Les Miles decided not to test the SEC’s new get-tough policy regarding coaches criticizing officials.
The LSU coach said Monday he spoke with SEC Commissioner Mike Slive and coordinator of officials Rogers Redding about a near-interception by Patrick Peterson late in the Tigers’ 24-15 loss to Alabama. Officials ruled Peterson caught the ball out of bounds and replay officials did not overturn the call, though video showed the LSU defensive back might have had a foot down in bounds.
LSU asked the league to review the call and Miles said he was satisfied with the response he received.
“I know these officials are trying,” he said during his weekly news conference in Baton Rouge, La. “They are doing everything they can to get it right. The final score is the final score. The officials are working hard to get it right. If I felt differently, I would say so.”
But then he’d have to take out his checkbook. The SEC fined Florida coach Urban Meyer $30,000 last week for saying referees missed a late hit against Georgia on quarterback Tim Tebow, making him the first coach punished under the league’s new policy of skipping public reprimands and going straight to fines or suspension.
OREGON — Running back LeGarrette Blount, who was suspended for the season after punching a Boise State player in the wake of the season opener, has been allowed to rejoin the Ducks.
The university requested Blount’s reinstatement, which was approved by Pacific-10 Conference Commissioner Larry Scott.
MICHIGAN — Athletic director Bill Martin pushed a student and grabbed the wind breaker of another student during two football games, according to a department of public safety report.
UCLA — Qarterback Kevin Prince has been cleared to practice and is expected to play Saturday after showing no complications from a concussion.
LSU — Although the Tigers are out of the running for a SEC title, LSU expects starting quarterback Jordan Jefferson to return this week for a stretch run that still holds the promise of a New Year’s Day bowl bid.
WEST VIRGINIA — Coach Bill Stewart says sore ankles shouldn’t keep running back Noel Devine and quarterback Jarrett Brown from playing at unbeaten Cincinnati.
EAST CAROLINA — Safety Dekota Marshall and tight end Rob Kass suffered season-ending injuries in last week’s loss to Virginia Tech, coach Skip Holtz said.
WISCONSIN — Wide receiver Maurice Moore has been indefinitely suspended by coach Bret Bielema following his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving over the weekend.
CLEMSON — C.J. Spiller was names the ACC’s offensive back of the week after he gained a career-high 312 all-purpose yards against Florida State.
SEC HONORS — The conference named Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett, Alabama cornerback Javier Arenas and Florida punter Chas Henry players of the week.
KENTUCKY-GEORGIA — Georgia’s Nov. 21 home game against Kentucky has been set for a 7:45 p.m. kickoff. The game will be televised by ESPN or ESPN2.
TCU — The fourth-ranked Horned Frogs have their first sellout since 2006 for Saturday’s game against No. 16 Utah.
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