Florida State’s Powell Shot During Robbery
Eric Powell, a starting defensive end at Florida State, was in stable condition Monday after being shot in the lower back in Orlando.
Powell was shot early Sunday, an apparent victim of a robbery attempt, university officials said. The senior remained in intensive care at the Orlando Regional Medical Center.
Florida State’s scheduled game last Saturday against Georgia Tech was postponed following last week’s terrorist attacks.
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The Southeastern Conference pushed back its championship game at the Georgia Dome to Dec. 8 so schools can make up games postponed after the terrorist attacks.
The three conference games originally scheduled for Sept. 15 will be played Dec. 1. Those games are Tennessee at Florida, Auburn at Louisiana State and Vanderbilt at Mississippi.
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Nevada will host Hawaii Saturday in a Western Athletic Conference game rescheduled from last week.
Nevada originally was scheduled to play at San Jose State on Saturday, but that game now is set for Nov. 10.
The move leaves San Jose State with an unwanted bye week and a second consecutive week without a game.
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