Miami QB Morris has ankle injury

STEPHEN MORRIS has a sprained left ankle, and Miami is preparing for Ryan Williams to be the starting quarterback for Saturday night's rivalry game against No. 12 Florida State.

X-rays of Morris' ankle showed no fracture, Miami coach Al Golden said Sunday. Golden also said it's not a high ankle sprain, which typically takes several weeks to heal. "It's the better of the sprains you can get," Golden said.

Morris - perhaps Miami's best player so far this season - was hurt in the fourth quarter of the Hurricanes' 18-14 loss this weekend to North Carolina. He took an awkward-looking step and twisted his ankle inward, then tumbled to the turf in obvious pain. Unable to put weight on the ankle, Morris was helped to the sideline, was treated with ice and soon left the field in a walking boot before undergoing further evaluation.

Miami (4-3, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) allowed only those players who needed medical treatment in its football facility on Sunday, telling all others to take a day off from film study and get caught up on rest instead.

Morris spent most of the day in the training room, a clear indicator of how much he wants to play against the rival Seminoles (6-1, 3-1) this weekend.

Minnesota coach Jerry Kill was released from the hospital a day after he had a seizure in the locker room after a loss to Northwestern. University physician Dr. Pat Smith issued a statement saying Kill has been treated and is "in excellent health." Kill has struggled with seizures for years, including several times last season in his first year with Minnesota.

* Virginia Tech starting center Andrew Miller is done for the season with a left ankle injury, according to a report on ESPN.com. Miller, who was hurt Saturday during Tech's win over Duke, had ankle surgery Sunday morning to help repair a Maisonneuve fracture. The redshirt junior suffered a broken fibula and torn ligaments in his left ankle.