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BCSP Notes . . .
- Mr. Smith Goes to the Shrine Bowl
Tennessee State offensive tackle Lawrence
Smith has accepted an invitation to the 2002 East-West Shrine Game,
an annual showcase for the nation's top NFL draft-eligible
prospects. The game is slated for Jan. 12 in Palo Alto, Calif.
''With this, Lawrence just falls in line with those other
guys that were invited to the Blue-Gray Game and the Senior
Bowl,'' TSU Coach James Reese said, referring to the trio of
offensive linemen Bennie Anderson, Antoine McNutt and
Michael Thompson who were seniors on the Tigers' 11-1 squad
in 1999 and went on to make NFL preseason rosters last year.
''He's going to get an opportunity.''
Cornerback Ligarius Jennings also played in last
year's Senior Bowl and is on the practice roster of the Detroit Lions.
- Disputed Finish
The "no contest" designation on the outcome of the Sept.
8, Morehouse vs. Stillman football game has not been
agreed upon, as indicated in a press release from the Stillman
College sports information office.
Morehouse Athletics Director, Andre
Pattillo, has a different interpretation of the meeting to determine the outcome of
the contest halted by lightining in the fourth quarter with 7:15
to play and Morehouse leading 24-21. Morehouse had the ball
with fourth-and-18 yards to go at the Stillman 30-yard line.
Patillo said that in front of game officials, Stillman AD
Dr. Richard Cosby was willing to let the game stand and
would look forward to playing in Atlanta next year. After the
lightning had stopped, the Stillman players took the field anticipating
that Morehouse would return. By this time, Morehouse players
had undressed and showered.
The two athletics directors have not communicated
since the meeting during the weather delay. Stillman announced
that the game should be declared a "no contest" based on an
article in the NCAA News in 1996. Patillo, a former official in
the conference, said he was not aware of any such ruling.
© 2001 Azeez Communications, Inc.
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