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Carr steps down from playoff committee

Former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr is leaving the College Football Playoff selection committee for health reasons.

Playoff executive director Bill Hancock announced Friday that Carr would be stepping down and not replaced. The committee will operate with 12 members this season as it did each of the last two when members resigned because of health problems and the difficulty of weekly travel for six weeks during the fall.

Carr was preparing to begin his first season on the committee that selects the four teams to compete in the College Football Playoff. The 71-year-old says in a statement he regrets not being able to participate. He didn’t give details about his health.

The first College Football Playoff rankings will be released Nov. 1.

Baylor to discipline WR for beating dog

waco, texas

Baylor is promising disciplinary action against sophomore receiver Ish Zamora after a video surfaced of him beating his dog with a belt this summer.

Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton says Zamora was cited for molesting an animal July 5 after the beating during house-training. The misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of up to $500.

Acting coach Jim Grobe told the Waco Tribune-Herald that Zamora is “going to be disciplined by a bunch of people.” He promised sanctions from the university and says “we’ll do some things” in the athletic department.

Grobe said Zamora, who is expected to be among Baylor’s top receivers this season, could lose some playing time.

Grobe was hired to replace Art Briles, who lost his job over allegations that the program mishandled complaints of sexual assault by its players.

Oklahoma back to miss entire season

norman, okla.

Oklahoma redshirt freshman running back Rodney Anderson will miss the season after injuring his neck Thursday in an intrasquad scrimmage.

Coach Bob Stoops announced the news Friday.

“I hate it for Rodney,” Stoops said in a statement. “It didn’t appear to be much of an injury at the time and there’s no paralysis or anything like that. But we found out this afternoon that he will be out for the year. Rodney is a strong guy and will rebound from this just like he came back after missing most of last season. He was practicing exceptionally well and had positioned himself to have a role in this year’s offense.”

Anderson, from Katy, Texas, sustained a season-ending leg injury at Tennessee last year in the second game. He rushed one time on the season, picking up 5 yards in the opener against Akron.

At Katy High School, he ran for 5,493 yards in his career, averging 9.1 a carry.

Associated Press