European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 today a College football the stars and stripes saturday october 12, 1991 Penn state is headed for a hot time in Miami by Steven wine Miami apr noon on a weekend in the subtropics is a Good time to be at the Beach the Pool or the refrigerator. But the Orange bowl second ranked Miami and no. 9 Penn state kick off at noon Edt today which almost guarantees that the showdown will be settled in a Sauna. Quot if i had my preference i to Uklyn t be playing Miami at 12 o clock in the second week of october in Miami. Kittany Lions coach Joe Paterno said. Temperatures this week in Pennsylvania have been moderate a in the 60s a while the fall weather in Miami would steam vegetables especially at midday. Two Days of torrential rain this week left South Florida saturated saturday s forecast Calls for partly Cloudy humid conditions with a High in the mid Kos. The hurricanes 4-0 Are accustomed to playing in such weather Penn state 5-1 is not. A its a psychological advantage Tor us. Miami safety Charles Pharms said. A and As the game wears on. It could be a physical advantage  the noon starting time set by Abc i a will be the second in a Row for the hurricanes. They beat Oklahoma state 40-3 last saturday on one of those Days when there seems to be no oxygen in the air a Only water. A last week i could Tell their coach was worried about  Pharms said. A fall they did before the game was stretch and do a couple of drills and then they went in. You d see a couple of players looking up at the sky and thinking. Quot goodness will the Sun go away a with last saturday s Victory Miami moved ahead of notre Dame into sole Possession of second place on the Mcaa list of longest Home winning streaks. Miami has warn 40 in a Row at the Orange bowl Alabama won 57 straight at Home in 1963-82and while Talent is the primary reason Lor the hurricanes seven season Streak the weather gives them a further advantage. A sometimes it s funny to watch a team come in  cornerback Ryan Mcneil said. A you Start to see Guys leaning Over and make a few remarks Quot its hot. Huh would you like a Glass of lemonade we make comments like  scorching weather saturday would put a Premium on depth and the hurricanes appear to have the Edge. They be suffered few injuries and a lopsided score in Penn state Oklahoma at is. Miami Texas 5 p. M. On seb to and 8 25 on an to 8 30 . On seb to and 10 25 on an to every a ame has allowed them to give reserves considerable experience. On the defensive front seven Miami used two units interchangeably against Oklahoma slate. Penn state s depth is Good on detente. Injuries have depleted the Lions offensive line. A if it nets excessively hot a i to degrees and the humidity is 90 a we might not have enough people to play Well Quot Paterno said. Quot if its just a hot Day we should have enough  Miami coach Dennis Erickson dismissed the weather As a Factor in such a big game. Mcneil said it s partly a mental matter. A the heat is not going to put on pads and line up against Penn  he said. A but it they let it get to them it  Paterno lauds canes for discipline timing by Steven wine Miami apr Joe Paterno can remember when the Miami hurricanes arrived in Arizona for a game against his team wearing Battle fatigues which makes him an unlikely defender of their reputation. But the Penn state coach said image has Little to do with what the hurricanes do on the Field. A a lot of people done to have the right impression of Miami Paterno said. A they re aggressive and they re flamboyant. But they really play the Way most coaches like to have their own team play. Quot they re very disciplined. Their timing is Good. Theve re in the right place on defense. When they get there they hit you hard. Outside of when you be got to play them they re fun to  Penn state faces the hurricanes in the Orange bowl on saturday. No. 2 Miami is 4-0 no. 0 Penn state is 5-1. The two traditional Powers last met in the i of 7 fiesta bowl when Penn state pulled off a i4-i0 upset to win the National championship. The hurricanes reputation for inflammatory conduct and clothing was then widespread. Since arriving in Miami in 19x9, coach Dennis Erickson has tried to pull in the reins on the c Anes l or the most part this years team has avoided controversy. A we be made tremendous Progress Quot Erickson said. Quot Well continue to make Progress As time goes on. Offensive line coach Art Kehoe a Holdover from the 1986 staff remembers the juror Miami stirred up at the fiesta bowl. He said the hurricanes image has since improved but not because of modified behaviour. A the reason our image has changed is that Back then we were going for our second National title Quot Kehoe said. A to a lot of people we were still the new kids on the Block. When you have newfound Success people around the country have questions did Thev cheat Are Thuy Rotten what Are they doing to win a now we be done it Tor such a period of time that people Are coming to accept  since the fiesta bowl Miami has won 48 of 52 games and two National titles. Because an entire class of players has come and gone since Miami and Penn state last met and because the hurricanes coaching staff has changed revenge will be a minimal motive for the Home team saturday. Members of the 86 hurricanes have made their desires known however. Los Angeles raiders linebacker Winston Moss said he wants his Alma mater to on Side kick after every score and win 599-0, a a lot of people done to have the right impression of Miami a Joe Paterno  has sooner throwing Mackby Benne ii. Freeman Dallas apr the Texas longhorns have taken to the air to beat the Oklahoma soon cars the last two years with quarterback Peter Gardere throwing the winning touchdown passes. Now the sooner 4-0 arc throwing Back. For two consecutive weeks heading into saturday s Cotton bowl Challenge the sooner Luul More passing than Rushing yardage. I he last time that happened was in 9u7. The general of sixth Iau cd Oklahoma s air Force is ale Gundy a 6-foot. 190-Pound Sophomore. Lie set to school Reoul Loi attempts with 31 in Oklahoma s 27-17 Victory Over Virginia tech. His 18 completions also was a school Mark. Quot you have to throw the Ball effectively to win these  Gundy said. A everybody knows that. Now it a team takes away the run we can hit them with the pass. We take what the defense gives. That s How you win National  Gundy was critical of Oklahoma s strategy in a 14-13 loss to i exas last year. Quot to win a National championship you Haye to throw the Ball Down the Field you can t run dives up the  Gundy said after the bitter loss by the then fourth ranked sooner. I exas coach a id Mcwilliams has taken note. He said Oklahoma throws the Ball As Good As any sooner team he has seen. A they re catching the Ball very Well too Quot he said. Quot Gundy is scrambling very Well. T hey keep you spread out More and Pul pressure on the front four and  making Gundy effective is a Sophomore split end Quot. Corey Warren who caught touchdown passes of 37 and 31 Yards against Iowa state. A Warren has a Knack for getting open and 1 Leel like we can go against a Man for Man defense  Guith said. T exas plays Man Lor Man. Quot Warren is a big time big game receiver Quot Gundy said. Oklahoma is still 14th in the nation in Rushing offence but a new weapon has been added to the Arsenal. Gardere a Junior returns again but Texas is worried about its top running Back Butch Hadnot. Hadnot has been bothered by an ankle injury and was in for Only two plays against Rice. Oklahoma is a five Point favorite Over the longhorns 1-2 in the 2 36 . Game. A sellout crowd of 72.000 is expected. Mcwilliams is 2-2 against Oklahoma while Gibbs is 0-2 in the two games he has coached since replacing Barry Switzer