am the Lead with an 80-Yard run on which he Fum bled picked up the Ball and broke two tackles before sailing Down the sideline. The aggie added a two Point pass for a 31-24 Lead with 7 41 left thu mishandled the squib Kic Koit and Texas am had the Ball again Al the 13 but was forced to Settle for a 30-Yard Field goal by Scott Slater his fourth of the game to Lake a 34-24 Lead. 3rd-ranked hurricanes struggle to beat Toledo Miami a freshman linebacker Maurice Crum returned a Fumble 15 Yards for a touchdown helping Orange bowl bound no. 3 Miami struggle past Toledo 24-14 saturday night. The hurricanes 9-0, accepted an inv. Alion before the game to play no. 2 Oklahoma in the Orange bowl on Jan. I. Oklahoma 11-0, beat no. I Nebraska earlier in the Day. For the second straight game heavily favored Miami tailed to dominate As expected. The Hurricane needed two touchdowns in the final five minutes last week la beat Virginia tech 27-13. Toledo which finished its season with a 3-7-1 record used inside running and Short passes to keep the Ball away from Miami s potent offence averaging 40.5 Points per game. Tailback Neil trailer rushed for 123 Yards in 31 carries to Lead the rockets. Syracuse tips mountaineers to keep record unblemished Syracuse . A Pat Kelly caught a 17-Yard touchdown pass from Don Mcpherson with 10 seconds to play and Michael Owens ran for a two Point conversion As sugar bowl bound Syra Cuse rallied three times in the final Quarter to steal a 32-31 Triumph Over West Virginia saturday night to keep its perfect season intact. Mcpherson s pass Over the Middle to Kelly capped a 74-Yard drive hat started with 1 27 to play and brought the Sim ranked orangemen within one Point after Undra Johnson had put the mountaineers ahead 31-24 with a 10-Yard to run with just under to minutes left. Syracuse finished with an 11-0 record ils first undefeated season since winning the National championship in 1959 with the same Mark. West Virginia finished ils year at 6-5. Syracuse entered the final Quarter Trai Ling 17-10, but tied the game when Owens took a screen pass from Mcpher son and Lumen in into a 65-Yard touch Down with 13 29 to play. West Virginia behind Redshirt fresh Man quarterback major Harris responded Wilh a 75-Yard drive taking a 24-17 Lead on Harris 3-Yard run three minutes later. Syracuse tied the game at 24 with 5 34 10 play when fullback Daryl Johnston ran 19 Yards for a touchdown