Football coach ends up in hospital due to seizures

Southern Illinois football coach Jerry Kill was hospitalized Sunday after having a seizure shortly after taping a weekly television show, according to the university.

Tests performed on Kill, 45, at Carbondale Memorial Hospital came back normal, the university reported in a press release, citing his wife, Rebecca. She said her husband was resting comfortably Sunday afternoon and hoped to return to work soon.

The coaching staff will continue to prepare for Southern Illinois’ next game at Missouri State on Saturday, Salukis defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys said.

On Saturday, Western Kentucky (3-4, 3-1 Gateway Conference) beat Southern Illinois (5-2, 2-2) 27-24 in Carbondale.

The sixth-year head coach had a seizure a year ago during a game against Illinois State and returned to the sidelines a week later. Kill was later diagnosed with kidney cancer.

The sports information director at SIU told the school’s student newspaper, the Daily Egyptian, that doctors have not established a link between the cancer and the seizures.

CINCINNATI 23, S. FLORIDA 6

At Cincinnati, Kevin McCullough returned a fumble 39 yards for a touchdown, and Greg Moore and Butler Benton had touchdown runs in the fourth quarter to lead Cincinnati Sunday night.

Neither offense reached the end zone until the fourth, when Moore’s 1-yard run and Benton’s 27-yard score helped the Bearcats (4-4, 1-2 Big East) take a 23-0 lead.

The Bulls (5-3, 1-2) avoided a shutout on backup quarterback Pat Julmiste’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Amp Hill with 50 seconds remaining.

Michigan jumps USC for second in BCS standings. Michigan slipped in front of Southern California into second-place in the Bowl Championship Standings, but there is no reason for the Trojans to worry.

USC is still a solid No. 3 behind first-place Ohio State and Michigan. And with the Buckeyes and Wolverines slated to meet on Nov. 18 in Columbus, Ohio, the Trojans remained in good shape to secure a spot in the BCS championship game with an undefeated regular season.

The BCS title game will played Jan. 8 in Glendale, Ariz.

Pirates look like a different team with Allison back. With Aundrae Allison back in the lineup, East Carolina looked like a different team against SMU. Coach Skip Holtz is hoping that will help the Pirates get through a tough stretch to close the regular season.

Allison had a career-best 13 catches for 138 yards and a touchdown in the Pirates’ 38-21 victory against SMU, giving the senior wideout a successful return from the ankle injury that sidelined him for the past two games.