Husker Gets Probation

Nebraska running back Lawrence Phillips has been sentenced to one year of probation, 11 weeks after he beat a former girlfriend and was suspended from the team. He will be available to play in the Fiesta Bowl.

Phillips also was ordered by Lancaster County Judge Jack Lindner to attend a domestic violence prevention class and pay $359 in restitution.

He still is barred from contact with Nebraska basketball player Kate McEwen, whom he attacked Sept. 10.

Phillips, accompanied by attorney Hal Anderson, declined to comment after the sentencing and later at the school’s athletic offices.

Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz and Notre Dame officials have reached an open-ended agreement that allows him to continue coaching for as long as he wants, provided the program continues to meet university standards.

“It doesn’t mean I’m going to continue coaching for 30 years or for the rest of my life,” Holtz said. “When I retire from coaching, I will be at Notre Dame.”

No. 6 Notre Dame will be without leading rusher Randy Kinder when it plays No. 8 Florida State in the Orange Bowl.

Kinder is being disciplined by the university and no longer is an active part of the team, said John Heisler, Notre Dame’s director of sports information.

Heisler could not comment on Kinder’s problems except to say they were university-related, and not with the football program.

Arkansas running back Madre Hill, who set a school record with 1,387 yards rushing this year, will miss the Razorbacks’ Dec. 30 bowl game with North Carolina because of knee surgery.

In Eugene, Ore., an autopsy has failed to determine what caused the death of the 17-year-old son of Oregon assistant coach and former Dallas Cowboys defensive back Charlie Waters.

Cody Waters, a senior at Marist High School where he played soccer and football, died in his sleep Sunday night.