Fast Break

College football

Schembechler OK, views game

Former Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler was watching the Wolverines play from an Ann Arbor, Mich., hospital and feeling OK, the school announced during its game against Iowa on Saturday.

The 77-year-old Schembechler felt ill Friday at the taping of a weekly television show, was hospitalized and held for observation in the cardiac unit.

Schembechler had a heart attack on the eve of his first Rose Bowl in 1970, and another one in 1987. He has had two quadruple heart bypass operations.

Schembechler compiled a 194-48-5 record at Michigan from 1969-89.

College football

Challenges mostly fail

If college football coaches were judged on their success rate for getting officials’ calls overturned, many might be looking for another line of work.

Coaches have largely been striking out in their attempts to get calls changed via instant-replay coaches’ challenges during the opening seven weeks of the 2006 season – the first year the challenge has been used.

A survey of the six major conferences reveals that going into this weekend’s action, 71 calls had been challenged with only 12 overturned, about one in six. Coaches from the Pac-10 have had the best degree of success, but have used it just four times, with two changed. Big 12 coaches are 0 for 18. Others: Big East, 2 for 13; ACC, 3 for 13; Southeastern, 2 for 14; Big Ten, 3 for 9.

The coach’s challenge in college is different from the NFL. All college plays are reviewed by replay officials in the press box. They can overturn a call made on the field if they see compelling evidence to do so. Also, a college coach can use a challenge once a game.

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Today’s question

WSU 34, Oregon 23

What aspect of the game propelled the Cougars to their upset of 16th-ranked Oregon Saturday?

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