European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page22 the stars and Stripe saturday november 2 1991 today s College football Hawkeye seeking revenge y Columbus Ohio apr Iowa quarterback Matt Rodgers has been on the Field for his share of big victories. But one loss Sticks in his mind a the one last year when Ohio state beat the Hawk eyes at Iowa City 27-26 by scoring the winning touchdown with one second left in the game. Rodgers will Lead the Lith ranked Hawk eyes 6-1 Overall 3-1 in the big ten conference into Ohio stadium on saturday against no.13 Ohio state 6-1, 3-1. Both teams Are one game behind Michigan in the conference. But there s More than that involved with this game at least for the quarterback. A it was the Type of loss where you be played As Well As you can and you re wondering what happened Quot Rodgers said. A it let the air out of our sails for sure at the end of the season. A a you re going to lose a game every once in a while and we have been on the other Side of that Coin maybe winning a game we should t have. Ohio state played a great Ball game but dealing with that loss was lbs. State 5-3 at Alabama 6-1 6 30 . On seb to and 8 40 . On an to Iowa 6-1 at Ohio state 6-1 9 30 . On seb to and 11 40 . On an to the Hawk eyes were on a Roll up to that Point. After that they went on to lose the regular season finale to underdog Minnesota. But Ohio states loss to Michigan on a last play Field goal the same Day sent the Hawk eyes a co champions of the conference with Michigan Michigan state and Illinois a to the Rose bowl where they lost 46-34 to Washington. But Ohio state coach John Cooper says Rodgers is a Winner a in the Illinois game this year when the chips were on the table the game on the line Iowa took the football and went the length of the Field. And he took charge. And scored the winning touchdown himself a Cooper said. Rodgers is the son of Jimmy Rodgers coach of the Aba s Minnesota Timber wolves and former coach of the Boston celtics. A a so he s been around athletics All his life and he a a great competitor a Cooper said. Rodgers has completed 64 percent of his passes for 1,526 Yards and 10 touchdowns. But he has thrown 10 interceptions As Many As he gave up All last year. A the s a year olde a year Wiser a Iowa coach Hayden Fry said. Quot he still does the Good things he did last year he just has a Little different supporting cast this readies for upset minded Mississippi state Alabama running Back siran Stacy Hopes to Lead the tide Over Mississippi state. Tuscaloosa Ala. A Mississippi state under first year coach Jackie Sherrill got the attention of Alabama quarterback Danny Woodson last saturday when the bulldogs beat Auburn 24-17 on the Road. A to go to Auburn and beat them is a great achievement a said Woodson expected to be recovered enough from a pulled hamstring to Start for no. 7 Ala Ama against Mississippi state in a Southeastern conference game saturday. Sherrill brings his bulldogs 5-3 Overall 2-2 in the Sec into a stadium where Alabama 6-1, 3-1 has not lost to state in 34 years. The Crimson tide 32-6-1 in games in Tuscaloosa has taken its last 10 games from state and holds a 61-11-3 Lead in the Overall series. Woodson was Hurt in Alabama a 24-19 Victory Over Tennessee two weeks ago and if the hamstring bothers him sat burday will be replaced by Jay Barker who led the tide to three late scores Over Tennessee. However Barker still is bothered some by a shoulder Hurt before the season began. A my shoulder is still not 100 percent but 1 feel better than 1 have in a Long time a Barker said. State is not without its injuries and Sherrill said is a kind of hanging on by baling wire As it is. We done to have a lot of depth map quarterback sleepy Robinson has recovered however from a jammed Shoul Der. He has completed 57 of his 109 passes for 761 Yards and five touchdowns and is second in bulldog running with 344 Yards. State has four other runners Michael Davis William Prince Kenny Roberts and Karl Williamson with More than 200 Yards each on the ground. Alabama tailback siran Stacy leads the Sec in running with 692 Yards on 118 carries and has scored nine times. A a he Sas Good As everybody said he was and in a not sure he a not better a Sherrill said. He said that Alabama has improved Over last year in every department except Field goal kicking where the tide is 5 of 10. A a they re not seventh in the nation because they have a weak football team a Sherrill said. Before last years game which Alabama won 22-0, Quot Quot Alabama linebacker John Sullins said that the tide defense would keep state out of the end zone. A this year its a different Story a Sullins said. A Mississippi state is a lot better on offence and defense. In a sure they have something about my quote on their bulletin Board. be fired up. They want respect from Alabama. They Felt we did no to give them any last state Sullins said a beat Texas should have beaten Tennessee and beat Auburn. No predictions this seek win respect from Nebraska Boulder Colo. Apr it drives Colorado coach Bill Mccartney honkers. His team has beaten Nebraska the last two years but has that translated into True respect for the cd program on the part of Cor Husker players and coaches nah. And Mccartney can to even win an acknowledgement from nebraskans that a rivalry exists Between the two schools. A Nebraska does no to seem to want to let that happen Quot a frustrated Mccartney said this week noting that Oklahoma remains the huskers most feared opponent. Nebraska 6-1 at Colorado 5-2 2 20 . Get sunday on an television 1 30 . Get sunday on seb television Quot but at least we re starting to get their attention. When Oklahoma loses that gets Nebraska a attention and we be beaten of three years in a Row saturday night the buffaloes will strive to make it three wins in a Row Over the huskers too and in the process take a giant step toward a third straight big eight championship and Orange bowl berth. A Nebraska Victory however would magnify the importance of the huskers nov. 29 Date with Oklahoma thus undoing All that Mccartney has hoped to achieve. The bulls carry an 18-game conference winning Streak into saturday nights contest their last loss in the big eight was a 7-0 verdict at Nebraska in 1988. But is Nebraska tight end Johnny Mitchell i pressed Quot Colorado is just Kansas state or Kansas me Quot Mitchell said this week. A i done to think they can compete on our level for a Long time. We gave them life the last couple of years. I done to think we should have Given them that much in to
