The Michigan Daily - SportsWednesday - September 5, 2001 - 23A Changein poll leaves Miami first jnation NEW YORK (AP) - Larry Coker has more than just his first coaching victory at Miami. He has the No. 1 team in the nation. Following a dominating 33-7 victo- ry over Penn State, the Hurricanes replaced the Florida Gators at No. I in The Associated Press media poll on Monday. n this week's USA Today/ESPN ches' poll, released Sunday, Flori- da remained No. 1 and Miami No. 2. Miami, winners of four national titles, returned to the top spot in the AP poll for the first time in nine years. The Hurricanes were No. I at the end of the 1992 regular season and fin- ished No. 3 after losing to Alabama in the '93 Sugar Bowl. While Florida also won its opener urday - 49-14 against Marshall -- the Gators entered the season with a 13-point edge and 12 fewer first- place votes than the Hurricanes. But now that both teams have played a game, the voters were more imrpressed with Miami's victory under the 53-year-old Coker, a head coach for the first time. Suggs out for season BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP)- Lee Suggs wanted to go back in the game after being sidelined by a knee injury on Saturday. He'll have to wait until next year. The Virginia Tech tailback awoke Sunday with swelling in his left knee, an indication the tear in his anterior cru- ciate ligament is new snd will require season-ending surgery. "He could possibly be ready for spring ball," Hokies trainer Mike Goforth said Sunday after he and the school's medical team met with a downcast Suggs and his family. The surgery will probably occur within two weeks, he said. Earlier, Suggs arrived at the trainer's office seeming to know the verdict. "I feel pretty bad today," he told the Hokies' sports information office. "There's some swelling in the knee and I think it's banged up pretty good. But I'm hoping for the best come Monday and we'll just have to wait until then and see what the outcome is." Now, the No. 9 Hokies will turn to junior Keith Burnell as their starting tailback, and figure to give heralded freshman Kevin Jones a lot more work. Burnell ran for 71 yards on nine car- ries against the Huskies and scored on runs on 3 and 2 yards. Jones, wearing Michael Vick's old jersey No. 7, car- ried 11 times for 63 yards, including a 23-yard burst that had Lane Stadium abuzz. Injuries take college football's best by storm Nothing can change the outlook of a team's season like an injury to a key player. During the first two weekends of college football's 2001 campaign, four major contributors have already been sidelined - two for the entire season. Antoine Womack, Virginia running back Al Groh's first season as Virginia coach took a turn for the worse two weeks ago against Wisconsin when his offensive star Womack injured his ankle. Womack led the ACC in rushing last season and was a first-team All-ACC selection. Virginia, already young and unproven, will look to receiver Billy McMullen to carry the load offensively. Womack is expected to return in seven to nine weeks. AP PHOTO Anquan Boldin, Florida State receiver/quarterback Bobby Bowden's Seminoles always seem to bounce back from their personnel losses - but this one might not be so easy to overcome. Not only was Boldin expected to contribute at receiver, but he also was in competition for the starting quarterback job. Florida State will look to receivers Talman Gardner and Atrews Bell to make up for Boldin's season-long APPHOTO absence. AP PHOTO First-year coach Larry Coker's Hurricanes dismantled Penn State 33-7 on Saturday. In Monday's voting by the 72 sports writers and broadcasters on the AP panel, Miami received 37 first- place votes and 1,737 points. Florida had 19 first-place votes and 1,721 points. The team with the most total points gets the No. 1 ranking. Last week, Miami out-first-placed Florida 33-21, but the Gators out- pointed the 'Canes 1,723-1,710. Vot- ing in the AP poll awards teams 25 points for first place, 24 for second, 23 for third and down to 1 point for 25th place. .V "It's very gratifying to be ranked No. 1 and it's good to see the respect of the national media coming off the win over Penn State," Coker said. "Obviously it speaks well for the rep- utation of the program and for the job the players and coaches have done here." Spurrier wasn't upset with his team's drop to No. 2. "They were more impressive. That's OK," he said Monday. "They probably deserved it. We're not wor- ried about that. No problem." Lee Suggs, Virginia Tech running back The "Suggs for Heisman" campaign didn't even get off the ground. In the Hokies' opening game against Con- necticut, Suggs injured his knee, on which he will soon have surgery. Suggs was the Hokies' only hope for a return to the national championship game with the departure of superhuman quarterback Michael Vick. Coach Frank Beamer will turn to heralded freshman Kevin Jones and junior Keith Burnell to carry the Hokies to the Big East title. AP PHOTO Donte Stallworth, Tennessee receiver The Tennessee passing game has lacked firepower in the three years since Peyton Manning's graduation, but the air attack seemed ready to resume its success this season with sophomore Casey Clausen taking the snaps. With Stallworth's wrist injury during last weekend's game against Syracuse, the Vols will be without their big-play receiver for five to six weeks. Tennessee must face SEC rival No. 2 Florida and No. 13 Louisiana State without their top offensive threat. 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