College Sports

Rusty Smith threw for 307 yards and two second-half touchdowns to help Florida Atlantic beat Central Michigan 24-21 on Friday night in the Motor City Bowl.

Former University of Georgia and NFL offensive lineman Ronald Lee "Pete" Case died recently at his home in north Georgia following a long illness. He was 67.

Four straight losses were bad enough for Alabama, and one humbling defeat to Louisiana-Monroe was even worse. Nick Saban could have lost his team right there. Instead, he might well have claimed it.

Southern California coach Tim Floyd hasn't been pleased with his team's second-half performances this season. The Trojans got the message Monday night.

Kevin Palmer hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Texas A&M-Corpus Christi an 80-79 overtime win over Georgia on Monday night.

Zac Swansey made a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Georgia to a 74-73 overtime victory over Wofford on Saturday.

Georgia concluded its schedule of on-campus bowl practices on Saturday with a session coach Mark Richt said was "pretty good" but "not great."

Chick-fil-A Bowl President Gary Stokan said Friday that Alabama and Virginia Tech will meet on Sept. 5. A formal announcement was scheduled for later in the day.

Georgia Bulldogs senior defensive tackle Jeff Owens announced he would be returning to UGA in 2009 on Thursday.

Alex Montgomery scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead No. 25 Georgia Tech to its fifth straight win, a 65-27 victory over Winthrop on Thursday night.