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Purdue running back Jaycen Taylor will miss the 2008 season because of a torn knee ligament.

Purdue running back Jaycen Taylor will miss the season with a torn ACL in his right knee, the team announced Tuesday.

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Purdue running back Jaycen Taylor will miss the 2008 season because of a torn knee ligament. Taylor had an MRI on Tuesday to determine the extent of damage to his injured right knee, Purdue spokesman Tom Schott said. He will have surgery and miss the season but will return for his fifth year of eligibility in 2009.

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Louisville backup quarterback Matt Simms has been suspended for four games.

Top-ranked Georgia is working with a new mix of starters on its offensive line after losing left tackle Trinton Sturdivant to a season-ending knee injury. Another returning starter, guard Clint Boling, was suspended by coach Mark Richt for the Aug. 30 opener against Georgia Southern following an alcohol-related arrest in the spring.

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Louisville quarterback Matt Simms was suspended for the team's first four games of the season by coach Steve Kragthorpe on Tuesday for breaking team rules. Simms, a redshirt freshman, was competing with Tyler Wolfe for the backup spot behind starter Hunter Cantwell. Simms is the son of former New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms and the brother of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Chris Simms.

Tennessee tight end Jeff Cottam will have surgery on his back Wednesday and is expected to miss six to eight weeks.

Washington's star sophomore quarterback Jake Locker returned to practice this week after missing 11 days with a hamstring strain that had many fans concerned about his availability for the Huskies opener on Aug. 30 at Oregon.

Tight end Brandon Warren made his first appearance as an official member of Tennessee's football team on Tuesday looking relaxed and sporting a big grin on his face. Earlier in the day, the NCAA informed the Volunteers that Warren, who caught 27 passes for 301 yards as a freshman at Florida State in 2006, would be cleared to play for No.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -Purdue running back Jaycen Taylor will miss the 2008 season because of a torn knee ligament.

Much to his relief, Jake Locker no longer has to be a spectator. Washington's star sophomore quarterback returned to practice this week after missing 11 days with a hamstring strain that had many fans concerned about his availability for the Huskies opener on Aug. 30 at Oregon. "I don't expect to be anything less" than 100 percent, Locker told reporters on Tuesday.

New Mexico coach Rocky Long signed a five-year contract today extending his current contract, which was set to expire Dec. 31, 2009, through June 30, 2013.