Northwestern Coach Cleared

The Big Ten said Wednesday that it plans no action against Northwestern assistant Jay Peterson, who elbowed Air Force quarterback Chance Harridge while reaching to hug one of his players.

Harridge responded to the elbow by punching Peterson and was ejected from Air Force’s victory on Saturday. Big Ten officials reviewed a videotape of the run-in and found insufficient evidence that Peterson violated any rules.

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Utah (1-1) will be without quarterback Brett Elliott tonight when it plays host to California (1-2). Elliott broke his non-throwing wrist in Saturday’s loss at Texas A&M.; Sophomore Alex Smith will start in his place.... Texas Christian quarterback Tye Gunn will be sidelined at least three weeks after separating his right shoulder in practice. Running back Ricky Madison will have arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and is expected to miss at least two weeks.

From Times Wire Services