COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Pac-10 Roundup : Arizona’s Comeback Ends in a 21-21 Tie

Gary Coston missed a 32-yard field goal with two seconds remaining Saturday night as a second-half Arizona rally ended in a 21-21 tie with Washington in Pacific 10 game at Tucson.

Coston, who earlier had field goals of 37 and 20 yards, kicked the ball wide to the right.

Trailing 21-10 at halftime, Arizona came back and, with 6:02 remaining, quarterback Ron Veal dived for a two-point conversion to tie the game after Alonzo Washington’s 25-yard touchdown run.

Washington is 5-3-1 overall and 3-2-1 in the Pac-10. Arizona is 4-3-2 and 2-2-2.

The tie took the luster off the relief performance by Washington sophomore quarterback Cary Conklin, who completed 18 of 32 passes for 237 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Conklin, a 6-foot 4-inch, 215-pounder whom Coach Don James had intended to red-shirt, came off the bench when senior Chris Chandler suffered a hip injury midway through the first quarter.

Arizona State 37, Oregon 13--At Tempe, Ariz., Daniel Ford passed for 229 yards and a touchdown to lead the Sun Devils to their eighth victory in eight meetings with the Ducks since 1966.

Ford, who regained his starting position this week, completed 15 of 22 passes, and Aaron Cox caught 6 passes for a 160 yards, including a 47-yard touchdown.

The defending Pac-10 champion Sun Devils are 6-3 overall and 3-2 in the Pac-10. In losing its fourth straight game, Oregon fell to 4-5 and 2-4.