Gophers Make Choice

Glen Mason, who turned around the moribund football program at Kansas, will try to duplicate that feat at Minnesota.

Midwest Sports Channel quoted an unidentified source as saying the school and Mason had reached an agreement. University officials would not comment on that, but confirmed to The Associated Press late that a new coach would be introduced this morning.

Mike Riley, offensive coordinator at Southern California for four years, was officially introduced as the new football coach at Oregon State. … Tom O’Brien, Virginia’s offensive coordinator, was hired as football coach at scandal-plagued Boston College.