Penn State gives 81-year-old Paterno a three-year extension

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State coach Joe Paterno has a new three-year contract extension to go along with his new hip.

The Hall of Famer and winningest coach in major college football history has agreed to a deal that runs through the 2011 season. JoePa turns 82 on Sunday.

The agreement ends months of speculation and comes more than three weeks after Paterno had hip replacement surgery.

Sixth-ranked Penn State is getting ready for the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day against No. 5 Southern California.

Murray to miss title game

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma running back DeMarco Murray will have surgery to repair a hamstring injury and miss the BCS national championship game against Florida.

Murray will undergo surgery Monday to repair the tendon in his left leg, Sooners coach Bob Stoops said Tuesday. The championship game is Jan. 8.

Murray was Oklahoma's leading rusher before he was injured in the Big 12 championship game against Missouri on Dec. 6. The injury was first diagnosed as a bruise.

-- The Associated Press