European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bamat Santonio Langham celebrates alter returning an interception for the winning touchdown saturday. Joining in is Derrick Oden 56. Tide gets shot at canes As defense Kos gators by Rock Warner a football writer Birmingham Ala. A Alabama made it to the first Southeastern conference championship game on the strength of its defense. After a shaky showing against Florida on saturday the defense pulled out another Victory a one that gave the tide a shot at the National championship. Antonio Langham scored on a 27-Yard interception return with 3 16 left in the game and Michael Rogers picked off another pass 22 seconds later to Clinch no. 2 Alabama a 28-21 Victory Over the no. 12 gators at legion Field. A your defense got the big turnover which they be been doing All year Long a Crimson tide coach Gene Stallings said. The win enabled Alabama to stay ahead of no. 3 Florida state in sundays final regular season associated press College football poll so the tide 12-0 will play top ranked Miami 11-0 in the sugar bowl for the National title. Alabama appeared to be in control after taking a 21-7 Lead on Derrick lassies 15-Yard touchdown run with 5 14 left in the third Quarter. But Florida rallied to tie it on a 4-Yard scoring pass from see Page 21 for More College football Shane Matthews to Willie Jackson near the end of the third Quarter and a 1-Yard to run by Derrict Rhett with 8 09 remaining in the game. Langham whose 61-Yard interception return broke a scoreless tie against Auburn on thanksgiving came up with another huge play saturday. The Junior cornerback stepped in front of receiver Monty Duncan near the sideline intercepted Matthews pass and weaved his Way into the end zone to put Alabama ahead 28-21. When Florida got the Ball Back Langham also played a part in Rogers game clinching interception. Matthews pass was tipped at the line by Derrick Oden deflected off Langham and bounced into Rogers hands. The gators 8-4 got the Ball one More time at their own 9 with 45 seconds Lett. But Matthews the secs career passing Leader threw four straight incompletion. The win extended Alabama a winning Streak to 22 games gave the tide its 20th Sec championship and avenged last seasons 35-0 loss to Florida. It also provided a thrilling Start for the Sec championship game which was created after the league expanded to 12 teams. Alabama won the Western division with an 8-0 league record while Florida won the East with a 6-2 Mark. Matthews completed 30 of 49 passes for 287 Yards and two touchdowns although a half dozen of his completions were Short shovel passes to Rhett. Rhett rushed 22 times for 59 Yards a two More than the per game average Given up by Alabama in its first 11 games. Alabama quarterback Jay Barker was 10 of 18 for 154 Yards and one touchdown. Lassie carried 21 times for 117 Yards and two ads and David Palmer caught five passes for 101 Yards for the Crimson tide. After the game Stallings Wasny to worried that voters would move no. 3 Florida state ahead of his team and deprive the tide a title game berth. A that did not even enter my mind a he said. A a we re an undefeated football team and we be played a lot of Tough teams. Yeah Well be no. 2.�?� the stars and stripes ports december 7,1992 b Page 28 Pac 7 0 probing Hoberg Seattle a the Pac-10 conference is investigating whether University of Washington athletic boosters improperly provided quarterback Billy Joe Hobert with a Job in High school and financial benefits after he joined the huskies. If the conference or Mcaa determines that the boosters created a recruiting or competitive advantage the huskies could receive penalties ranging from a reprimand to a ban on playing in televised games and bowl games after the upcoming Rose bowl. Hobert a Junior has already been declared ineligible to play football for accepting $50,000 in Loans last Spring from the father in Law of a Friend. The Man who made the loan was not connected to the University and the Pac-10 said the huskies did not have to forfeit any of the eight games Hobert played in this year. The Seattle times which broke the Hobert loan Story reported in a copyright Story sunday that Hobert got a Green keep ing Job at the Tyee Valley Golf club before his senior year at Puyallup High school. Hobert said he got the Job because of arrangements made by Ron Crowe the mayor of Puyallup at the time and a former husky basketball player. Crowe said husky Booster Herb Mead contacted him with the Job offer and told him the huskies wanted to recruit Hobert the states top prep football Prospect in 1988-89. A Herb called and said a we be got him set up to work at the Golf course a a Crowe said. A Herb knows where the jobs  Mcaa rules prohibit University athletic boosters and alumni from being involved a directly or indirectly in making arrangements for or  financial Aid or other benefits to a Prospect. The rules specifically state an athlete cannot be offered employment before completing High  pairs Miami Bama aggie Irish by the associated press the National championship showdown Between top ranked Miami and no. 2 Alabama was confirmed sunday when the College bowl coalition placed the hurricanes in the sugar bowl against the Crimson tide. The coalition meeting at Atlanta used sundays final regu Lar season associated press poll to determine selections for the top bowls. Orange bowl bound Florida state apparently lost any Chance to play Miami because it picked up Only eight Points on Alabama in the poll leaving the third ranked seminoles 54 behind the tide. Alabama beat Florida 28-21 saturday to win the Sec berth see Page 23 for full bowl list in the sugar bowl a week after Florida state pounded the gators 45-24. Fourth ranked Texas a amp a will meet no. 5 notre Dame in the Cotton bowl. That was the Only Surprise among the selections because Florida state had been expected to go to Dallas to create a 3-4 matchup. Instead the seminoles will meet Lith ranked Nebraska at Miami. The fiesta bowl which had hoped Florida state would bypass Alabama so it could have the 1-2 matchup was the biggest loser. No. 6 Syracuse and no. 10 Colorado will be its participants. The other coalition selections created the following bowl matchup a Gator no. 12 North Carolina state is. No. 14 Florida. A blockbuster no. 13 Stanford is. No. 21 Penn state. A John Hancock no. 22 Arizona is. , giants work out a Deal a Page 26