Tennessee’s Daune Morris breaks leg in crash

Tennessee running back Daune Morris broke a leg in an off-campus, single-vehicle crash early Friday, the university said, leaving his availability for the rest of the season in doubt. He is expected to miss the Volunteers’ game against Texas A&M on Saturday, according to one report, but Tennessee’s statement did not say whether his season is over.

The university said Morris sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was resting comfortably. It also said it wished him well in his recovery. The school did not provide further details about his condition or announce a season-ending ruling.

Accounts of Morris’s season status differ. One report said he had been ruled out for the remainder of the season, while other coverage described his longer-term availability as uncertain. The university’s statement, repeated in several reports, confirms the broken leg but does not resolve that question.

Police-record details reported by the Knoxville News Sentinel and cited in one account say Morris’s car struck a fire hydrant and four parked vehicles before overturning. That account said he was cited for reckless driving. The university’s statement did not address the circumstances of the crash...