College Sports

Matt Jones and Kelvin Taylor combined for 389 yards rushing and four touchdowns and Florida upset ninth-ranked Georgia 38-20 Saturday, ending a three-game losing streak in the series and quite possibly saving coach Will Muschamp's job.

Justin Thomas threw three touchdown passes, Synjyn Days ran for a career-high 147 yards and Georgia Tech beat Virginia 35-10 on Saturday in an Atlantic Coast Conference game.

The NCAA has upheld its four-game suspension of Georgia tailback Todd Gurley.

Quarterback Kevin Ellison had three short touchdown runs, and L.A. Ramsby ran for two more scores to help Georgia Southern rout Troy 42-10 on Thursday night.

The University of North Georgia women's basketball team has been voted to finish fifth out of the 14 league teams in the annual Peach Belt Conference preseason coaches poll announced on Thursday from the league office.

The Piedmont College women's soccer team sent its seniors out with another 1-0 win on Wednesday, knocking off USA South foe Covenant College to claim a share of the USA South Regular Season Championship -- their first regular season title of any kind since becoming a NCAA Division III member.

The NCAA has ruled that Georgia star running back Todd Gurley must sit out until Nov. 15 for accepting more than $3,000 for autographed memorabilia and other items over a two-year period.

The No. 12 University of North Georgia women's soccer team yielded two late goals, falling to Lander, 3-1, Wednesday.

Armed with a talented freshman class, Duke is the preseason favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Mississippi State, Florida State, Auburn and Mississippi are the top four teams in the first College Football Playoff rankings. Georgia comes in at No. 11 in the rankings.