Jeff Hart

When the Carolina Panthers face the Atlanta Falcons Sunday, Mike Rucker and the rest of the Panthers would like to stop what's become a stinging part of the routine: ending his day talking about another home loss.

Give it up for the Atlantic Sun. Mercer capped a sensational week for the low-major conference, stunning No. 18 Southern California 96-81 Saturday and spoiling O.J. Mayo's college debut.

Renaldo Gray threw for 232 yards and accounted for two touchdowns as Furman beat Georgia Southern 24-22 on Saturday when the Eagles missed a 33-yard field goal on the game's final play.

Three freshmen scored in double figures and Georgia scored the first 21 points of the second half to break open a close game and beat Jacksonville State 107-65 on Friday night. Jeremy Price scored 18 points, Chris Barnes had 14 all in the second half and Jeremy Jacob added 13.