November 2, 1998 - SportsMonday - The Michigan Daily - 58 Quotable: "I wasn't insulted that they chal- lenged us (to throw.) We beat them, so it's flattering, I guess." - Michigan quarterback Tom Brady on Minnesota's penchant for stack- M ing the line of scrimmage. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 t 1 1 By the way ... Minnesota disappears from Michigan's schedule until the 2001 season, so Michigan will keep the Little Brown Jug until then, or longer. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Michigan 15 Minnesota 10 ;, Deep passing fills in sufficiently with absence of ground game Game progression 1 st Quarter _______ ply Sharat Raju Daily Sports Editor -MINNEAPOLIS - Michigan's ffense is a direct contradiction to -Gestalt philosophy. In Gestalt thinking, the sum of the individual parts is not greater than all of the parts working together. In Saturday's game, the Wolverines proved that theory wrong in football _terms. In fact, one single part of the Michigan offense was greater than the whole - the passing game. The Wolverines racked up 282 yards passing - 23 yards more than the total offense. The running game was stopped for a final net total of negative-23 yards on 33 carries. That means, on average, when the Wolverines handed the ball off, they ran 0.7 yards in the wrong direction. "I couldn't believe my eyes that Michigan ran for negative-23 yards," Minnesota coach Glen Mason said. As unbelievable as that statistic is, is somewhat misleading. Punter Jason Vinson was credited with a loss of 25 on a fumbled long snap that was recovered by the Golden Gophers for a touchdown. Tailback Anthony Thomas fumbled but quarterback Tom Brady recovered Tor minus-10. Brady was also sacked four times en-route to a minus-42- yard rushing performance. But Minnesota's defense did play Wretty well, stacking the box with as many as nine players at a time. Michigan running backs Anthony Thomas and Justin Fargas were both stifled by the defense and were limit- ed to 43 yards between them. In short, the Gophers got up in the Wolverines' faces and challenged them to score through the air. "They were daring us to throw,' Brady said. "We did and we took advantage of throwing deep. But we hit the ball underneath, too." With Minnesota loading the defen- sive box, the cornerbacks were forced into one-on-one coverage. And if a team has wide receivers who are more talented than its oppo- nents' defensive backs, it becomes time to air it out. On the first play of Michigan's sec- ond offensive series, the Wolverines did just that. Brady stepped back and hurled the ball just about as far as he could. Michigan wide receiver Tai Streets sprinted down the field past Minnesota defensive back Craig Scruggs, hauled in the bomb, and raced into the end zone, which was 76 yards away. "Brady threw a great ball and luck- ily I kept my balance," Streets said. "It was a big play that we needed at that point in the game. I think, one-on-one, a receiver should have confidence that he should get open all the time." Streets has had that confidence all season long and has reemerged as the man who will deliver the goods. With a touchdown on six catches for 192 yards receiving, Streets not only notched a career-best performance but it was the second-most receiving yards by a Wolverine in a single game. The most was 197 yards by Jack" Clancy in 1966. At times it looked like Streets was the only target Brady was even con- sidering. Deep in his own territory on one particular drive in the second quarter, Brady threw a 39-yard jump ball to the senior wideout, who came down with it for a critical first down.' A few plays later, Brady hit Streets on a 22-yard flag pattern, setting up a Michigan field goal. If you go to the well too many times "The problem with (double team- ing) Tai is that we'll find Marcus or Jerame," Brady said. "We've got a lot of weapons who we can get the ball. to." Marcus Knight has stepped up into his role as the secondary pass-catch- ing threat. He ended up with just 25 yards receiving, but he was utilized often as a possession recover, holding on inx short-yardage situations. f Tight end Jerame Tuman, who nor- mally is the go-to guy in short- yardage situations, was limited to one six-yard catch. And little-used DiAllo Johnson also grabbed a big 25-yard pass for an important first down in the fourth quarter. "I wasn't insulted that they chal- lenged us" to throw, Brady said. "We beat them, so it's flattering, I guess." WARREN ZINN/Daily Brady finished 19-for-27 with 282 They seem to be on the same wavelength: Tom Brady and Tai Streets were jump- yards and one touchdown on the day. Ing for joy after their most recent touchdown, a 76-yarder. Buckeyes scoff at BCS poll, dominate Hoosiers on the road Michigan goes three-and-out in first series. Minnesota's - Adam Bailey kicks a 23-yard field goal. Tai Streets catch es 76-yard TD pass. Michigan punter Jason Vinson fumbles snap, covered by the Gophers' Trevis Graham for a TD. 2nd Quarter After recovering its own fumble, the Wolverines convert an 18yard field goal. Michigan's Andre Weathers inter- cepts a Billy Cockerham pass to end the half. 3rd Quarter Cockerham recov- ers his own fumble at the Michigan 47-yard line. Both teams engage in a punt- ing war until the end of the third quarter. -00 4th Quarter Michigan's James Hall sacks Cockerham in the end zone for a Michigan safety. A Feely field goal gives Michigan a five-point lead. Two INTs seal th game for M. FINAL SCORE _MINN --13:58 MINN - 10:07 MINN 3. M 0 M -8:46 M 7, MINN 3 MINN -:19 MINN 10, M 7 M - 5:14 M 10, MINN 10 ' M-:00 - MINN -5:10 M -:00 M--10.42 M 12, MINN 10 M - 636 M 15, MINN 10 M :00 SM 15, MINN 10 BLOOMINGTON (AP) - David Boston returned a punt 70 yards for a touchdown and padded his school record for touchdown receptions with two as top-ranked Ohio State defeated Indiana 38-7 Saturday. Boston's punt return put the Buckefes (5-0 Big Ten, 8-0 overall) ahead to stay with 8:33 left in the opening quarter. His 29th touchdown catch on a three-yard pass from Joe Germaine gave the Buckeyes a 28-7 lead follow- ing a 69-yard, eight-play drive to start the second half. Big He caught No. 30 on a C O N F E two-yard * toss from Roun Germaine midway in the fourth quarter, giving the Buckeyes a 38-7 lead. Germaine, who was 32-of-45, threw for three touchdowns and 351 yards, his school-record fourth straight 300-yard game, fifth of the season and sixth of his career. His career yardage total increased to 5,254, 2,293 shy of Art Schlicter's school record. Indiana (1-4, 3-5) has lost eight straight to Ohio State since 1988. No. 10 PENN STATE 27, ILLINOIS 0 Kevin Thompson threw for 269 yards and a touchdown as No. 10 Penn State showed off an impressive passing game for the first time this season in a 27-0 victory over Illinois. Thompson, who finished 19-of-26, hit two big passes to Chafie Fields that set up touchdowns on the Nittany Lions' first two drives: one for 47 yards on RE NC E idup third-and-17, the other for 53 yards. The quarterback, criticized much of the season for Penn State's spotty offense, also hooked up with Cordell Mitchell on a 36-yard shovel pass to set games by a combined score of 120-12. Kurt Kittner, who managed a lone touchdown pass and threw six intercep- tions this season, was out. Kirk Johnson, who had four passes picked off in his only other college start, was in. PURDUE 36, IowA 14 Drew Brees threw four touchdown passes, giving him a school-record 24 as Purdue beat Iowa 36-14. Brees tied a 29-year-old school record of 23 touchdown passes with three in the first half, when he completed 20-29 attempts for 221 yards. Mike Phipps set the record in 1969 and it was tied by Mark Herrmann in 1980 and Jim Everett in 1985. Brees got the record 24th in the third quarter as Purdue (3-2, 5-4) built a 29-0 advantage. Iowa (3-6, 2-4) trailed 19-0 by half- time and yet was fortunate to be so close. Purdue sacked quarterback Scott Mullen three times in the first half, intercepted a pass and also recovered one of his fumbles. up his 10-yard touchdown pass to Corey Jones as Penn State (3-1, 6-1) moved to a 21-0 lead. Fields had three catches for 115 yards and Jones caught six for 63 yards. Aaron Harris and Eric McCoo each had a 2- yard touchdown run. Coach Ron Turner juggled quarter- backs after the Illini (1-5, 2-7) lost three AP PHOTO No. 1 Ohio State romped again this weekend, this time by a 38-7 score over Indi- ana in Bloomington. The Buckeyes, 50 in the Big Ten and 8-0 overall, have beat- en the Hoosiers eight straight times. Williams and Co. run ragged over Nebraska; UCLA slips by Cardinal The Former Top 25 How the top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college foot- ball poll fared this week: No. 1 Ohio State (8-0) beat indiana 38-7. No. 2 UCLA (6-0) beat Stanford 2&24. No. 3 Tennessee (7-0) beat South Carolina 49-14. No. 4 Kansas State (8-0) beat Kansas 54-6. No. 5 Florida State (7-1) beat North Carolina 39-13. No. 6 Florida (7-1) beat No. 11 Georgia 38-7. No. 7 Nebraska (7-2) lost to Texas 20-16. No. 8 Texas A&M (7-1) beat Oklahoma State 17-6. No. 9 Wisconsin (8-0) did not No. 10 Penn State (6-1) beat Illinois 27-0. No. 11 Georgia (6-2) lost to No. 6 Florida 38-7. No. 12 Oregon (6-1) lost to No. 13 Arizona 38-3. No. 13 Arizona (7-1) beat No. 12 Qregon 38-3.; No. 14 Arkansas (7-0) beat Auburn 24-21. No. 15 Virginia (7-1) beat Wake Forest 38-17. No. 16 Notre Dame (6-1) beat Baylor 27-3. No. 17 Syracuse (5-2) beat Pittsburgh 45-28. No. 18 Missouri (6-2) beat Texas Tech 28-26. No. 19 Tulane (7-0) beat Southwestern Louisiana 72-20. No. 20 Virginia Tech (7-1) beat No. 21 West Virginia 27-13. No. 21 West Virginia (43) lost to No. 20 Virginia Tech 27-13. No.22 Michigan (6-2) beat Minnesota 150. No. 23 Georgia Tech (6-2) beat Maryland 31-14. No. 24 Colorado (6-2) did not play. No. 25 Miami (4-2) beat Boston College 35-17. The schedule Date Team Sept. 5 at Notre Dame (36-20, ND) The Associated Press Texas took two giant steps forward, Nebraska took one backward. Ricky Williams ran for 150 yards and Major Applewhite threw a two-yard touchdown pass with 2:47 left as the revived Longhorns stunned No. 7 Nebraska 20-16 on Saturday - ending 0e Huskers' 47-game home winning reak. "This win really hasn't hit me yet. I'm in awe," Texas wide receiver Bryan White said. If he's in awe, the Huskers are in shock in coach Frank Solich's first sea- son after replacing Tom Osborne. Not only have they lost two games in a sea- son, but it looks as if they no longer can dominate teams the way they used to. * "It does hurt for our players, without question," Solich said. "No one wants to have a streak come to an end. They're taking it very, very hard. They just don't feel very good about things right now." For Texas, the win gives new coach Mack Brown the big lift he needs to gain the support of the Longhorn faith- the nation's longest winning streak to 17 games as Cade McNown threw for 254 yards and a touchdown. Keith Brown and DeShaun Foster scored fourth-quarter touchdowns as UCLA rallied for the win. Stanford (0-5, 1-7) just missed taking the lead with 4:19 left, but after Jeff Allen caught a pass from Todd Husak, he was hit by UCLA's Marques Anderson and fumbled at the one. The ball was recovered by the Bruins in the end zone. No. 3 TENNESSEE 49, SOUTH CAROLINA 14 In Columbia, S.C., Tee Martin set three NCAA records as he completed 23 of 24 passes for 315 yards and four touchdowns for the Volunteers. Martin set an NCAA record by com- pleting 95.8 percent of his throws against the Gamecocks, beating the mark of 92.6 percent (25-of-27) set by UCLA's Rick Neuheisel in 1983. No. 4 KANSAS ST. 54, KANSAS 6 In Lawrence, Kan., Michael Bishop scored two touchdowns and had 320 ran for another and caught a touchdown pass as the Gators avenged last year's loss to the Bulldogs. Florida (5-1 SEC, 7-1 overall) stayed one game behind Tennesssee in the chase for the SEC East title. Georgia fell to 4-2, 6-2. No. 8 TEXAS A&M 17, OKLAHOMA STATE 6 In Stillwater, Okla., Chris Taylor caught a touchdown pass and set up another score with a long kickoff return for Texas A&M (5-0 Big 12, 8-1 over- all). The Aggies won their eighth straight despite losing tailback Dante Hall and quarterback Randy McCown to shoul- der injuries. No. 13 ARIZONA 38, NO. 12 OREGON 3 In Tucson, Ariz., Trung Canidate ran 71 yards for a touchdown and finished with 180 yards on 17 carries as Arizona (4- Pac- 10, 8-1 overall) scored touch- downs on its first four possessions of the second half. Keith Smith directed the Wildcats to RP PHOTO Ricky Williams' Heisman campaign gained steam this weekend, thanks to 150 yards in a surprising win over Nebraska.