COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NATION : Alcorn State’s McNair Is Back on Track

Alcorn State quarterback Steve McNair, who is trying to become the first Division I-AA player to win the Heisman Trophy, is expected to play Saturday against Mississippi Valley State. The senior suffered a slight shoulder separation in the fourth quarter of a 48-23 loss to Sam Houston State at Huntsville, Tex., last Saturday.

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With Nebraska’s Frazier still hospitalized, coach Tom Osborne was hopeful the second-ranked Cornhuskers would not lose their quarterback for the remainder of the season.

Frazier was undergoing treatment to dissolve a blood clot behind his right knee. The junior quarterback probably will remain hospitalized at least a few more days, Osborne said.

“Tommie Frazier is one of those people I’m positive will not play this week,” Osborne said. “I don’t think it’s a done deal that he’ll miss the rest of the season necessarily.”

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Texas receiver Mike Adams, who sat out the first game of the season for violating NCAA rules, will be sidelined at least three weeks because of a knee injury.