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STAFF PICKS
WEEK 6 SELECTIONS
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HOME TEAMS IN CAPS. Goodstein Gopal F
Michigan State (-2.5) at MINNESOTA Michigan State Minnesota
NORTHWESTERN (-10.5) vs. Penn State Northwestern Northwestern
Il ,NO-S ( 5) vs. Wisconsin Illinois Illinois
IOWA (-10) vs. Indiana Iowa Iowa
, 'X STATE (-22) vs. San Diego State San Diego State San Diego State
Southern Cal (-1) at NOTRE DAME Southern Cal. Notre Dame
Tennessee (45) at ALABAMA Tennessee Alabama
OREGON (-7.5) vs. Stanford Oregon Oregon
TEXAS (-10) vs. Colorado Colorado Texas
FRESNO STATE (-15) vs. Boise State Fresno State Fresno State
GLEM$9N (-7) vs. North Carolina North Carolina Clemson
Florida State (-12.5) at VIRGINIA Florida State Florida State
Washington (-14,5) vs. ARIZONA Arizona Arizona
BOSTON COLLEGE (-10) vs. Pittsburgh Boston College Boston College
Lotisiana State (-2) at MISSISSIPPI STATE Louisiana State Mississippi State
Best bet Michigan State Northwestern
Record last week (Best bets) 6-9 (1-0) 6-9 (0-1)

Blue preps for Penn
State, postseason

eff Jon
Phillips Schwartz
Michigan State Michigan State

By Blake Fillion
For The Daily

momentous victory in the 1999 Big Ten
Tournament final. The fourth-ranked
Wolverines are now looking to continue
their recent dominance over No. 15 Penn
State. If Michigan can win tomorrow, it
would be the Wolverines' fourth consec-

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Wisconsin Wisconsin
Indiana Iowa
San Diego State San Diego State
Southern Cal. Southern Cal.
Tennessee Tennessee
Oregon Stanford
Colorado Colorado
Fresno State Boise State
Clemson Clemson
Florida State Florida State
Arizona Arizona
Boston College Boston College
Louisiana State Louisiana State
Michigan State Southern Cal.
7-8 (1-0) 6-9 (-0-1)
38-37 (3-2) 39-36 (4-1)

The No. 4 Michigan field hockey
team is attempting to rebound from a
disappointing performance last Saturday.
After losing just its"
third match of the
season at Ohio OCKER
State, the Wolver- Who: Michigan (3-1 Big
ines (3-1 Big Ten, Penn State(1-3 Big Ten
11-3 overall) will When:11 a.m. tomorro
welcome Penn Latest: Michigan needst
State (1-3, 8-6) to one game back of first-
Ocker Field tomorrow and will travel to
Mount Pleasant on Sunday-to challenge
Central Michigan.
Even with last weekend's difficulties,
Michigan coach Marcia Pankratz
expects her team to "respond well,
remain focused on winning a champi-
onship, continue to be consistent, and
not get too excited about any one game."
With just two Big Ten matches left,
the team stands tied with Michigan State
for second place, just one game behind
Ohio State. In order for Michigan to
defend its conference title, Ohio State
would have to lose one of its next two
matches - at Michigan State tomorrow
or against Indiana on Oct. 26.
After years of struggling with No. 15
Penn State - a perennial power -
Michigan finally broke through with a

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to win to remain just
place Ohio State.

utive victory over the
Nittany Lions since
that Big Ten final.
Pankratz has a
high level of respect
for Penn State and its
program. In compar-
ing the Nittany

Lions to her team, she believes the
squads are very similar.
"We're both possession-orientated
and like to pass a lot; she said.
Due to their similarities in style
Pankratz anticipates a close game with
the Nittany Lions.
"Like all matches against Penn State,
it will be a nail-biter between two great
programs;' she said.
As she has done all season, Pankratz
welcomes a challenge such as the one
Penn State presents. Michigan has
played all but two of the schools in the
current top ten, including a victory
against current No. 1 Old Dominion.
According to Pankratz, "strong com-
petition allows you to play at a high
level, due to an increase in your compe-
tition's speed and ability."

Record to date (Best bets)

44-31 (4-1)

38-37 (3-2)

Foote a semnalist
for the Butkus award

Senior middle linebacker Larry
Foote was one of 12 semifinalists for
the Butkus award, handed out annual-
ly to the nation's best linebacker.
Foote leads No. 9 Michigan (3-0
Big Ten, 5-1 overall) in tackles (36)
and tackles for a
loss (13).
The last
Wolverine to win
the award was
Erick Anderson
in 1991.
No. 2 Okla-
homa's All-
American Rocky
Calmus is the
favorite to win Rocky Calmus
the award.
Michigan State's Josh Thornhill
was also a semi-finalist for the
honor. Thornhill leads the Spartans
Sin tackles with 41 on the season.

Joining Calmus and Foote as can-
didates for the award are: UCLA
teammates Ryan Nece and Robert
Thomas, Andra Davis of Florida,
Kalimba Edwards of South Carolina,
Trev Faulk of Louisiana State, LaVar
Fisher of North Carolina State, E.J.
Henderson of Maryland, D.D. Lewis
of Texas, Ben Taylor of Virginia
Tech.
The award is named for Dick
Butkus, a member of the College and
Pro Football halls of fame.
Butkus, who starred for Illinois
and the Chicago Bears, will present
the award Dec. 7. The field, which
began with 69 players being consid-
ered last summer, will be reduced
Nov. 15 to three finalists.
The award will be handed out at
the Downtown Athletic Club of
Orlando.
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