COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : ACROSS THE NATION : Big Ten Says Officials Were Wrong

The Big Ten said officials mistakenly awarded a touchdown to Stanford in the Cardinal’s 41-41 tie with Northwestern, but the error won’t change the outcome of the game.

Stanford’s Mike Mitchell fumbled as he was about to cross the goal line and Northwestern recovered the ball in the end zone for an apparent touchback. But officials conferred and decided Mitchell had crossed the goal line before losing the ball.

After reviewing ESPN replays, however, the conference said Monday that “game officials were not in position to see Mike Mitchell’s fumble between the two- and one-yard lines.”

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An attorney for the state Board of Regents in Florida will ask a federal judge to overturn a state law that has kept the NCAA from ruling on the eligibility of five Florida State football players.

Three players, including All-American linebacker Derrick Brooks, are due back for Saturday’s game at Wake Forest after serving two-game suspensions handed out by the university. But only the NCAA can restore eligibility with member institutions.