College Sports

Auburn receiver Montez Billings and linebacker Merrill Johnson are doubtful for Saturday's game with No. 13 Georgia.

Football coaches often gain inspiration from Knute Rockne, Bear Bryant or Vince Lombardi. Clemson's Dabo Swinney draws his from the Jim Carrey movie, ``Dumb and Dumber.''

Kickoff for Georgia's first round NCAA Tournament match with James Madison is scheduled 8 p.m. Friday in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Georgia, moving closer to its season-opener, has named three players as captains for its 2008-09 basketball season.

With the sounds of the Redcoat Marching Band in the air, the 13th-ranked Georgia football team on Monday kicked off preparations for its upcoming game at Auburn.

University of Georgia freshman center Ben Jones has been named the Southeastern Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week, according to an announcement by the league office on Monday.

Phillip Fulmer's last trip to Vanderbilt with his Tennessee Volunteers has been set for regional television and an early kickoff on Nov. 22.

Authorities say an argument over Saturday's Alabama-LSU football game led to the shooting deaths of a couple at a home in southern Alabama.

The Saturday, Nov. 15, SEC football game between Georgia and Auburn in Auburn will be televised by Raycom with kickoff set for 12:30 p.m.

Georgia Tech guard Lewis Clinch will miss at least the first seven games of his senior season because he is academically ineligible.