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INDIANAPOLIS - Nine people were appointed Monday to an NCAA task force that will consider rules changes to help prevent recruiting scandals.
The group, which includes Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley, will look into legislating official recruiting visits after recent high-profile scandals.
At Colorado, critics and women who said they were sexually assaulted said sex and alcohol were used to lure top football recruits. Coach Gary Barnett, who has denied the accusations and defended his program, was placed on administrative leave while an independent commission investigates.
At Miami, Willie Williams, the Hurricanes' top football recruit, was charged with a felony and two misdemeanors after a recruiting visit to Florida. Miami officials said they did not know about the crimes in Gainesville - or about Williams' 10 previous arrests - until after he signed a national letter of intent Feb.4. The school has suspended the processing of Williams' admissions application.
The panel is scheduled to finish its report by April 20.
RICHMOND: Fordham's Dave Clawson was hired as coach of the I-AA school, replacing Jim Reid, who left to become defensive line coach at Syracuse. Clawson was 29-29 in five seasons at Fordham, including the 2002 Patriot League title.
SOUTHERN MISS: Derrick Nix, whose playing career ended in college because of a kidney disease, was named tight ends coach. Nix was a graduate assistant last year, working with the team's linebackers. His career was cut short in 2002 by a rare kidney disease and he received a kidney from his brother last year.
WISCONSIN: Running back Dwayne Smith was suspended from the team after being jailed on suspicion of sexual assault. Smith, the Badgers' leading rusher as a sophomore last season, was arrested with a 23-year-old man after the woman said she was assaulted after a party Saturday night. She met one of the men at a party downtown and was later assaulted at a different location, according to Madison police Capt. Luis Yudice.
BASEBALL: Florida junior C.J. Smith was named the SEC player of the week after batting .500 (9-of-18) with five extra-base hits as Florida went 3-1. ... Hillsborough Community College scored six in the sixth inning and added another run in the seventh to tie host Central Florida CC at 7.
GOLF: Senior Camilo Villegas' 67 helped Florida move to second after the second round of the Puerto Rico Classic in San Juan. Florida trailed Oklahoma (13-under 563) by three. Villegas was tied for ninth at 3-under 141, four behind leader Matt Hendrix of Clemson.
SOFTBALL: Florida State senior Jessica van der Linden, who pitched two no-hitters and hit .444 in five games, was named the ACC player of the week. It is her second straight ACC honor and she is the third straight FSU winner.
TRACK AND FIELD: Georgia Tech freshman Ashlee Kidd of St. Petersburg won the 400 meters at the ACC Indoor Championships at Clemson.