Thursday Southeastern Conference Capsule.

SOUTH CAROLINA 34, NC STATE 0

COLUMBIA, South Carolina Chris Smelley tossed a pair of touchdown passes in the fourth quarter Thursday and South Carolina forced four turnovers en route to a 34-0 rout of North Carolina State.

The Gamecocks (1-0) overcame a sluggish start and four interceptions by starting quarterback Tommy Breecher, who passed for 106 yards before being replaced by Smelley in the second half.

Smelley completed all five of his pass attempts for 92 yards, connecting with Dion LeCorn on a 20-yard score and Jared Cook on a 13-yard TD. Mike Davis rushed for 101 yards and a scored on 14 carries for South Carolina.

Daniel Evans passed for just 37 yards with two interceptions after replacing injured starter Russell Wilson in the second quarter for the Wolfpack (0-1), who trailed, 3-0, at the half.

Wilson was taken off the field on a stretcher and was diagnosed with a concussion.

VANDERBILT 34, MIAMI (OH) 13

OXFORD, Ohio Quarterback Chris Nickson had three total touchdowns, rushing for 166 yards and two scores as Vanderbilt cruised to a 34-13 victory over Miami, Ohio.

Nickson gave Vanderbilt (1-0) a 17-7 lead with 11 seconds remaining in the opening quarter when he plowed in from 1-yard out. He struck again with 5:33 left in the second, scoring on a 14-yard run.

Nickson completed 9-of-16 passes for 91 yards, finding Sean Walker on a 4-yard scoring strike in the first quarter to give the Commodores a 7-3 advantage.

Daniel Raudabaugh passed for 224 yards and a TD with three interceptions for the RedHawks (0-1), who converted 4-of-15 third downs.

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Florida State DT Dunbar leaves hospital.

Florida State announced Thursday that defensive tackle Emmanuel Dunbar will be released from the hospital under his own power.

Dunbar left Wednesdays practice with a back injury and was taken to the hospital.

The 6-5, 290-pound lineman has a history of back problems, including when he underwent surgery on November 9, 2006 to repair two herniated disks.

The school released information on the redshirt junior and said he has motor sensory function and is walking, but it is not known whether he will play in the Seminoles opener on September 6 against Western Carolina.

Over three seasons with Florida State, Dunbar has played in just 13 contests. He recorded three tackles and one sack in three games last season.

Posted on August 29th, 2008 by admin
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