Texas Tech fired defensive coordinator Matt Wallerstedt on Thursday, according to CoachingSearch.com. Mike Smith is expected to replace Wallerstedt.

ESPN reported that Wallerstedt was told to leave the school’s football facility on Monday after being suspected of being there while under the influence of an unknown substance

Smith is a Texas Tech graduate and co-defensive coordinator as well as outside linebackers coach.

Wallerstedt was in his second season with the Red Raiders.

Texas Tech is coming of a 49-28 loss to Arkansas in Lubbock, Texas. In the loss, the Red Raiders gave up 438 yards on the ground to the Razorbacks.

–When Florida State suspended starting quarterback Jameis Winston on Wednesday for an obscene outburst, back-up Sean McGuire was elevated to lead the nation’s No. 1 team for the first 30 minutes of Saturday night’s game against Clemson.

McGuire has seen very limited action since arriving in Tallahassee in 2012, at the same time Winston arrived.

McGuire, a three-star recruit from West Orange, N.J., had scholarship offers from only FSU, Boston College and Buffalo, according to 247sports. His first couple of years as a Seminole has been spent in Winston’s shadow. But that will change against the No. 22-ranked Tigers.

–One University of Cincinnati football player was arrested and three others received citations from police who responded to gunshots being fired at a party near campus last weekend.

Freshman cornerback Alex Thomas was arrested and charged with trying to flee from police. Starting running back Hosey Williams was cited for disorderly conduct while intoxicated, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported.

Sophomore linebacker Ey’Shawn McClain and starting cornerback Leviticus Payne were cited for unknown violations early Sunday morning.

Houston was suspended from the team. The other players remain eligible to play. The school said the three who received citations was being disciplined internally.

–Auburn suspended starting safety Jermaine Whitehead for Thursday night’s game against No. 20 Kansas State for a violation of team rules.

Whitehead did not accompany the fifth-ranked Tigers to Manhattan, Kan., for the nonconference game between top 25 teams.

One report indicated that the suspension resulted from Whitehead having a heated verbal confrontation with an assistant coach.

Whitehead ranks fourth on the team in tackles with 12 and has a team-leading two interceptions. He returned one interception for a touchdown in the season opener against Arkansas.

–Missouri and UConn announced that the two schools will play a home-and-home series beginning in 2015.

The Tigers of the Southeast Conference will host the Huskies of the American Athletic Conference on Sept. 19, 2015.

Missouri will head north to East Hartford, Conn., on Sept. 23, 2017.

–West Virginia cornerback Daryl Worley, who has been suspended for Saturday’s showdown with Oklahoma, turned himself into authorities after a warrant was issued for his arrest in connection with an alleged assault at a nightclub.

Worley was arraigned on a battery charge late Wednesday afternoon and released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond. A battery conviction in West Virginia is punishable by up to one year in jail and a $500 fine.

Morgantown, W.Va., police reportedly have surveillance footage that shows Worley involved in an altercation with a woman outside a nightclub early Sunday morning. Worley allegedly put his hands around the woman’s throat and pushed her down, according to police reports.