College Sports

Quarterback Joe Cox is expected to play in No. 13 Georgia's opener at No. 9 Oklahoma State on Saturday despite suffering "flu-like symptoms" that forced him to miss the team's flight on Friday.

For two years, Oklahoma State has been distancing itself from the memories of a disappointing day between the Hedges when it was whipped 35-14 in Athens.

All those questions about Georgia's defense? It won't take long to get some answers. The No. 13 Bulldogs open the season Saturday against ninth-ranked Oklahoma State, which returns most of the big guns from a group that averaged more than 240 yards per game a year ago - both running and passing.

While there will be no rest for Georgia Tech after Saturday's opener against Jacksonville State, the No. 15 Yellow Jackets aren't coasting into matchup.

So, who will win Stillwater this weekend? Where will the game swing? Everyone else in the media has had their say -- see why most of them are wrong.

No. 5 Alabama will have two of its key offensive players for the opener Saturday night against No. 7 Virginia Tech.

New defensive coordinator Bill Young says he'll be coaching from the field when No. 9 Oklahoma State faces 13th-ranked Georgia on Saturday.

Georgia running back Caleb King, who was beaten out for the starting job by Richard Samuel, will likely miss the No. 13 Bulldogs' season opener at ninth-ranked Oklahoma State because of a lingering hamstring injury.

Alabama coach Nick Saban isn't saying whether he will play receiver Julio Jones and tailback Mark Ingram in the fifth-ranked Crimson Tide's season opener Saturday against No. 7 Virginia Tech pending an NCAA ruling on a fishing trip they took.