UPDATE, FROM BUKER... coach Riley told the team after Friday's practice that tailback Jeremy Francis will return to the team just long enough to play in the Sun Bowl. ... Francis, who left campus to attend to his ailing mother in Florida, is expected to be in El Paso by Dec. 26th, the day after the team arrives. ... Riley said this does not mean that Francis will be around winter term, just that he's going to help the team through a tough situation. ... with Jacquizz Rodgers almost certain to be out (shoulder), the team had just one viable running back (Ryan McCants) for the Pitt game.