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No. 1 Georgia expects 'heated' test from Eagles

AP - 8 minutes ago

ATHENS, Ga. - Georgia coach Mark Richt shouldn't have to bring up Appalachian State when warning his No. 1 team about the danger of opening against Georgia Southern on Saturday.

  • Gustav forces Nicholls State game to be canceled AP - Fri Aug 29, 8:53 PM ET

    THIBODAUX, La. - With Hurricane Gustav projected to strike land around the Thibodaux area, Nicholls State and New Mexico State University agreed to cancel next week's road football game.

  • Florida's secondary opens season trying to rebound AP - Fri Aug 29, 6:28 PM ET

    GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Florida cornerback Joe Haden first heard one of his coaches say it just after last season. Haden heard it again during spring practice, again in summer drills and yet again when two-a-days began in earlier this month.

  • Ohio judge postpones Mauk hearing AP - Fri Aug 29, 4:14 PM ET

    KENTON, Ohio - A judge in Ohio has postponed a hearing in quarterback Ben Mauk's lawsuit against the NCAA.

  • Gustav looming, LSU moves up kickoff time Saturday AP - Fri Aug 29, 2:01 PM ET

    BATON ROUGE, La. - LSU has moved up the kickoff time of its home opener Saturday against Appalachian State because of concerns over the approach of Tropical Storm Gustav.

  • OSU's Tressel highest-paid FB coach in Big Ten AP - Fri Aug 29, 1:02 PM ET

    COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State coach Jim Tressel has agreed to contract revisions that will make him the highest-paid football coach in the Big Ten Conference.

  • Tennessee Tech beats Gardner-Webb AP - Fri Aug 29, 12:25 AM ET

    COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Lee Sweeney threw for 199 yards and accounted for two touchdowns to help Tennessee Tech beat Gardner-Webb 28-12 on Thursday night.

  • South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier watches his team play against North Carolina State's during the first quarter of a football game Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)
    South Carolina survives 4 interceptions AP - Fri Aug 29, 12:23 AM ET

    COLUMBIA, S.C. - Steve Spurrier just can't avoid quarterback controversies.

  • Samford edges West Georgia AP - Fri Aug 29, 12:06 AM ET

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Chris Evans rushed for 180 yards and two scores to help Samford slip by West Georgia 21-19 on Thursday night.

  • Murray State easily handles Lambuth AP - Thu Aug 28, 11:58 PM ET

    MURRAY, Ky. - Nico Yantko threw for 156 yards and two touchdowns to help Murray State beat Lambuth 41-17 on Thursday night.

  • Georgia Tech's first-year head coach Paul Johnson yells to his players before a college football game against Jacksonville State, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
    Nesbitt, Dwyer lead Ga. Tech past Jax State, 41-14 AP - Thu Aug 28, 11:50 PM ET

    ATLANTA - Paul Johnson's triple-option offense was so effective that even Georgia Tech's first fumble with its new coach led to a touchdown.

  • Hurricanes easily down Charleston Southern, 52-7 AP - Thu Aug 28, 11:35 PM ET

    MIAMI - There's a giant inflatable helmet that the Miami Hurricanes are supposed to run through before every game, a tradition that dates back longer than anyone could remember.

  • Troy beats Middle Tennessee AP - Thu Aug 28, 11:19 PM ET

    MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - DuJuan Harris ran for 148 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead Troy to a 31-17 victory over Middle Tennessee on Thursday night.

  • Baylor's Briles get tough first test AP - Thu Aug 28, 4:59 PM ET

    History is against Art Briles.

  • Oregon QB Costa out for season with knee injury AP - Thu Aug 28, 11:54 AM ET

    EUGENE, Ore. - Oregon quarterback Nate Costa will be out for the season after surgeons repairing a torn meniscus in his left knee also found a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

  • USA's coach Mike Krzyzewski, center, wears his players gold medals as they celebrate after beating Spain 118-107 in the men's gold medal basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008. Flanking Krzyzewski is Deron Williams, left, and Jason Kidd. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)
    Coach K to 'live the moment' after Olympic success AP - Wed Aug 27, 6:02 PM ET

    DURHAM, N.C. - Mike Krzyzewski always maintained that leading the U.S. Olympic basketball team would make him a changed coach. Sure enough, Coach K was there on the sideline in Beijing and he stopped himself from saying something he otherwise might have.

  • Indiana's Middleton, 3 others suspended for opener AP - Wed Aug 27, 5:19 PM ET

    BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana defensive end Greg Middleton, who led the nation with 16 sacks last season, and three other players have been suspended for one game for undisclosed disciplinary reasons.

  • ECU, Holtz agree to new six-year contract AP - Tue Aug 26, 6:23 PM ET

    GREENVILLE, N.C. - Skip Holtz and East Carolina agreed to a new contract Tuesday that will last through the 2013 season.

  • Glennon to start for Va. Tech, Taylor redshirting AP - Tue Aug 26, 3:44 PM ET

    BLACKSBURG, Va. - Sean Glennon will be Virginia Tech's starting quarterback this year while sophomore Tyrod Taylor redshirts.