AD says Texas sticking with Brown as coach

Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds went on the offensive Sunday to knock down rumors that football coach Mack Brown (in photo) is retiring or being forced out after a 7-5 season, saying the program and coach are in for the “long haul” together. “Anything you are hearing, absolutely nothing about it is true,” Dodds told the Associated Press by telephone on Sunday from New York, where he and Brown plan to attend Tuesday’s College Football Hall of Fame banquet. Dodds was responding to Internet rumors that the 14-year coach would retire or be forced out after this season. “I can’t even imagine why someone would start something like this,” Dodds said. “It’s just something we want to put to bed. It’s certainly not the truth.” – AP