Fan Hit by Player Could Face Charges

Matthew Scott, a Missouri fan who was knocked to the ground by Nebraska cornerback Kellen Huston, could face a first-degree trespassing charge, University of Missouri Police Chief Jack Watring said Wednesday.

Fans were warned before the conclusion of the game to stay off the field and Watring said if Scott were to press assault charges against Huston he could be charged himself.

“That is part of the investigation,” said Watring, who added that his investigation would take about a week.

Scott, in an interview with Kansas City, Mo., television station KMBC, said, “Regardless of what I did -- if I said something -- I didn’t deserve to get hit.”

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West Virginia fans have been asked to refrain from booing Virginia Tech -- the Mountaineers’ home opponent on Wednesday -- by University Public Safety Chief Bob Roberts.

The request follows a disturbance on Oct. 2, after West Virginia lost to Miami. Students set numerous fires in the campus streets, using couches, chairs, mattresses and garbage as fuel.

After a 1996 loss to Miami, a Hurricane assistant was hit in the head by a trash can thrown from the stands. The perpetrator was never caught and the coach settled a lawsuit against West Virginia and the Big East for $50,000.

In 1998, fans threw golf balls and a liquor bottle onto the field during a game against Maryland, and some fans were pepper-sprayed by police after a game against Syracuse.

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Washington State could be without leading rusher Jonathan Smith (ankle sprain) and backup Jermaine Green (separated ribs) for Saturday’s game at Stanford.... Mississippi running back Jamal Pittman has a ligament tear in his left knee and is lost for the season.... Three games are scheduled for tonight: Clemson at North Carolina State; Air Force at Colorado State and New Mexico State at Louisiana Lafayette.