COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : ACROSS THE NATION : Colorado State Loses Top Receiver

Colorado State receiver Paul Turner will sit out four to six weeks because of two broken ribs and vertebra damage.

Turner, who entered No. 13 Colorado State’s game against Arizona as the team’s leading receiver, remained hospitalized in Tucson on Sunday--the day after the Rams’ 21-16 victory over the 14th-ranked Wildcats.

Turner was hurt in the third quarter when Arizona safety Tony Bouie tackled him after a reception.

The status of another Colorado State starter, linebacker Kenya Ragsdale, is listed as day-to-day because of a severe chin bruise.

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Texas quarterback Shea Morenz, who sat out last week’s 17-10 victory over Oklahoma because of strained ligaments in his left knee, is expected to work out this week and, if ready, will start against Rice on Sunday.

James Brown, a redshirt freshman, completed 17 of 22 passes for 148 yards and a touchdown and scrambled for 30 yards, including a nine-yard score, against Oklahoma.

Coach John Mackovic said wide receiver Mike Adams, who suffered strained ligaments in his right knee against Texas Christian, is questionable for Sunday’s game. Adams, who was suspended from the season opener for violating NCAA rules by accepting the free use of a rental car, sat out the Colorado and Oklahoma games because of the knee injury.

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Orange Bowl Committee members trying to keep their game from moving to Joe Robbie Stadium say the switch could harm the event, the city of Miami and even the Miami Hurricanes’ football program.

Supporters counter they have no choice but to approve the move beginning with the 1997 game. The decisive vote might come today.

At least two conference commissioners in the alliance have said they want the game moved to eliminate a possible home-field advantage for Miami in a national championship game.

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Nebraska quarterback Brook Berringer, who sat out the second half last Saturday because of a partially collapsed left lung, went through a limited practice, but it will be Thursday or Friday before it is decided if he will play at Kansas State this weekend, Coach Tom Osborne said. . . . Alabama quarterback Jay Barker said his bruised right shoulder is feeling better, but he still is not sure if he will be able to start this weekend against Tennessee. An MRI showed no major damage. Meanwhile, Tennessee officials are warning fans planning to attend the game to be aware of counterfeit tickets. . . . Colorado coach Bill McCartney suspended backup free safety T.J. Cunningham for the fourth-ranked Buffaloes’ game Saturday against No. 22 Oklahoma. McCartney said Cunningham was suspended for breaking a team rule. . . . Offensive tackle DeMario Vaughn and defensive tackle Shawn Swayda, both suffering from sprained right knees, will sit out Arizona State’s game against ninth-ranked Washington on Saturday.