Kevin West

Statesboro senior halfback Nick Wedlow rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Blue Devils to a 20-6 win over Swainsboro.

Aaron Polanco threw a touchdown pass, ran for another score and finished with 259 yards of total offense to help Navy beat Duke 27-12 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.

Jay Davis threw two touchdown passes in his first chance as Philip Rivers' replacement, leading North Carolina State past Division I-AA Richmond 42-0 Saturday night in a game marred by a deadly shooting in a nearby parking lot.

Derrick Wimbush rushed for two touchdowns Saturday to lift Fort Valley State past Winston-Salem State 21-19.

With Hurricane Frances too close and too powerful to ignore, coastal Georgians stocked up on supplies and booked inland hotel rooms while a few began heading out well ahead of the storm.

This year's reclassification left Carrollton needing to schedule five non-region games. The dilemma for Trojans coach Rayvan Teague was whether to try and find some easy wins or look for some challenges that might make his team better at playoff time.

Ben Patrick came to Duke unsure of what position he was going to play. Would it be defensive end, or maybe linebacker? He played both in high school, along with quarterback and punter.

McKinley Scott will take the field in his head coach's first game and catch passes from someone who has never thrown in college.

University of Tennessee receiver James Banks will undergo knee surgery Friday and could miss the entire season, coach Philip Fulmer told The Tennessean newspaper.

Arkansas coach Houston Nutt, with a young and inexperienced team, says Saturday's season-opener against New Mexico State is not the startup that he would prefer a sure-win game where players can get away with novice mistakes and still end up on top.