Auburn tight end out; linebacker back from suspension

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09/17/2006 -

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -Auburn tight end Cole Bennett is expected to miss at least six weeks with a broken right ankle, coach Tommy Tuberville said Sunday.

Bennett is scheduled for surgery on Monday. Cornerback Jonathan Wilhite is doubtful for Saturday's game with Buffalo for the second-ranked Tigers with a pulled right hamstring.

Both players were injured in the first half of Saturday's 7-3 win over No. 10 LSU.

The Tigers will get back linebacker Kevin Sears, who was suspended for the first three games of the season following his conviction on alcohol-related charges. Sears also missed the Capital One Bowl and the Georgia game last season.

Tuberville said fellow linebacker Tray Blackmon, a projected starter, remains suspended. He would not say when Blackmon would return.

Sears was convicted over the summer of public intoxication, leaving the scene of an accident and driving while legally intoxicated.

Blackmon was ordered to participate in a 90-day pretrial program after his arrest for underage drinking in May.

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