Friday morning sports report

NEW MEXICO PLACE KICKER JOHN SULLIVAN WAS NAMED A FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN BY THE WALTER CAMP...  More »

NEW MEXICO PLACE KICKER JOHN SULLIVAN WAS NAMED A FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN BY THE WALTER CAMP FOOTBALL FOUNDATION...SULLIV AN LEADS THE NATION IN FIELD GOALS WITH 26-IN 11-GAMES PLAYED... HE IS ONLY THE SECOND NEW MEXICO PLAYED TO MAKE THE WALTER CAMP TEAM...THE FIRST WAS BRIAN URLACHER... THE NEW MEXICO BOWL COACHES MET FACE TO FACE TODAY...CHRIS ALT IS THE HEAD COACH OF NEVADA...HIS CLUB WAS 6-AND-6 THIS SEASON WINNING THEIR FINAL GAME OF THE YEAR TO BECOME BOWL ELIGIBLE ...HIS CLUB WILL FACE THE 8- AND-4 LOBOS... ALT SAYS HIS CLUB IS THRILLED TO BE IN THE NEW MEXICO BOWL AND UNDERSTAND THIS IS A HOME GAME FOR THE LOBOS... STEVE ALFORD IS LOOKING FOR HIS SENIORS NAMELY J-R GIDDENS AND DARREN PRENTICE...BOTH WERE MISSING IN ACTION ON THE LOBOS ROAD TRIP... NEITHER PLAYER SCORED IN DOUBLE FIGURES AGAINST THE OLE MISS REBELS AND BOTH PLAYERS REALLY STRUGGLED AGAINST THE AGGIES...PRENTICE ONLY PLAYED 12- MINUTES AND DIDN'T SCORE WHILE GIDDENS ONLY SCORED 12 POINTS AND WAS 2-FOR- 10...STEVE ALFORD SAYS HE HAS TO HAVE BOTH PLAYERS STEP UP...  « Less