College Sports

Tennessee fans may have a hard time recognizing the Volunteers' secondary. Sure, everyone's acquainted with All-American strong safety Eric Berry, but there will be several new freshman and sophomore faces with him.

As No. 11 LSU began the final week of practice for its season opener at Washington on Saturday night, Les Miles had no interest in revisiting his 2007 comments about the Pac-10's strength of schedule

After a full offseason of buildup, coach Mike Gundy emerged from Oklahoma State's last season-opening clash with Georgia two years ago and made a sobering proclamation that his Cowboys were "not ready for the big time."

The 13th-ranked Georgia football team practiced for just under two hours on Monday afternoon to start the team’s final week before Saturday’s season opener versus 11th-ranked Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla.

Alabama coach Nick Saban has signed a three-year contract extension, athletic director Mal Moore said Saturday.

Several Michigan football players claim the program regularly violates NCAA rules limiting how much time they can spend on training and practice sessions, according to a published report.

Kentucky coach Rich Brooks says wide receiver Randall Cobb and running back Alfonso Smith are on track to play in the Wildcats' season-opener against Miami (Ohio) next Saturday.

Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin is getting a little creative in an effort to keep his Volunteers offense balanced.

Georgia's starters had a surprise when they ran onto the Sanford Stadium field for Wednesday's scrimmage.

No. 5 Alabama's new starting quarterback Greg McElroy succeeded Chase Daniel at his Texas prep powerhouse and marched the team to a state title. Now, the junior is taking over for the Crimson Tide's all-time leading passer, John Parker Wilson, on a team with national title aspirations.