Morning roundupEx-Cowboy Rickie Fowler shoots 64, shares lead with Greg Owen

Rickie Fowler is making his presence felt in a hurry on the PGA Tour. The 20-year-old former Oklahoma State standout, in his second tournament since turning pro, shared the lead with Englishman Greg Owen halfway through the Frys.com Open in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Friday.

Both shot 6-under 64s in the second round to reach 11-under 129. Justin Leonard also shot a 64 and was one behind at 10 under.

Heath Slocum was in a group of five two shots back at 8 under. Troy Matteson shot a 61 and was in a pack with Tom Lehman (65) and Rocco Mediate (66), among others, at 7 under.

Fowler, who eagled the par-4, 345-yard sixth hole and finished his round with a birdie on the 18th Friday, tied for seventh in his pro debut last week in Las Vegas.

Second-ranked Florida could be without three defensive starters against Mississippi State.

Linebacker Brandon Spikes (groin) and defensive tackles Jaye Howard (knee) and Lawrence Marsh (ankle) practiced sparingly this week.

Coach Urban Meyer said Marsh and Howard are doubtful but that Marsh might be able to play part of the game tonight in Starkville, Miss.

Ford Racing said its first motor built specifically for NASCAR will make its debut next weekend in the Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway.

Ford said Matt Kenseth and David Ragan will both use the "FR9.” Ford hopes the new motor will level the playing field with the other manufacturers in NASCAR.

The motor, which has taken three years to design and build, is the first new model produced by the company since the 351 Windsor in 1991, and the first engine the company has ever produced specifically for use in NASCAR.

Anonymous private donors are giving $75,000 to Bob Knight to help him with legal expanses in a lawsuit he filed against Indiana University claiming it didn’t properly defend him when he was sued by a former assistant coach.

Knight settled with his former assistant, Ron Felling, in 2002 by paying him $25,000 and admitting that in 1999 he shoved Felling in anger after overhearing him criticize Knight’s coaching and behavior. Indiana fired Knight in 2000.

A Florida judge has given the NCAA until 2 p.m. Wednesday to release its original documents on academic cheating at Florida State.

The decision by Circuit Judge John Cooper gives the athletics organization more time to seek an order from the Florida Supreme Court to block the release. An appeals court ruled the documents were public records and had to be released. Florida State already has released copies made from "screen shots” of the NCAA documents, but media organizations still are seeking originals from the NCAA.

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