Article: Bowden hopes to hang onto wins: ; Ohio State picked in Big Ten poll; COLLEGE FOOTBALL

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Bobby Bowden is approaching his 80th birthday, and he's asking for quite the present.

The soon-to-be octogenarian hopes to hang on to the 14 victories the NCAA wants to remove from his record due to an academic cheating scandal.

"I'm still thinking they'll come to their senses," the Florida State coach said Monday with a laugh during the Atlantic Coast Conference's media days.

The 79-year-old Bowden continued to express his desire to remain in a chase with Penn State's Joe Paterno to become the winningest coach in major college football. Bowden enters his 34th season in Tallahassee with 382 career wins - one fewer than Paterno.

"They're just going to kill a good dadgum ...

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