By Staff Reports
Arizona Daily Wildcat
September 24, 1997

Sidelines

Three Arizona State football players have been cited for underage possession and consumption of alcohol.

Campus police responding to a disturbance at a party cited freshman tailback Larry Montgomery, sophomore cornerback Andre Smith and sophomore safety Phillip Brown, all 19, after smelling alcohol on their breath and finding an open bottle of gin in their car.

The police report said Montgomery, of Diamond Bar, Calif., also was cited for an outstanding warrant for possession of alcohol and that a fictitious license in his possession was impounded.

Smith, of Mesa, and Brown, of Bakersfield, Calif., are reserves; Montgomery has been sidelined following surgery for removal of a bone chip from one leg.

Coach Bruce Snyder has yet to decide whether the arrests will affect their team status, said spokesman Mark Brand.

Officials from Arizona's two college football bowl foundations announced yesterday that the Fiesta and Copper Bowl will operate under the Arizona Sports Foundation.

The agreement is under the assumption that the college bowl system will remain in tact, meaning any sort of playoff system is at least a few years away.

"We wouldn't enter into this agreement if we didn't think it was going to be a long term thing," said John Junker, Fiesta Bowl Executive Director.

The agreement is the first of its kind in post-season bowl agreements, and promises to bring increased revenue to both bowls in the future. The Copper Bowl is played at Arizona Stadium on Dec. 27.

Briefly

The men's club volleyball team is having tryouts for the traveling team today and Monday, Sept. 29. For more information please contact John at 882-5088.

By the Numbers

180:

Minutes the Wildcat volleyball game against UCLA lasted on Friday night, the longest in school history. Arizona topped the Bruins 16-14, 6-15, 14-16, 15-4, 15-13. The second longest match, 175 minutes, was recorded on Sept. 23, 1989 in a five-set loss to Southern Cal in Los Angeles.