Player’s death still unexplained

An autopsy did not reveal the cause of death of Aaron Richardson, a Bowling Green football player who died after becoming ill at practice.

Coroner Douglas Hess said his office is awaiting additional test results. He added there was no evidence of a heart attack.

“Everything was normal,” Hess said.

Richardson, 18, ran half-speed sprints for 10 minutes Wednesday and complained of calf cramps. He left the field with an assistant coach and went to the locker room. He later became unresponsive and was pronounced dead at Wood County Hospital in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Richardson passed a physical Aug. 23. The university requires new athletes to complete a health history questionnaire and health insurance form before scheduling the physical.

Bowling Green did not play Saturday.

Now 75 members of 300 Club

Maurice Drew became the 75th player in NCAA Division I-A history and the second this season with a 300-yard rushing game, racking up 322 yards on the ground in UCLA’s 37-31 win over Washington. By halftime, he had 235 yards. Drew scored five touchdowns, also a school record. West Virginia’s Kay-Jay Harris gained 337 yards rushing in a 56-23 win over East Carolina two weeks ago.

Here and there

Mike Nugent tied a school record with five field goals in No. 9 Ohio State’s 22-14 victory over North Carolina State. Bob Atha also kicked five field goals for the Buckeyes in 1981 against Indiana. … No. 3 Georgia held Marshall to 160 yards and seven first downs in the Bulldogs’ 13-3 victory. More than one-third of the Thundering Herd’s total yards came on their first play from scrimmage — a 57-yard pass that set up a 33-yard field goal. … Penn extended the nation’s longest Division I-AA winning streak to 17 games with a 61-18 win over San Diego. Penn, the two-time defending Ivy League champion, scored its most points since 1946. … Florida State sacked UAB quarterback Darrell Hackney eight times in the No. 8 Seminoles’ 34-7 victory. In addition to getting to Hackney for 54 yards in losses, Florida State limited UAB to 144 total yards and minus-24 yards rushing. … Akron finished its 51-0 loss to No. 12 Virginia with 84 yards in 58 plays and six first downs.

Streaking

Navy, which defeated Tulsa 29-0, has won its first three games for the first time since 1979. It was Navy’s first shutout since a 7-0 win over Lafayette in 1994. … No. 15 Utah has won seven consecutive games against Utah State after a 48-6 victory.

Snapped

No. 5 LSU had its 10-game winning streak snapped with a 10-9 loss at No. 14 Auburn. … Temple snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 38-7 victory over Florida A&M. It was the first home win for Temple at Lincoln Financial Field, where the Owls went winless last season after the stadium opened. The Owls won at home for the first time since beating Syracuse at Veterans Stadium on Oct. 12, 2002.