College Sports

While pouring over game notes late in the second quarter of Georgia's 55-7 destruction of Louisiana-Lafayette, many of us in the press box heard the cheer begin slowly and then watched as many of the announced sellout crowd of 92,746 began to take to their feet cheering.

Georgia Southern (1-0) recorded six rushing touchdowns by six different Eagles en route to a 48-3 win over Savannah State (0-1) at Paulson Stadium on Saturday night.

Quarterback Joshua Nesbitt ran for 130 yards and three touchdowns, Roddy Jones added two scoring runs and No. 16 Georgia Tech beat South Carolina State 41-10 on Saturday.

Georgia was not fazed by a slew of opening-game distractions and systemic changes as the Bulldogs rode the hot hand of freshman Aaron Murray, the legs of Carlton Thomas and Caleb King, and a solid defensive effort to an impressive 55-7 thumping of Louisiana-Lafayette Saturday at Sanford Stadium in its season-opener.

Already without starting running back Washuan Easley, Georgia found out about 90 minutes before kickoff against Louisiana-Lafayette Saturday that starting wide receiver A.J. Green also would not be playing.

Game day at the University of Georgia and that means tailgating...but the rules have changed this year.

In another surprising twist to a month-long saga, Mississippi quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has been cleared to play football just one day before the start of the season.

University of Georgia football coach Mark Richt has suspended freshman safety Alec Ogletree for at least one game following a misdemeanor theft charge.

Parris Lee scored the first touchdown in Georgia State history, Drew Little threw a pair of scoring passes and the Panthers won their inaugural game Thursday night, beating Shorter 41-7 before a surprisingly large crowd of 30,237 at the Georgia Dome.

Alabama defensive end Marcell Dareus has been declared ineligible for two games for accepting nearly $2,000 in improper benefits during two trips to Miami.