College Sports

Steve Spurrier was really pleased with his quarterback's look. That was about it for offensive positives from South Carolina's opener for the Gamecocks head ball coach.

Georgia not only lost the game. The No. 19 Bulldogs also will be without a key defensive player for at least a month.

This will be brief -- much like the University of Georgia

The Georgia Southern Football team (1-0) opened Southern Conference play and their season with a 31-17 win over Samford (0-1). The Eagles took a 4-3 series lead with the victory and snapped an 0-3 mark since the Bulldogs joined the SoCon.

Kellen Moore and those BCS Busters from Boise State are off and running again, coming into the heart of mighty SEC country to beat up Georgia.

Mike Dyer bulled through the line for a game-saving touchdown with 30 seconds left and defending national champion Auburn escaped with a 42-38 win over Utah State on Saturday.

Bo Schlechter, filling in after Georgia State's top two quarterbacks were suspended, threw three touchdown passes to help the Panthers' open their second season with a 41-7 victory over Clark Atlanta on Friday night at the Georgia Dome.

Georgia is trying to get back to where it was not so long ago. Boise State wants to bust up the BCS -- again.

Orwin Smith scored two of Georgia Tech's four first-quarter touchdowns, Stephen Hill caught two touchdown passes from Tevin Washington and Georgia Tech beat Western Carolina 63-21 on Thursday night in the opener for both teams.

One teammate remembers a scrimmage. There was Isaiah Crowell, leaping over a defender near the sideline, somehow managing to stay inbounds, then bursting ahead for a few extra yards.