BYU’s Staley Is Out With Broken Leg

Brigham Young running back Luke Staley, who leads the nation with 28 touchdowns, broke his left fibula in Saturday’s game against Mississippi State and will be out three to six weeks, team orthopedic surgeon Kurt Kimball said Sunday.

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Tennessee (10-1) soared to No. 2 in the Associated Press media poll and Miami (11-0) was No. 1 again.

This time the Hurricanes were a unanimous choice after completing the regular season with a 26-24 victory over Virginia Tech.

In the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll, the top five were Miami, Tennessee, Oregon, Nebraska and Colorado.

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North Carolina State (7-4) will face Pittsburgh (6-5) in the Tangerine Bowl on Dec. 20 at Orlando, Fla.; Iowa (6-5) will play a Big 12 team in the Alamo Bowl at San Antonio on Dec. 29 and Michigan State (6-5) will play Fresno State (11-2) in the Silicon Valley Bowl on Dec. 31 at San Jose.

The mother of Indiana running back Levron Williams was found shot to death Saturday night in her apartment complex, police said in Evansville, Ind.

Brenda Douglas, 37, had watched Williams play his final collegiate game earlier.