European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 5, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 29powlus joins Irish 4-td heroes by Rick Gano Chicago apr Ron Powlus Wasny to nervous saturday night. He was ready to finally play football for notre Dame. W a there was a lot of hype and i tried to keep myself out of it and stay As relaxed As i could a said the Sophomore quarterback who threw four touchdown passes in his first game As the third ranked Irish routed Northwestern 42-15. Powlus who missed last season after breaking after Collarbone had been bothered by a sore Elbow in preseason practice. But there was apparently nothing wrong with his Arm and certainly not is passes. He was 18-of-24 for 291 Yards and tied a school record held by Steve Beuerlein Daryle Lamonica and Angelo Bertelli with his four touchdown passes. A the quarterback tradition at notre Dame is super and i feel fortunate to be the quarterback Here a Powlus said. A but walking on the Field i done to have time to think about Guys of the past. I want to go out and play my game and hopefully the tradition can live  Powlus regarded As one the nations top prep quarterbacks while at Berwick pa., hit three of his touch Down passes in the second Quarter. He completed 10-of-13 first half passes for 186 Yards As the Irish scored two touchdowns in the final 72 Sec Onisto take a 21-3 Lead before a sellout crowd of 66,946 at Soldier Field. A a the played like the All american we knew he was a said receiver Derrick Mayes who caught two to passes. A the led us from to first through the fourth Quarter and we knew he could because of the Way he played in practice. He just had to prove it to  Powlus hit four More passes on the opening Possession of the second half one a 21-yarder that Ray Zel Lars caught one handed As the Irish moved in for another  Becton a 2-Yard run capped the 65-Yard drive that made it 28-3 with 9 18 to go in the third. Powlus heaved a 36-Yard touchdown pass to Mayes who wrestled the Ball away from Rodney Ray to make it 35-3 with 4 55 left. Powlus found Mike Miller sprinting behind two defenders for a 46-Yard touchdown pass with 1 12 to go in the first half putting the Irish ahead 14-3. Shawn wooden a interception of a pass that bounced off Northwestern a Dave Beazley gave the Irish the Ball 19 seconds later. Powlus. Hit passes of 12 Yards to Miller and 19 Yards to Maves Zellars had a 9-Yard run and then caught a 2-Yard scoring pass from Powlus with 5 seconds remaining. Earlier in the second Quarter Powlus and Miller hooked up on a 42-yarder to the Northwestern 8. Three plays later Mayes went High and caught Powlush 9-Yard touchdown pass that made it 7-0. Northwestern behind 116 Yards Rushing on 21 carries from Dennis Lundy and four penalties on notre Dame controlled the Ball in the first Quarter. Bobby Taylor a interception at the Irish 11 stopped one Wildcat drive. Northwestern had a third-and-3 late in the half but after Lundy slipped Down the wildcats had to Settle for Sam Valenzisi a 22-Yard Field goal with 2 20 left. Lundy finished with 138 Yards of 27 carries moving past the 2,000 Yard Mark in his career. His 5-Yard touchdown run with 6 03 left made it 35-9. Notre Dames Charles Stafford caught a 7-Yard touchdown pass from Tom Krug with 1 53 left. Northwestern quarterback Tim Hughes ran 9 Yards for the final score with 45 seconds  erase 12-0 deficit to win Bce a Greg Rice Heads for a to on 74-Yard, first play pass against Michigan saturday. Ann Arbor Mich. Apr Todd Collins a kid from the Boston suburbs wanted to see How Michigan would react under pressure. He almost got More than he bargained for but he liked the results. Boston College in Dan Hennings debut As a College coach scored on the first play and had no. 5 Michigan Down 12-0 before the wolverines rallied behind Collins and Amani Toomer for a 34-26 Victory in the opener for both teams saturday. A you know i said earlier in the week that i Hope we get Down to Boston College 7-0 because i thought it would be a Good test for this football team a said Collins who grew up in Walpole mass., rooting for by. The wolverines improved to 95-17-3 in 115 openers but not before giving a scare to 105,936 fans a the largest crowd Ever to watch Boston College play. Collins completed 17 of 24 passes for 258 Yards including touchdown tosses of 46 and 38 Yards to Toomer who finished with seven catches for 179 Yards. De Davis had 8 and 1-Yard to runs and Tim Biaka Butka who gained 128 Yards on 12 carries had a 1-Yard to run for Michigan. Mark Hartsell making his first Start for by was 28-of-43 for 338 Yards and three touchdowns two late in the fourth Quarter after Michigan had taken command 34-12. The wolverines forced four turnovers and blocked a Field goal in the second half. On Only the third pass of his College career Hartsell heaved a bomb to wide open Greg Grice who hauled it in at the Michigan 28 and scored easily. A i told the coaches that there Are Only a few chances to score a touchdown on the first play of the season in front of 105,000 with a new quarterback a Henning said. A so we took a shot at  eagles went up 9-0 on a safety with 9 57 left in the first Quarter when Michigan was flagged for holding in the end zone. A 28-Yard Field goal by David Gordon put the eagles ahead 12-0 with 10 48 remaining in the second Quarter. Then Michigan came to life Collins was 5-of-6 for 67 Yards in a 12-play drive that ended in Davis a first to. Toomer broke it open late in the Quarter. He caught a pass in front of Keith Korma Nik at the eagles 30. Toomer broke two tackles on the 46-Yard scoring play that gave Michigan a 14-12 halftime Lead. The pumped up wolverines started the second half by going 65 Yards in sue plays capped by the 38-Yard bomb to Toomer. Biaka Butka and Davis both subbing for injured Tyrone Wheatley a who watched from the sideline with his separated right shoulder in a Sling a each scored in the fourth Quarter. Penn state Routs Minnesota Minneapolis apr Kerry Collins passed for 260 Yards i Jana Carter rushed for 210, and Penn state shut Down Minnesota a vaunted passing attack As the no. 9 Kittany Lions opened the season with a 56-3 Victory saturday night. Collins had 14 consecutive completions during one stretch besting by two Bill Smaltz a 54-year-old school record Collins finished 19-of-23, including touchdown passes to Freddie Scott Keith Olsommer and Bobby Engram. A like Collins Carter played Only one drive into the second half As the Lions took a 42-3 Lead but he still had the Lith Best Rushing performance in school history. Carter had touchdown runs of 80, 62 and 2 Yards the 80-yarder was the teams longest in seven years. Scott caught seven passes for 133 Yards for Penn state which had 689 Yards in its most decisive Victory since an 81-0 whipping of Cincinnati in 1991. It was the gophers worst defeat since Colorado beat them 58-0 three years ago. The Kittany Lions also faced Minnesota in last seasons opener their first big ten game Ever. Though they won 38-20, they allowed 591 Yards including 478 through the air. This time the gophers managed Only 130 Yards passing. Scott eckers completed l-of-5 passes for 4 Yards and was benched Midway through the second Quarter. Eckers was intercepted once and fumbled on a sneak to end Minnesota a opening drive at Penn states 12. Tim Schade who Quarter backed the gophers record setting 1993 offensive show against Penn state be. Fore losing the Job at mid season replaced eckers and passed for 69 Yards. He was injured in the third Quarter and freshman Cory Sauter fared no better in mop up duty freshman paces Indiana Romp Bloomington ind. A Alex Smith the first Indiana freshman to Start at running Back since George Taliaferro in 1945, rushed for 152 Yards and two touchdowns saturday As the hoosiers opened the season with a 28-3 Victory Over Cincinnati. Smith re shirted last year scored on runs of 1 Yard in the first Quarter and 22 Yards late in the third period. He did not play in the final  sparkles in us comeback los Angeles apr Shawn Walters ran for a pair of second half touchdowns the last with 7 14 remaining to give no. 17 Southern Cal a 24-17 Victory Over no. 23 Washington in saturdays season opener for both teams. Walters scored on a 3-Yard run to snap a 17-17 tie after John Herpin intercepted a pass by Washington a Damon Huard at the huskies 34-Yard line to set up the deciding score. Walters had pulled the trojans even when he scored on a 7-Yard run late in the third Quarter. Southern calms Victory overshadowed a 152-Yard Rushing performance by the huskies Napoleon Kaufman who carried 26 times and scored on a 1-Yard run. Walters also carried 26 times gaining 91 Yards. Freshman Delon Washington made a sensational College debut Rushing 10 times for 109 Yards 100 in the second half