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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1979

Page

13

College football playoff picture clears after final weekend

The final weekend of the regular season will resolve the bowl matchups with Alabama facing Auburn in Birmingham and Texas at Texas A&M, plus Houston at Rice and Penn State hosting Pittsburgh. The Texas Texas A&M result will decide Sugar Cotton and Sun Bowl slots, while Alabama must beat or tie to reach the Sugar Bowl.

Alabama Auburn Birmingham Texas Texas A&m Houston Rice State College Penn State Pittsburgh Army Navy Philadelphia Vanderbilt Tennessee Boston College Holy Cross Florida Miami Fla Arizona State Hawaii Arkansas Georgia Bama Pitt Southern California Ohio State Steadman Shealy ABCTV Joe Paterno Nittany Lioins Avuburn Tigers New Orleans Bulldogs

Southwest Conference roundup shapes Cotton Bowl drama unfolds

Texas and Houston enter Saturday favored as Arkansas eyes a Cotton Bowl bid. Texas, 9-1, leads SWC with Houston 8-2, while A&M sits 5-5 and Rice 6-5. Outcomes hinge on Texas at Kyle Field and Houston at Rice to determine the Cotton Bowl, Sugar Bowl, and Sun Bowl placements amid a chaotic title race.

Associated Press Texas Houston Arkansas Texas Aggie Longhorns Rice Cougars Texas Aggies Kyle Field Rice Owls Dallas New Orleans Razorbacks Southern Methodist Texas Christian Owls Astrodome A&m Taylor Rick McIvor Johnny Sam”’ Jones Jam’’ Jones Rodney Tate Baylor Aggies David Beal Earnest Jackson Johnny Hector Terald Clark Texas Tech James Hadnot Tulane SWC

SWC Title Hopes On Line In Texas Texas A M Clash

Texas and Houston battle in decisive SWC games affecting bowls and title shares. Texas faces Texas A M in College Station with top defense and key players hampered by injuries. Houston plays Rice seeking a share of the crown as both teams chase Cotton, Sugar, or Sun Bowl berths.

Owls Tulane Rice Coogs Houston Randy Hertel Owl Earl Cooper Coog Terald Clark KCRS

LSU hires Bo Rein to head grid program

Bo Rein, 34, accepted a four year contract to coach LSU after leading North Carolina State to two bowls and an ACC title. He succeeds Charlie McClendon, who is being phased out after 18 seasons, with a $50,000 salary and external deals allowed. Rein praised LSU’s football tradition and said he will start assembling a staff and recruiting.

Baton Rouge Bo Rein Woody Hayes Louisiana State University Rein North Carolina State Charlie McClendon Ohio State Hayes LSU Paul Dietzel LSU Board of Supervisors Suzanne Dietzel McClendon Tigers Wake Forest Lou Holtz Frank Broyles Wolfpack

Kush to face faculty hearing over alleged misconduct

Frank Kush, ousted ASU football coach, will face a faculty hearing December 13 on charges of striking players, lying and serious misconduct. The case centers on an assault claim by former punter Kevin Rutledge, coerced silence, and a related extension class scandal that led to suspensions and forfeited wins.

Phoenix Ariz Frank Kush Arizona State University Kush Phoenix Gazette Fred Miller Tempe Sun Devil Kevin Rutledge Rutledge Arizona State Washington Rocky Mountain College Montana

Pago Pappa Wins Sunland Park Headliner

Pago Pappa with Richard Bickle aboard held off a 5-1 outsider Late Close to win the six furlong headliner in 1 11. Pago Scope paid 3.40 2.40 2.20 as 1 805 bettors wagered 137730 at Sunland Park Friday.

Sunland Park Pago Pappa Richard Bickle Nland Park Pago Scope Big Red Sue Nashville Portier Mandate To Trust Good Boy Quiniela Pago Bobby Brummer’s

Spectator notes mixed Sunland racing card results

The Sunland program lists races four through ten with entries for 400 yard sprint, five and eight furlong events, and details including horses such as Fastidious Filly, Meyers Debutante, Chief Three Ohs, Draconic's Rocket, Native Pard, Piedra Grande, and many others. The card shows purses, allowances, claiming conditions, and multiple to be coupled entries and also eligible horses across the nine races.

Meyers Debutante Miss Go Native J Blank Justa Turkey Azure D Blevins Ohs J J Hunt J Wallace Valenzuela Jr G Sumpter Rocket Hand Apodaca C Mueller Golden An J Perez Gal Ton Rivas A Baldillez Jr Jose Mel OD Blevins J A Brown Escobar Draconic C Rivas L Figueroa R Bickel Rapid Jim H K Webb A Baldillez Jr, 114-5. 3 — Jimmytin L Coombs J Harless J Terrazas Dan Hackett J L Cushing A J Martinez Indian Valor Rara Avis Ma Vener Lively Isle Umemrow

Maiden division sprint results from Sunday racing card

Sunday entries show first race for maiden 2 year olds with 5 percent purse, listing horses including Ssnannon's Girl and Diamond Jim's Song, jockeys and weights. Second and third races include a 1 mile maiden for 4YOs and a 400 yard QH maiden, with numerous entrants, weights, and riders like J Hunt, D Summerow, and C Rivas.

Ssnannon M P Herber Diamond Jim O Épodaca Pepe Straw L Howard Tee Bickel Appa Summerow Rivas Overton R Valenzuela Faiban Kid P Benitez Ekins Invest C Nueller Smokey City Summeron Jettison DL Toward Bold J Hunt Little Forrest A . Martinez You're So Special D Summerow J Ober H _K Webb Ripadibit T Jaramillo F'ure Lou C Rivas Cece Togas Stark Streak Jomez Keen Cap Gandalf Bupers A Arteaga L Chushing G Sumpter L N Gomez Sandy Mama D Blevins Easy Flirt J Lackey

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