College Sports

Jacob Eason threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah McKenzie on fourth down with 1:31 seconds to play to give No. 16 Georgia a 28-27 victory over Missouri on Saturday night in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.

Georgia Southern's RJ Murray blocked a 42-yard field goal attempt by ULM's Craig Ford with 1:18 to play, and the Eagles hung on for a 23-21 Sun Belt Conference football victory over the Warhawks before a school-record crowd of 25,735 Saturday evening in Paulson Stadium.

It didn't take long for the 12th-ranked University of North Georgia women's soccer team to get into a groove after a 12-day break between games as Jacy Ramey found the back of the next in the second minute and UNG never looked back defeating Georgia College, 3-1, Saturday afternoon at the UNG Soccer Complex.

Justin Thomas threw an 81-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Marshall on the first play of the game, Georgia Tech held Vanderbilt scoreless in the final three quarters and the Yellow Jackets beat the Commodores 38-7 on Saturday.

The University of North Georgia women's cross country team gave a strong performance for their hometown crowd Saturday morning at the fourth annual UNG Invitational.

Clemson scored early and often in the first half against South Carolina State, and both coaches decided to shorten Saturday's game in what turned into a 59-0 rout.

Coming off last week's disappointing 26-24 win over Nicholls State, a lot of the positive momentum that Georgia rode after the North Carolina win has ebbed, and there are renewed questions about the Bulldogs' abilities this week as they head on the road for their Southeastern Conference opener.

Georgia Tech's relentless spread-option attack with its triple-option potential is known for causing sleepless nights for defensive coordinators.

Clemson's mission this week: Hang on to passes and eliminate the drops.

In a tough battle, the Piedmont College men's soccer team suffered a double OT loss to Emory & Henry 3-2 at Walker Athletic Complex.