College Football OHIO BEATS UAB IN BAHAMAS

BAHAMAS» Dorian NASSAU,

Brown rushed for a careerhigh 152 yards and four touchdowns, Nathan Rourke threw for two scores and Ohio beat UAB 41-6 in the Bahamas Bowl on Friday.

Ohio averaged 38.9 points per game during the season, setting a school record with 467 points scored, and the Bobcats exhibited that prowess in the opening half, using big plays to build a 27-3 halftime lead.

3 Longhorns suspended.

TEXAS» Texas suspended AUSTIN, three players for the Texas Bowl next week against Missouri, the latest challenge in an up-anddown season for first-year coach Tom Herman.

Sophomore receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey, freshman running back Toneil Carter and junior tight end Garrett Gray were benched for Wednesday’s game in Houston for an unspecified violation of team rules.

Louisville CB declares.

Louisville junior cornerback Jaire Alexander told coach Bobby Petrino he will enter the NFL draft and will not play for the Cardinals against Mississippi State in the Dec. 30 TaxSlayer Bowl.

Bedsole dies at age 76.

ANGELES» Hal Bedsole, LOS a consensus All-America receiver on Southern California’s undefeated 1962 national championship team and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, has died. He was 76.

USC said Bedsole died Friday in Arizona after being in declining health in recent years. His birthday was Thursday.

Saban getting votes.

Alabama coach Nick Saban received 264 write-in votes among the 21,000 cast during this month’s special U.S. Senate election in Alabama, according to most recent figures reported by al.com.

LSU coach Ed Orgeron was a write-in candidate, as well.

Familiar face is back.

Tennessee Tech brought back Dewayne Alexander as the 12th head coach in program history.

Alexander played at Tennessee Tech, was an assistant coach and was acting head coach when Watson Brown resigned after the 2015 season.