The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 21, 2000 -- 9A purrier admonishes ators for trash talking GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The only trash talk coming out of Florida this week will come from coach Steve Spurrier. And most of that is going to be directed at his own players. Despite a comeback victory over Tennessee that kept the third-ranked 'ators in contention for a national championship, Spurrier ripped into his team for spending too much time talk- ing and not enough attention on fixing mistakes. He suspended freshman receiver Jabar Gaffney for the first half of Saturday's game against Kentucky for making a throat-slash gesture at the Tennessee bench after his game-win- ning touchdown catch. And he issued a gag order on the ators' other top players. Utah's O'Keefe charged with attempted murder SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A University of Utah football player has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault for allegedly hitting a teenager with a baseball bat, ending him to the hospital with seri- Wus head injuries. Sean Patrick O'Keefe, a defensive end from Sandy, was charged yester- day, according to KUTV News. Coach Ron McBride has already suspended O'Keefe from the team along with teammate Corey Dodds, a scholarship freshman linebacker from Salt Lake City who was reportedly with O'Keefe at the time. Neither O'Keefe nor Dodds had flayed for the Utes yet. A Salt Lake City Police Department spokesman said the alleged attack took place at a weekend party. O'Keefe allegedly hit 17-year-old Nathan Pherson so hard the baseball bat broke. Pherson remained hospitalized yes- terday with skull fractures and internal bleeding. A doctor said he "could not believe that Pherson was still alive." lice changes mind on reported deal with Bulls CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Bulls' anticipated deal with Glen Rice fell through yesterday, the lat- est blow to the club's rebuilding plans. "The Chicago Bulls no longer have any interest in signing free gent Glen Rice," the team said. The Bulls reportedly were set to announce Rice's signing yesterday. But a league source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the for- ward changed his mind to consider other options, although it's not immediately clear what they are. Initial reports said Rice was set to sign a one-year, $7.5 million deal. David Falk, who represents Rice, was Ot available for comment. Neither was Bulls general manager Jerry Krause, whose offseason plans, with $20 mil- lion in salary cap room, have fallen far below expectations. 'M' SCHEDULE Tomorrow: Women's soccer vs. Wisconin, p.m. at Michigan Soccer Field Field Hockey at Indiana. 5 p.m. Men's tennis at Notre Dame Invitational, all day MLB STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE Knock, knock, Illinois Fighting Illini have a golden opportunity Kittner's numbers Illinois quarterback Kurt Kittner's numbers through three games. Linksters host invite, hope for top three Att Comp. ntI TD 67 40 1 7 Yards 406 By Chris Duprey Daily Sports Editor Illinois is entering this Saturday's game against Michigan with the opportu- nity to put itself in complete control of the Big Ten race. And it's only the first conference game of the season. Heck, there's still a full week left in September. Should No. 17 Illinois beat a battered Michigan team in Champaign, there is nothing stopping them from seizing the crown. Wisconsin and Purdue are absent from this year's schedule. Illinois has the good fortune of hosting Ohio State and the Wolverines, both of whom the Illini beat on the road last season. Realistically, the only thing in the way would be a looks-worse-than-it-is two- game swing at Penn State and Michigan State on Oct. 21 and 28. Illinois might not even have to run the table to capture part or all of the champi- onship. Given the scheduling obstacles the rest of the contenders have to face, the Illini could conceivably lose a game somewhere and still be in the hunt. All of this goes to show: In this two- bye era, anything can happen. Wisconsin slipped into the Rose Bowl last season without confronting Penn State or Illinois, two teams that combined to go 18-7. Ohio State and Michigan, the teams Illinois misses in 2000, went a combined 16-8 last season (largely on the strength of the Wolverines' 10-2 mark). "They don't play Wisconsin or Purdue. They have good home schedule," said Michigan coach Lloyd Carr, agreeing that the Illini are a contender for the title. Now that the logistics are worked out, all that's left is for Illinois to go out and win the games. Illinois (3-0) hasn't necessarily torched its nonconference schedule - and was a two-point conversion away from going to overtime against California without start- ing quarterback Kurt Kittner - but it's won all three games and quietly slipped into position to make a charge. "They've got all the confidence in the world," Michigan's Jeff Backus said. The Wolverines say their confidence is still intact after Saturday's loss. They're aware of what the game means to the Illini - and to themselves. "If we win these next eight games, which we're capable of, then things can Passing efficiency: 142.10 Completion percentage: 59.7 By Swapnil Patel For the Daily fall into place for us," Michigan offensive lineman Steve Hutchinson said. The weird thing is, Illinois is thinking the same thing. KITTNER PRACTICES: The Illini appear to have evaded quite an injury scare. Kittner, who sprained his knee this past Saturday against California, is progress- ing well and should start against Michigan. "He was probably a little further along than I thought he might be," Illinois coach Ron Turner told The Daily Illini on Tuesday. "He did well. He didn't go full speed all of the time, but he did all the team stuff." LOUNGING AROUND: Michigan's Hutchinson would rather have a tradi- tional noon or 1 p.m. start for this Saturday's game. Night games don't par- ticularly appeal to him because they throw off his game-day routine. "You're really sitting around all day in the hotel," Hutchinson said. The Michigan men's golf team, fresh off a ninth place tie in the Inverness Intercollegiate Invitational held in Toledo earlier this week, hosts a field of 13 teams in the 2000 Wolverine North Invitational this weekend. The two-day tournament, which will kick off Saturday, will provide the Michigan golfers with the opportunity to show off their game on the University of Michigan Golf Course. The team is led by senior Scott Hayes, who is coming off a thrilling first place finish at Toledo after firing a 70 in the final round. Hayes' tournament total of 213 was a personal record, topping his pervious best of 218 set at the Mauna Kea Collegiate in November, 1999. Others on team that will officially partic- ipate in team play include juniors Andrew Chapman, Andy Matthews and Kyle Kilcherman and freshman Scott Carlton. Michigan will battle against teams mostly from the midwest area, but other programs such as St. John's and Kentucky will come to Ann Arbor to compete. From the Big Ten, Minnesota and Indiana will visit. Besides Hayes, the tournament will feature skilled golfers from the nation. James McLean, a junior golfer for the University of Minnesota, was the NCAA champion in 1998. Nevertheless, Michigan men's golf coach Jim Carras hopes for a strong showing in this week- end's tournament. "We've got returning players which gives us a strong team," Carras said. "It will be disappointing if we don't finish in the top three." Five players per team will compete, with the low four scores counting each round. Thus, it will be interesting to see if the rest of the team can rally around Hayes' individual success to lift the team's overall performance. While the team hopes to be competi- tive in at the Wolverine North Invitational, the fall part of the golf sea- son remains an opportunity for Michigan to find which golfers will make the best overall lineup throughout the year. "Initially, we'll experiment to find our top five golfers, but I'm very optimistic for the 2000-2001 season," Carras said. . .. _ ,, , Q t a i g notes. 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