Health concerns cause Texas quarterback David Ash to quit

Texas quarterback David Ash has given up playing football because of lingering conditions over the last year after suffering at least one concussion.

Longhorns Coach Charlie Strong said on Wednesday that he told Ash “there was no way we were going to let you back on the field.” Added Strong, “His health is our major concern.”

Strong said that Ash would remain a part of the program working with the team’s younger quarterbacks.

Ash, a junior, sustained a concussion during the second week of the 2013 season in a game at Brigham Young. That is the only concussion that Ash and the team have acknowledged. He returned two weeks later, against Kansas State, but left that game with what Texas officials called a head injury. He missed the rest of the season.

Ash was determined to return this season, but he acknowledged that there was some concern among family members. He played in the opener, a victory against North Texas, but experienced headaches and dizziness after the game, Strong said.

Ash missed the next two games. The Longhorns have off this week.

Strong said Ash approached him to discuss the future.

Ash played in 29 games at Texas, starting 22. He ranks seventh in school history in career touchdown passes (31) and eighth in passing yards (4,728).

Sophomore Tyrone Swoopes started the last two games for the Longhorns, losses to BYU and UCLA. Swoopes has completed 44 of 65 passes (67.7%) with three touchdowns against one interception. Swoopes completed 24 of 34 against UCLA, including two touchdowns.

Pearson to miss another game

Tennessee Coach Butch Jones says wide receiver Von Pearson won’t play in the Volunteers’ next game Sept. 27 at No. 13 Georgia as the junior-college transfer continues recovering from a high ankle sprain.

Pearson has seven catches for 98 yards and a touchdown. He hurt his left ankle in a 34-19 victory over Arkansas State on Sept. 6. The injury kept him from playing last week in a 34-10 loss at No. 4 Oklahoma.

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University of Tulsa defensive tackle Jesse Brubaker will likely miss the remainder of the season after fracturing an orbital bone in his left eye during a one-on-one drill during Tuesday’s practice. Brubaker had just returned to the field last week against Florida Atlantic after missing the first two games while recovering from a preseason concussion. ... West Virginia University cornerback Daryl Worley has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a woman early Sunday at the Lux Nightclub in Morgantown, W.Va. ... Louisville Coach Bobby Petrino says freshman backup quarterback Reggie Bonnafon will miss Saturday’s game at Florida International to be with family after the death of his father. Wallace Bonnafon died Monday of heart failure.