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 [...]
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North Carolina State quarterback Russell Wilson was taken off the field on a stretcher. In the second quarter against South Carolina on Thursday night after taking a knee to the head while being sacked. It was announced that Wilson had a grade-three concussion and was doing well, although he would undergo further tests at the [...]
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It’s not enough to simply note that Knowshon Moreno had the second-most rushing yards for a Georgia freshman last season. Trailing only Herschel Walker’s 1980 debut. That’s a strong bragging point for Moreno, but his big 2007 season merits comparisons not just to Walker’s freshman year. Only two Georgia tailbacks have rushed for more yards [...]
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The Vince Young legacy keeps growing at Texas. The quarterback who led the Longhorns to the 2005 national championship will have his No. 10 retired in a ceremony before Saturday night’s season opener against Florida Atlantic. Young’s name and number will be permanently displayed on the facade of the new upper deck in the north [...]
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Receiver Percy Harvin and middle linebacker Brandon Spikes will likely miss Florida season opener against Hawaii on Saturday. “At this point, I don’t think he’s going to play,” Flordia coach Urban Meyer said Wednesday of Harvin. Meyer gave the same answer about Spikes. Harvin is still recovering from a right heel injury that required offseason [...]
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There more than a few Miami players who’ll freely acknowledge not knowing many specifics about Charleston Southern. Including where the school is located or the names of some key Buccaneers. Think that means Miami is overlooking its opening night foe? The Hurricanes insist that couldn’t be further from the truth. Miami’s season begins Thursday night [...]
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When the 2007 season started, Lyle Moevao and Tavita Pritchard were both backup quarterbacks waiting. For their first chance to play in college. Injuries gave Moevao that opportunity at Oregon State and Pritchard his chance at Stanford. Now the two head into this season with the starting jobs when the Beavers visit the Cardinal in [...]
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Demetrice Morley has waited an extra-long time to make his next hit as a Tennessee safety. After serving a year suspension, the junior has returned to anchor what is potentially one of the best secondaries in the country with the help of star safety Eric Berry. “I can’t wait. I feel anxious. I feel like [...]
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It’s bad enough, Ohio State LB James Laurinaitis said, that the rest of the country badmouths the Big Ten. Even worse, he felt that reporters who cover the conference put it down at the preseason football meetings in late July. After lopsided losses in the last two Bowl Championship Series title games, Laurinaitis’ Buckeyes in [...]
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Wake Forest is experiencing one of the pesky byproducts of building a successful program. Other schools want to hire its coaches. While Jim Grobe spurned Arkansas this offseason to stay with the 23rd-ranked Demon Deacons, two of his assistants have moved on. Defensive coordinator Dean Hood took the head job at Eastern Kentucky, and quarterbacks [...]
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