The amateur status of Tennessee tailback Bryce Brown is being investigated by the NCAA, Coach Lane Kiffin says. The collegiate governing body questions the money raised for Brown and other players to attend football camps while he was a sophomore at Wichita (Kan.) East High School. The freshman's eligibility for UT's Sept.

University of Tennessee football coach Lane Kiffin has been admonished by the university for two minor recruiting violations, officials say. UT's athletics department told the NCAA the violations occurred when recruits were on campus for official visits last month, university spokeswoman Tiffany Carpenter told The (Nashville) Tennessean. She said the first incident occurred when a fog machine was used as a recruit entered Neyland Stadium during a visit, and the second happened when nine prospects took part in a mock press conference.

The Oakland Raiders officially made interim coach Tom Cable the 17th head man during a formal news conference late Wednesday afternoon. Cable, 44, was named the Raiders' offensive line coach in 2007 before he succeeded the fired Lane Kiffin last September 30, and will be Oakland's fifth full-time coach since Jon Gruden left the team following the 2001 season. I'm honored to have the privilege and the responsibility to be the head coach of the Oakland Raiders, he said.

The Oakland Raiders have settled on Tom Cable as the team's head coach, removing his interim tag, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday. The Chronicle reported said the Raiders have called a news conference for Wednesday afternoon to make it official. The newspaper said last week that Raiders owner Al Davis had decided on Cable to lead the team in 2009, but the club held off on an official announcement.

Tampa Bay secondary coach Raheem Morris has been promoted to succeed Monte Kiffin as the team's defensive coordinator. Morris, 32, will become one of the youngest coordinators in the NFL. After he returned to the Buccaneers in 2007, their pass defense jumped from 19th in 2006 to first last season. It was Christmas and I wanted to give him a Christmas present, Coach Jon Gruden told the Tampa Tribune. Kiffin resigned earlier this month to join the staff of his son, Lane, who was named at the University of Tennessee to replace head coach Phillip Fulmer. Monte Kiffin joined the Buccaneers' staff in 1996, and made its defense one of the NFL's best and most consistent, which gives Morris a daunting task. Morris served in a variety of defensive roles from 2002-05 with other NFL teams. It's a great accomplishment and I'm proud they're giving me the keys to drive this defense, Morris said.