College football: Western Kentucky beats Louisiana Tech, 41-38

Brandon Doughty threw for 441 yards, redshirt freshman D’Andre Ferby relieved an injured Leon Allen to add a short touchdown among several key runs to help Western Kentucky survive Louisiana Tech, 41-38, for an important — yet costly — Conference USA victory Thursday night in Bowling Green, Ky.

The Hilltoppers lost Allen, who rushed for 1,542 yards last season, to an apparent left leg injury early in the third quarter when he was tackled on an incomplete pass play. The senior was taken to a hospital for observation but no further information was immediately available.

After a brief lull, the Hilltoppers (2-0, 1-0) regrouped behind Doughty and Ferby, who rushed four times for 13 yards on a drive ending with a one-yard touchdown run and two-point conversion catch for a 38-24 lead with 54 seconds left in the third quarter. The Bulldogs scored twice (1-1, 0-1) late in the fourth quarter.

Gators switch QBs

Florida is flipping its quarterback rotation for the second game of the season.

The Gators announced Thursday that redshirt freshman Will Grier will make his first career starter against East Carolina.

Sophomore Treon Harris started the season opener, played three series and then turned things over to Grier, who directed six drives before Harris went back in. Each quarterback led the Gators to four touchdowns and a field goal in the 61-13 victory against New Mexico State.

Grier completed 16 of 18 passes for 166 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for 43 yards and a score. Harris, who started the final six games last season, was 14-for-19 passing for 215 yards and two touchdowns. New Florida Coach Jim McElwain has a history of playing two quarterbacks early and then settling on a starter.

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Michigan dismissed offensive lineman Logan Tuley-Tillman from the team for what Coach Jim Harbaugh called “conduct unacceptable for a Michigan student-athlete.” ... Iowa will honor former star safety Tyler Sash by switching out one of its “Tigerhawk” decals for Sash’s No. 9 for Saturday’s game at Iowa State. Sash, 27, was found dead Tuesday in his Oskaloosa, Iowa, home, about 3 1/2 years after he won a Super Bowl during his rookie season with the New York Giants. ... Pittsburgh and West Virginia agreed to renew one of the oldest rivalries in college football, signing a four-game series beginning in 2022. The former Big East schools met 104 times between 1895 and 2011 before Pitt’s move to the Atlantic Coast Conference and West Virginia’s switch to the Big 12. ... Tennessee defensive lineman Andrew Butcher agreed to pay court costs and perform community service in exchange for having misdemeanor charges of public intoxication and underage consumption against him dismissed.

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