European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 b the stars and stripes sports monday november 23, 1992michigan, Ohio state tie 13-13 by Rusty Miller Columbus Ohio a Michigan coach Gary Moeller blamed the elements and Ohio states John Cooper blamed the percentages sixth ranked Michigan and no. 17 Ohio state fought to a 13-13 tie saturday with both teams playing it close to the Vest near the end and avoiding a loss rather than playing for the Victory. Quot you can to stand up on that Field a Moeller said. A a it a a joke its a joke you can t stand up on that Field. It was like an ice  citing fan noise he added a you can to hear and we got no help from the officials the whole world was against us out there. Its never been like this  Ohio state chose to kick a tying extra Point with 4 24 left then elected to punt rather than go for it on fourth and 4 at the Michigan 49 with 1 12 left. Quot you want to Gamble Guys but you want to Gamble with my chips a Cooper said. A you love that kind of stuff. A Gamble coach Gamble a they you lose and All i hear is How Many times we lost. We gave ourselves a Chance to win the football  As it was Ohio states Walter Taylor intercepted a last ditch Michigan pass at the Buckeye 16 after time had expired and returned it 51 Yards to end the wolverines final threat. Kirk Herbstreith a 5-Yard pass to Greg Beatty and Tim Williams extra Point kick had tied it with 4 24 left. Michigan 8-0-3, 6-0-2 big ten took Over at its 9 with 1 03 left after Ohio state 8-2-1, 5-2-1 chose to punt and the wolverines allowed the clock to run on two running plays. A on our 9-Yard line we were playing not to lose. The Slippery conditions made me run the Ball a Moeller said. The wolverines who had won the last four meetings in this series ran on their first four plays of the series before Back up quarterback Todd Collins threw two desperation passes one falling incomplete and Taylor intercepting the other and returning it 51 Yards before being gang tackled in front of the Ohio state Bench at the Michigan 33. Herbstreit attempted 47 passes and completed 28, both the second highest one game totals Ever at Ohio state. He passed for 271 Yards and had no interceptions. The wolverines had already locked up the big ten title a with a 22-22 tie last week against Illinois a and will play Washington in the Rose bowl. Ohio state has accepted a bid to the Citrus . 4 aggie rip thu to go 7 7-0 College station Texas Apt he Texas aggie Arentt satisfied with equating the school record for victories a they also want to match the aggie so 1939 National championship trophy. T hey moved a step closer on saturday. Terry Venetoulias kicked three Field goals and the defense stonewalled Texas Christian in the second half As no. 4 Texas a amp a won its second straight Southwest conference title with a 37-10 Victory Over Texas Christian. 1 he aggie so Victory equated the 11-0 record of the 1939 Texas a amp a National championship team. Still to play Are games on thanksgiving Day against t exas and new years Day in the Cotton bowl. Quot it just Points out How difficult it is to win ii games a Texas a amp a coach . Slocum said. Quot because we re the defending champs we get everybody a Best shots Quot people look Forward to playing us two weeks in Advance. I wont celebrate this until after the season is  Venetoulias made kicks of 47, 21 and 22 Yards and Greg Hill got his seventh 100-Yard performance of the season As the aggie improved to 6-0 in the Sec. Thu 2-8-1 and 1-6 trailed Only 13-7 at halftime before fading. The frogs went 22 minutes before getting their Ini tial first Down of the second half. Quot their defense just wore us Down in the second half a thu coach Pat Sullivan said. A a amp a is one of the top teams in the country and we had to play a perfect game to win. They arc As Good As any defense in the  Baylor helped the Texas a amp a cause by beating Texas 21-20, ending the longhorns chances for a conference championship. The aggie play in Austin on thanksgiving night. Hill ran for 187 Yards on 25 carries including 107 after halftime As the aggie pounded away at the out manned horned frogs defense. To Cut a offence managed Only eight plays for six Yards in the third Quarter. A a we be been putting Points on the Board enough to win Hill said. A we were just inches away from popping a big play in the first half. Even when we knew Texas Tost we stayed focused and  a amp a took control of the game with Venc Toulias 22-Yard Field goal with 1 43 to go in the third Quarter Corey Pullig a 37-Yard touchdown pass to Tony Harrison with 13 58 to play and a 6-Yard run by Rodney Thomas with 11 11 to go. The late Avalanche continued when Jason Atkinson recovered a Fumble at to Cut a 8 and Hill scored on a 6-Yard run. Thu quarterback Max Knack is downed by a Trio of aggie defenders  rip Vandy to earn title shot Nashville Tenn. A its finally a Date a no. 9 Florida will meet second ranked Alabama in the first Ever Southeastern conference championship game dec. 5. The gators did their part by winning the secs Eastern division with a 41-21 Victory saturday Over Vanderbilt. Quot this was a year we were extremely fortunate a Florida coach Steve Spurrier stud. A we Only had to win one out of three Road games. We managed to win one of them and to win the division  the gators 8-2, 6-2 Sec looked out of the race after opening the season 1-2 with losses to Tennessee and Mississippi state. But Florida went on a seven game winning Streak and won in Nashville for the first time since 1966 to set up the game with Western division Champion Alabama for the Sec title and a new year s Day berth in the sugar bowl. A it his Means a  Florida quarterback Shane Matthews said. Quot we were 1-2 and basically at the Bottom of the division and we worked our Way Back to the top. T hat was our goal at the beginning of tire season to go to Birmingham and we be accomplished  Sun devils trim Arizona 7-6 Tucson Ariz. Apr Kevin Galbreath broke two tackles and streaked 51 Yards for a fourth Quarter touchdown and Arizona state overcame 16th-ranked arizonans smothering defense for a 7-6 Victory saturday night. Arizona had two chances to regain the Lead but a 57-Yard Field goal attempt by Steve Mclaughlin with 4 30 remaining was just Short and quarterback George Malauulu was sacked on fourth Down with 1 26 remaining. The win was Arizona states second in a Row against the wildcats and assured the Sun devils 65, 4-4 Pac-10 of a winning season Arizona 6-4-1, 4-3-1leads the rivalry 37-28-1. Arizona out gained Arizona state in total Yards 298 to 191 and had a nine minute advantage in time of pos session but the Sun devils defense prevented the wildcats from converting several drives into Points. The wildcats the nations Leader against the run had allowed Arizona state Only 37 Yards Rushing on 23 carries through the first three quarters. But three plays into the final period Galbreath broke tackles by arizonans Brant Boyer and Tony Bouie swung to the right sideline and outran his pursuers. Galbreath finished with 87 Yards on 17 carries. Earlier it appeared that Arizona had enough to win. Mclaughlin kicked a 48-yarder in the first Quarter and added one from 47 Yards in the third Quarter. He missed a 46-yarder late in the third Quarter. Arizona was Able to move on the Sun devils in the first half but coughed up the Ball twice inside their 5-Yard line. Colorado tramples Iowa state Boulder Colo. Apr Kordell Stewart threw three first half touchdown passes and no. 11 Colorado bolstered its bowl prospects with a 31-10 Romp Over Iowa state on saturday. The buffaloes 9-1-1, 5-1-1 big eight beat the cyclones 4-7, 2-5 for the ninth straight year and remained in Contention for the fiesta and blockbuster bowls. T he buffs retain an outside shot at the Orange bowl but would go to that bowl Only if Nebraska loses to Oklahoma on Friday. Stewart who completed 20 of 30 passes for 279 Yards saturday and set a school single season passing record with 2,109 Yards staked Colorado to a 28-3 halftime Lead. Colorado capitalized on two Iowa state turnovers and scored on three straight possessions to build the first half advantage. Stewart completed 13 of 18 passes for 193 Yards in the half