Boise State Loses Punter

Boise State University’s football team is looking for a punter after learning that Jeff Miles has failed to meet NCAA academic requirements.

The junior college transfer from Arizona Western did not complete enough classes in his social science/public affairs major during the spring semester.

Miles, a junior from Baytown, Texas, was the Broncos’ only punter. He was an all-conference performer last fall at Arizona Western, finishing with a 42.5-yards-per-punt average.

In a decision devoid of drama, coach Butch Davis selected fifth-year senior Ryan Collins as the Miami Hurricanes’ starting quarterback.

Former Buffalo Bills coach Lou Saban, 73, has decided to help start a football program at Canton Tech in Canton, N.Y. The first practice is Aug. 28, but no schedule has been finalized.

A federal appeals court upheld the University of Tennessee’s 1992 decision to fire assistant football coach Robert Maddox after his arrest on drunken driving charges.