Jeff Hart

Darren McFadden's SEC-record rushing total overshadowed a few other milestones on the night for Arkansas' sensational backfield.

Jayson Foster turned in another record-setting performance during his amazing senior year, helping Georgia Southern pull out a 38-35 win at Wofford Saturday afternoon. With the win and thanks also to Furman

Elite distance runner Ryan Shay, who collapsed and died Saturday during the U.S. men's marathon Olympic trials, had been diagnosed with an enlarged heart but cleared by doctors, his father said.

Maybe now those folks at LSU can get over Nick Saban and relish what they have: a living-on-the-edge team that's still in the thick of the national championship race after another heart-stopping victory.

Andy Landers has had it up to here. If Landers has his way, there will be no more underachieving, no more soft defense in fact, no more soft anything for the Georgia Lady Bulldogs. Georgia is coming off a 27-7 season that included a second-place finish in the Southeastern Conference. Georgia played in the NCAA Sweet 16 for the fifth straight year.

It was a cat fight to the end as Banks County held on to beat Dawson County 28-21 Friday night in a key Region 8B-AA game.

It was Senior Night at Flowery Branch but it would not be the last time the senior Falcons would play at home. Flowery Branch pounded Johnson 42-13 at Falcons Field behind senior quarterback Jaybo Shaw. The Falcons' win, combined with a 40-14 Gainesville win over West Hall Friday, handed the Falcons the 7B-AAA subregion title.

Staying alive was the theme around northeast Georgia Friday night as the high school football season heads into its final week of the regular season.