College Football Notes: Shields, Alvarez are Hall candidates

Former Nebraska football players Will Shields and Barry Alvarez are among this year's candidates for the College Football Hall of Fame.

Shields, the 1992 Outland Trophy winner and an All-America guard, is among the 77 player candidates. Alvarez, a Husker linebacker in the 1960s who guided Wisconsin to three Rose Bowl championships, tops the list of seven coaching candidates.

Shields, an NFL All-Decade player for the Kansas City Chiefs, helped lead Nebraska to Big Eight Conference titles in 1991 and 1992.

Alvarez, now the athletic director at Wisconsin, became the only Big Ten Conference coach, after the 1998 and 1999 seasons, to win back-to-back Rose Bowls. He compiled a 118-73-4 record with the Badgers from 1990 through 2005.

Among the other player candidates is Iowa's Marv Cook, a consensus All-American in 1988 who holds the Hawkeyes' record for catches by a tight end.

The Hall class will be announced May 27 in New York and inducted into the Hall of Fame on Dec. 7.

Player candidates:

• Charles Alexander, LSU, running back, 1975-78; Otis Armstrong, Purdue, running back, 1970-72; Steve Bartkowski, California, quarterback, 1972-74; Bob Berry, Oregon, quarterback, 1962-64; Eric Bieniemy, Colorado, running back, 1987-90;

• Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma, Linebacker, 1984-86; Bob Breunig, Arizona State, linebacker, 1972-74; Tedy Bruschi, Arizona, defensive end, 1992-95; Dave Butz, Purdue, defensive tackle, 1970-72; Dennis Byrd, N.C. State, defensive tackle, 1964-67;

• Dave Casper, Notre Dame, tight end, 1971-73; Ronnie Caveness, Arkansas, center, 1962-64; Ray Childress, Texas A&M, defensive lineman, 1981-84; Marv Cook, Iowa, tight end, 1985-88; Bob Crable, Notre Dame, linebacker, 1978-81;

• Randy Cross, UCLA, offensive guard, 1973-75; Randall Cunningham, UNLV, quarterback-punter, 1982-84; Sam Cunningham, USC, running back, 1970-72; Eric Dickerson, SMU, running back, 1979-82; Bobby Douglass, Kansas, quarterback, 1966-68;

• D.J. Dozier, Penn State, running back, 1983-86; Jumbo Elliott, Michigan, offensive tackle, 1984-87; Luther Elliss, Utah, defensive lineman, 1991-94; Doug English, Texas, defensive tackle, 1972-74; Bill Enyart, Oregon State, fullback, 1966-68;

• Dave Foley, Ohio State, offensive tackle, 1966-68; Tony Franklin, Texas A&M, kicker, 1975-78; Moe Gardner, Illinois, defensive tackle, 1987-90; Willie Gault, Tennessee, wide receiver, 1979-82; Eddie George, Ohio State, running back, 1992-95;

• Kirk Gibson, Michigan State, wide receiver, 1975-78; Charlie Gogolak, Princeton, kicker, 1963-65; Jerry Gray, Texas, defensive back, 1981-84; Mark Herrmann, Purdue, quarterback, 1977-80; Clarkston Hines, Duke, wide receiver, 1986-89

• Desmond Howard, Michigan, wide receiver, 1989-91; Bobby Humphrey, Alabama, running back, 1985-88; Dick Jauron, Yale, back, 1970-72; Tommy Kramer, Rice, quarterback, 1973-76; Jess Lewis, Oregon State, defensive tackle, 1966-67, 1969;

• Rob Lytle, Michigan, running back, 1974-76; Bobby Majors, Tennessee, defensive back, 1969-71; Paul Martha, Pittsburgh, back, 1961-63; Russell Maryland, Miami (Fla.), defensive tackle, 1986-90; Duncan McColl, Stanford, defensive end, 1973-76;

• Pat McInally, Harvard, tight end, 1972-74; Marlin McKeever, USC, tight end, 1958-60; George Mira, Miami (Fla.), QB, 1961-63; Chet Moeller, Navy, defensive back, 1973-75; Art Monk, Syracuse, wide receiver, 1976-79;

• Paul Naumoff, Tennessee, linebacker, 1964-66; Ken Norton, Jr., UCLA, linebacker, 1984-87; Tom Nowatzke, Indiana, fullback, 1961-64; Jonathan Ogden, UCLA, offensive tackle, 1992-95; Philip Olsen, Utah State, defensive end, 1967-69;

• Jim Otis, Ohio State, fullback, 1967-69; Ken Rice, Auburn, tackle, 1958-60; Ron Rivera, Cal linebacker, 1980-83; Mike Ruth, Boston College, nose guard, 1982-85; Deion Sanders, FSU, defensive back, 1985-88;

• Jake Scott, Georgia, defensive back, 1967-68; Jim Seymour, Notre Dame, wide receiver, 1966-68; Sterling Sharpe, South Carolina, wide receiver, 1984-87; Will Shields, Nebraska, offensive guard, 1989-92; Rod Shoate, Oklahoma, linebacker, 1972-74;

• Percy Snow, Michigan State, linebacker, 1986-89; Matt Stinchcomb, Georgia, offensive tackle, 1995-98; Jerry Stovall, LSU, halfback, 1960-62; Darryl Talley, West Virginia, linebacker, 1979-82; Lawrence Taylor, North Carolina, linebacker, 1977-80;

• Pat Tillman, Arizona State, linebacker, 1994-97; Don Trull, Baylor, quarterback, 1961-63; Wesley Walls, Mississippi, tight end, 1985-88; Alfred Williams, Colorado, linebacker, 1987-90; Clarence Williams, Wash. State, running back, 1962-64; Steve Wisniewski, Penn State, offensive guard, 1985-88; Scott Woerner, Georgia, defensive back, 1977-80.

Coach candidates:

• Barry Alvarez: Wisconsin (1990-2005) and 118-73-4; Jim Carlen: West Virginia (1966-69), Texas Tech (1970-74), South Carolina (1975-1981) and 107-69-6; William “Lone Star'' Dietz: Washington State (1915-17), Purdue (1921), Louisiana Tech (1922-23), Wyoming (1924-26), Haskell Indian (1929-32), Albright, Pa. (1937-42) and 96-62-7; Wayne Hardin: Navy (1959-64), Temple (1970-82) and 118-74-5; Bill McCartney: Colorado (1982-94) and 93-55-5; Billy Jack Murphy: Memphis (1958-71) and 91-44-1; Darryl Rogers: CS-Hayward (1965), Fresno State (1966-72), San Jose State (1973-75), Mich. State (1976-79), Ariz. State (1980-84) and 129-84-7.

UCLA reinstates starting lineman

LOS ANGELES — UCLA starting offensive guard Stan Hasiak has been reinstated.

He had been suspended since Dec. 21 for violating unspecified team rules and did not travel with the team to Washington, D.C., for the Bruins' bowl victory over Temple.

Coach Rick Neuheisel said Hasiak has done everything that was asked of him during winter quarter. After speaking to the other coaches and players, Neuheisel says he believes Hasiak deserves a last chance to be part of the team.

The Bruins will open their season Sept. 4 at Kansas State before playing host to Pac-10 rival Stanford on Sept. 11. In addition to KSU, UCLA also will play at the Big 12's Texas Longhorns on Sept. 25.

Oklahoma State releases schedule

STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State has released its football schedule that includes seven home games.

The games at Boone Pickens Stadium include Tulsa and Oklahoma and a Thursday night Big 12 opener on Sept. 30 against Texas A&M on ESPN. Tulsa visits Sept. 18, and OU will play the Cowboys on Nov. 27.

OSU opens the season with four straight home games, starting Sept. 4 against Washington State. Those games will be followed by visits from Troy, Tulsa and then Texas A&M.

Nebraska comes to Stillwater for homecoming on Oct. 23.

Meyer returns to Gators

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With a whistle around his neck and a smile on his face, Florida coach Urban Meyer returned to practice Wednesday following a leave of absence that turned out to be shorter than everyone expected.

Although Meyer declined to divulge any details about his health, he said his return was permanent. “I feel fine,” he said. His brief break came as a result of chest pains, a hospital stay and brief resignation. He had planned to step away after a bowl game, but he stuck around to hire four assistants and lock up the nation's No. 1 recruiting class.

— From World-Herald press services

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