COLLEGE FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : ACROSS THE NATION : Phillips to Start in Fiesta Bowl
Lawrence Phillips, the troubled running back who has not started for No. 1 Nebraska in more than three months, will start against No. 2 Florida in the Fiesta Bowl next Tuesday, Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne said.
Phillips climbed into a Lincoln apartment and beat his former girlfriend on Sept 10. He was suspended for six games.
Phillips (547 yards rushing, 7.7 average and nine touchdowns) replaces freshman Ahman Green (1,086 yards, 7.7 average and 13 touchdowns).
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Two members of Iowa Coach Hayden Fry’s staff knew of Marcus “Tex” Montgomery’s altercation with his former girlfriend but didn’t think it was a big deal, Fry said Tuesday. “They had knowledge of it. They had no reason to be excited about it,” Fry said.
Montgomery, 25, a reserve linebacker, was suspended from the team last week. He was arrested by university security officers on Dec. 4 after allegedly punching the woman, dragging her down a flight of stairs and kicking her. The Johnson County Attorney’s office decided to drop the assault charge.
Montgomery won’t join the team in El Paso for Friday’s Sun Bowl game against Washington.
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