COLLEGE FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NATION : Kansas, BYU Set for Aloha Bowl
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Kansas will play Brigham Young in the Aloha Bowl on Christmas Day.
Bowl officials made the announcement after Nebraska beat Oklahoma, 33-9, Friday. Oklahoma needed a victory to get the Big Eight Conference berth in the bowl game.
Kansas (7-4) finished its regular season last Saturday with a 22-17 loss to Missouri. BYU (8-4), co-champion of the Western Athletic Conference, defeated Utah, 31-22, last week.
It will be Kansas’ first bowl appearance since 1981.
“They’ve worked hard to come back from not being very good a few years ago and improved steadily together,” said Kansas Athletic Director Bob Frederick. “This is wonderful for them and for the coaches as well.”
Pittsburgh assistant coach Sal Sunseri became interim head coach. Sunseri, also the school’s inside linebackers coach, will serve until a successor is appointed for Paul Hackett, who resigned under pressure on Wednesday. . . . Auburn appointed a committee to find a successor for Pat Dye, who resigned as coach amid allegations of NCAA rules violations. The committee hopes to complete the process by Christmas. . . . Arkansas Athletic Director Frank Broyles said he expects the university to hire a coach by Monday, but was evasive about who would get the job. Joe Kines, who became interim coach one game into the season, is reportedly among those being considered.
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