Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, November 24, 1993 TAG: 9311240138
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
"I know it's been reported they're [the Wolfpack] going," commented UVa athletic director Jim Copeland, who said it was not his place to speak for the Hall of Fame Bowl, which has withheld an official announcement pending selections by the Football Bowl Coalition.
The Alamo Bowl will have a spot if Texas A&M beats 19 1/2-point underdog Texas and the Southwest Conference is left without three teams with six victories against Division I-A opposition.
Arkansas, a two-point underdog, must beat LSU to create a spot in the Carquest Bowl.
In other football:
Virginia Tech center Jim Pyne is one of three finalists announced Tuesday for the 1993 Dudley Award, which goes annually to the best college football player in Virginia.
Gregory Clark of Virginia State and Shawn Knight of William and Mary are the other finalists, the Downtown Club of Richmond announced.
The three were among 13 players nominated by their schools for the award. The winner of the fourth annual Dudley Award will be announced at a dinner Dec. 2 at the Downtown Club.
The award, voted on by a panel of 13 sports writers and broadcasters from across Virginia, is named after William "Bullet Bill" Dudley, the only Virginian who is a member of both the college and pro football halls of fame.
Pyne, a 6-foot-2, 283-pound center, is the first offensive player other than a quarterback to be named a finalist for the award.
He is the anchor of an offensive line that paved the way for Virginia Tech to post an 8-3 record, earn an Independence Bowl berth and become the highest-scoring team in school history. Last week he was chosen for All-America teams by Kodak and Football News magazine.
He is a semifinalist for the 1993 Lombardi Award and a candidate for the Outland Trophy.
Clark, a 6-1, 175-pound senior quarterback, led the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association in passing, touchdowns and completion percentage as Virginia State posted a 10-1 record.
Clark finished his career as the Trojans' all-time passing leader with 6,825 yards and 56 touchdowns. This season, he completed 227 of 380 passes for 3,437 yards, 38 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
Knight, a 5-10, 175-pound junior quarterback, set a new record for Division I-AA passing efficiency as William and Mary went 9-2 and earned a berth in the national playoffs.
Knight, who completed 125 of 177 passes for 2,055 yards, 22 touchdowns and four interceptions, finished with a rating of 204.6, topping the 181.4 mark of Marshall's Michael Payton in 1991.
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