Longhorns and Sun Devils meet in Holiday Bowl showdown
Texas Longhorns, ranked 17th, face 12th ranked Arizona State in the Holiday Bowl as coach Mack Brown and Dennis Erickson meet for the first time. Erickson led ASU to 10-2 in his first season. Brown has 188-99-1 career wins and a 2005 national title with Texas.
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Boilermakers edge CMU in Motor City Bowl thriller
Purdue survives Central Michigan 51-48 as Chris Summers nails a 40 yard field goal as time expires. Curtis Painter throws for a Purdue single season record 546 yards and three TDs while Dan LeFevour passes for 293 yards and four scores and runs for 114 yards and two TDs. The Chippewas rally from 21 down to force a late tie before Painter drives for the winning kick.
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Hot shooting lifts Louisville past Morehead State 73 49
Louisville guard Jerry Smith scored a season high 17 points all on 3s as the Cardinals upended Morehead State 73 49. Terrence Williams added 17 points and seven assists while Louisville’s press forced 22 turnovers and held the Eagles to 35 percent shooting in the second half.
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Hawks Hopeful After Close Iowa Losses
Iowa coach Lisa Bluder says lapses late in games and at halftime cost the Hawkeyes in non conference play. Wendy Ausdemore leads with 12.4 points per game and 58.8 percent from three, while the team aims to rebound in the Big Ten.
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Oliver Jackson, Abilene Christian track coach, dies at 87
Oliver Jackson, longtime Abilene Christian track and field coach, died at home from natural causes at 87. He led ACU from 1948 to 1963, guiding NAIA title teams in 1952 1954 and 1955, and later coached the national team on its pre Olympic tour in 1964. Jackson mentored athletes who won four Olympic gold medals and set 15 world records and served as president of the U S Track and Field Coaches Association.
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