MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Middle Tennessee coach Rick Stockstill is optimistic the Blue Raiders will have their starting quarterback cleared to return from a broken collarbone when they play Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl.Brent Stockstill broke his right collarbone in the second quarter Nov. 5 in a 45-25 loss to UTSA, knocking the lefthander out of the final three games of the season. His backup, John Urzua, suffered a concussion in the Blue Raiders 77-56 win over Florida Atlantic in the regular season finale on Nov. 25 and has yet to be cleared as well.Rick Stockstill said his quarterback and son has been practicing for a while and is throwing the ball well.Each week we get an X-ray to see how the healing is coming along, and its coming along good, Stockstill said Tuesday. We dont know yet. We are preparing like its going to be OK, but we wont know that for another few days. Im optimistic with what Ive seen and what he has done so far. With John, (he) hasnt been cleared yet. ... I think by the time we leave for Hawaii he will be cleared, but today he is not.After losing their starting quarterback, the Blue Raiders won two of their final three games to finish 8-4 and be bowl eligible for the seventh time in the last eight seasons and eight of 11 in coach Stockstills tenure. They beat FAU after Urzua left after having thrown only six passes by tapping wide receivers Richie James and Dennis Andrews and running back ITavius Mathers to throw at least one pass apiece in winning the game.Stockstill tried to talk his way back onto the field in that game, but his coach and father stood firm.Having Stockstill back for the bowl game Dec. 24 against Hawaii (6-7) will be a big boost for Middle Tennessee. The 6-foot, 206-pound redshirt sophomore already has school records for 57 career touchdown passes and 13 300-yard passing games along with averaging 297.7 yards passing per game.Hes a big reason why Middle Tennessee ranked ninth in total offense with 515.7 yards per game and 12th in passing offense with 317 yards passing per game. Stockstill has completed 63.9 percent of his passes for 2,801 yards with 27 touchdowns and five interceptions this season.Stockstill said Tuesday he feels healthy.I feel like if it was up to me, Id say Im ready to go, but its not up to me, Stockstill said. Well just keep checking in with the doctors. Im very optimistic about it, but Im not going to get my hopes up. Well see what happens.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 . Asics Shoes Clearance Sale . The 26-year-old Ireland striker, who has four goals this season, has signed a three-and-a-half year contract with his new club. Buy Asics Shoes Cheap . 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MOSCOW -- Russias top rowing official says a champion rower disqualified from the Olympics did not dope intentionally.Former Olympic gold medalist Sergei Fedorovtsev tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine in May, causing Russias mens quadruple sculls to be disqualified from the Rio de Janeiro Games on Thursday.Russian Rowing Federation president Veniamin But says Fedorovtsevs positive test wasnt an intentional act by him, but an accident, in comments on Friday to Russian agency R-Sport.He did not specify how the banned substance entered Fedorovtsevs system.But adds Russia sees no way to get Fedorovtsev reinstated for the Olympics, but that the three other rowers from his crew could be sent to strengthen other Russian crews for the games.Trimetazidine was found in a urine sample given by Fedorovtsev in an out-of-competition test on May 17. He competed a week later at the final Olympic qualifying regatta in Switzerland, where Russia finished first to qualify for Rio.As Fedorovtsev, who won a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 2004 Athens Olymmpics, provided a positive doping test, the World Rowing Federation said the results of all competitions in which the rower participated after 17 May 2016 are therefore automatically disqualified.ddddddddddddNew Zealand replaced Russia, after finishing third behind Russia and Canada in the qualifying event. Canada qualified by placing second, joining the top eight crews who secured their Olympic places at the 2015 world championships in France.The New Zealand crew remained in training, and was confirmed to go to Rio by its national Olympic committee.We have appreciated the emotional ups and downs as the athletes first missed qualification only to be asked to remain in competition mode, Simon Peterson, the CEO of Rowing New Zealand, said. We are hugely disappointed that our athletes found themselves competing against cheats, however very pleased that today they have achieved their goal of winning a spot at the Olympic Games in Rio. ' ' '