12 - The Michigan gaily -- Friday, October 6, 2000 Cross-state Florida battle highlights top 25 By Jeb Singer QB Chris Weinke will be under center after Daily Sports Writer spraining his ankle against Maryland last week. If he plays, Weinke will face a Miami This weekend's matchups present some defense that has scored 5 touchdowns in its interesting games between undefeated oppo- last two contests. nents. On the other side of the ball, the Seminoles No. I FLORIDA STATE (3-0 ACC, 5-0) Ar defense will have its hands full contending No. 8 MIAMI (FLA.) (2-0 BIG EAsT, 3-1): with the dangerous receiving duo of Santana Remember when Moss - currently sixth on the NCAA career Miami was guaran- Across the reception list - and Reggie Wayne, who has teed to be the third caught a pass in 28 consecutive games. Florida team vying TO P 25 The 'Noles will protect both their five- for a top 10 ranking? game win streak against Miami and their 26 Well, those days are back and a win over the game regular-season undefeated streak. top-ranked Seminoles would certainly make Florida State 24, Miami 21 people take notice of the Hurricanes' upstart No. 2 NEBRASKA (1-0 BIG 12, 4-0) xr defense and exciting offense. Iowa STArE, (1-0 Bic 12, 4-0) The high-pro- A big question heading into this contest is file Cornhuskers face the unheralded and yet whether or not Florida State's 28-year-old undefeated Cyclones in Ames, Iowa. This is Volleyball set to 'rock'Keen By Richard Haddad Daily Sports Writer 0 the first time in 35 years that both teams have entered this early-season battle undefeated. Leading the Iowa State offense will be reigning Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Ennis Haywood. Haywood, the nation's fourth-leading rusher with 153.8 yards per contest, will be a major test for the suspect Nebraska defense that gave up 492 yards to Missouri last week. On defense, the Cyclones will have to deal with multi-talented Nebraska quarter- back Eric Crouch, who has amassed 15 touchdowns in his growing Heisman cam- paign. Look for the Cyclones to finish the season with a winning record and a bowl berth. Don't look for this to be one of the wins. Nebraska 30, Iowa State 17 No. 12 OKLAHOMA (1-0, 4-0) vs. No. 10 TEXAS (1-0, 3-1): With two highly-ranked teams playing at a neutral site -- the Cotton Bowl -- in a game with a sponsor (Southwestern Bell), this game has the feel- ing of a bowl. The only difference is that this annual Red River War is a little bit more per- sonal. Recruiting, bragging rights and con- ference championship implications are all at stake. Both teams are in the top 15 for the first time since 1984. For Oklahoma, senior Josh Heupel needs just 12 completions to become the school's all-time career completions leader. Oklahoma is anxious to show that Heupel is a Heisman candidate and that the Sooners are among the nation's best. They'll prove a lot Saturday. Oklahoma 3 1, Texas 21 Havis South For the first time this season, the Michigan volleyball team is absent from the national rankings. This weekend, i has the chance to reclaim its place in the top 25. Indiana (1-3 Big Ten, 10-4 overall) visits Cliff Keen Arena tonight in Michigan's Big Ten home opener, promot- ed as the annual night to "Rock the House." Before the Wolverines have a chance to recover, defending national champion Penn State ( 1-3, 12-4) will be waiting on Saturday night. Michigan (1-3, 10-4), Indiana and Penn State each quali- fied for the 1999 NCAA Tournament and are now embroiled in a three-way tic in the conference standings, making this weekend especially crucial in the vicious Big Ten. The Hoosiers will give the Wolverines their first home test of the year. If the ad campaigns work, Cliff Keen Arena should be rocking, and Michigan hopes to feed off of that energy and excitement. "Indiana is a very balanced team just like us,' Michigan coach Mark Rosen said. "They don't have a single player who will kill you, but they fly around and pick you apart from all over." The Nittany Lions have taken 24 straight games from the Wolverines in eight matches dating back to 1995, but this season provides Michigan's best chance to end that streak. After winning II consecutive matches, No. 12 Penn Stat* has dropped three out of its last four, plummeting to join the rest of the pack and reflecting that in the Big Ten, "anybody can be beaten and anybody can beat you," Rosen said. "Everyone has their weaknesses and everyone has their strengths, and while Penn State was untouchable last year, nobody is anymore," Rosen said. 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This should be a better run for the Wolverines, since during previous meets this season they've had to run 6 kilometers instead of the 5K that they will run at Notre Dame. The run will be held at Burke Memorial Golf Course in South Bend. Other teams running include North Carolina State, Arizona, Duke, Ball State and host Notre Dame. Last weekend the Wolverines got the wcek off, but so far this season they have been on a winning streak, with team titles in the past three meets. At the William and Mary Invitational two weeks ago, the Wolverines brought home their third team title of the season. Katie Clifford- Jazwinski placed runner-up at that meet. 8 C ex C aI I IloolvV And, get this, your mom and whenever you need it -- free. dad can wire you money It doesn't rain in your room. There's no traffic and no charge for parking. You don't have to line up or drive through. There's just you, an often-annoying mate or two. And your computer. That's the beauty part. 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Atlanta 4 (St. Louis leads series 2-0) NY Mets at SAN FRANCISCO. inC. iGiants lead series 1-0) Today's games Chicago White Sox (Baldwin. 14-7) at SEATTE (Sele. 17-101. 4:07 p.m. (Seattle leads seres 2-0) Oakland (Hudson. 20-6) at NY YANKEES (Hernandez. 12-13). 7 p.m. (Series tied 1-1) Minnesota charges ex-players with cheating MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Seventeen former men's basketball players must respond to allegations they cheated while at Minnesota or risk losing class credits or even their degrees. "Very soon, the letters will be going out to the students," university provost Bob Bruininks said yesterday. "We hope to move forward on this very quickly" The charges are in a report from a blue-ribbon committee of professors who spent eight months investigating allegations of cheating in the men's bas- ketball program. Professor emeritus Warren lbel, who chaired the six-member comnmittee, wrote that the investigation 'has been "difficult and disheartening for all involved:' "It has been, in some ways, a lone procedure," he said and added, "The committee's work is done' Each of the former basketball players faces one to six charges of misconduct. Those players are no longer on campus. One retired professor was also implicated. Federal law prevents the university from releasing the names of those charged. The report does not provide details of how the alleged cheating hap- pened. w Iverson apologizes for politically incorrect lyrics PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (AP) Allen Iverson apologized yesterday to gays and women who might be offend- ed by the lyrics on his new rap Abun. The album by the Philadelphia 76ers star, Non-Fiction, has been criticized in newspapers, and discussion about it dominated sports radio shows. Thog fellow hip-hop artists and rap-music critics say Iverson's lyricsare typical of the music style, columnists and- radio hosts have criticized Iverson's lyrics for giving the team a bad reputatiQn and presenting a poor image for fans. "If individuals of the gay conmtumity and women of the world are offended by any of the material in my upoming album, let the record show that I wish to extend a profound apology, Ivers said in a statement. "If a kid thinks that I promote vio- lence by the lyrics of my songs, I beg them not to buy it or listen to it-I want kids to dream and to develop new dreams." St. Louis pounds another Atlanta pitcher, 10-4 ST. LOUIS (AP) - Another of t4 Atlanta Braves' golden arms left Busch Stadium badly tarnished, putting the St. Louis Cardinals within one win of the NL championship series. Tom Glavine was pounded for seven runs and six hits in 2 1-3 iinings