Swogger Out for Year

Washington State quarterback Josh Swogger broke a bone in his right foot, ending his sophomore season.

The injury will require surgery, a Washington State athletic department official said Monday.

Washington State’s medical personnel said they believe the injury may have started as a stress fracture and developed into a full fracture within the last week.

Swogger had been playing with a partially torn ligament in his right knee and a sore ankle.

Swogger’s backup is redshirt freshman Alex Brink, who has played in two games this season.

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Defensive back Brandon Johnson, who had two interceptions in Tennessee’s 21-17 victory at Mississippi, was suspended indefinitely for violation of team rules.

Coach Phillip Fulmer dismissed junior defensive back Chris Heath, who had been on a medical scholarship this season. Fulmer did not say what the violations were.

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Redshirt freshman Kevin O’Connell will replace Matt Dlugolecki as San Diego State’s starting quarterback Saturday at New Mexico.

Coach Tom Craft made the move in part because Dlugolecki, a junior, injured an ankle in a loss to Colorado State on Saturday.

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One of three Rutgers players injured Saturday night near the school in a multi-vehicle accident caused by a man accused of drunk driving remained in critical condition in a hospital at New Brunswick, N.J.

Safety Dondre L. Asberry, 20, suffered a spine fracture and head injuries in the accident.

Cornerbacks Leslie “Manny” Collins and Eddie Grimes, both 20, suffered head and facial injuries. They were treated and released.