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SPORTS
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THE BATTALION
Mackovic back at UN
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — After
three years as a TV football analyst,
John Mackovic decided he was not
through with coaching after all.
When Arizona called about the
opening created by the resignation
of his good friend Dick Tomey,
Mackovic jumped at it.
On Monday, Mackovic appeared
at a news conference to be intro
duced as the Wildcats’ new coach,
the fourth program he has headed in
what will be his 14th season as a ma
jor college coach.
“The TV gig
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was nice, but it's
not coaching,” he
said. “It doesn't
have the same
feel of coaching,”
Mackovic, 57,
returns to the
school where he
was a young of
fensive coordina
tor and quarterbacks coach from
MACKOVIC
1973-76.
“It's been a long wait,” he said,
“but I feel like I'm finally home.”
Since then, he has had a nomadic
career that included head coach at
Wake Forest from 1978-80, the
NFL's Kansas City Chiefs from
1983-86, Illinois from 1988-91, and
Texas from 1992-97.
He was coach of the year in all
three collegiate conferences, but de
cided to quit the profession when he
was fired by Texas after a 4-7 sea
son. He then worked for ESPN.
"I chose to say I was retired be
cause I was hurt," Mackovic said. “1
just didn't know if I wanted to con
tinue because 1 felt we had done the
things that were asked of us and we
had put our program at Texas in not
only a competitive but a winning
position, but we had an off year.”
Athletic director Jim Livengood
first contacted Mackovic a week
ago. They worked out the details of
the five-year contract at meetings
late last week in Phoenix. Liven
good said no one else was offered
the job.
“I think the biggest thing that
probably convinced me more than
anything else is that he has a pas
sion, a burning desire to get back
into college football and coach
young people,” Livengood said.
Mackovic’s salary was not dis
closed pending approval by the
Board of Regents.
Livengood wanted an offensive-
minded coach, and Mackovic fills
that bill. He said he will call the
plays.
“1 will be vitally involved with all
parts of the program,” he said, “but I
do expect to be involved on a minute-
by-minute basis with the offense.”
After 14 years as coach, Tomey
resigned moments after the Wildcats
lost to Arizona State 30-17 in the
season finale. One of his main fail
ures was his inability to get Arizona
to the Rose Bowl. The Wildcats are
the only Pac-10 team never to make
it to the Pasadena classic.
“I want us to be the best. That’s
why I do things,” Mackovic said.
“First of all, we have to get to and
win the Rose Bowl. This university
has not been there. That would be
my No. 1 obligation to our team, our
university, our tans.
He also talked about be!
dwindling fan support.
Mackovic said he wa
home crowd to become";
cious and as fearsome
loathed by opponents as
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Purdue in 1977 and was Jn en '
backs coach for Tom Lane iefensiv
las Cowboys in 1981 and I ‘He s lit
Mackovic directed the It going to
to a 10-2-1 record in 19%i®>nydi
fired after the Horns v. Ra\ Rhc
1997. His overall record;; atfhilac
was 41-28-2. ■ inter
Mackovic said he hadifl
lems going to a school wfcB
basketball program overstaj
football.
“It overshadows only infc
that they’ve had such pheid
success, and they deserveei;
of the recognition,” hesaic
Arizona logo with the.Sagui
tus sticking out of it, that id
known today than anybodu
have dreamed, and thathelps^
team in recruiting.”
“Lute [Olsen] deservesal
success. Our job is toearntta
type of reputation and samet
admiration.”
Heisman race whittled to fou
NEW YORK (AP) —
Three quarterbacks —
Drew Brees of Purdue, Josh
Heupel of Oklahoma and
Chris Weinke of Florida
State — and running back
LaDainian Tomlinson of
Texas Christian were an
nounced Monday as final
ists for the Heisman Trophy.
The award to the na
tion’s best college football
player will be presented by
the Downtown Athletic
Club on Saturday night.
The four finalists are
the leading vote-getters in
month-long balloting by
922 sports writers, broad
casters and former Heis
man winners. Balloting
continues through Friday,
but the finalists are well
ahead of other contenders.
Brees, a finalist last
year, is the Big Ten’s career
passing leader with 11,517
yards and led Purdue to the
Rose Bowl for the first
time since 1966. He threw
for 3,393 yards this season
with 24 touchdowns and
12 interceptions, and he
also ran for 516 yards and
five more TDs.
Heupel led Oklahoma
to the No. 1 ranking in the
country, completing 280 of
433 passes for 3,392 yards
with 20 touchdowns, and
14 interceptions. He has at
least one TD pass in all 24
of his career games at Ok
lahoma and has passed for
more than 300 yards in 14
of them.
Weinke led the nation
with 4,167 passing yards,
33 TD passes and 11 inter
ceptions. He is 32-2 as a
starter at Florida State with
a streak of 25 consecutive
victories. He holds Atlantic
Coast Conference records
for passing yards
9,789 and toucl
passes with 79. AlX
would be the oldesi’i
a Heisman.
Tomlinson led fc|
tion in rushing fort
ond consecutive yea
became only the se«
back in NCAAhisttf
run for 2,000 yards:
season. He carried
times for 2,158 yard]
fourth highest in
history — and 22
downs. His 5,263 ^
yards is sixth 1
NCAA history.
Revenge
Continued from Page IB
Larry Scott is out for at least another
week with a sprained ankle. Center
Andy Slocum, who as a freshman in
1999 assumed a similar role to An
derson and Bean, is out for the sea
son with a shoulder injury.
A&M has gotten increased pro
duction from one of its two seniors,
Carlton Brown, who leads the team
in rebounds with 36 and is second
in scoring, averaging 13.8 points
per game.
A&M’s thin lineup became evi
dent in Saturday night’s drawn-out
battle with VCU. As five players
fouled out, A&M's lack'of produc
tion from the bench became a factor.
So far this season, Andy Leatherman
and Aaron Jack have provided near
ly all of the contributionsf
A&M’s reserves. Leathermani
scoring punch and Jack provides'
bounding presence.
Today will be the Aggies'
chance to get the newcomersanJ]
erans, the bench and starters,
with the coaches, all ontlies|
page. And they get to try it
home court with the added i
of revenge.
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