European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sports Penn state shocks Irish by Thomas p. Wyman South Bend ind. Apr no. 1 notre Dames Hopes for a National championship Likely died in Craig Fayak s Belle Vernon pa., backyard Fayak kicked a 34-Yard Field goal with eight seconds left to give no. 18 Penn state a 24-21 Victory saturday Over the Irish. It was top ranked notre Dames second defeat this season. I a per ached that kick a thousand times in my backyard Fayak said. A so i told my Holder its just like in my  the no Tetany Lions 8-2 tied the game when quarterback Tony Sacca who threw for a career High 277 Yards passed 14 Yards to a1 Golden with 7 15 remaining. Penn state sealed the Fate of notre Dame 8-2 when defensive Back Darren Perry stepped in front of Shawn Davis to intercept a Rick Mirer pass Over the Middle returning the Ball to the Irish 19 with 59 seconds left. A we weren to going to Settle for a tie a said notre Dame coach Lou Holtz. A when you go Over the Middle there is a 50-50 Chance the safety is going to be  the Lions got Only to the notre Dame 17 in three plays allowing the clock to run Down to eight seconds before Fayak a attempt. A a in be never been in this situation before in my life a Fayak said. A it probably wont sink in until in a Back Home and i see it on  notre Dames Walter Boyd returned a squib kick eight Yards As time expired. That interception and one other off Mirer passes proved crucial. A we gave them great Field position and they had to go Only 20 Yards for a score and 10 Yards for a Field goal said Rodney Culver. Notre Dame played the second half without its leading offensive threat Raghib a a rocket Ismail who left with a bruised thigh. A no doubt we have built our offence around him but see Penn state on Page 26 Penn states Craig Fayak launches 34-Yard, game winning Field goal out of Bill Spoor a hold with eight seconds  Romp Over Kansas St. 64-3 Boulder Colo. Apr wide receiver Mike Pritchard scored on a 70-Yard reverse and a 48-Yard pass from Darian Hagan and Hagan ran for two ads As no. 2 Colorado routed Kansas state saturday 64-3. The Orange bowl bound buffaloes 101-1 Overall 7-0 in the big eight posted then ninth straight Victory and clinched the conference title outright for the second straight season a the Only team other than Oklahoma and Nebraska to Ever do so. Hagan who retired Early in the third Quarter passed for 200 Yards and ran for 78. Pritchard had 152 Yards Rushing and receiving and tailback Eric Bieniemy the nations leading rusher ran for 115 Yards. Colorado which will meet notre Dame on Jan. 1 in the Orange bowl in Miami scored on seven of its first eight possessions. The buffs jumped to a 40-3 halftime Lead after amassing 456 Yards almost equally distributed Between running and passing. Kansas state 5-6, 2-5 had 134 Yards at the half. Hagan staked Colorado to a 14-0 advantage with scoring runs of 23 and nine Yards capping 80 and 65-Yard drives. Dave Mccloughan a 34-Yard punt return then set up a 28-Yard Field goal for a 17-0 first Quarter advantage. Usu s Carl Straw completed four passes on a drive that produced the wildcats Only Points on a 28-Yard Field goal by Tate Wright Early in the second Quarter. But the rest of the period belonged to the buffs. Miami beats Boston College Miami fullback Alex Johnson. Scoring 1st Quarter to Miami apr the biggest cheer saturday at the Orange bowl came with 5 34 left and the Miami hurricanes holding a 30-Point Lead Over Boston College. Why the excitement simple a a pub Lic address announcement that Penn state had just Defeated top ranked notre Dame 24-21. That upset combined with the third ranked hurricanes 42-12 Victory improved Miami a chances to become the first team with two losses to be voted the championship. Miami led Boston College Only 14-12 before Craig Erickson threw three touchdown passes in a 28-Point third Quarter. The defending National champions improved to 7-2 with regular season games Eft against Syracuse at Home and at san Diego state. Miami could Rise to no. 2 in this week s poll behind Colorado which beat Kansas state 64-3 saturday. A a it a a strange year in be never seen a year quite like this a Miami coach Dennis Erickson said. A a in la have to Wake up and read the paper tomorrow to find out who a who. Erickson and Miami athletic director Sam Jankovich were critical of an Orange bowl decision after last weekends games to match notre Dame against Colorado on Jan. 1. Formal invitations can to be extended until saturday. A this just goes to prove when you Start screwing around with bowl games As Early As they re screwing around with bowl games now somebody is going to look like an idiot a Erickson said. With the Orange bowl lineup set Miami had to Settle for the Cotton bowl. Jankovich said there a Little Chance the pairings will change. A i done to think there a any Way a unless there a a Mutual agreement Between people a that anybody will take Back what they promised because you do have integrity in the game a Jankovich said. Craig Erickson gave the eagles the most grief saturday. He committed three first half turnovers but also finished with 13 completions in 26 attempts for 320 Yards and four touchdowns. In the third Quarter alone Erickson completed four of seven passes for 153  a first half dominated by Boston College Miami took the second half kick off and scored in three plays. Erickson hit Wesley Carroll in the end zone from 36 Yards for a 21-12 Lead. The hurricanes next Possession was an 84-Yard drive that ended with Alex Johnson a 2-Yard touchdown run his second score of the game. Then Erickson hit Lamar Thomas twice for touchdowns. The first play covered 52 Yards with Thomas running the final 50 after catching a screen pass Over the Middle. The pair hooked up again for an 18-Yard score and Miami led 42-12 with 51 seconds left in the third period. Erickson who has passed for 19 touchdowns this season hit Horace Copeland from six Yards in the second Quarter. He missed a fifth touchdown when Carroll dropped his pass in the end zone on the final play of the first  sports television and radio pro football a raiders at Miami. 3 . Tuesday