COLLEGES: Sam Houston's Hall makes All-Southland Conference first team
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Southland Conference
Senior offensive lineman Brandon Hall was one of four Sam Houston State University players to make the All-Southland Conference first team, which was announced on Tuesday.
Hall was joined by senior tight end Blake Martin, sophomore defensive end Chris Brown and senior defensive back Byran Richmond of Humble.
Sophomore running back Chris Poullard, sophomore kicker Taylor Wilkins of La Marque and junior linebacker Nolan Bucek of Cy Creek were named to the second team.
Quarterback Rhett Bomar, offensive linemen Brennan Williams, Ryan Dretke and Hunter Schmidt, defensive linemen David Branch, Jerod Brown and Eric Mikolajchak, defensive back Carlton Cobey and punter Michael Capparelli were honorable mention.
Texas State freshman running back Karrington Bush, who rushed for 1,039 yards, was chosen as the conference's newcomer of the year
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Michigan
LSU coach Les Miles seems to have everything college football's winningest program is looking for, including ties to the school and the late-great coach Bo Schembechler.
But being a "Michigan man," is not a requirement to get the job of succeeding Lloyd Carr.
"Well, you remember a guy named Schembechler? He wasn't a Michigan man," Carr said. "Fritz Crisler wasn't a Michigan man. Fielding Yost wasn't a Michigan man."
That's why the field of candidates could include Oklahoma's Bob Stoops and Iowa's Kirk Ferentz.
"Some guy throws out a pool of names, so now I'm out there," Stoops told reporters Tuesday. "I'm not a candidate for any job, not this one or any of the next ones that are coming in the next few weeks."
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Oklahoma
Coach Bob Stoops says it's still unclear whether quarterback Sam Bradford or Big 12 sacks leader Auston English (right leg) will be able to play against Oklahoma State on Saturday.
Stoops said Bradford went through about three-quarters of practice Tuesday night, and he expected team doctors to know within the next couple of days whether the quarterback would be able to play in the game at Norman, Okla..
Stoops said he wouldn't hide the decision and would announce it "if I know one way or the other."
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