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Published: September 28, 2007

Wyatt Riled Over Ruling Formation Was Illegal

It doesn't take much to get Bethune-Cookman coach Alvin Wyatt riled up, and he's still plenty riled up after last week's 38-31 loss to Norfolk State University. Wyatt claims NSU head coach Pete Adrian, defensive coordinator at B-CU for seven years under Wyatt, convinced officials before the game that B-CU was using an illegal offensive formation.

The refs gave B-CU a 15-yard penalty for the illegal formation just before halftime and advised Wyatt he couldn't line up that way the rest of the game.

'They set our kids up to fail,' said Wyatt, who sent game tapes to the MEAC to protest the ruling. 'We've been running that formation for 10 years and everybody in football knows it's legal. We were ripping them apart, but the way they made us line up told NSU where we were going ... before the ball was even snapped.'

Wyatt said the Wildcats practices have been practically useless this week because he's waiting on a ruling from the conference on whether the formation is legal.

Who's No. 1? Possible QB Controversy at UCF
Central Florida coach George O'Leary followed through with his vow to play second-team QB Mike Greco last Saturday against Memphis.

The results started an immediate discussion on whether Greco should replace Kyle Israel as starter.

Greco was 11 of 12 passing for 151 yards against Memphis. He also ran 10 times for 77 yards and two scores.

He led the Knights on TD drives the first three possessions he was on the field in the first half.

Israel responded by throwing a 72-yard scoring pass to freshman Kamar Aiken on UCF's first possession of the second half. UCF scored on its first seven possessions of the game.

'Both quarterbacks were very efficient in moving the ball and doing the stuff quarterbacks should do,' O'Leary said. 'This is still Kyle's team. We'll utilize Mike as we fit.'

FAMU Trying to Get Up To Speed After Off Week

Florida A&M had last weekend off and Rattlers coach Rubin Carter is concerned about how long it might take the Rattlers to get up to game speed in Saturday's Atlanta Classic against Tennessee State.

'We've had some good practices the past week, but practice tempo isn't the same as game tempo,' Carter said.

'Tennessee State likes to move the ball on the ground so we're going to have our hands full.'

The Rattlers defense against the run might the most improved aspect of the team.

Last year, FAMU yielded 250 yards rushing a game. This year, it's down to 150 a game, but that's going to be tested by TSU tailback Javarris Williams.

He ran for 229 yards against FAMU last year and is averaging 106 yards rushing in the Tigers' first four games.

Bill Fay

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