Auburn Settles With Interim Coach

The Terry Bowden era at Auburn was officially closed Friday when the university agreed to pay $210,000 to former defensive coordinator Bill “Brother” Oliver, who claimed he was promised Bowden’s job.

Oliver, who acted as interim coach last year when Bowden quit with five games left to play, had sued Auburn, Athletic Director David Housel and influential trustee Bobby Lowder contending they misled him.

Oliver claimed he was promised the permanent head coach position, which went to Tommy Tuberville.

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Nebraska receiver Shevin Wiggins was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting two 14-year-old girls outside a foster home. Wiggins, 24, and another man, Floyd Brown, 22, were accused of fondling the girls late July 25 or early July 26 in a camper in the driveway of the home near Lincoln, Neb., Sheriff Terry Wagner said. Wiggins, a senior who was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA in April, was indefinitely suspended from the team.