C. Michigan wins in double overtime

ASSOCIATED PRESS

MOBILE, Ala. — Dan LeFevour put on one last show, Andrew Aguila kicked five field goals, including the 37-yard game-winner in double overtime, and No. 25 Central Michigan beat Troy 44-41 in the GMAC Bowl on Wednesday night.

LeFevour had a touchdown pass to put the sluggish Chippewas (12-2) ahead with 1:17 left and scored from 13 yards out in the first overtime on the day he moved into second place in the Football Bowl Subdivision’s career total yards list.

Vince Agnew blocked Michael Taylor’s 31-yard field-goal attempt to start the second overtime and Central Michigan played it conservative before Aguila set a GMAC record with his fifth field goal.

The Trojans (9-4) led much of the game behind DuJuan Harris’ three touchdowns. But after taking a 31-19 lead midway through the fourth quarter, they gave up a 95-yard kickoff return to Antonio Brown, then allowed LeFevour to complete 8 of 11 passes for 90 yards before finding Bryan Anderson for a 4-yard score.

Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota running back Kevin Whaley will transfer after being suspended from the program, following his arrest in Arizona for an alleged attack on nightclub security guards.

Coach Tim Brewster announced Wednesday that Whaley requested a release from his scholarship and will be permitted to transfer. According to a news release issued by the school, Whaley was suspended for violating team rules and policies following the team’s loss in the Insight Bowl in Tempe, Ariz., on New Year’s Eve.

According to police in nearby Scottsdale, Whaley was arrested for assault and disorderly conduct about 1:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Scottsdale police said Whaley was disturbing women inside the Afterlife nightclub and escorted out, then punched one security guard in the chest and another in the face. Neither of the guards was seriously injured, according to the police report.

Scottsdale police identified Whaley as a member of the Gophers, who lost to Iowa State 14-13 in the Insight Bowl to finish their season 7-6.

Whaley was the team’s second-leading rusher as a redshirt freshman, totaling 367 yards and two touchdowns. Sharing time in the backfield with Duane Bennett and DeLeon Eskridge, Whaley was the most productive of the three with an average of 4.2 yards per carry for a team that struggled badly to run the ball.