Louis, MO (Sports Network) - St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson will not play Sunday against the Chicago Bears because of a strained right thigh muscle.

Jackson was hurt during the October 19 game against Dallas, despite rushing for 160 yards and three touchdowns, and has now missed four of the Rams' last five games.

That quartet, which joins 12 other players already on the list, will be among the 16 players who will be on the official ballot distributed to voters next week. The three finalists for the Payton Award will be announced on Dec. 1.

The winner of the 22nd Walter Payton Award, symbolic of the top player in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), will be announced at the annual Sports Network Awards banquet on Dec. 18 in Chattanooga, TN at the Marriott Hotel. The Eddie Robinson Award, which goes to the top coach in FCS, and the Buck Buchanan Award, which is given to the top FCS defensive player, will also be awarded the night before the NCAA Division I football

The pair will join 14 other players on the ballot for the 2008 Buchanan Award. Voting for the Buchanan Award will be conducted next week.

The winner of the 14th Buck Buchanan Award, symbolic of the top defensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), will be announced at the annual Sports Network Awards banquet on Dec. 18 in Chattanooga, TN at the Marriott Hotel. The Walter Payton Award, which goes to the top player in FCS, and the Eddie Robinson Award, which is bestowed upon the top coach, will also be awarded on the eve of the NCAA Division I football championship game.

The Cowboys announced on Thursday that Jones, who had been explosive out of the backfield and in the return game early in the season, developed the injury while rehabbing his injured left hamstring. The Arkansas product has been out since Dallas' 24-20 loss to Arizona in Week 6 with the hamstring injury.

Jones made an immediate impact on the Cowboys offense this season, rushing 30 times for 266 yards -- an average of 8.9 yards per carry -- with three touchdowns. Jones averaged 27.1 yards per kick return, and took one back 98 yards for a touchdown in Dallas' 41-37 win over the Eagles in Week 2.

The Miami Herald reported Thursday that the Dolphins and Camarillo have agreed to a three-year extension worth $6 million.

Camarillo has 49 catches for 538 yards -- both tops among Miami receivers -- and one touchdown this season.

Jackson injured his right hamstring in practice on Wednesday. The 29-year-old has 11 catches for 84 yards and one touchdown for the Broncos this season. Both the catches and yardage were career highs for Jackson, who has played sparingly during his six years in the league, all in Denver.

Mustard, 31, has 12 career catches for 123 yards in his five-year career. He was released by the Broncos earlier this season. The North Dakota product is in his third campaign with Denver after two seasons with the Cleveland Browns.

Quinn, who has started the last two games for the Browns, has a small fracture in the tip of the finger on his throwing hand, suffered when he hit another player's helmet in Monday's 29-27 win over the Buffalo Bills.

The second-year quarterback was examined by a hand specialist, who cleared him to play. Quinn will wear a splint on the finger when he's not practicing or playing.

Pittsburgh opens Week 12 with a one-game advantage on its only meaningful competition, the 6-4 Baltimore Ravens, in the AFC North.

The Steelers moved a game up on Baltimore on Sunday, outlasting the Chargers, 11-10, in a thriller won on a 32-yard Jeff Reed field goal with 11 seconds to play. In a game played partially in snowy conditions, Pittsburgh managed to beat the Bolts despite not being credited with a touchdown on the day.

After a season of relative calm for the mercurial wideout following a turbulent offseason, Johnson will sit out Thursday night's game in Pittsburgh for the unspecified violation.

The Bengals made the announcement in a statement from the team's hotel, and said there would be no other announcement until after the game.

Davis notched just 175 passing yards on 12-of-22 efficiency in cold, windy conditions that saw the occasional snowfall, but it was enough for Ball State (11-0, 7-0 MAC) to improve the best start in program history while moving a step closer to a MAC title.

Both of Louis Johnson's catches went for touchdowns, while Briggs Orsbon and Daniel Ifft brought down the other scores for the Cardinals, who play Western Michigan in their regular-season finale next Tuesday.

According to the Arizona Republic, James, through his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, asked the organization for his release two weeks ago, and the Cardinals have refused.

James, the fourth overall pick in the 1999 NFL draft, was benched on November 2 at St. Louis in favor of rookie Tim Hightower and has carried the ball just three times for five yards during Arizona's three-game winning streak.

Adam Jones was suspended indefinitely without pay by the league for an alcohol-related altercation with a personal security guard at a Dallas hotel. He was suspended at least four games for violating his reinstatement arrangement, which expected the 25-year-old to refrain from any behavior that put him, his team or the league in a negative light.

Before the season, Goodell reinstated Jones, formerly known by his nickname "Pacman," after being suspended for the entire 2007 season for off-the-field conduct.

College basketball has its conference tournaments to determine bids and seeding in the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament. In FCS this season, we have a final weekend that will offer similar suspense.

Instead of March Madness, welcome to the November Nail Biters.

Campbell, a 10-year veteran out of Michigan, caught 12 passes for 121 yards and two scores in nine contests before suffering an injury to his left knee in Sunday's victory at Kansas City.

Stecker has played through a lingering hamstring injury for most of the season, logging just 43 yards on eight carries in six games. The nine-year veteran is one of the club's five season-long captains.

Coach Brad Childress said on Wednesday that, while Allen will be fined $25,000, the player will not be punished further. Allen was summoned to the league office Tuesday to talk about his play.

Allen was fined $50,000 for two late hits earlier this month on Houston quarterback Matt Schaub, one that injured his knee. The following week against Green Bay, Allen was called for roughing the passer on a helmet-to-helmet hit on Rodgers.

Miller has missed the last two games with an ankle injury. The fourth-year tight end has 21 catches for 240 yards and one touchdown for the Steelers this season.

Matt Spaeth, who has taken Miller's place in the lineup, has been limited in practice this week with a wrist injury.

Chatman was carted off the field late in the second quarter of Sunday's game. On 3rd-and-16 at the Cincinnati 41, Chatman took the pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick and ran for an 11-yard gain before he was hit by Eagles safety Quintin Mikell.

Mikell and Chatman knocked helmets, and the receiver's arms went limp as soon as he was hit. Chatman, who fumbled on the play, stayed down and the game was stopped so medical personnel could attend to the sixth-year receiver.

Hill completed 15-of-20 passes for 213 yards with two touchdowns and ran for a score in San Francisco's 35-16 win over St. Louis. Hill racked up a career- high 142.3 passer rating while leading the Niners to a 35-3 halftime lead, the most first-half points scored by the club since 1992.

San Francisco's 28 points in the second quarter tied the franchise mark for most scored in any quarter.

Manning earned the offensive honor for the second time this season and for the 18th time in his career after completing 30-of-46 passes for 320 yards with two touchdowns in a 33-27 victory over Houston. He amassed 300 yards for the 45th time in his illustrious career and surpassed Fran Tarkenton for seventh on the all-time completions list.

Harrison garnered the defensive award for the second time in his career after two plays led directly to scores in Pittsburgh's 11-10 win over San Diego. His sack on Philip Rivers resulted in a safety and an interception led to a field goal.

The Bucs also signed running back Noah Herron and linebacker Matt McCoy on Wednesday.

Graham suffered a right ankle injury in Sunday's 19-13 win over the Minnesota Vikings. The five-year veteran was hurt on his first carry of the game and had to be helped to the sideline. Graham had also been nursing a knee injury in the week leading up to the game.

The Bearcats enter the weekend atop the Big East standings at 4-1, but they are followed closely by both Pitt and West Virginia, who are 3-1 in the conference. Cincinnati comes into the contest on a roll, having won three straight and seven of its past eight outings. The team was last in action on Friday, when it wrapped up a two-game road trip with a 28-20 victory over Louisville.

"I thought both teams played really hard, and there was a lot of emotion in the game tonight," stated head coach Brian Kelly. "And that is the fitting of teams that are in the same conference 90 miles away. It was good, hard, physical, football. I think I was most proud of our second half performance by my seniors." The win improved Cincinnati to 8-2 overall and more imp

After losing to Stanford (36-28) and Penn State (45-14) to open the season, the Beavers were left for dead by many. The program however, rallied by winning seven of its next eight outings, including a huge upset of then top- ranked USC (27-21) back in late September. That win is especially important, as it will serve as the tie-breaker if OSU and USC were to finish atop the Pac-10 standings. There is a good chance of that happening considering USC is 7-1 within the conference and OSU 6-1. Last weekend, the Beavers moved closer to their first Pac-10 title since sharing the honor in 2000, as they defeated California 34-21 at home.

"I was really proud of our team for being relentless," stated head coach Mike Riley on the win. "That's what I thought we w

After starting the season just 2-3, the Hurricanes have got things rolling and have won five straight games, marking their longest such streak since posting eight victories in a row in 2005. The most recent of the victories came this past Thursday, a 16-14 triumph over Virginia Tech. It was the 13th win in the past 14 Thursday night games for Miami, which now sits atop the Coastal Division standings at 4-2.

"We feel really good," said head coach Randy Shannon. "We're on the right track and definitely headed in the right direction." The Hurricanes are certainly doing some positive things these days, but they are closely followed in the Coastal Division standings by four teams and most likely will need to win their last two contests to advance to the ACC championship game.<

Mike Leach's Red Raiders are a perfect 10-0 on the season and are enjoying the school's highest-ever ranking. Tech can clinch the Big 12 South Division title with a win in this game and has had an extra week of rest, as the team was idle last week following a 56-20 rout of a very good Oklahoma State team.

The Sooners have had this game circled on their calendar for a few weeks now. Bob Stoops' squad has lost just once, falling to Texas on October 11th. Since then, the team has won four straight games. Oklahoma also had the luxury of a bye week coming in and was last on the field on November 8th, when the Sooners destroyed Texas A&M in College Station, 66-28.

TCU, which needs a BYU win over Utah this weekend in order to be able to vie for the league title, is shooting for another 10-win season, which would be its the third in the last four years. The Frogs enter this week tied with the Cougars for second place in the MWC standings with a record of 6-1 after the team fell to Utah back on November 6th by a final of 13-10 in Salt Lake City. The setback snapped a five-game win streak by TCU, with the only other loss this season coming against second-ranked Oklahoma on the road at the end of September.

As for the Falcons, they too have had a very successful season with eight wins in 11 opportunities already. Like the Horned Frogs, Air Force also had a five- game win streak halted in its last game, a 3