College Sports

Kevin Smith couldn't catch Barry Sanders. There were too many Mississippi State Bulldogs in the way. Central Florida's All-American was limited to 119 yards on 35 carries, leaving him 61 yards shy of Sanders' single-season rushing record Saturday in a bruising 10-3 loss to Mississippi State in the Liberty Bowl.

Tasha Humphrey scored 22 points and Angel Robinson added 12 points and 18 rebounds as Georgia defeated Florida State in overtime 71-62 in the Florida International University Sun Fun Classic on Saturday.

Alex Montgomery scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Georgia Tech to a 57-31 win over Chicago State on Saturday.

June Jones has found his calling at the helm of an unsightly football program located in paradise.

Brandon Cox is leaving Auburn with some impressive career milestones after Monday's Chick-fil-A Bowl game against No. 15 Clemson. Cox is only the second quarterback in Auburn history to beat Alabama in three straight games.

Larry Munson will not do the play-by-play for the Sugar Bowl on Tuesday.

ATLANTA -- Despite leading the offense, Georgia Tech's Jeremis Smith and Gani Lawal agreed with coach Paul Hewitt that defense was the difference, especially in the first half. Smith matched a season-high with 16 points and Gani added 13 points and eight rebounds as the Yellow Jackets routed Tennessee Tech 83-63 Thursday night.

CLEMSON, S.C. -- It didn't take long for Clemson center Thomas Austin to realize the team's trip to the Music City Bowl in 2006 wouldn't go the Tigers' way. Clemson was lethargic, partly because disappointment was rampant following losses in three of the final four regular season games, and the Tigers lost to Kentucky 28-20. This postseason is much different.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee quarterback Erik Ainge is disappointed that his top target, Lucas Taylor, isn't with the Volunteers for the Outback Bowl, and he said his receiver came up just short of meeting a new NCAA rule.

ATLANTA -- Fourth-ranked Georgia realized its dream of playing a postseason game in the Louisiana Superdome this season. It's just not THE game it wanted. The Bulldogs (10-2) will take on the nation's only major college unbeaten team when they face No. 10 Hawaii (12-0) in the Sugar Bowl game on New Year's night a week before the desired BCS championship game in the same arena.