The Detroit News reported Tuesday that the probe by the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights began after federal officials received complaints related to the expulsion of kicker Brendan Gibbons, who is no longer enrolled.

One of the complaints was filed last year and says the university didn't investigate the 2009 incident. It also says the school's grievance policy doesn't fully comply with a federal law prohibiting discrimination based on gender.

Gibbons was expelled in December for violating the sexual misconduct policy. He has not been charged with a crime.

University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald says the school will "fully cooperate" with the investigation.


LEWD AND LASCIVIOUS


Fort Pierce Central High School (Fla.) football player Sharieff Inuka Rhaheed-Muhammad was arrested on a felony count of lewd and lascivious behavior after DNA tests showed that he fathered a baby with his 14-year-old cousin.

Rhaheed-Muhammad, a 6-2, 200 pound linebacker, recently signed to play with Louisville in the fall.

The girl became pregnant in late June after she and her family had visited Rhaheed-Muhammad in Fort Pierce, Fla.

She told police that they had sex and it "just happened," and that he did not force himself upon her.

After the girl had an abortion in November, the family had the remains DNA-tested.

In February, the results came back that Rhaheed-Muhammad had nearly a 100 percent chance of being the father of the child.

He and his mother both refused to provide DNA samples until the police served a search warrant at Rhaheed-Muhammad's high school.

He was released on Tuesday from the St. Lucie Juvenile Detention Center, a police spokeswoman said.

Louisville football head coach Bobby Petrino is "aware of the situation," the University of Louisville said in a statement.

They offered no additional comment on the matter.


HURRICANE HOSPITALIZED 


A redshirt freshman offensive lineman at the University of Miami was hospitalized after a team workout on Monday.

Hunter Knighton, of Pottstown, Pa., was brought to University of Miami Hospital after the workout.

Neither the school nor Knighton's family has released details about his condition or what happened, but Knighton is unconscious, the Miami Herald reported Tuesday.

The 6-6, 278-pound lineman did not play for the Hurricanes in 2013. He was redshirted after undergoing shoulder surgery.

Knighton is not the first player to be hospitalized following a workout recently. Earlier this month, Ted Agu, a defensive end at California, collapsed and died after a conditioning workout.


NEW POLL


The Football Writers Association of America and the National Football Foundation announced Tuesday that they will have a weekly football poll during the upcoming season called the FWAA-NFF Grantland Rice Super 16 poll — in honor of the famous sportswriter.

“We are proud to partner with the FWAA on the launch of the Grantland Rice Super 16 poll,” NFF President and CEO Steve Hatchell said. “Objectivity represents a core value for both our organizations, and we hope that by combining the credibility of both our organizations that we’ll provide a fun reference point for fans to follow during the college football season.”

Voters will consist of FWAA writers, College Football Hall of Famers and NFF board members — 26 from the FWAA with balanced geographical representation and 10 from the NFF that includes Hall of Famers, coaches and administrators.

The poll will be released Sundays during the season with the final release Dec. 7, the day after the conference title games.

Contributors: Ken Bradley, Kami Mattioli, The Associated Press