College Sports

Georgia Southern found itself down only by 10 at halftime but South Dakota State pulled away in the second half and handed the Eagles a 44-6 defeat Saturday night at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.

Stafon Johnson capped one of the great drives in USC's storied history with a 2-yard touchdown run with 1:05 left to give the third-ranked Trojans an 18-15 victory against No. 8 Ohio State on Saturday night.

Rennie Curran broke up a fourth-down pass at the goal line with 22 seconds remaining, and No. 21 Georgia held off South Carolina 41-37 in a wild game Saturday night.

Greg McElroy couldn't miss, Trent Richardson was running wild and the No. 4 Alabama defense was punishing Florida International physically. Despite all that, the Crimson Tide (2-0) wasn't able to start feeling comfortable until the final 19 minutes of Saturday night's 40-14 victory.

Joe Cox waited four years for his chance to be Georgia's starting quarterback. This wasn't quite how he envisioned it starting out.

Georgia Tech might have been glancing ahead just a bit after building a 24-point lead on Clemson.

Georgia Tech looked unstoppable. Then it was Clemson's turn. In a game of remarkable twists, the Yellow Jackets finally took control when it mattered most.

There was a time when Georgia fans would've been looking forward to this game like no other, largely because of the coach on the other sideline.

Jonathan Dwyer wishes he was a little more agile, like Clemson's C.J. Spiller. Not that Dwyer is any slouch himself...

The 21st-ranked Georgia football team held a two-hour workout Wednesday in preparation for the upcoming Southeastern Conference opener with South Carolina. With lightning in the area, the team moved indoors to their position meeting rooms for the final 20 minutes of practice.