With Hurricane Wilma expected to arrive with potentially devastating force in Florida this weekend, Miami and Atlantic Coast Conference officials Wednesday postponed Saturday’s game between Georgia Tech and the sixth-ranked Hurricanes.
No. 20 West Virginia’s trip to Tampa to face South Florida also was postponed. The Big East will wait until Thursday to announce when the Mountaineers and Bulls will play.
The Yellow Jackets will play at Miami on Nov. 19. Miami’s scheduled trip to Wake Forest on Nov. 17–a Thursday night game–now will be played Nov. 12.
ACC spokesman Brian Morrison said no decision has been made on whether the league will shift another game into that Nov. 17 slot.
Central Florida’s home game with Tulane–a team hurt by Hurricane Katrina–will be played on Friday night instead of Saturday.
Extra points
Southern Illinois coach Jerry Kill, who remained hospitalized in St. Louis after suffering a seizure during last weekend’s home game, has not ruled out a possible return to the sidelines for Saturday’s game at Indiana State. . . . Southern California’s last-second win over Notre Dame was seen by 30 million viewers, making it the most watched regular-season college football game in nine years. . . . Ralph Graham, a 1930s star at Kansas State who later coached Wichita State in its first bowl game in 1947, has died at 95 in Newton, Kan.
TEAM, SYNOPSIS
Maryland Terrapins
Assistant Gary Blackney on seeking revenge for last year’s 55-6 whipping by Va. Tech: “If that doesn’t get the hair on the back of your neck up, then you’ve got Kool-Aid floating in your veins.”
Tennessee Volunteers
TB Gerald Riggs on nuisance of legal wrangling and accusations vs. coach Phillip Fulmer by Alabama fans: “I could honestly care less. If anything, we sit back and laugh about it.”
Purdue Boilermakers
DT Bandon Villarreal on ending 4-game losing streak: “I think when your back’s up against the wall, that’s got to be something that’s a motivating factor. … It’s now or never.”
N.C. State Wolfpack
The company that produces images and content for the Jumbotron at home games has apologized for an offensive image that appeared onscreen during last week’s game against Clemson.
Indiana Hoosiers
Coach Terry Hoeppner on his defense’s “Hope Coverage”: “I hope he doesn’t see that, I hope he doesn’t throw it there and then I hope he doesn’t catch it. I don’t want to see that.”
Georgia Bulldogs
QB D.J. Shockley on throwing to 15 different receivers this season: “If they know there’s a chance to get the ball at critical points in the game, it makes everyone run their routes better.”
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Coach Greg Schiano on team’s 4-2 start: “One thing about having success is that the stakes get higher each and every game.”
