Fred Cantler, the interim athletics director at Western Carolina, announced Monday that Matt Pawlowski is no longer the Catamounts' assistant head coach and defensive coordinator.
Cantler said in a statement: "Anyone who has been around Matt can attest to his passion for football and his competitive spirit. However, my evaluation of the status of the football program has led me to the conclusion that this change is in the best interest of the program."
Head coach Dennis Wagner announced that Jay Hood will be the interim defensive coordinator and that Mark Rhea will be the assistant head coach. Hood, who came to WCU last March, is a former defensive coordinator at Millikin and Miami of Ohio.
Deacons' Nov. 12 game on six-day ESPN hold
The Wake Forest-Clemson game Nov. 12 is one of two under a six-day hold by ESPN, ACC officials announced Monday. The other is the Miami-Florida State game.
Wake Forest at Clemson will start at noon or 3:30, and Miami at FSU will start at noon, 3:30 or 8 p.m. Exact kickoff times and broadcast coverage for those games will be announced no later than noon Sunday.
Other ACC games next week are: Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech (Nov. 10, 8 p.m., ESPN); N.C. State at Boston College (Nov. 12, 12:30, WGHP Ch. 10); Duke at Virginia (Nov. 12, 3 p.m., regional coverage).
Stanford's Ertz out at least two weeks
Tight end Zach Ertz will most likely be sidelined for at least two weeks for No. 4 Stanford with a lower right-leg injury.
The school announced Monday that Ertz is expected to miss Saturday's game at Oregon State and the Nov. 12 game against Oregon that could determine the Pac-12 North champion. However, he has not been ruled out for the Nov. 12 game.
"I'll be back before you know it!" Ertz wrote on his Twitter page minutes after the announcement.
Ertz appeared to injure his right knee on the opening kickoff of Stanford's 56-48 triple-overtime victory at Southern California on Saturday night. He spent the rest of the game standing on the sidelines with crutches. He has 22 catches for 308 yards and three touchdowns.
Arkansas' Wade apologizes for hit
Arkansas freshman Marquel Wade has apologized for hitting punt returner Jonathan Krause of Vanderbilt, a crushing tackle that led to Wade's ejection Saturday.
Wade has not been suspended for the hit, which came during the third quarter of a 31-28 win. Wade said he thought Krause had the ball when he ran through him.
Krause lay on the field for several minutes afterward, and Wade was flagged for a personal foul. Wade immediately celebrated on the field before returning to the sideline. After his ejection, he became animated and had to be escorted off the field by an assistant coach.
Vols lose Brewer to torn ACL
Brent Brewer, Tennessee's starting strong safety, has torn cartilage in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season.
The injury to Brewer, a sophomore from Tyrone, Ga., is the third major one this year for the Volunteers. Wide receiver Justin Hunter is also out for the season with a torn ACL, and quarterback Tyler Bray is recovering from a broken thumb.
Brewer started every game this season and had 24 total tackles, three tackles for losses and a sack.
Longhorns still unsettled at QB
Coach Mack Brown of Texas seems determined to keep a quarterback controversy alive.
Despite starting freshman David Ash the past two games, Brown refuses to name Ash as his clear No. 1 over Case McCoy.
Texas will play Texas Tech on Saturday. Brown said if the game were today, he'd probably start Ash, but says that could change depending on how they practice.
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