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Page 8 The Battalion Monday, November 20,1S d p I989 Butkus may await versatile Francis p WACO (AP) — Baylor linebacker James Francis prefers lots of things to pointing fingers. Try blocking kicks, breaking up passes, sacking the quarterback and stopping big-name rushers cold, for starters. Francis, a finalist for the Butkus Award as the nation’s best line backer, blocked a punt and a point- after attempt, made 12 tackles, inter cepted a pass and broke up a couple of others against Rice in the final home game of his celebrated college career at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco Saturday. His two blocked kicks gave him eight for the year, tying the NCAA single-season record set by Arkansas State’s Jimmy Lisko in 1975. score against Rice. But it wascalj back on a questionable clippingc^ 18 one that had Baylor coach Gr< Teaff miffed. “1 didn’t see it," Teaff. Same old story for the Btji whose high-grade defense hasneij felt better, but whose startingqm,. terback Brad Goebel, nursim bruised ribs, has never felt worst, But Rice won the game 6-3 when Baylor’s offense sputtered, its backup quarterbacks throwing five interceptions and fumbling an op tion pitch inside the 10-yard line late in the fourth quarter. Francis had already taken out his frustrations on Rice and had no harsh words for his teammates. “You can’t say the offense cost us this win,” he said. “They don’t say an offense wins or a defense wins — the scoreboard only shows whether the Baylor Bears win.” And the Bears, 4-6 with a [ left against Texas, are assuredij their first losing season in Fn four years. But that hasn’t stopped thea® lades or the scouts from finding]! 6-feet-4 250-pound Francis. A two-time All SouthwestConfe| ence pick by the Associated Prts Framcis moved from weakside i strongside linebacker thisspringai hasn’t stopped impressing opgl nents or NFL owners. Heisap:| jected fourth or fifth pick ini NFL draft. Francis returned his third-quarter interception 40 yards for what should have been the game-winning Francis was named Saturdai the Walter Camp All-Ameni Team. He also was named to first-team squads chosen by American Football Coaches Ask tion (Kodak) and Football News. But Francis wasn’t in the mood reflect upon his performance aii the Rice game, Baylor’s first loss the Owls since 1981. “No award I could win takest place of how bad I feel becausei will have a losing record,” he said TANK MCNAMARA" by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds Bowl picture focused Jan. 1 matchups set despite Saturday deadline ASSOCIATED PRESS A week before bowl bids can be extended, most of the major mat chups are set. But seventh-ranked Miami can still change their impor tance, and the race for the national championship. Notre Dame and Miami play at 6:30 p.m. EST, so the outcome will not change the pairings. Tide must win Dec. 2 at No. burn. Howard ousts SMU in NCAA soccer DALLAS (AP) - Darryl Brath- waite’s overtime goal gave Howard a 2-1 victory over Southern Methodist Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Division I soccer playoffs. The Bison (14-3-2) will meet No. 1-ranked Indiana next weekend in a rematch of last year’s championship game, won by the Hoosiers, 1-0. Notre Dame and second-rated Colorado are expected to meet on New Year’s night in the Orange Bowl. Before that game of unbeat- ens, though, the No. 1 Irish have an other date at the Orange Bowl against the Hurricanes. Notre Dame has won 23 straight games, the longest winning streak in the nation among major college teams and in school history. Sugar Bowl-bound Miami, whose bid to win consecutive national titles ended last year with a 31-30 loss to the Ir ish, is 9-1 with its only defeat to No. 5 Florida State. Third-ranked Michigan needs win its final game, Saturday at ho: against No. 22 Ohio State, logo the Rose Bowl and face No. 8Sou! ern California. If Michigan los No. 12 Illinois could win the trip Pasadena with a victory over wink Northwestern. Bowl invitations will go out before Fourth-ranked Alabama, mean while, still is unbeaten and hoping for a chance to win the championship. First, the Crimson The F'iesta Bowl, which hasp: duced its share of national cha pions, won’t do it this time. Stil good game is brewing with No, Florida Staato) against No. 6! braska. 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