Nhat was the last Big Ten team to go undereated and untied for the season? (Answer, page 2) AP Top 25 Athlete of the Week Women's Soccer Softball Field Hockey Volleyball Football Hockey Cross Country Basketball 2 2 2 2 3 3 4-5 6 7 9 Nittany Lions reign in Blue kingdom Penn State damages'M' Rose Bowl hopes, 31-24 By BRETT FORREST Daily Football Writer In the end, Michigan died by the sword. On fourth-and-one from the Penn State 41-yard line late in the fourth quarter, Michigan came up throwing. Todd Collins shuffled his feet in the pocket looking for his tightly- covered receivers. As Collins forced the ball to Mercury Hayes, Nittany Lion cornerback Brian Miller stepped in front of the Michigan wideout and intercepted the pass at the Penn State 38 with 1:26 left in the game. Michigan (2-1 Big Ten, 4-2 over- all) had the ball on the 41 for third down as well, running tailback Tshimanga Biakabutuka off the left guard. Outside linebacker Willie Smith blitzed on the play and caught Biakabutuka for no gain. "They surprised us with the blitz (on third down)," Collins said. "They outsmarted us." "We didn't do it the right way," Michigan coach Gary Moeller said of the third down opportunity. "We had different plans on that play. I'll be responsible for that call." The pickoff on fourth down, Collins' first since the season opener, secured Penn State's 31-24 victory and severely damaged fifth-ranked Michigan's hopes for the Big Ten title. No. 3 Penn State (3-0, 6-0) nowt leads the conference and has the in- side track at playing in the school's first-ever Rose Bowl. "We got beat by a better football team," Moeller said. "I'm disap- pointed with the way we played." The Wolverines probably played well enough to win the game in the second half, but had to overcome a 13-point deficit to open the third quar- ter. They managed to tie the game at 24 early in the fourth period on a fourth-down dive by Biakabutuka from the one yard-line. Following two fruitless posses- sions for each team, Penn State took over the ball at its own 45 with 4:46 left in the game. On the strength of a 26-yard run by Ki-Jana Carter and a 14-yard pass play to wide receiver Bobby Engram, Penn State found it- self on the Michigan 16-yard line. On third down and 11, Lion quar- terback Kerry Collins fired another strike to a wide open Engram in the back of the end zone for the game winning score. "He's got a knack for (coming up big)," Penn State coach Joe Paterno said of his wideout, who had just three catches on the day. Michigan safety Chuck Winters said the team was in a safety support defense. At the snap of the ball, Win- ters moved toward the line of scrim- mage, and Engram ran away from cornerback Deon Johnson on the right side of the field. "I knew I had the middle of the field to work with," Engram said. "I saw the ball in the air and I knew I had to make a big catch." For a time it appeared Penn State could do without big catches in order to win. The Nittany Lions scored on their first four possessions of the game - three Brett Conway field goals and a Kerry Collins touchdown pass to See NO ROSES DOUGLAS KANTER/Daily Penn State linebacker Willie Smith sacks Todd Collins on a blitz, causing Collins to fumble during Saturday's fourth quarter. Smith made arguably the biggest play of the game later in the period when he tackled Tshimanga Biakabutuka for a loss on a third and inches play. Lack of emotion in Penn State game neans loss of Big Ten title, dominance aybe, just maybe, you witnessed the end of an era Saturday. Mchigan's 3I-24 loss to Penn State was more than a detour from Pasadena to Florida or some other southeastern state. It was more than simple revenge for Michigan's victory in Happy Valley last year. Remember this date - October 15, 1994 - because it may turn out to be the beginning of the end of Michigan's Big Ten dominance. It was bound to happen. When the winningest active coach and the winningest college football team collide, something's got to something was the Wolverines. to Peoria billed it as a battle of twin powers. Penn State and Michigan were supposed to be mirror images of each other: Both had Heisman Trophy candidates for running backs. Both had top receivers. Both had a Collins at quarterback. It was anticipated, by some, as a battle of the two best football teams in the nation. The Wolverines knew the game would be high- scoring. They knew it would go down to the wire. What they didn't anticipate was also what should have headlined all of those newspapers: THE BATTLE OF WILLS. The Wolverines lost that battle and, of course, the game. The reason for both? They didn't want to win badly enough. You might blame coach Gary Moeller for calling a pass play on fourth-and-two with less than two minutes to play. You might blame tailback Tshimanga Biakabutuka. Just into the second quarter, and with Michigan down, See BACHMAN RACHEL BACHMAN Bach's Score ive. Saturday, that Every newspaper and TV uplink from Philadelphia DUGLASKANTER/Daily Steve Morrison (36), Trevor Pryce (8), Tony Henderson (79) and Trent Zenkewicz (76) were part of a Michigan defense that allowed Penn State to score on four consective drives in the first half. A Modest Champion Sullivan earns awards while maintaining low-key persona Wolverines work over Yeoman in 8-0 romp By EUGENE BOWEN and DOUG STEVENS Daily Sports Writer "I'm just a guy who runs track." These are the words of one of the most accomplished, talented runners in the country. Yet, when he speaks of himself, you would nk he doesn't realize it. In a time hen outspoken, egotistical athletes are the norm, sophomore Kevin Sullivan's modesty is a welcomed aberration. In his life, Kevin has amassed a cache of accolades and awards. He very active childhood, complete with friends, hobbies and athletics. According to Kevin's father, he first became interested in sports at age six. Soccer and hockey were his favorites. He also ran. However, "He wasn't a great runner at first," Richard Sullivan said. In grade six, Kevin decided to concentrate on running. He had also been playing hockey for the previous two years. With the help of his parents and his grade school principal, Kevin chose running over By MELANIE SCHUMAN Daily Hockey Writer Question: Who are the Yeomen and why should you care? Answer: At this point, it doesn't matter. After Friday's 8-0 mauling of the York University Yeomen, the Michi- gan hockey team (1-0) may remember the score of its lopsided victory, but it may not remember the inferior foe. With a 3-2 record, York figured to provide a challenge for Michigan, es- pecially after reaching the Ontario Universities Athletic Association's Fi- nal Four, one game shy of a berth in the Canadian Championships. game. Morrison set up the play with a pretty pass across the slot to Knuble who got the shot off. York goaltender Joe Dimaine made the save, but Hilton *picked up the short rebound to score. When the final buzzer sounded, the trio had tallied nine points, even though they weren't always on the ice together. Knuble did not play the final 20 minutes. He was taken to the hospital for observation, resulting from a check in the second period which caused an irreglar heartbeat. He is day-to-day and will undergo further tests on Thursday. Michigan scored five goals in the first period alone, en route to its rout. With eight goals scored by seven play-