COLUMBUS, Ohio — A day after Ohio State star Chris “Beanie” Wells fell back in a heap with an injured right foot, the second-ranked Buckeyes could do nothing but wait and hope that their Heisman Trophy contender would be quick to recover.
Wells went down early in the third quarter of a 43-0 victory Saturday against Youngstown State. Ohio State spokeswoman Shelly Poe sent an e-mail to reporters Sunday, restating that Wells had no broken bones.
“It’s not likely that there will be any update until probably (today) after some initial treatments and therapy,” she said.
Should Wells be laid up for a while, his replacements would be Brandon Saine, Dan Herron and Maurice Wells. Together, they’ve never gained 1,609 yards, as Wells did a year ago.
Texas DT suspended after arrest
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas defensive tackle La- marr Houston was suspended for Saturday’s game at Texas-El Paso after his arrest on a misdemeanor drunken driving charge a few hours after the Longhorns beat Florida Atlantic 52-10 last Saturday.
“We’ve talked with Lamarr and his family and decided that he will not be making the trip to El Paso to play in this week’s game,” coach Mack Brown said. “He asked to apologize to the team and did so at our team meeting earlier today. The issue will be handled within the team and any further action will be addressed at the appropriate time.”
Kentucky 27, Louisville 2
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Ashton Cobb returned a Louisville fumble 28 yards for a touchdown and Myron Pryor returned another fumble 72 yards for a score as the Wildcats embarrassed the Cardinals in the Governor’s Cup.
Footnotes.
Georgia senior defensive tackle Jeff Owens will miss the rest of the season because of a right knee injury suffered in Saturday’s 45-21 victory over Georgia Southern.
• Florida expects to have receiver Percy Harvin (heel), linebacker Brandon Spikes (foot) and guard Jim Tartt (shoulder) back for Saturday’s game against rival Miami.
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