Surgery a Possibility for Newcombe

Nebraska quarterback Bobby Newcombe said he has been advised surgery may be required to repair his injured left knee.

Newcombe said he would miss three to five weeks if he undergoes arthroscopic testing on a knee injury, suffered in the Aug. 29 season opener.

If reconstructive surgery is needed, Newcombe said he would miss six to nine months.

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Terry Bowden wasn’t told to resign and wasn’t forced out as Auburn’s coach, university trustee Bobby Lowder said.

Lowder, the man many people feel was responsible for Bowden’s sudden departure last Friday, said he is surprised at the suggestion.

“I did not ask Coach Bowden to resign, I did not tell him to resign and I did not advise him to resign,” Lowder said.

Lowder’s daughter, Catherine, was an administrative assistant under Bowden at Samford and went with the coach to Auburn.

On Tuesday, Bowden and his wife issued a statement to dispel widespread rumors that claimed the coach had been fired by Lowder for having an affair with his daughter.