San Diego State Wins, 35-13

Larry Ned scored two touchdowns and Jonas Lewis added another at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium and each rushed for 118 yards Friday night as San Diego State beat Hawaii, 35-13, the Rainbows’ 11th consecutive loss.

Lewis had 11 carries and Ned had 16 as they became the first two San Diego State runners to rush for 100 yards or more in one game since Oct. 12, 1991, when Marshall Faulk had 153 and T.C. Wright added 108 against New Mexico.

The Aztecs (2-3, 2-0 Western Athletic Conference) handed Hawaii (0-5, 0-3) its 13th consecutive road loss, a streak that dates to 1995.

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Michigan safety Marcus Ray will sit out two more games of his senior season after the NCAA found a sports agent had given him free food, access to a stadium skybox and help with hotel rooms.

The school said Friday that Ray and his mother received tickets to a July jazz festival in Cincinnati from agent James Gould, including access to a skybox and food at Cinergy Field.

The investigation also found that Gould had helped Ray’s friends with arrangements for hotel room payments. The total value of the tickets and rooms was $477.23. Ray will donate that amount to charity as part of his punishment.

“This experience has humbled me,” Ray said at a news conference with Coach Lloyd Carr and Athletic Director Tom Goss. “I have never had any intention to accept gifts or funds from any sports agent or representative.

“I love Michigan, and I never intended to embarrass this program.”

The NCAA ruled that Ray, one of the teams three captains, should be suspended for a total of five games. He has missed three games since the investigation began, and will be eligible to play in the Wolverines’ Oct. 31 game at Minnesota.

School officials had asked the NCAA to reinstate Ray immediately.

“For a senior in his fifth year, with hopes of being in the NFL, hopes of graduating in December, and hopes of extending his profession, it’s a pretty costly blow,” Goss said.

Gould said Ray was the guest of a bank at the skybox, which had provided the tickets and food and vouched for Ray with stadium security. According to the report, Ray picked up the tickets at Gould’s office.

Gould also said he had helped with the hotel rooms only after being assured that Ray and his mother did not stay there.

“I’ve got 25 years in this business and an impeccable reputation,” he said. “There was no direct benefit given to the kid.”

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J.R. Redmond says he will pass up early entry into the NFL and return to Arizona State for his senior season.

“I’m not going anywhere,” Redmond told the Arizona Republic on Thursday. “I’ll be here. I’m just now starting to get a handle on football as far as learning the game. And I’m starting to get a handle on my schoolwork too. I need another year to get better at both.”

Mentioned as a Heisman Trophy contender before the season began, Redmond got off to a slow start, rushing for just 136 yards and one touchdown in his first two games. But he has 419 yards and five scores in his last three.

Last Saturday at USC, Redmond had the best game of his career, setting a school record with 350 all-purpose yards, 214 rushing.

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Arizona defensive back Leland Gayles is back on his feet, and back on campus, less than a week after his frightening neck injury at Husky Stadium.

Gayles walked slowly out to Arizona’s practice Thursday, his neck in a brace.

Gayles spent two nights at the University of Washington Medical Center after he was injured in a collision with teammate Marcus Bell during Arizona’s 31-28 victory over Washington.

He was released from the hospital on Monday after he regained feeling on the left side of his body. He stayed at his parents’ home near Seattle before returning to Tucson on Wednesday.

Gayles, a junior, said he has no memory of the collision.

“I have looked at the tape,” he told the Arizona Daily Star. “I was blessed, because he got me good. He got me good.”

Gayles said he hopes to be able to return to play in a bowl game this season. He probably will have to wear the neck brace for at least another month.