COLLEGE FOOTBALL SMITH SPARKS USU VICTORY EX-AV HIGH LINEBACKER A TERROR FOR UTAH ST.Byline: Chris Cocoles Staff Writer Heavy underdog Southern Utah was hanging around in its game at Utah State Saturday. The Division I-A Aggies trailed Division I-AA Southern Utah 6-0 at halftime. The Thunderbirds then opened the second half with an impressive march deep into USU USU Usually USU Utah State University (Logan, UT) USU Uniformed Services University USU Ural State University (Ekatherinburg, Russia) USU Universidade Santa Úrsula territory. That's when Cade Smith put an end to Southern Utah's upset hopes with the first of two critical defensive plays to spark the Aggies' 30-14 win in Logan, Utah Logan is a city in Cache County, Utah, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 42,670, a substantial increase over the 1990 figure of 32,771. The estimated population in 2006 had increased to 47,660. . Smith, a senior linebacker from Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley High, ended one Thunderbirds drive with a 63-yard fumble return and had an interception on Southern Utah's next possession. That led to 10 commanding Utah State points to improve the Aggies to 1-1. ``I just happened to be in the right place at the right time,'' Smith said. The Thunderbirds' drive to open the third quarter reached the Aggies' 16. On third-and-1, Southern Utah running back Clay Denton was hit by Utah State linebacker Blake Eagal. Brent Passey stripped the ball from Denton, Smith picked up the fumble and raced 63 yards before being tripped up at the Southern Utah 16. ``I saw Passey hit and the ball fly,'' Smith said. ``I picked it up and tried to score. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. who caught me. I hope it wasn't an offensive lineman.'' Unfortunately for Smith, Thunderbirds tackle Brody Benson ran down the linebacker, but the turnover and runback run·back n. Football 1. The act of returning a kickoff, punt, or intercepted forward pass. 2. The distance so covered. ignited Utah State, which pulled to within 6-3 on a field goal. Three plays later, Smith shifted the momentum again by picking off quarterback Matt Cannon at the Southern Utah 20. Smith ran the interception back for a touchdown. And though an illegal- block penalty nullified nul·li·fy tr.v. nul·li·fied, nul·li·fy·ing, nul·li·fies 1. To make null; invalidate. 2. To counteract the force or effectiveness of. Smith's score, the Aggies' offense got the go-ahead touchdown anyway and never trailed again. --Back to the box: Looking to improve what was a stagnant offense in 1999, California offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator typically refers to the coach on a football team in the National Football League or College football who is in charge of the offense. This position aids the head coach by designing and scripting plays, delegating work to offensive position coaches during Steve Hagen decided to move from the field to the press box to call the Bears' plays. Cal quarterback Kyle Boller Kyle Bryan Boller (born June 17 1981 in Burbank, California) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Ravens in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of California. (Hart) approved of the idea. ``When I mess up, I get to talk to (Hagen) on the phone,'' Boller said. ``He's not there to yell in my face.'' Boller, Cal's starter as a freshman in a difficult 1999 season, had his good and bad moments in Saturday's 24-21 victory over Utah in Berkeley. He threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown, but he also tossed a 12-yard score to James Smith James Smith is the name of: People named James Smith Sports figures
Boller suffered from an injury-depleted wide-receiver corps last year, but the Bears brought in a young group of wideouts that should get better with experience. ``They're a great group of guys. They know how to win and how to play,'' Boller said. ``I'm real happy with them. You can throw a ball up and have 100 percent confidence that they're gonna go up and try to catch it.'' Hagen's switch from the field to the booth isn't the only new wrinkle for Boller. Cal started the game in a no-huddle offense and periodically ran it throughout the game. It's a concept Boller is used to from his prep days quarterbacking the Indians. ``I love doing this,'' Boller said. ``It's like high school.'' --Can't knock him out: Nevada quarterback David Neill David Neill (born July 17 1980[]) was an American college football quarterback for the University of Nevada. In 1998 he set an NCAA record for most touchdown passes in a season by a freshman with 29 thrown. (Hart), sacked a merciless 15 times in Saturday's 41-10 loss to No. 22 Texas Christian, gained one more member to his fan club. ``David Neill is a tough sucker,'' Horned Frogs coach Dennis Franchione Dennis Wayne Franchione (born March 28, 1951 in Girard, Kansas), commonly known as Coach Fran, is an American football coach who is currently the head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies football team in College Station, Texas. said. ``To get sacked (15) times and hit as many times as he did. . . . He just kept getting up and doing things.'' Neill hung in against a vicious TCU (Transmission Control Unit) A communications control unit controlled by the computer that does not execute internally stored programs. Contrast with front end processor, which executes its own instructions. pass rush to throw for 226 yards, but he felt the brunt of his punishment by the end of the day. ``I don't think I've ever been so tired after a football game as I am now,'' Neill said, insisting the beating TCU administered won't get him down. ``I took a couple hits to the body. I took a couple hits to the head. I'm going to play with broken arms, broken legs. They'll have to drag me off.'' --Odds and ends: Redshirting was not an option for Idaho freshman linebacker Jordan Lampos (Westlake). Lampos has appeared in both the Vandals' games, registering one unassisted tackle. . . . Nevada senior rover Christian Broussard (Royal) was back in the Wolf Pack's starting lineup for Saturday's game against TCU. Broussard missed the season opener serving a suspension. . . . Matt Leonard (Palmdale) returned to action for Stanford. The sophomore defensive lineman had one tackle for a loss of two yards, but Leonard's Cardinal was upset 40-27 by San Jose State. . . . San Diego State is 0-2 and was pounded 49-13 by Illinois Saturday. But Aztecs defensive back Will Demps (Highland) has done his part. Demps is second on the team in total tackles (20), including three for loss, and two pass breakups. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color in AV edition only) University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). quarterback Kyle Boller, formerly of Hart High, has improved during his sophomore season. Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press |
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