Coach withdraws name from vaunted position in Miami MIAMI (API Colorado Stole conch Sonny Lubic k withdrew Tuesday as a candidate for the Miami Hurri canes' vacancy, throwing the job scum h wide open Cubic k. o former Miami assistant, had boon regarded as the front-runner to sow cod Dennis Frick son C-ertninly Miami has its attractive lure of a great uni versify anti its footledl tradition." I.uhick said at a news conference in Fort Collins. Colo "But CSU is a pla< e that's treated me tremendously over the last two years 1 fit in here that's the basic 'why.'" i.uhick. 37, had repeatedly expressed com ern that his courtship with Miami would hurt Colorado State s rei roiling Nonetheless, his announcement represented the rejection of a powerhouse program "Kind of a shoc ker." former Hurricanes coat h Jimmy lohnsori said I.uhick is expected to sign a i ontrac t extension that will increase his pay at Colorado State to $115,000. h rick son made $550,000 last season at Miami i.uhick s itnnoum ement provided a twist that fit a trend, leeuiuse the Miami vacancy has prodmed wide spread lack of interest among potential candidate* Duke's Fred Goldsmith. who grew up near the Miami campus, Imcaine at least the second coach to turn down an interview invitation from Hurtitaims athletic dine lor Paul Dee Several other < oar lies ruled themselves out of consideration Six day* into the seen h that I)ee hoped to conclude this week, the only known candidates were two NFL assistants and a Division I AA coach. Jim Tressel of Youngstown State "It may la* that they may have to go for someone that has not hail head i oai hing experience." Johnson said TJiat category includes former Hurricanes assistants Gary Stevens and Hutch Davis Stevens, the Miami Dol phins' offense coach, interviewed with Dee last Friday Davis, the Dallas Cowboys' defensive i oordinetor. has said he would like to lie considered "I haven't heard from atnl>odv with the university.” said Davis, who was in Mobile. Ala . for the Senior Bowl People know where to find me if they're looking ." Besides Stevens and Lubick. the only coat h known to interview with Miami is Youngstown State's Trvssel. ifumtanes officials parhap?eagertoimpi • ■ rpro gram's renegade image, apparently like Tressel'* reputa tion as a disciplinary "They wanted to know how I handled players, how I dist iplinod players, even in terms of celebrations how they rea< ted when we m orvd a touchdown." Tressel told n luncheon group Tuesday in Youngstown "It's obvious th«v want to clean up their act " Tressel, 42. led hi* team to the national title three of the past four year* Mi* ret ord of 61-9-2 in the 1990* is the best of any coach in I-A or I-AA Hie growing list of coaches who denied an interest in Miami included Goldsmith. Glen Mason of Kansas, North Carolina * Mai k Brown. Wisconsin's Barr> Alvarez and Brad Scott at South Carolina All had lawn mentioned in various list* of potential candidates; Alvarez turned down a chance to Interview with Dee The level of wariness i* perhaps surprising consider ing the Hurricanes have won four national champi onship* since 1963 and sent their past two coaches to the NFL. Miami's search may be hindered by an anticipated N( .AA investigation of a Pell Grant scandal and play-for pay scheme lri addition, prospective candidates are aware that brick son v*as widely criticized in South Flori da despite a six-year record o( 83-9, "The expectation* are such that it might scare some people away," said Johnson, who coached at Miami from 1984 to 1988 "People are not going to be happy unless whoever comes in is competing for the national cham pionship and wins it r* cnsionnlly You don't have those expectations other places, but other places don't have the same talent, either." RAMS Continued from Page 9 up in St Louis, took the micro phone, she was met with cheers and applause "I'm overwhelmed," she said "I don't think I've been this hap py since the last game we won ITontierv said she planned to meet with e0 mil lion domed stadium to play in, a SI5 million practice* facility to prepare in an 411 rv|ujl .vj*p,»tunitv Olirnulivr scUtm mslitutKm - xulfur*! diversity *fui eomplumv with rhr Amerusm *»jfh t Whthf»r% Act TKt» puhlua lion h til hr made in AtorMifcfe format* up*m m|ue*l Atu>mmtdalKin« fat nropt* *»lh tliuhtiiltr* will he iiovnlni if texjurilnl m advtUHr UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Also. steep ticket pru m could exclude some fans Before pur « basing season tickets, perma nent seat licenses that could run ns high ns 54,500 must he bought FANS Inc hopes to raise $r*0 $70 million in the PSL cam paign, The Rams have asked St Louis to sell at least 40,(MM) PSt.s before the league's annual spring meetings, sc heduled for Mart h 12-17 in Phoenix A move likely would Ini approved then, w ith the votes of 2,'i of the JO owners needed A second news conference is set for Wednesday to detail the intriUK ies of the permanent seat lii ensing plan, the primary financing vehicle for St Louis' bid The Rains have the option to void the deal unless a certain number of PSLs are sold by those March meetings. 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