USC made it to today's Rose Bowl game against Ohio State with a conservative, ball-control type of offense and a strong defense. "The main thing he was mad at was that we weren't aggressive. Nebraska had hoped to get into the Orange Bowl, where it could cry about BYU's soft schedule, beat Washington and lay claim to No 1 That singular honor goes to Oklahoma, instead. "I have talked extensively to presidents of many universities" Foote said.

We defeated Michigan in '75 in the Orange Bowl and we were No 1 in the polls the next day Arizona State was the only undefeated team They were 12-0 in the WAC conference and they were No 2 I think because of their conference schedule they were No 2. Majkowski who completed 8 of 17 passes for 118 yards, threw three yards to tight end Geno Zimmerlink for one touchdown in the second quarter and ran one yard for another score in the third period. Expect President Reagan to call and issue standing invitations to the White House Expect each ho9me viewer to be issued a hard hat Yes, this could well be the game of the '80s As in Miami 86, UCLA 81 Or vice versa. I can get into that" Of Miami's 47-45 loss to Doug Flutie and Boston College, he said: "That was a shootout against BC. Stute, 57, is not a regular at Churchill Downs in May, but he had a smell of one Derby and the taste of another, and would like to go back. No, don't overthrow' " Eventually, Payton snapped open his huge tape deck and made the team's choice of victory music: an album called "Suddenly" that seemed to match his running style and another called "An Innocent Man" that seemed to match his face. "I'd like to push the record so far out there that the next guy who breaks it is going to have to break his neck" The Jackson 500: By the first week of August, it had become a foregone conclusion-Reggie Jackson was going to hit his 500th career home run.

Troubled Dynasty: In 1983, Mater Dei High School made a major breakthrough when its basketball team became the first Orange County school in more than 40 years to win a CIF Southern Section 4-A title. Decker, an Orange High School graduate, almost surely figured as another Orange County medalist until her feet became entangled with Budd's and her hopes for Olympic gold came tumbling down on the Coliseum track. Byars is OSU's second-leading receiver with 37 catches for 453 yards behind flanker Mike Lanese, 38 for 585 Split end Hank Norman leads USC with 38 for 623 yards. Generally, our strong franchises not being for sale have put us in a position where the majority of our teams are going to make money this year. In the Walsh offense, Montana's receivers are usually wide open for short passes, particularly in the first quarter before the defense adjusts. But since the Cougars have been competing in the Southwest Conference for only nine years, they may not be aware that it's practically an honor to be called cockroaches.

But Washington State Coach Jim Walden says USC can't beat Ohio State in the 71st Rose Bowl with the Trojans' present offensive philosophy. "I think all of us recognize if Oklahoma was undefeated, Michigan was undefeated, Ohio State was undefeated, LSU was undefeated, Nebraska was undefeated, they would be ranked No 1 in the country regardless of Brigham Young being 13-0 "There's been a precedent for it. for the Advancement of Colored People charged the Pacific 10 Conference with racial discrimination because of the lack of black officials in today's Rose Bowl Game. It would be a great loss to football fans everywhere if this little 170-pound package of talent is clotheslined into extinction just because it likes to talk, too.

"We got the hell beat out of us by an 18-point underdog" Switzer said. Fullerton's pitching staff, led by 133-pound Eddie Delzer, shut down the prolific offenses of Arizona State and Oklahoma State to force a rematch against Texas. Now, curiously, the Trojans must try to contain a back who fits into their own mold. There, Delzer pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, reliever Scott Wright came on to earn his NCAA-record 22nd save and the Titans upset the Longhorns, 3-1, for the championship.

The blow is difficult for the officials to see because Easley has learned to come at his victim from the side, making it look like an orthodox tackle as he rips his arm upward to the jaw or neck. When Mel was 7, the family moved to California, where a dairy business failed Mel thought he was a fairly good basketball player "Back in Indiana, that's all you did" he said. And he scored a touchdown every 23. 3 times he carried the ball, which was better than any UCLA back, if you keep track of such things, and Donahue does. Mike had been an All-American at Pittsburgh in the days when ends played both ways, and he was so uninterested in pain that when he went to the dentist for an infected tooth once, he told him to pull all his front teeth They were getting to be a bother. Cordero won only one race-finishing second in the stake for the third straight day-and managed $28,000 in purses.