Tulane’s Walker to be moved

Tulane officials say seriously injured football player Devon Walker will be moved to a new facility within the next two days as he continues therapy for his fractured spine.

Walker has been in St. Francis Hospital since he was injured during the Tulane-Tulsa game on Sept. 8.

Tulane spokesman Roger Dunaway says Walker is “alert and actively participating in respiratory and other therapies that are part of his recovery.”

Dunaway says Walker’s family wants the name and location of the facility to which he will be moved to remain confidential.

The family has requested privacy during Walker’s recovery and has asked Tulane not to release details on whether Walker is able to move certain parts of his body, or whether he has paralysis, which is often associated with spinal injuries.

3 CHARGED IN ATTACK ON BALL

Three University of Wisconsin students have been charged in attack on Badgers’ running back Montee Ball.

Wendell Venerable, Robert Wilks and Deonte Wilson appeared in Dane County Circuit Court on Monday where a judge continued their signature bonds. A criminal complaint says Ball was kicked and punched Aug. 1 as he walked in Madison. The complaint says a friend interrupted the attack when she threw herself over Ball on the ground. Prosecutors say witnesses identified the three men by looking at surveillance video from a nearby apartment building. WKOW-TV reports witnesses told investigators they heard the attackers say they planned to target football players in retaliation for a previous fight at a party.

BRIEFLY

Nebraska coach Bo Pelini says he has a “clean bill of health.” Pelini said at his weekly news conference that he had an upset stomach before he was taken to a hospital by ambulance during the Cornhuskers’ game against Arkansas State on Saturday. ... Central Florida has officially filed its appeal of a one-year NCAA postseason ban in football, following sanctions levied against it for major recruiting violations. ... The Southeastern Conference suspended free safety D.J. Swearinger for a game after his hit on a defenseless UAB receiver. ... Tennessee free safety Brian Randolph will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.