Former Marshall coach Pruett drops out of Harris poll

UNDATED (AP) Recently retired Marshall coach Bob Pruett has dropped out of the Harris Interactive College Football Poll because of his affiliation with E-S-P-N. He&#39;ll be replaced by former S-M-U wide receiver Bobby Leach.<br> <br> Pruett was placed on the 114-member voter panel for the Harris poll last week as part of a group selected to replace six panelists who withdrew.<br> <br> Most of those who pulled out did so because they work for E-S-P-N in some capacity and the network does not allow its employees to take part in polls used by the Bowl Championship Series.<br> <br> The Harris poll replaced The Associated Press Top 25 media poll as one of three components in the BCS standings. The U-S-A Today coaches&#39; poll and a compilation of six computer rankings make up the other two-thirds of a team&#39;s B-C-S grade.<br> <br> (Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)