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College-Football Notebook: Moore says Edwards will play; another Volunteer is in trouble
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Published: November 18, 2009
■ Coach Jerry Moore of Appalachian State said yesterday he thinks that there's a good chance quarterback Armanti Edwards, who strained his right knee last weekend, will play on Saturday against Western Carolina.
"He's going to be all right I think," Moore said. "It was kind of an iffy deal for us there for 24 hours, but everything looks pretty good right now…. We've had an MRI on him. There's no tear or anything like that. We're pretty optimistic."
Edwards hasn't practiced this week, but Moore said he might later in the week after more rest. Edwards injured the knee in the second half of a 27-10 victory over Elon when he was tackled after throwing a pass. He returned in the third quarter, but was restricted to throwing before backup Travaris Cadet replaced him in the fourth quarter.
"He actually got twisted -- it wasn't a shot and he didn't get hit hard," Moore said. "His foot wasn't planted in the turf. It was loose. He just got twisted around a little bit."
-- Tommy Bowman
■ A fourth Tennessee football player has been charged with a crime in the last two weeks -- Nyshier Oliver is facing a charge of shoplifting. Oliver, a freshman defensive back, was cited at 1:45 p.m. on Nov. 7, a few hours before a game against Memphis. According to court records, he is alleged to have concealed a $110 brown polo shirt from Dillards in a shopping bag.
On Monday, Coach Lane Kiffin dismissed two of three players charged with attempted armed robbery.
■ Jerry Glanville has resigned as the coach at Portland State after three losing seasons. The Vikings were 2-9 this season and 9-24 in three seasons under Glanville, 68, a former NFL coach known for his 3-4 defense.
■ Bill Hancock, the former director of the of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, was selected yesterday to become first executive director of the Bowl Championship Series.
Hancock has been the BCS administrator since 2005, often acting as a spokesman for conference commissioners, university presidents and bowl organizers who run college football's controversial postseason system. He'll still work for those decision makers, but starting next year he will be the public face of the BCS and the top advocate for its choices.
The executive-director position will replace the BCS coordinator, a position currently held by Commissioner John Swofford of the ACC.
■ A bad year at Kansas got worse yesterday when the school said it is investigating an unspecified personnel issue involving Coach Mark Mangino, the national coach of the year two seasons ago. Mangino, his team mired in a five-game losing streak, conceded that he has lost the support of "some people around here."
Mangino was not present Monday night when Athletics Director Lew Perkins met with the entire football team. The coach, who has been dogged by anger issues during his eight seasons at Kansas, met briefly with Perkins yesterday.
■ Coach Gary Patterson of TCU says has no plans to lobby for votes and a spot in the national-championship game if his team ends the regular season undefeated.
Patterson believes that all that his No. 4-ranked ranked Horned Frogs (10-0, 6-0 Mountain West) can do to prove themselves is play well. If that's not enough, he said he thinks campaigning won't really change anything.
"Do you think it would do me good to politick to play for a national championship?" Patterson said yesterday. "All I can do to change people's minds is the play on the field."
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