Montana Coach Has Emergency Surgery

Montana Coach Mick Dennehy is recovering from emergency surgery for a colon infection Monday night and will miss this Saturday’s Big Sky Conference game at Cal State Northridge.

Dennehy, 46, is in his first year as head coach.

Montana, 7-0 this season, is ranked second in NCAA Division I-AA.

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Penn State Coach Joe Paterno said quarterback Wally Richardson, who was benched in last Saturday’s victory over Indiana, will start Saturday against Northwestern, which will get Darnell Autry back at tailback. . . . Georgia Southern suspended 18 players for staying out past curfew last weekend, and all will sit out the Eagles’ homecoming game Saturday against East Tennessee. . . . Two unnamed Oregon State players are being investigated in the alleged sexual assault of a female student and have been suspended from the team pending the results of the investigation. . . . Michael Reeder of Texas Christian, last year’s winner of the Lou Groza Award as the nation’s top collegiate kicker, is among the 20 semifinalists for this year’s award.