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Investigators from the North Carolina Secretary of State's office subpoenaed Tar Heels defensive tackle Marvin Austin, the Associated Press reported, citing a person familiar with the situation.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. Austin is one of 13 players who did not travel with the 18th-ranked Tar Heels to Atlanta for today's opener against No. 21 LSU because of an NCAA probe.
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Secretary of State Elaine Marshall's office is reviewing whether North Carolina's sports agents laws have been broken in the wake of the NCAA investigation into the football program.
The NCAA probe initially focused on whether Austin and receiver Greg Little got improper benefits from agents and has now expanded to possible academic violations.
Earlier yesterday, the school said it had declared Austin, Little defensive ends Robert Quinn and Michael McAdoo, and cornerbacks Kendric Burney and Charles Brown ineligible "for violating school and/or NCAA rules."
Another six players - top tailbacks Shaun Draughn and Ryan Houston; safeties Brian Gupton, Da'Norris Searcy and Jonathan Smith; and defensive end Linwan Euwell - are being held out of the game during the investigation.
North Carolina said linebackers Quan Sturdivant and Bruce Carter, and safety Deunta Williams didn't travel with the team yesterday as the school conferred with the NCAA on their status. Sturdivant and Carter were cleared, but the NCAA was still looking into Williams.
In other college news:
* The NCAA found major and secondary violations in several Lincoln University programs and is barring its teams from postseason play. Violations were found in men's track and field, cross country, basketball and soccer, along with women's volleyball. The NCAA says 27 student-athletes competed, practiced and received travel-related expenses despite being ineligible from 2003 to 2009.
* Mississippi quarterback Jeremiah Masoli was cleared to play football only a day before the start of the season. Three days ago, the NCAA ruled that Masoli, who was dismissed from Oregon after theft and drug issues, had to sit out a season after enrolling at Ole Miss.
* The NCAA slapped Division II Missouri-St. Louis with 2 years of probation, saying former golf coach Dustin Ashby violated anti-gambling rules by running a "multimillion-dollar" fantasy sports league and playing in others.
* Georgia safety Alec Ogletree was suspended for at least today's game against Louisiana-Lafayette after a misdemeanor theft charge.
* Boise State running backs coach Keith Abu Bhonapha was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and won't play Monday against Virginia Tech.
* Duke senior basketball player Kyle Singler had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.
* Michigan State junior basketball guard Korie Lucious pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless driving after being charged Monday with operating while intoxicated.
Pro Hockey
* The NHL approved Ilya Kovalchuk's 15-year, $100 million contract with the Devils..
* The Penguins signed forward Mike Comrie, a former Flyer, to a $500,000, 1-year contract.
Sport Stops
* A national park spokeswoman says a search helicopter has spotted the body of John Arum, a 49-year-old environmental attorney and an experienced mountain climber who was the son of boxing promoter Bob Arum, in North Cascades National Park in Washington.
* Todd Bodine overcame a midrace spin to win the NASCAR Camping World Trucks Series race at Kentucky, ending star Kyle Busch's four-race winning streak.
* Major League Soccer player Brian McBride, 38, will retire after this season, his third with his hometown Chicago Fire. *
