Notable NJCAA players and coaches spotlighted in Odessa
National NJCAA figures highlight OC sophomore Quincy Wallace and Howard County’s Archie Myers, ranking Wallace 11th and Myers 3rd nationally in scoring. Tyler JC’s Floyd Wagstaff and South Plains’ Buddy Travis crack the top ten in coaching wins, with SWC, SEC, and other conferences reporting non-conference records over six seasons.
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Football Jargon A Sticky Wicket
New York AP recounts a playful exchange about American football jargon between a British visitor and an American speaker. The visitor struggles to parse terms like blitzes, momentum, and purple people eaters while the announcer spouts clichés. The piece riffs on cultural gaps and the colorful language of the sport.
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Phineas Bistlewaite III
Thistlewaite
St. Nicholas
Cowboys V Vikings Clash Marks Dallas Playoff Eve
Dallas travels to Bloomington for a Christmas Eve showdown with Minnesota. Both teams sit at 11-3 with contrasting strengths as play begins, Dallas strong on offense and passing while Minnesota tops the league in defense and rush defense. The game hinges on conservative strategy and big plays from Staubach and Cuozzo in a high stakes playoff preview.
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Minnesota tops Drake 70 56 in rough game
Tony Johnson and Dennis Bell of Drake drew technicals as Minnesota's Clyde Turner and coach Musselman vented over a 70 56 win at Minneapolis. Officials Bain and Savidge were booed as Drake protested a mid game lineup change delaying play seven minutes amid a rowdy crowd. UCLA and No 13 South Carolina also won.
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Bill Musselman
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Skins Favored In Playoff Games
Dallas appears ready to topple Minnesota while Kansas City should outpace Miami and Washington aims to avenge a recent loss to San Francisco. The weekend slate features Baltimore meeting Cleveland with Unitas at the helm and Billy Kilmer leading Washington against the 49ers in a set of key divisional playoff matchups.
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Southern Cal Promotes Assistant Grid Coach
LOS ANGELES AP Dave Levy an USC assistant football coach was named assistant athletic director of the University Thursday Levy 39 will continue as an assistant coach a role he has held 12 years John McKay athletic director and head coach announced the promotion
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