Football Update

Coach Dave Christensen of Wyoming said that his team is trying to maintain its normal routine to help players cope with the death of a teammate and prepare for Saturday's game against No. 5 Texas.

"We think it will help the kids get their mind on something different at different points of time throughout the day," Christensen said yesterday.

Freshman linebacker Ruben Narcisse, 19, of Miami, died in a wreck Monday after he and three teammates visited friends in Fort Collins, Colo., over the weekend. Wide receiver Christian Morgan, 18, of Aurora, Colo., had surgery on his elbow and remained hospitalized yesterday.

The Colorado Highway Patrol said that the accident occurred about 5:30 a.m. Monday when the players' pickup drifted off U.S. 287 south of the Wyoming state line and crashed.

Narcisse was a passenger in the back seat. Freshman cornerback Trey Fox, 19, of Glenwood Springs, Colo., was the driver, the patrol said.

The highway, U.S. 287, is the same one where eight Wyoming track and cross-country athletes died in a collision with a pickup driven by a UW rodeo team member on Sept. 16, 2001.

● Duke announced yesterday that it will add eight sections of temporary bleachers at Wallace Wade Stadium for its Sept. 18 game against Alabama, a total of 3,904 additional seats. Kickoff will be at 3:30, with television coverage on ABC.

The temporary sections will be at field level in the north (572 seats, all general admission) and south end zones (2,180 seats), and in six sections around the concourse level.

The additional seating will take the capacity of Wallace Wade from 33,941 to 37,845 for the Duke-Alabama game.

-- Phil Hrichak

● Illinois has indefinitely suspended defensive lineman Michael Buchanan after his arrest over the weekend on suspicion of drunken driving. The Champaign County (Ill.) state's attorney said yesterday that Buchanan, a 19-year-old sophomore, faces a preliminary charge of driving under the influence of alcohol and consumption of alcohol by a minor. Coach Ron Zook declined to discuss further details about the arrest or suspension.

● Tight end Levine Toilolo of Stanford will miss the rest of the season with a torn anterior-cruciate ligament in his right knee.

Coach Jim Harbaugh announced the injury yesterday, putting a damper on the Cardinal's first appearance in the national rankings.

Toilolo, who won the starting spot for No. 25 Stanford's opener against Sacramento State on Saturday, was injured on the game's second play.

He caught a 27-yard pass from Andrew Luck and was hit with a helmet to his knee.

● Cornerback Seth Armbrust of Arkansas is out for the rest of the season because of a left-knee injury, the university said yesterday. Armbrust, a senior who started as a walk-on and worked his way to a scholarship, was hurt Saturday in a win over Tennessee Tech. He played in 14 career games, mostly on special teams, and last season blocked a punt against East Carolina in the Liberty Bowl.

● Oregon and LSU will play at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington in the opening weekend of the 2011 season.

The Sept. 3 prime-time matchup was announced yesterday.

Polls

AP Top 25

Record Pts Pv

1. Alabama (47) 1-0 1,484 1

2. Ohio State (4) 1-0 1,412 2

3. Boise State (8) 1-0 1,399 3

4. TCU 1-0 1,256 6

5. Texas (1) 1-0 1,192 5

6. Nebraska 1-0 1,105 8

7. Oregon 1-0 1,077 11

8. Florida 1-0 1,065 4

9. Iowa 1-0 1,044 9

10. Oklahoma 1-0 917 7

11. Wisconsin 1-0 881 12

12. Miami (Fla.) 1-0 877 13

13. Virginia Tech 0-1 782 10

14. Arkansas 1-0 572 17

15. Georgia Tech 1-0 555 16

16. Southern Cal 1-0 520 14

17. Florida State 1-0 504 20

18. Penn State 1-0 418 19

19. LSU 1-0 384 21

20. Utah 1-0 365 NR

21. Auburn 1-0 362 22

22. Georgia 1-0 353 23

23. West Virginia 1-0 226 25

24. South Carolina 1-0 164 NR

25. Stanford 1-0 96 NR

Others: Michigan 71, Houston 60, Pittsburgh 59, Oregon State 58, North Carolina 45, Notre Dame 38, Arizona 30, BYU 30, Missouri 25, Fresno State 24, Kansas State 12, Clemson 11, Texas A&M 10, Oklahoma State 7, Cincinnati 4, Texas Tech 3, Michigan State 2, East Carolina 1

USA Today Top 25

Record Pts Pv

1. Alabama (55) 1-0 1,470 1

2. Ohio State (4) 1-0 1,397 2

3. Boise State 1-0 1,304 5

4. Texas 1-0 1,264 4

5. TCU 1-0 1,144 7

6. Florida 1-0 1,130 3

7. Nebraska 1-0 1,085 9

8. Oregon 1-0 1,054 11

9. Iowa 1-0 1,027 10

10. Oklahoma 1-0 969 8

11. Wisconsin 1-0 821 12

12. Miami (Fla.) 1-0 799 13

13. Virginia Tech 0-1 698 6

14. Penn State 1-0 655 14

15. Arkansas 1-0 531 19

16. LSU 1-0 527 16

17. Georgia Tech 1-0 519 17

18. Florida State 1-0 500 20

19. Georgia 1-0 458 21

20. Auburn 1-0 371 23

20. Utah 1-0 371 t24

22. West Virginia 1-0 185 t24

23. Arizona 1-0 128 NR

24. Brigham Young 1-0 113 NR

25. South Carolina 1-0 90 NR

Others: Houston 87; Notre Dame 86; Stanford 55; Pittsburgh 53; Oregon State 40; North Carolina 36; Oklahoma State 36; Clemson 28; Missouri 27; Michigan 17; Michigan State 11; California 10; Cincinnati 9; Washington 9; Arizona State 7; Boston College 7; Texas Tech 7; Connecticut 6; Texas A&M 6; Fresno State 5; Mississippi State 5; South Florida 4; Maryland 3; Northwestern 3; Kansas State 2; N.C. State 2; Air Force 1; Nevada 1; Temple 1; Tennessee 1