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Bowden calling it quits

44-year career will end in bowl

Associated Press / December 2, 2009

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Bobby Bowden says he hasn’t done as well as he wanted these past few seasons at Florida State, “but I’ve had wonderful years, no regrets . . . nothing lasts forever, does it?’’

Bowden announced yesterday he will end his 44-year coaching career after the Seminoles play in a bowl game, bringing a close to one of the greatest runs in major college football.

Bowden will retire as the second-winningest coach in major college football behind Penn State’s Joe Paterno. The folksy coach has won 388 games at Samford, West Virginia, and Florida State, where he spent the last 34 seasons.

The Seminoles are bowl eligible at 6-6. Bowden won two national titles with Florida State, in 1993 and 1999, and has a 315-97-4 record with the Seminoles.

In other coaching news:

■ Gary Patterson is close to a multiyear contract extension with BCS-bound TCU, the deal coming amid speculation that he could be a candidate to fill the Notre Dame vacancy.

■ South Carolina’s president Harris Pastides and athletic director Eric Hyman said they will recommend a one-year contract extension for Steve Spurrier to the school’s board of trustees, which will keep Spurrier tied to the Gamecocks through 2013.

Gator out after arrest
Top-ranked Florida will be without one of its best pass rushers against No. 2 Alabama in the Southeastern Conference championship game. Defensive end Carlos Dunlap was arrested early yesterday and charged with driving under the influence.

Coach Urban Meyer said that Dunlap won’t play Saturday, adding that there is no timetable for his return. Meyer called Dunlap’s actions “stunning.’’

Dunlap, a 20-year-old junior, was arrested at 3:25 a.m. The defensive MVP of the Bowl Championship Series national title game in January, he has started every game this season for the defending champs. He has seven sacks.

ACC honor for Kuechly
Boston College linebacker Luke Kuechly was named the Atlantic Coast Conference’s defensive rookie of the year. The freshman averaged 11.83 tackles per game, the highest average for a rookie since the NCAA began tracking tackles in 2003.

Men’s basketball
Providence 76, Northeastern 72 - Jamine Peterson scored 18 points and the visiting Friars (5-2) held off a late rally by the Huskies (2-3). Peterson hit a floater with 1 second on the shot clock and just 15.1 seconds left in the game for the final margin.

Purdue 69, Wake Forest 58 - E’Twaun Moore scored 22 points to help the No. 4 Boilermakers (6-0) beat the visiting Demon Deacons in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

North Carolina 89, Michigan St. 82 - Ed Davis scored a career-high 22 points to help the No. 10 Tar Heels win at home against the No. 9 Spartans in a rematch of last season’s national championship game. Larry Drew had 18 points for North Carolina (7-1), which led most of the game before having to hold off a rally by Michigan State (5-2).

Florida 80, Florida A&M 59 -Dan Werner scored 16 points, Alex Tyus added 15, and the No. 13 Gators dropped the Rattlers to improve to 7-0.

Cincinnati 94, Texas Southern 57 - Rashad Bishop scored 14 points and the No. 22 Bearcats rolled at home.

Women’s basketball
Tennessee 93, George Washington 53 - Alyssia Brewer scored a career-high 23 points for the host No. 6 Lady Vols (6-0).

Men’s hockey
Brown 4, Harvard 1 - Conor Morrison scored for the host Crimson (1-7-2), who dropped their third straight game.

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