USD Football 1996

TDI

Quick-Hitters to Start Your Football Weekend

NfW COACHfS on the Block As usual, a number of schools have made head-coaching changes. Three of these programs, however, stand out as being among the nation's most visible. Jim Donnan steps in at Georgia after spending the last six seasons as head coach at Marshall University. Donnan, who replaces Ray Goff, hopes to achieve the same type of success with the Bulldogs as he did with the Thundering Herd. Don– nan led Marshall to the 1992 Division I-AA national championship and was twice named I-AA Coach of the Year. John Blake is the new top man at Oklahoma, taking over for Howard Schnellenberger. Blake, who spent the last three

seasons as defensive line coach for the Dallas Cowboys, is hardly a stranger to the scene in Norman. He played nose guard for Barry Switzer's Sooners from 1979 to 1982, and served at Oklahoma as a volunteer and graduate assistant coach from 1985 to 1987. He was an assistant at the Uni– versity of Tulsa in 1988 before returning to the Sooners, where he was a defensive assistant from 1989 to 1992. Another high-profile program with new leadership this season is UCLA, where Bob Toledo has been promoted from offensive coordinator to replace Terry Donahue. Prior to joining the Bruins in 1994, Toledo had been an assistant at Texas A&M and at Oregon, and was head coach at the Uni– versity of the Pacific from 1979 to 1982. UPCOMIN6 6AMfS to Watch Florida State at Miami (Fla.), Oct. 12: This intrastate rivalry has provided plenty of memorable moments over the last decade, as each team has used the game as a nation– aI championship springboard. Warrick Dunn, Florida State's electrifying tailback, will try to lead the Seminoles to their third win in their last four tries against the Hur– ricanes, who had won seven of eight in this series prior to 1993. Auburn at Florida, Oct. 19: Two of the Southeastern Conference's perennial powerhouses will square off in Gainesville, with the Tigers looking to avenge last season's

In With the New Here's a recap of who's in and who's out at NCAA Division 1-A and Division I-AA schools: Division I-A School New Coach Previous Coach Ca lifornia Steve Mariucci Keith Gilbertson Northern Ill inois Joe Novak Charlie Sadler Georgia Jim Donnan Ray Goff Rutgers Terry Shea Doug Graber Hawaii Fred von Appen Bob Wagner Louisiana Tech Gary Crowton Joe Raymond Peace UCLA Bob Toledo Terry Donahue Oklahoma John Blake Howard Schnellenberger Nevada Jeff Tisdel Chris Ault Division I-AA School New Coach Previous Coach Southern Utah Rich Ellerson Jack Bishop Tennessee State L.C. Cole Bill Davis Illinois State Todd Berry Jim Heacock Colgate Dick Biddle Ed Sweeney Morgan State Stump Mitchell Ricky Diggs Tennessee Tech Mike Hennigan Jim Ragland Holy Cross Dan Allen Peter Vaas Boston University Tom Masella Dan Allen Ma rshall Bob Pruett Jim Donnan Georgia Sout hern Frank Ellwood Tim Stowers Siena Ed Zaloom Jack Dubois

49-38 Gators victory. But Auburn has actually had the upper hand in this rivalry recently, with head coach Terry Bowden's team taking two of the last three from Steve Spurrier's club. Wisconsin-LaCrosse at Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Oct. 19: Defending NCAA Division Ill national champion Wisconsin-Lacrosse faces one of its stiffest challenges of the season as the Eagles visit the rival Pointers. Although the games are usually closely contested, Wisconsin– LaCrosse has been credited with 19 straight vic– tories in this series. Stevens Point was forced to forfeit its 23-22 win in 1987 because of an ineligible player. Warrick Dunn (28) leads Florida State against intrastate rival Miami Oct. 12 at the Orange Bowl.

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