AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to millions of articles from top publications available through your library.

Opposites attract notice: Illinois QB Kittner, LSU's Davey friends, winners.(Chicago Tribune)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service

| December 31, 2001 | Reinmuth, Gary | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

NEW ORLEANS _ It would be easy to call Illinois senior quarterback Kurt Kittner and Louisiana State senior quarterback Rohan Davey fast friends, but that wouldn't be exactly correct.

Kittner's lumbering, broken-play runs are always worth a few yuks during film sessions. After Kittner totaled 12 yards in six carries against Indiana, a teammate kiddingly wrote "Kittner El" on the locker-room blackboard, a reference to speedy Hoosiers QB Antwaan Randle El.

And while Davey's upper-body strength is easy to see ("I haven't seen him go down yet," said Illinois linebacker Jerry Schumacher), his mobility may be limited in Tuesday night's Sugar Bowl by the bruised ribs that knocked him out of the Southeastern Conference championship game.

What Kittner and Davey actually are is new friends, thanks to a Nike …

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Belly Up in the Bayou: LSU comes out firing; Kittner-led rally falls short...
News wire article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Reinmuth, Gary January 1, 2002 700+ words
Illinois goes belly up on LSU bayou.(Chicago Tribune)
News wire article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Reinmuth, Gary January 1, 2002 700+ words
Oklahoma feeding off BCS furor.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
News wire article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Mell, Randall December 11, 2003 700+ words
Keys for Illinois and LSU.(Chicago Tribune)
News wire article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Reinmuth, Gary December 31, 2001 700+ words
Illinois leaves room to grow; bitter ending to season can't spoil...
News wire article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Reinmuth, Gary January 2, 2002 700+ words
©2013 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions

The AccessMyLibrary advertising network includes: womensforum.com GlamFamily