By Times staff writer, Times wires
Published July 7, 2005
Bowl Championship Series officials want instant replay used in all bowl games starting this season, and are confident it can be done.
"The commissioners are looking at the possibility of having video replay, at a minimum, available for the national title game and optimistically for all bowl games," BCS spokesman Bob Burda said Wednesday.
The Rose Bowl will host the national title game Jan. 4.
The Big Ten became the first conference to use video review of football game officials' calls last season, with an official in the press box determining if a play would be reviewed and overturning the call if replay showed conclusively it was wrong.
The NCAA gave all Division I-A conferences to opportunity to experiment with replay this season, and nine of 11 have adopted the Big Ten's system or some variation.
ALABAMA: Former Crimson Tide booster Logan Young denies ever buying a player for the team despite his conviction in federal court for bribing a high school coach to get a top recruit. Young, 64, was convicted of paying Memphis high school coach Lynn Lang to steer recruit Albert Means to Alabama. Lang testified that Young paid $150,000 to land Means. In June, Young was sentenced to six months in prison and six months home confinement to be served after his release from prison, followed by two years of supervised release.
USF: Fan Appreciation Day for the Bulls is Saturday, Aug. 27, at the practice field off Sycamore Drive in Tampa beginning at 11:30 a.m. Fans can watch the final 30 minutes of practice before greeting players and coaches for pictures and autographs. For information or tickets to USF games, call toll-free 1-800-GoBulls.
MORE USF: The Big East has released kickoff times for six Bulls games this fall, including two noon contests likely tagged as the conference's game of the week and broadcast through ESPN Regional. The Bulls' Nov. 5 game at Rutgers and the home finale against Cincinnati on Nov. 19 have both been scheduled for noon kickoffs.
USF's first three home games - Sept. 10 against Florida A&M, Sept. 17 against Central Florida and Sept. 24 hosting Louisville in the Big East opener - are 7 p.m. starts. The Bulls open the season with a 3:30 p.m. kickoff at Penn State on Sept. 3.
BASKETBALL
GEORGIA TECH: Southwest Atlanta Christian guard Javaris Crittenton announced he will sign with Georgia Tech in November. The 6-foot-5 Crittenton is considered one of the top point guard prospects in the 2005-06 national high school senior class. Crittenton said he chose Tech over Wake Forest, Florida and Connecticut.
USF: The Bulls will learn their first season's conference opponents for men's basketball today when the Big East releases a complete list. To reach a 16-game schedule, each of the 16 Big East teams will have three "mirror" opponents with home-and-away games against each, along with two opponents each team will not play in the regular season. Full schedules aren't expected until August.
BASEBALL
Miami catcher Alex Garabedian has decided to transfer to the College of Charleston, Cougars coach John Pawlowski said. Garabedian hit .255 with three homers and 29 RBIs in 49 games as a freshman for the Hurricanes.
Times staff writer Greg Auman contributed to this report, which used information from the Associated Press.
