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September 17,1984, Volume 21 Number 32 Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Nebraska gives go-ahead to UCLA game on CBS The Ilniversity of Nebraska will the CFA members with ABC and court decision. allow CBS-TV to telecast the Corn ESPN. The judge did not order In a joint statement on the court’s huskers’ September 22 game with Nebraska and Notre Dame to consent injunction, Charles E. Young, UCLA the UCLA Bruins despite anexclusive to the telecasts but ruled that the chancellor, and James H. Zumberge, contract with ABC-TV for telecast institutions could not cite the CFA Southern California president, said, rights that Nebraska had pledged to agreement as a reason not to consent. “We are grateful that the Federal honor through its membership in the Nebraska Director of Athletics court has supported our position College Football Association. Robert S. Devaney announced Sep- that the provision of the contract UCLA, the University of Southern tember I5 that Nebraskaand UCLA between the CFA and the ABC California, the Pacific- IO Conference had reached an agreement to permit network that would prevent the and the Big Ten Conference-all CBS to telecast the September 22 televising of our home games with non-CFA members- filed suit August game in the Rose Bowl. CFA members in 1984 may not be I7 against ABC-TV, the Entertain- enforced. ment and Sports Programming Net- “Under the circumstances,“Deva- 1‘ Judge Gadbois found that “the two schools believe work (ESPN), the College Football ney said, UCLA and USC clearly would be this decision is in the best interests of Association, Nebraska and the Uni- seriously harmed if the injunction versity of Notre Dame because of the their fans and college football.” were not issued. The court’s ruling is, exclusive football telecast arrange- Earlier, Nebraska and the CFA as it should be, in favor of the ment between CFA members and had appealed the Federal district See Nebraska, page 12 the television outlets. A Federal judge in Los Angeles issued a preliminary injunction Sep- Bond fills vacancy on tember I7 clearing the way for CBS to televise the UCLA-Nebraskagame and the Southern California-Notre Presidents’ Commission Sports previews Dame game November 24. Judge Richard Gadbois Jr. entrred Thomas A. Bond, president of Sahrina Dornhoefer, left, and Andrea Fischer carry a large the injunction that prevents Nebraska Clarion University of Pennsylvania, share of Missouri? hopes into the NCAA cross country season or Notre Dame from withholding has been appointed to serve as a this fall. The News previews the seasons in men’s and women ‘s consent to the scheduled CBS telecasts Division II, Region I, representative cross country and women ‘sfield hockey, beginning on page 6. because of the agreements among on the NCAA Presidents’ Com- mission. Bond replaces Herb F. Reinhard, Women’s committee seeks action who was elected to the Division II position while president of Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania but subsequently became president of by Council on legislative items Morehead State University, a Divi- The Special NCAA Committee on be contingent upon an institution’s 3. Playmg and practice seasons: sion IIAA institution. Women’s Interests has asked the men’s and women’s programs meet- To prohibit volleyball contests (out- A native of St. Louis, Bond Council to formulate legislation in ing all division membership criteria. side the traditional season) until 24 attended Washington University (Missouri) beforeearninga bachelor’s the areas of membership classifica- 2. Membership: To require that a hours after the initial permissible degree in geology at the University tion, playing and practice seasons, member institution affiliate both its signing date for that sport under the and eligibility for consideration by National Letter of Intent program. of Missouri, Columbia. He received the 1985 NCAA Convention. 4. Eligibility: (a) To change the an M.S. and a Ph.D., also in geology, The committee also has referred to TV hearing set Division I five-year rule to a IO- at the University of Oklahoma. In addition to serving as chair of the Recruiting Committee five pro- Federal Judge Juan C. Burciaga semester or 15quarter rule (similar the geology department and then posals for review and recommenda- has advanced by more than one to Division II and Division III), with assistant dean of the school of arts Thomas A. Bond tion . month the evidentiary hearing on the added requirement that any year and sciences at Oklahoma, Bond taking the Clarion presidency. The legislative items were submit- the NCAA’s motion to modify his of outside organized competition was a professor of geology and dean The appointment was made by ted by the committee following its football television injunction against would count against the total number of the college of liberal arts at Idaho Barbara J. Seelye, Keene State August meeting, at which recommen- the Association. Burciaga last week of years of competition, and (b) that State University, vice-president for College, and William T. O’Hara, dations from the May 30-31 meeting notified attorneys for the NCAA extension of eligibility for pregnancy academic affairs at Midwestern State Bryant College, the other two Divi- of primary women’s athletics adminis- and the plaintiffs that the hearing in Division II and Division III be University, and provost and vice- sion II, Region I, members of the trators were studied. More than 300 will be held October I i-12 in Okla- reviewed and that this extension be president for academic affairs at Commission, at the direction of administrators attended the May homa City, Oklahoma, rather than provided similary to the proposed Eastern Illinois University before Commission Chair John W. Ryan. meeting in Chicago. November 15-16 as announced earlier. Division I extension. The following proposals have been No reason was given for the change The Recruiting Committee has referred to the Council: in schedule, which apparently was been asked to consider the following In the News 1. Membership classification: To initiated by Judge Burciaga. items: Pittsburgh’s Bill Fralic wants to be the first interior lineman to win the provide that an institution’s failure to I The concept that a high school Heisman Trophy . _ _ . .2 comply with division membership men’s and women’s programs with senior should be permitted to attend Football statistics in Divisions 1-A and I-AA . 4-5 criteria should affect both the men’s the NCAA and that 0.1. I2 be and participate in a summer camp Women’s Tennis Committee report.. IO and women’s programs equally and applied equally to men’s and women’s without restriction. Legislative Assistance _ _ . _ . _ _ _ _ . _ _ I2 that membership in the NCAA would programs. See Women ‘s.page 12 CowbovsJ off at a gallop under new coach Pat Jones By James M. Van Valkenburg national champions. &een if our heads are screwed on head coaches he served, Arkansas’ coaches, and they said they went to two movies-the traditional Friday NCAA Director of Statistics Jones obviously had passed his right,” he said. How to accomplish Frank Broyles “was by far the best at night and then again Saturday after- Oklahoma State’s Pat Jones has first two tests-pregame preparation that? “I’ve put the players off-limits making an emotional pregame talk. made the most impressive start of at Arizona State and the game to the press the rest of the week,” he For a big game or a special situation, noon. They thought it helped them, the six first-year coaches in Division itself-with flying colors. His Cow- decided. “I don’t want them asking I think that kind of talk is very good. so we decided to try it.” Jones himself spent his head- I-A football by shocking Arizona boys had dominated what was sup- our players about Arizona State all But Jimmy thought you could go to coaching debut doing “pretty much State, 45-3, before beating a good posed to be an even game, with the rest of the week.“Bowling Green, the emotional well only a few times, the same things”he did as an assistant. Bowling Green State team, 31-14. Arizona State a slight favorite. after all, was 8-3 last season with two and I am inclined to agree. 1 plan to (By first-year, we mean no previous narrow losses and had scored 55 talk to our team every Thursday “I can’t sleep past 545,” he told Bill head-coaching experience at a four- But the third test-how to handle points in its opening game. “It (the night and leave them with some kind Connors of the Tulsa World. “I get year college.) success-had him puzzled for awhile. off-limits move) isjust for this week,” of message. I read them the 23rd up and jog and just fidget away the A 37-year-old Little Rock native “I thought we’d win, but I never he promised. ‘I. .I’m just kind of Psalm the other night. .” rest of the time before a game.” and former walk-on nose guard and thought this would happen,“he said, scared.” Another new item on the agenda Johnson, who left Oklahoma State linebacker at Arkansas, Jones moved feeling a little frightened that he was attending a movie before a night for Miami June 5, said: “I was SO up from defensive coordinator at could not quite explain why his team Beforehand, the 23rd Psalm game. “We were concerned about all darned happy. I called Pat and told Oklahoma State when Jimmy John- had won by such a huge margin (the Before the Arizona State game, the dead time the players had, and him, ‘Now it’s your team.’ I knew son took over at Miami (Florida) worst Arizona State defeat in 37 Jones said he did not plan a specific Jimmy wasn’t satisfied with the way Oklahoma State would be good- after the sudden departure of Howard years).