Bradford sets surgery

ST. LOUIS - Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford will have season-ending shoulder surgery and expects to enter the NFL draft in April.

The Oklahoma quarterback injured his right throwing shoulder twice this season, most recently against Texas on Oct. 10.

The school announced yesterday that Dr. James Andrews will perform the operation Wednesday in Birmingham, Ala.

"I dreamed about coming to Oklahoma my whole life," Bradford said. "That's the reason I came back for this season. And I came back to play, not sit on the bench. That's the reason I tried to play after the injury. I'm very disappointed that it didn't work out differently."

Bradford passed up the chance to be a first-round NFL draft pick this year - he was projected as high as No. 1 overall - to play another season with the Sooners, whom he followed as a child in Oklahoma City.

After he was hurt against the Longhorns, reaggravating a sprain of the AC joint in his shoulder, Bradford initially said he was going to wait until the end of the season to make a decision about his future. He then called a news conference for Wednesday on campus, then canceled it about two hours before it was scheduled to take place.

Bradford expects his recovery time to be four to six months.

TCU passes Boise State on BCS list

NEW YORK - TCU passed Boise State in the Bowl Championship Series standings, putting the unbeaten Horned Frogs in position to be this season's BCS buster.

Florida, Alabama and Texas held on to the top three spots, keeping control of their chances to reach the national-title game.

Unbeaten Iowa moved up two spots to fourth place after beating Michigan State 15-13 with a last-play touchdown pass by Ricky Stanzi.

Fifth-place USC and sixth-place TCU also moved up two spots. Boise State dropped from fourth to seventh.

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