OXON HILL, Md. — Hours before NCAA delegates were stunned by the news that Myles Brand has cancer, the organization moved ahead Saturday with the type of academics-first plan that has been his legacy as president.
The NCAA said it plans to create an Academic Progress Report for coaches, one that could be posted on the Internet by the summer of 2010.
The move was overshadowed by Brand’s written statement saying he was being treated for pancreatic cancer and that the long-term prognosis is “not good.”
Brand, the NCAA’s president since 2003, will remain in charge as he undergoes chemotherapy. He did not attend the convention, but much of the work done during the week bore his stamp, including the APR for coaches.
Lucky leads East all-stars to win
HOUSTON — Nebraska’s Marlon Lucky rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown and the East defense stopped the West three times inside the 10-yard line to secure a 24-19 win in the East-West Shrine Game.
Gartrell Johnson, Colorado State’s leading rusher the past three seasons, led the West with 63 yards on 10 carries.
Texas coach suspended.
University of Texas baseball coach Augie Garrido was suspended indefinitely with pay after his early morning arrest on a drunken driving charge.
Police stopped the winningest coach in major-college baseball near downtown Austin just before 1 a.m. Saturday after an officer became suspicious of his driving, Austin police detective James Mason said. Garrido was arrested after he failed a field sobriety test and was booked into the Travis County Jail, Mason said.
• New Tennessee football coach Lane Kiffin filled out his coaching staff, hiring former St. Louis Rams offensive line coach Jim Chaney as his offensive coordinator.
