| Vol XXXIV No. 67 |
Tuesday, December 12, 2000 |
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Team play garners Irish BCS bid
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer
 The designers of the "Bob Davie Farewell Tour" shirts forgot to add one game. The Fiesta Bowl. Davie, who many so-called experts predicted would be out of a job by New Year's Day, is instead leading No. 10 Notre Dame into ... [more]
Financial aid will benefit from Fiesta Bowl earnings
By TIM LOGAN
Senior Staff Writer
$13 million is a lot of money. That is approximately what Notre Dame will receive for playing in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1 against Oregon State. And that money — the University's biggest bowl payoff ever — will be put ... [more]
Bowl bid caps Oregon State's complete turnaround
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Assistant Sports Editor
After winning a national championship at Miami and being fired as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, Oregon State head coach Dennis Erickson took on the biggest challenge of his career two years ago when he accepted the head coaching position ... [more]
Freshman stays cool under pressure,
Irish don't skip a beat as LoVecchio steps in to start at quarterback
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Associate Sports Editor
The 18-year-old freshman pulled his teammates together in the huddle. Quarterback Matt LoVecchio told his offensive unit the play it would run and said, "Look, guys, this is going to be a touchdown. Just do your jobs." Offensive lineman Mike Gandy, ... [more]
Riding a coaching roller coaster,
In more than two decades of coaching Irish head coach Bob Davie has experienced his share of ups and downs,
By KERRY SMITH
Sports Editor
It should have been one of the greatest moments in Bob Davie's life. When football coaches around the country and across the collegiate and professional ranks build "Notre Dame clauses" into their contracts, there should be very few reasons why the ... [more]
Jones emerges on offensive line,
Fifth-year senior rebounds from criticism, becomes key cog for Irish
By TIM CASEY
Assistant Sports Editor
Defensive end Tony Weaver delivered a comical message to the "other" linemen on Friday afternoon. "It's probably a bad thing to say, but I don't respect [offensive] linemen at all," Weaver said. "To me, I think they're all wannabe athletes. My ... [more]
Regular season has no bearing on bowl season
Tim Casey
Assistant Sports Editor
Somewhere, Knute Rockne is smirking. And Tostitos executives are celebrating. Notre Dame on New Year's Day in a primetime slot. Exactly what the made-for-television/ corporation bowl season hoped for. These upcoming games show why college football's postseason — except for the ... [more]
Bowden takes aim at undefeated Oklahoma
By PEYTON BERG
Sports Writer
Head coach Bobby Bowden's college football dynasty looks stronger than ever as the defending champs travel south to the Orange Bowl for a date with top-ranked and undefeated Oklahoma. Critics of the Bowl Champion-ship Series have questioned Florida State's No. 2 ... [more]
Beating Florida could earn 'Canes share of national title
By PEYTON BERG
Sports Writer
The Miami Hurricanes, still seething from Bowl Championship Series rejection despite beating Florida State in October, can win a share of the national championship via the AP Poll. If not for a September loss at No. 4 Washington, Miami would be ... [more]
Brees readies for offensive showdown in Pasadena
By PEYTON BERG
Sports Writer
Drew Brees, through gutsy leadership and stellar play, leads his Boilermakers into the Rose Bowl for the first time since 1967. Brees passed for over 3,000 yards and 24 touchdowns this season, and added over 500 yards and five more touchdowns ... [more]
Other major bowl matchups:
By PEYTON BERG
Sports Writer
Nebraska vs. Northwestern: The Alamo Bowl offers what could be the most intriguing matchup of the non-BCS bowls. Nebraska, used to playing for the national championship in a more prominent bowl, faces a Northwestern team that literally came out of nowhere. ... [more]
Tailbacks form triple threat
Observer Staff Report
Oregon State gets the nod on the ground with a College Coaches Association All-American in junior Ken Simonton. The 5-foot-8 tailback is the only running back in PAC-10 history to rush for 1,000 yards in his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons. ... [more]
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