College football notebook: No set date on decision for Manziel's future

A report this weekend said that Sumlin said that the redshirt sophomore quarterback would make a decision on his future before Texas A&M’s bowl game.

On Tuesday, Sumlin said his comments were misconstrued.

He said he and his staff will gather information on Manziel and other Aggies who are eligible for early entry into the draft after the regular season ends on Saturday to help them make their decisions when the time is right.

“We’ll have an analysis by the NFL, I’ll talk to some different people and what I try to do is give our guys as much factual information that I can gather from the NFL specifically instead of what’s being said on television or on blogs and things like that,” Sumlin said.

Manziel has refused to discuss his plans, but most believe that he will enter the draft after two stellar seasons in College Station.

He has thrown for 3,537 yards and 32 touchdowns and ran for 665 yards and eight more scores for No. 19 Texas A&M this season. He became the first freshman to win the Heisman last year.

Extra points

— Police said they arrested two people from Detroit in the Oct. 18 fatal shooting of Eastern Michigan player Demarius Reed at an off-campus apartment complex: Kristopher K. Pratt and Ed. J. Thomas, both 20.

— Florida Atlantic withdrew Carl Pelini’s resignation as football coach and fired him instead, saying they had cause to do so because he failed to report certain conduct of a member of his staff. FAU Interim President Dennis Crudele did not cite Pelini’s admitted drug use as a reason for the firing.

— Weber State coach Jody Sears, who went 4-19 in his two seasons in the Big Sky, was fired Tuesday. Before Weber State, he was co-defensive coordinator at Washington State, where he also played.

— Southeast Missouri State has fired football coach Tony Samuel with two years left on his contract after a third straight losing season. He finished 3-9 this fall.