College Sports

Hawaii started this season the same way it ended the last one - getting blown out by a Southeastern Conference power. Fifth-ranked Florida scored on offense, defense and special teams and routed the Warriors 56-10 in the season opener for both teams Saturday.

With a running game like LSU's, maybe it doesn't matter who plays quarterback. Charles Scott rushed for a career-high 160 yards on 16 carries, including touchdowns of 8 and 29 yards, and No. 7 LSU rolled to 41-13 victory over Appalachian State on Saturday.

Knowshon Moreno ran for three touchdowns and Georgia, ranked No. 1 to start a season for the first time, beat Georgia Southern 45-21 on Saturday to give new mascot Uga VII a win in his debut.

The seventh in the Uga line of Georgia mascots will be introduced to the Georgia people on Saturday during pre-game ceremonies of the Bulldogs

Georgia coach Mark Richt shouldn't have to bring up Appalachian State when warning his No. 1 team about the possible dangers of opening against Georgia Southern on Saturday.

Thursday night

Paul Johnson's option offense was a hit for Georgia Tech, and Ryan Perrilloux couldn't keep pace for Jacksonville State.

It's not enough to simply note that Knowshon Moreno had the second-most rushing yards for a Georgia freshman last season, trailing only Herschel Walker's 1980 debut.

That's a strong bragging point for Moreno, but his big 2007 season merits comparisons, not just Walker's freshman year.
Only two Georgia tailbacks have rushed for more yards than Moreno's 1,334 last season.

Tennessee punter Chad Cunningham -- a former star for Dawson County High -- has worked hard in the offseason to improve his game...

No. 10 Auburn almost certainly won't have a Heisman Trophy candidate emerge at tailback. A 1,000-yard rusher? That's iffy, too...