College Sports

Mississippi State will now face Georgia Tech on September 20 in a nationally televised game.

Demarcus Dobbs wasn't even listed on the two-deep depth chart in the Georgia Bulldogs' first two games this season. He also has the only touchdown of the season for the defense.

LSU's athletic director says he wants the North Texas game to be played in Tiger Stadium on Saturday night as scheduled, but adds that other venues are being considered in case Hurricane Ike forces a change.

The LSU-Auburn football game on Sept. 20 will be televised nationally by ESPN.

Alabama coach Nick Saban hopes the Tulane game made believers of his players.

University of Georgia redshirt sophomore tailback Knowshon Moreno has been named the Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week, according to an announcement by the league office on Monday.

Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton knows he'll get a better feel for how quickly he must get rid of the ball with more playing time...

A win in its ACC opener may not be enough to make Georgia Tech the team to beat in the conference, but since the win came on the road against one of the league's powers in 2007, it was an important boost.

Georgia got plenty of chances to kick off in a rout of Central Michigan, and coach Mark Richt didn't like what he saw. Freshman Blair Walsh reached the end zone only once, knocked another out of bounds and generally allowed the Chippewas to begin their drives with good field position.

Beanie Wells didn't play. The Ohio Bobcats sure did. Lightly regarded even in the Mid-American Conference, Ohio put a scare into No. 3 Ohio State before the Buckeyes righted things in the fourth quarter and went on to win 26-14 Saturday.