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The Daily Journal’s weekly college football preview section | Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011

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GAMEDAY: WEEK 2

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

THIS WEEK MISSISSIPPI STATE

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Today: At Auburn Kickoff: 11:21 a.m. TV: WCBI The buzz: It’s a huge opportunity for the Bulldogs, who need to prove they can win SEC West games against an opponent other than Ole Miss.

Next week: Thursday, home vs. LSU Coverage begins: On Page 3

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Loss turns up the heat on Richt

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and speak negatively,” he said.

“But I think coming off a losing season, our first losing season ATHENS, Ga. – After only one in about 14 years, and then loss, Mark Richt and his Georopening with a loss, that’s gia players are feeling the heat. Aron White never good.”

The Bulldogs have fallen out Georgia tight end, on criticism by fans White said the criticism from of the Top 25, raising the stakes fans stings, even if he can unheading into this week’s Southderstand their frustration. eastern Conference game and I’ll give you the same an“It’s tough to swallow when against No. 12 South Carolina.

OLE MISS swer.” you ... see everything you’re Georgia finished 6-7 last year Today: Home vs. Southern Illinois It’s hard to escape the quesputting into it,” White said. “To and opened this season with a Kickoff: 5 p.m. TV: Pay per view tion. Georgia players also were have people tear it down at the The buzz: After a tough loss at home 35-21 loss to then-No. 5 Boise quizzed about Richt’s status. end of the day because you had State on Saturday night. to BYU, the Rebels will want to “I think we’re always trying to an off game and lost to a good Richt bristled Tuesday when play for Coach Richt, as much avoid the upset against an FCS foe team, it hurts and it’s going to he was asked about the impor- as he does for us,” said defen– remember last year’s opener stir some emotions, but it’s to tance of the game for his prowith Jacksonville State? They sive end Abry Jones. “We try be expected. They care about gram and his future. haven’t opened 0-2 since 2004. not to let that talk get to us or the team just like we do.”

“I view it as a very important get us down.”

Next week: At Vanderbilt Georgia won SEC championgame,” he said.

Coverage begins: On Page 4 Tight end Aron White says he ships under Richt in 2002 and A few minutes later came the has decided to stop tweeting 2005 and also played in the SOUTHERN MISS follow-up: Is the home game about football, at least for a 2003 SEC championship game.

Today: At Marshall against South Carolina a must- week, due to “a lot of negativity Georgia won 10 or more games Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. TV: CSS win game? going on right now” with fans. in six of Richt’s first eight seaThe buzz: The Golden Eagles need “Didn’t I just say it’s a really White said he believes some sons before finishing 8-5 in to get more from their offense important game?” asked Richt. fans are impatient, upset be2009 and capping the 2010 after struggling in their opening But is it a must-win game? cause Georgia is coming off its season with a 10-6 loss to Cenwin against Louisiana Tech.

“I think it’s a really important first losing season since 1996. tral Florida in the Liberty Bowl.

Next week: Home vs. SE Louisiana game,” he said. “You want to “I don’t think as many people Overall, Richt is 96-35 in 11 Read more: On Page 5 ask me again? Because you can would have jumped to criticize seasons.

BY CHARLES ODUM ASSOCIATED PRESS

‘They care about the team just like we do.’

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THEY’LL LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON

WINNER, WINNER

A victory at Vanderbilt would make Connecticut coach Paul Pasqualoni the winningest coach in Big East history; he has 108 victories, which ties him with Virginia Tech’s Frank Beamer.

Pasqualoni, in his first season at UConn, is 108-59-1, with all but one of those wins coming during his tenure (10-991-2004) at Syracuse. Beamer’s career record, which precedes Tech’s entry into the Big East, is 199-95-2.

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This series was signed before Colorado joined the Pac-12. Neither team could find a suitable replacement for this date on the schedule, so it was decided they’d play anyway but not count the game in the league standings.

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TODAY 11 a.m. – Oregon State at Wisconsin, ESPN; FAU at Michigan State, ESPN2; Iowa at Iowa State, FSN (where available); Central Michigan at Kentucky, ESPNU. 11:21 a.m. – Mississippi State at Auburn, SEC Network (WCBI).

2:30 p.m. – Alabama at Penn State, ABC; Cincinnati at Tennessee, ESPN2; Southern Miss at Marshall, CSS; Stanford at Duke, ESPNU; North Carolina at Wake Forest, FSS; Virginia Tech at East Carolina, FSN (where available); Nevada at Oregon, FX; TCU at Air Force, Versus.

3:30 p.m. – South Carolina at Georgia, ESPN. 5 p.m. – Southern Illinois at Ole Miss, pay per view.

6 p.m. – New Mexico at Arkansas, ESPNU; UAB at Florida, FSS; BYU at Texas, ESPN2.

6:30 p.m. – Connecticut at Vanderbilt, CSS; Utah at Southern Cal, Versus.

7 p.m. – Notre Dame at Michigan, ESPN.

THE INSIDER

Notre Dame’s visit to Ann Arbor will be the first night game in the 84-year history of Michigan Stadium. It also represents the first of a school-record five night games for Notre Dame in 2011.

The Wolverines have won five of their past six games against the Irish in Ann Arbor and four of the past five overall.

ON TV

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COUGAR PATROL

Want to know why Houston could be a BCS-buster? Each of the Cougars’ first 10 games this season – including today against North Texas (0-1) is against a team that had a losing record in 2010.

HOME, SWEET HOME

Illinois, 7-6 a year ago, has five consecutive home games to begin the season and eight total home games for the first time since 1903. But over the last 11 years, the team is just 32-31 at home.

SPARTAN STRUGGLES

San Jose State has lost 11 in a row, the longest active streak in the nation, and 15 in a row on the road, tied for the third-longest streak in the country. The Spartans visit UCLA today – the only Pac-12 team they’ve never faced.

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Sports editor: John L. Pitts Page design: Daily Journal staff Sports staff: Parrish Alford (Ole Miss), Brett Brown, Brad Locke (Mississippi State), Gene Phelps, Robbie Robertson, John Wilbert.

On the cover: Fireworks explode at the Liberty Bowl while Mississippi State’s band plays on.

Photo by Deste Lee.

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Bulldogs will learn a lot about themselves today the third quarter, with Auburn leading by three, he jumped a Cam Newton swing pass at the Tigers’ 28, and there AUBURN, Ala. – So, this is unusual: was nothing between Broomfield and (2011 stats) Mississippi State is favored to beat the MSU AUBURN the end zone. reigning BCS champion. By a touchHe dropped it.

59.0 Points for 42.0 down. On the road.

Broomfield has respect for Auburn, 14.0 Points against 38.0 That signals a couple of things. The but unlike most of his teammates and 645.0 Offense yards 364.0 No. 16-ranked Bulldogs are making a coaches, he doesn’t dwell on what the 338.0 Defense yards 448.0 rapid ascent, while Auburn is teetering Tigers did last year. New year, new on its mountain top. The Tigers, nine type of teams.” team. months removed from their second Mullen dismissed the oddsmakers, “You carry (the title) as long as you national title, fell out of the AP poll this and neither he nor his players want to want to carry it, but we all know this week after having to rally late for a 42read too much into Auburn’s struggles year is a new year,” Broomfield said.

38 win at home against Utah State, of against Utah State. The Tigers were “They ain’t crowned nobody.” the WAC. outgained 227-78 in the rushing deTrue, but part of the buzz this week Naturally, MSU’s players and partment and, if not for two late touch- has centered around MSU’s need to coaches prefer to play the role of inter- downs and a perfectly executed onside fare better against Western Division loper today while making sure everykick, would not still hold the nation’s foes – it’s 2-8 under Mullen. State has one remembers what Auburn did last longest current win streak (16 games). its own championship ambitions, and season. State head coach Dan Mullen “I want to go into it like they’re still that road starts today at Jordan-Hare has referred to Auburn as the “reigning good, because they’re the defending Stadium. national champion” several times the national champions,” tailback Vick What better way to start your own past week.

Ballard said. “That’s the way I look at it. run than by ending Auburn’s?

“There’s no better judge for how this I don’t want to take it lightly on no“We’re certainly planning on going season has a chance to be than openbody.” in and beating Auburn,” said Mullen. ing up at the defending conference Beyond the chance to knock Auburn “That one game, you can’t win the SEC and national champions,” Mullen said. off its pedestal, MSU has the motivachampionship without winning this “We’ll see where we’re going to be, betion of avenging last year’s 17-14 loss in first game.” cause if you want to become a chamStarkville. The loss especially stung pionship team, you have to beat those cornerback Corey Broomfield. Early in brad.locke@journalinc.com

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AT A GLANCE

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GARY GREEN | ORLANDO SENTINEL

Corey Broomfield and the Bulldogs are eager for the chance to silence their doubters by beating the defending national champions.

TODAY’S GAME AT A GLANCE

DEPTH CHARTS: Page 8 GAME KEYS: Page 10

MISSISSIPPI STATE S1 S10 S15 S24 O1 O8 O15 O29 N5 N12 N19 N26

mstateathletics.com at Memphis W, 59-14 at Auburn, 11:21 a.m.

LSU, 7 p.m.

Louisiana Tech at Georgia at UAB, 11 a.m.

South Carolina at Kentucky UT-Martin Alabama at Arkansas Ole Miss

AUBURN

auburntigers.cstv.com S3 Utah State W, 42-38 S10 Miss. State, 11:21 a.m.

S17 at Clemson, 11 a.m.

S24 Florida Atlantic O1 at South Carolina O8 at Arkansas O15 Florida O22 at LSU O29 Ole Miss N12 at Georgia N19 Samford N26 Alabama

Where: Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451), Auburn.

Kickoff: 11:21 a.m. TV: SEC Network (WCBI), ESPN3.com.

Radio: MSU Network; XM 219; Sirius 200.

Records: MSU 1-0 (0-0 SEC), Auburn 1-0 (0-0 SEC).

Rankings – MSU: No. 16 AP, No. 17 USA Today; Auburn: Unranked by AP, No. 22 USA Today.

Series: Auburn leads 59-23-2.

Last meeting: Auburn won 17-14 on Sept. 9, 2010, one of the Tigers’ closer calls en route to their BCS championship.

Coaches – MSU: Dan Mullen, 15-11 (3rd year); Auburn: Gene Chizik, 28-24 overall (5th year), 23-5 at Auburn (3rd year).

Statistical leaders – MSU: QB Chris Relf 13-21-0, 202 yards, 2 TDs passing, 13-51 rushing; RB Vick Ballard 10-166, 3 TDs; WR Jameon Lewis 4-113, TD; LB Deontae Skinner 7 tackles, 1.0 TFL. Auburn: QB Barrett Trotter 17-23-0, 261 yards, 3 TDs; RB Michael Dyer 14-57, 2 TDs; WR Travante Stallworth 4-93, TD; LB Jake Holland 11 tackles, 2.0 TFLs. Trends: Since 2002, MSU has opened SEC play against Auburn six times, and lost every meeting, including the past three years. … Going back to last season, MSU’s Relf has a QB rating of 180.8 over his last four games (64 of 94 for 995 yards, eight TDs and two INTs). … Auburn owns the nation’s longest current winning streak, 16 games. … Auburn has won 10 consecutive September games dating back to 2008.

Notes: MSU is seeking its first 2-0 start since 2000 and its first 1-0 start in SEC play since 1999. … Auburn gets senior LB Eltoro Freeman back today. He was ineligible last week due to a clerical error in his initial eligibility paperwork. … Auburn has overcome double-digit deficits five times under Chizik.

Summing it up: “I expect them to be a much, much better team this week than what we saw last week. And I still think we saw a very good explosive talented team last that scored 42 points and found a way to win.” – MSU coach Dan Mullen, on Auburn’s struggles against Utah State.

Prediction: Mississippi State, 33-27 Brad Locke

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GAMEDAY: WEEK 2

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GAMEDAY: WEEK 2

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Salukis relying on the size of the fight in the dog

BY PARRISH ALFORD

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OXFORD – If Chance Coda feels like his manhood is being questioned tonight, it may present an awkward moment, but he can take comfort in knowing it’s part of his coach’s plan.

Southern Illinois coach Dale Lennon has a strategy for his defensive linemen to have success against their much larger counterparts at Ole Miss, and it doesn’t involve standing and trading blows.

The Salukis, members of the Football Championship Sub-division (FCS), visit the Rebels (0-1) for a 5 p.m., kickoff at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The last FCS foe to visit Ole Miss was Jacksonville State which left with a 49-48 twoovertime win.

The Ole Miss offensive linemen outweigh the SIU defensive linemen by an average of 66 pounds. At the end of the night Lennon hopes the Salukis (1-0) will be able to say that size doesn’t matter.

“A big component of our defense is movement. We want guys who are very athletic and are capable of using their feet. That’s what we have to do. To ask

AT A GLANCE

OLE MISS

13.0 14.0 208.0 316.0

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SOUTHERN ILL.

Points for Points against Offense yards Defense yards

38.0 10.0 494.0 261.0

our guys to stand in there and play base blocks man to man is a bit unrealistic,” he said.

Coda, at 6-foot-2, 239 pounds, is the perfect example of the speed Lennon wants. The Salukis’ fourth-year coach uses a 3-4 scheme to get more linebackers – more speed – on the field.

In a 38-10 win over Southeast Missouri State last week, SIU gave up 261 yards, 117 on the ground.

Coda had two tackles and broke up a pass.

In base fronts today, he’ll line up across from Ole Miss tackle Bradley Sowell (6-7, 321).

The Rebels will be facing a three-man front for the second time. The first time didn’t go so well, as BYU limited Ole Miss to 64 rushing yards on 29 carries.

The Rebels were able to establish a little more rhythm with the passing game in the second half but were unable to score an offensive touchdown in a 14-13 loss.

“They were bringing backers all up in the holes. They’d slant guys all over the place,” Sowell said. “We worked on it, and we should have picked it up, but we missed quite a few assignments.”

THINGS FALL APART

Ole Miss offensive line coach Mike Markuson said the loss of starting running back Brandon Bolden early in the second quarter complicated matters.

Bolden was averaging 5.2 yards per carry when he left the game with a fractured ankle after four attempts.

An offensive line can get in a rhythm with a running back the way a receiver gets in a rhythm with a quarterback, Markuson said.

“But we have high expectations, and regardless of who’s carrying the football we have to do a better job of opening up holes and picking up stunts and blitzes,” he said. “I thought we pass protected well, but at the end there when we really needed it, it fell apart.” parrish.alford@journalinc.com

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SIU D-lineman Chance Coda will give up 82 pounds when he lines up today against Bradley Sowell of Ole Miss.

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Where: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford Kickoff: 5 p.m. TV: Pay-per-view Radio: Ole Miss Network, XM 201; Sirius 218.

Records: Ole Miss 0-1, SIU 1-0 Series: Ole Miss 1-0.

Coaches – Southern Illinois: Dale Lennon, 128-44 (15th year), 26-11 (4th year) at SIU. Ole Miss: Houston Nutt 13387 (19th year), 22-17 (4th year) at Ole Miss.

Statistical Leaders – Southern Illinois: RB Steve Strother, 9 carries, 81 yards, 1 TD; QB Paul McIntosh, 14-18 passing, 246 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT; WR Cam Fuller, 3 catches, 112 yards, 1 TD; LB Kenneth Boatright 7 tackles, 1 pressure. Ole Miss: RB Enrique Davis 12 carries, 28 yards, 0 TD; QB Zack Stoudt, 13-for-25 passing, 140 yards, 0 INT, 0 TD; WR JaMes Logan 4 catches, 52 yards, 0 TD; S Damien Jackson and LB Mike Marry 13 tackles each Trends: Southern Illinois, a member of the Football Championship Sub-Division (formerly I-AA) is 2-5 against Football Bowl Sub-Division teams with wins against Indiana and Northern Illinois. … Ole Miss lost 49-48 in two overtimes last year to Jacksonville State in its last meeting against an FCS team.

Notes: The Rebels defeated the Salukis 59-3 in 1994. …

Houston Nutt has not started a season 0-2 since his first season as a head coach, 1993 at Murray State. … Jacksonville State was Nutt’s first loss to an FCS team. He was 60 prior. … After one week, SIU is ranked in the FCS top 20 in 10 different statistical categories.

Summing it up: “I’m hoping he’s going to be durable. I watched Dexter McCluster when I was down with the Dolphins. He lasted the whole year and did awesome. I’m not comparing him to McCluster, but you hope he’s got some durability.” – Ole Miss offensive coordinator David Lee on the increased role of RB Jeff Scott.

Prediction: Ole Miss, 31-9

Parrish Alford

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OLE MISS

www.olemisssports.com S3 BYU L, 14-13 S10 Southern Illinois, 5 p.m.

S17 at Vanderbilt, 11:21 a.m.

S24 Georgia O1 at Fresno St., 8:15 O15 Alabama O22 Arkansas O29 at Auburn N5 at Kentucky N12 Louisiana Tech N19 LSU N26 at Mississippi State

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS S3 S10 S24 O1 O8 O15 O22 O29 N5 N12 N19

siusalukis.cstv.com SE Missouri W, 38-10 at Ole Miss, 5 p.m.

Missouri State, 6 p.m. at Western Illinois, 3 p.m.

N.D. State, 2 p.m.

Youngstown, 2 p.m. at Northern Iowa, 3 p.m.

Illinois State, 2:30 p.m. at S.D. State, 2 p.m.

Eastern Illinois, 2 p.m. at Indiana St., 1:05 p.m.

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With top rusher ailing, depth will be tested today

BY PATRICK MAGEE

MARSHALL

13.0 34.0 187.0 291.0

ries for 19 yards last year, and redshirt freshman Jamal Woodyard will be likely be called upon to provide important depth.

“I’m ready,” Hester said. “I’m really anxious for the time to be able to get on the field and play.

“As long as we win the game, that’s all that matters.”

to being underestimated during his football career.

“I really do take advantage of that,” Hester said. “Sometimes they come lighter and I come harder. Next time, they know the difference.”

Johnson left the field with an apparent leg injury in the second half of last week’s 19-17 win over Louisiana Tech. The redshirt junior’s mother, Vickey, said Wednesday that Johnson suffered a sprained MCL in his knee and could miss two games.

After sharing the carries last week, Kendrick Hardy will get the most the most touches if Johnson is unable to go.

Hester, who only had four car-

Even with Johnson possibly not on the field, coach Larry Fedora is hoping for significant improvement in the ground game after the Eagles put up 153 yards on 38 carries last week.

“Non-existent is what it really was,” Fedora said. “It was pretty disappointing. We’ve got to do a much better job in the running game if we’re going to be effective.”

Neither Hester or Woodyard carried the ball last week while Johnson had 13 carries for 51 yards and Hardy, who averaged 6.5 yards a carry last year, had 33 yards on 12 rushes.

“I think we didn’t play as good as we needed to play Saturday,”

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – At 5foot-6, 180 pounds, Southern Miss running back Jeremy Hester won’t be the most intimidating figure stepping off the bus today.

But the sophomore could be a big piece of the Golden Eagle rushing attack for the 2:30 p.m. contest at Marshall with starter Desmond Johnson dealing with a sprained MCL and unlikely to make the trip.

While Hester may be the most diminutive player on the field, he packs quite a punch in his small frame. He’s the strongest man on the team pound-for-pound and he uses that power to his advantage on the field.

“I’m No. 1 pound for pound and I try to make it show all the time,” Hester said. “I may be small at 180 pounds. But at the same time, I bring the pain. I’ll take it on. I can’t wait to get in the game and show linebackers on the other team how strong I am.”

Hester has grown accustomed

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SO. MISS 19.0 17.0 379.0 244.0

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Hardy said. “We just have to step it up against a conference team.”

Fedora wants more out of his offensive line this week, but everybody has to pitch in to put up more yardage against the Thundering Herd.

“We’ve got to do a better job of blocking the perimeter and the offensive line has to do a better job of blocking inside,” Fedora said. “The running backs have to do a better job running and the quarterback has to do a better job. It was all of them.”

Woodyard had a big spring and a good fall camp, but he has missed some recent practice time due to injury.

With Woodyard potentially not quite at 100 percent and Johnson maybe sitting it out, Hester has a shot at making an impression today.

“The backfield is real deep,” Hester said. “We have four running backs that rotate. It’s complicated and it’s hard at the same time. I hate that Desmond is out, but I’ll try to take advantage of this time and get more carries.”

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Kendrick Hardy split the carries in the backfield last week but should tote the ball a lot today at Marshall.

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Virginia Tech, 2:30 p.m. at Louisville, 2:30 p.m. at UCF, 3 p.m.

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SE Louisiana, 6 p.m. at Virginia Rice, 6:30 p.m. at Navy, 2:30 p.m.

SMU, 7 p.m. at UTEP, 7 p.m. at East Carolina, 3 p.m.

UCF, 7 p.m. at UAB, 7 p.m.

Memphis, 3 p.m.

Where: Edwards Stadium (38.,019), Huntington, W.Va. Kickoff: 2:30 p.m.

Television: CSS Records: Southern Miss 1-0, Marshall 0-1.

Series: Southern Miss, 5-1 Last season: Southern Miss won 41-16 as Austin Davis rushed for three TDs and threw for another.

Coaches – Southern Miss: Larry Fedora, 23-17 (4th year); Marshall: Doc Holliday, 5-8 (2nd year).

Trends: Southern Miss is 13-2 in Conference USA openers. ...

Three of the six games in this series have been decided by a touchdown or less.

Statistical leaders – Southern Miss: QB Austin Davis, 21 of 37 passing (56.8%), 226 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT, 9-51-0 rushing; RB Desmond Johnson 13-51-0; WR Ryan Balentine 6-80-0; LB Korey Williams 13 tackles (3 solo), 1.5 TFL. Marshall: QB Rakeem Kato 15-21 (66.7%), 115 yards 0 TDs o INTs; RB Tron Martinez 10-76-0; WR Aaron Dobson 6-22-0, WR Antavious Wilson 4-64-0; DB Darryl Roberts 6 tackles (5 solo), LB Devin Arrington 6 tackles (3 solo).

Notes: Southern Miss QB Austin Davis is just 74 yards away from unseating Brett Favre (7,695 yards) as the school’s career leader. ... Southern Miss senior defensive lineman Cordarro Law was named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Law had eight tackles, including 2 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss against Louisiana Tech. ... The Thundering Herd is starting six true freshmen. ... Marshall is 0-3 at home against the Golden Eagles and only 13-6 in its C-USA home games.

Summing it up: “Anytime you go on the road, it's always tough. This will be our next test. It's going to be a big test for us.” – Head coach Larry Fedora, who’s 8-10 in road games with the Golden Eagles.

Prediction: Southern Miss, 31-16.

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State colleges: At a glance ALCORN STATE

League: Southwestern Athletic (NCAA FCS) Record: 0-1 overall, 0-1 SWAC Last week: Lost 21-14 to Grambling State Today: At Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-1) The buzz: Brandon Bridge passed for 175 yards and accounted for two touchdowns (one passing, one rushing), but the Braves lost in Melvin Spears’ debut as head coach. ... According to press reports, 15 of the Braves’ 22 starters were freshmen.

DELTA STATE

League: Gulf South (NCAA Division II) Record: 1-1 Last week: Lost 24-23 at Northwestern State Today: At Fort Valley (Ga.) State The buzz: The Statesmen continue a month-long road trip today. Last week’s loss was just the fourth in 19 decisions of a touchdown or less during Ron Roberts’ tenure as head coach.

SCHEDULES, RESULTS

time to Mississippi College.

Today: Home vs. LaGrange College The buzz: Garrett Pinciotti passed for 263 yards and three touchdowns, but a 37-yard field goal to end regulation missed the mark and the Majors lost in OT.

MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE

League: American Southwest (NCAA D-III) Record: 1-0 Last week: Beat Millsaps 33-27 JACKSON STATE in overtime.

League: Southwestern Athletic Today: At Belhaven (1-1) (NCAA FCS) The buzz: The Choctaws had a Record: 1-0 overall balanced attack in their Backyard BELHAVEN Last week: Beat Concordia Col- Brawl win over Millsaps – 190 League: Mid-South (NAIA) lege 42-2 yards passing, 177 rushing.

Record: 1-1 Today: Plays Tennessee State Last week: Lost 32-24 at (1-0) in Memphis MISS. VALLEY STATE Louisiana College in three OTs. The buzz: QB Casey Therriault League: Southwestern Athletic Today: Home vs. Mississippi passed for 218 yards and a touch- (NCAA FCS) College (1-0) down and also ran for two TDs in Record: 0-1 overall, 0-1 SWAC The buzz: The Blazers held a sloppy weather.

Last week: Lost 41-9 at home 24-13 lead with 7:21 to play on to Alabama State the road, but couldn’t seal the MILLSAPS Today: Home vs. Murray State deal at Louisiana College. They League: Southern Collegiate The buzz: The Delta Devils will gave up 432 yards (197 rushing) (NCAA D-III) be trying to end a 12-game losing on defense and allowed five sacks Record: 0-1 streak today.

Daily Journal reports of QB Jimmy Basford.

Last week: Lost 33-27 in over-

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ALCORN STATE (0-1) Grambling State* L, 21-14 at Arkansas Pine Bluff* 6 p.m.

Mississippi Valley State* 4 p.m. at Texas Southern* 1 p.m. at Alabama State* 6 p.m.

Concordia College (HC) 2 p.m. at Southern University* 6 p.m.

Alabama A&M* 6 p.m.

Prairie View A&M* 2 p.m. at Jackson State* 1 p.m. *–SWAC game

A27 S3 S10 S17 O1 O8 O15 O22 O29 N5 N12

BELHAVEN (1-1) Texas College W, 47-3 at Louisiana College (3OT) L, 32-24 Mississippi College 7 p.m. at Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 12:30 pm at Bethel (Tenn.)* 6:30 p.m.

Faulkner (Ala.)* 1:30 p.m. at Shorter (Ga.) * 12:30pm Union (Ky.)* (HC) 1:30 p.m. at Cumberlands (Ky.)* 12:30 pm Cumberland (Tenn.)* 1:30 p.m.

Georgetown (Ky.) 1:30 p.m. *-Mid-South Conference game

A27 S1 S10 S17 S24 O1 O6 O13 O22 N5 N12

DELTA STATE (1-1) Elizabeth City State (OT) W, 28-21 at Northwestern State L, 24-23 at Fort Valley State 6 p.m. at Arkansas Tech 6 p.m. at Henderson State 3 p.m.

Ouachita Baptist 6 p.m.

Arkansas-Monticello 7 p.m. at North Alabama* 7 p.m.

Valdosta State* 3 p.m.

West Alabama* (HC) 4 p.m. at West Georgia* 1 p.m. *-Gulf South Conference game

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JACKSON STATE (1-0) Concordia College W, 42-2 Tenn. State (Memphis) 6 p.m. at Southern* 6 p.m.

Alabama State* 4 p.m.

Texas Southern* 6:30 p.m.

O8 O15 O29 N5 N12 N19

Arkansas-Pine Bluff* (HC) at Mississippi Valley* at Prairie View A&M* Grambling State* at Alabama A&M* Alcorn State*

S3 S10 S17 S24 O1 O8 O15 O29 N5 N12

MILLSAPS (0-1) at Mississippi College (OT) L, 33-27 LaGrange College 1 p.m. at Louisiana College 5 p.m.

Trinity University* 1 p.m. at Sewanee* 1 p.m. at Austin College* 1 p.m.

Rhodes College* 1 p.m.

Centre College* (HC) 1 p.m. at Tarleton State 2 p.m. at Birmingham-Southern* 1 p.m. *-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conf. game

S3 S10 S17 S24 O8 O15 O22 O29 N5 N12

MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (1-0) Millsaps W, 33-27 at Belhaven 6 p.m.

Hardin-Simmons* 6 p.m. at Louisiana College* 6 p.m.

Mary Hardin-Baylor* 6 p.m. at East Texas Baptist* 3 p.m.

Howard Payne* 3 p.m. at Sul Ross State* 1 p.m.

Texas Lutheran* 1 p.m. at McMurry* 1 p.m. *-American Southwest Conference game

S3 S10 S17 S24 O1 O8 O15 O22 O29 N3 N12

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (0-1) Alabama State* L, 41-9 Murray State 4 p.m. at Alcorn State* 4 p.m. at Prairie View A&M* 7 p.m.

Southern* 2 p.m. at Alabama A&M* 1 p.m.

Jackson State* 2 p.m. at Grambling State* 2 p.m.

Texas Southern* (HC) 2 p.m. at South Alabama TBA Arkansas-Pine Bluff* 1 p.m. *–SWAC game

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PF 41 14 56 42 45 21

PA 3 3 37 16 16 35

2010 Home 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-0

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T25 Str. 0-0 W2 0-0 W1 0-0 W16 1-0 W2 0-0 W3 0-0 L4

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#-SEC champion and BCS national champion; 2010 = Record at this point last season.

TODAY’S GAMES

Matchup Kickoff Central Michigan (1-0) at Kentucky (1-0) 11 a.m.

Mississippi State (1-0) at Auburn (1-0) 11:21 a.m.

Alabama (1-0) at Penn State (1-0) 2:30 p.m.

Cincinnati (1-0) at Tennessee (1-0) 2:30 p.m.

South Carolina (1-0) at Georgia (0-1) 3:30 p.m.

Southern Illinois (1-0) at Ole Miss (0-1) 5 p.m.

New Mexico (0-1) at Arkansas (1-0) 6 p.m.

UAB (0-0) at Florida (1-0) 6 p.m.

Northwestern State (1-0) at LSU (1-0) 7 p.m.

Connecticut (1-0) at Vanderbilt (1-0) 6:30 p.m.

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Series UK, 5-0 AU, 59-23-2 AL, 9-5 UT 4-1 GA, 46-15-2 UM, 1-0 ARK, 2-0 FLA, 1-0 LSU, 10-0 Tied, 1-1

Rivals.com says Kentucky 21-10 MSU 24-20 Alabama 20-7 Tennessee 28-20 So.Carolina 21-16 Ole Miss 30-14 Arkansas 57-14 Florida 38-17 LSU 51-7 UConn 17-13

AP

Auburn fans celebrate their comeback victory against Utah State in traditional fashion, by hanging toilet paper from the trees at Toomer’s Corner.

LAST WEEK

SATURDAY, SEPT. 3 Auburn 42, Utah State 38 Alabama 48, Kent State 7 BYU 14, Ole Miss 13 Tennessee 42, Montana 16 Florida 41, Florida Atlantic 3 Arkansas 51, Missouri State 7 South Carolina 56, East Carolina 37 Vanderbilt 45, Elon 14 LSU 40, Oregon 27 Boise State 35, Georgia 21

7E

ALABAMA AT PENN STATE

When: 2:30 p.m., ABC Why you should watch: Alabama beat the Nittany Lions 24-3 last season in Tuscaloosa. Penn State hopes homefield advantage counts for something.

Matt McGloin was the more productive quarterback for Penn State in the opener, though Rob Bolden was the victim of a couple of drops. For the Crimson Tide, sophomore A.J. McCarron and freshman Phillip Sims threw two interceptions apiece, though McCarron had a better overall day against Kent State with 226 yards and a touchdown.

If there was a bigger concern for the Tide, it was a stalled run game. Trent Richardson finished with 37 yards and 2.8 yards per carry – but also three TDs. Alabama tinkered with its offensive line through the game, lining up AllAmerica candidate Barrett Jones at left tackle, left guard (his best position) and center. The best guess is the tinkering for both teams takes a step back with the level of competition ramped up.

The buzz: It’s a true meeting of football royalty. Alabama and Penn State are among just eight FBS teams nationally that have 800 victories.

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SOUTH CAROLINA AT GEORGIA

THURSDAY, SEPT. 1 Mississippi State 59, Memphis 14 Kentucky 14, Western Kentucky 3

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

NEXT WEEK

THURSDAY, SEPT. 15 *LSU at Mississippi State, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 17 Auburn at Clemson, 11 a.m. *Ole Miss at Vanderbilt, 11:21 a.m.

Coastal Carolina at Georgia, noon *Tennessee at Florida, 2:30 p.m.

Navy at South Carolina, 5 p.m.

North Texas at Alabama, 6:30 p.m.

Louisville at Kentucky, 6 p.m.

Troy at Arkansas, 6:30 p.m.

When: 4:30 p.m., ESPN Why you should watch: The Mark Richt hot-seat watch continues. After the loss to Boise State last week, Georgia is 14-13 since 2009; the Bulldogs went 82-21 in his Richt’s first eight seasons.

A 0-2 start to this season would ramp up the pressure even more.

Georgia’s second foe trades Kellen Moore’s clinical precision for the bigplay potential of the Stephen Garcia-toAlshon Jeffery connection.

Then again, South Carolina’s passing game may be a secondary concern for Georgia. Gamecocks tailback Marcus Lattimore rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns against the Bulldogs last season in his breakout game.

South Carolina isn’t without its flaws, though. The Gamecocks fell behind 170 to East Carolina before rallying for 56 points in the last three quarters. Georgia has to hope QB Aaron Murray has enough time to find the vulnerable spots in the Gamecocks’ defense.

The buzz: A big early-season game in the SEC Eastern Division, as the winner becomes the team to beat in the division. And Georgia has won seven of the past 10 in the series..

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ALSO TODAY

*-SEC games

Central Michigan at Kentucky The buzz: Central Michigan is 0-7 all-time against SEC schools, with five of the losses coming to Kentucky. The Wildcats are looking for their fifth consecutive 2-0 start.

AP

Mark Richt will be on a very hot seat if Georgia’s Bulldogs start the season 0-2 with a loss today to South Carolina.

Cincinnati at Tennessee The buzz: Cincinnati scored 72 points against a team from Tennessee (Austin Peay) last week; it will be a wee bit tougher for the Bearcats today. ... The Vols play at Florida next week but don’t need to get caught looking ahead.

Arkansas vs. New Mexico The buzz: Arkansas has thrown at least one TD pass in 18 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the SEC and sixth-longest active streak in the country. ... New Mexico allowed nine sacks to Colorado State last week.

UAB at Florida The buzz: UAB is the final FBS team to open its season. ... These teams have met once, with Florida winning 51-3 in 2002 in Ron Zook’s first game as the Gators’ coach.

UConn at Vanderbilt The buzz: This might match the worst team in the Big East against the worst team in the SEC. ... Vandy is going for just its third 2-0 start since 1993.

Northwestern State at LSU The buzz: LSU played Oregon last week and the Tigers travel to Mississippi State next Thursday, so forgive them if they come out and scuffle around against their FCS foe. ... These teams haven’t played since 1942, and it’s a Super Bowl of sorts for the Delta Demons, who will dress out 115 players and bring their band. ... Northwestern State is one win shy of 500 in its history. It’s a safe bet the win won’t come in Baton Rouge.

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Depth Chart: Bulldogs

AUBURN OFFENSE QB 14 Barrett Trotter (Jr.) 15 Clint Moseley (So.) RB 23 Onterio McCalebb (Jr.) 5 Michael Dyer (So.) HB 43 Philip Lutzenkirchen (Jr.) 11 Brandon Fulse (Fr.) LT 75 Brandon Mosley (Sr.) 73 Greg Robinson (Fr.) LG 79 Jared Cooper (Sr.) 57 Christian Westerman (Fr.) C 50 Reese Dismukes (Fr.) 63 Blake Burgess (So.) RG 71 John Sullen (Jr.) 60 Eric Mack (R-Fr.) RT 62 Chad Slade (R-Fr.) 77 A.J. Greene (Sr.) WR 80 Emory Blake (Jr.) 3 DeAngelo Benton (Jr.) WR 9 Quindarius Carr (Sr.) 1 Trovon Reed (R-Fr.) WR 85 Travante Stallworth (Jr.) 81 C.J. Uzomah (Fr.)

DEFENSE DE 55 Corey Lemonier (So.) 95 Dee Ford (Jr.) DT 54 Jeffrey Whitaker (So.) 98 Angelo Blackson (Fr.) DT 92 Kenneth Carter (So.) 96 Devaunte Sigler (Fr.) DE 94 Nosa Eguae (So.) 13 Craig Sanders (So.) LB 35 Jonathan Evans (Jr.) 26 Justin Garrett (Fr.) LB 5 Jake Holland (So.) 21 Eltoro Freeman (Sr.) LB 25 Daren Bates (Jr.) 58 Harris Gaston (So.) LCB 11 Chris Davis (So.) 6 Jonathan Mincy (R-Fr.) S 15 Neiko Thorpe (Sr.) 14 Erique Florence (Fr.) S 12 Demetruce McNeal (So.) or 24 Ryan Smith (So.) RCB 22 T’Sharvan Bell (Jr.) 19 Ryan White (So.)

OFFENSE

QB 14 17 RB 28 27 LT 77 75 LG 61 68 C 55 63 RG 67 78 RT 62 59 TE 32 18 WR 19 86 WR 1 3 WR 31 8

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 36 Cody Parkey (So.) 29 Chris Brooks (Sr.) P 30 Steven Clark (So.) 29 Chris Brooks (Sr.) KR 4 Quan Bray (Fr.) 23 Onterio McCalebb (Jr.) PR 1 Trovon Reed (R-Fr.) 4 Quan Bray (Fr.)

TIGERS INSIDER

If the name of Auburn senior linebacker Eltoro Freeman rings a bell, it might be because he played the 2007 season at Mississippi Gulf Coast, where he was a teammate of future Alabama defensive standout Terrence Cody on a 12-0 national title team.

He missed the season opener against Utah State due to what Auburn called a “clerical error.”

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Chris Relf (6-4, 240, Sr.) Tyler Russell (6-5, 225, So.) Vick Ballard (5-11, 215, Sr.) LaDarius Perkins (5-10, 190, So.) James Carmon (6-7, 330, Sr.) Blaine Clausell (6-7, 295, R-Fr.) Gabe Jackson (6-4, 310, So.) Templeton Hardy (6-3, 300, Jr.) Quentin Saulsberry (6-2, 300, Sr.) Dillon Day (6-4, 285, R-Fr.) Tobias Smith (6-3, 305, Jr.) Damien Robinson (6-8, 310, R-Fr.) Addison Lawrence (6-4, 290, Sr.) Archie Muniz (6-5, 275, R-Fr.) Marcus Green (6-1, 240, Sr.) Brandon Hill (6-2, 240, R-Fr.) Arceto Clark (5-10, 180, Jr.) Michael Carr (6-1, 195, So.) Chad Bumphis (5-10, 200, Jr.) Brandon Heavens (5-10, 175, Jr.) Sam Williams (6-1, 200, So.) Chris Smith (6-2, 205, Jr.)

DEFENSE

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Arceto Clark, the former Shannon standout, caught a touchdown pass last week against Memphis.

DE 99 56 DT 97 98 DT 94 60 DE 92 96 SLB 22 12 MLB 58 9 WLB 10 51 CB 13 41 SS 4 30 FS 7 5 CB 25 26

Ten carries for 166 yards, 3 TDs against Memphis.

Except for two false starts, graded well in LT debut.

Making his 15th consecutive start today.

Anchor helped pave way for a 309-yard rush effort.

Recorded team-best six knockdowns ... ... and 91 percent grade last week.

Set for consecutive starts for first time in his career.

Played last week but didn’t make a catch.

Had career-high 72 yards, TD at Memphis.

One catch last week – a 44-yard TD in first quarter.

Drew first career start as reward for strong camp.

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Josh Boyd Curtis Virges Fletcher Cox Devin Jones Kaleb Eulls Shane McCardell Matthew Wells Chris Hughes Brandon Wilson Brandon Maye Cam Lawrence Deontae Skinner Johnthan Banks Marvin Bure Charles Mitchell Jay Hughes Wade Bonner Nickoe Whitley Corey Broomfield Damein Anderson

(6-3, 295, Jr.) Lone tackle against Memphis was a sack.

(6-3, 300, RFr.) (6-4, 295, Jr.) Expected to play after being suspended for opener.

(6-0, 255, Jr.) (6-4, 280, R-Fr.) Drew first career start in first career game ...

(6-5, 255, Jr.) ... making two tackles against Memphis.

(6-0, 205, R-Fr.) Had five tackles (four solo) and TFL in his debut.

(6-0, 215, So.) (6-0, 235, Jr.) All three tackles against Memphis were solo.

(6-2, 235, Sr.) (6-2, 225, Jr.) Made four tackles last week ...

(6-2, 235, So.) ... while Skinner led team with seven stops.

(6-2, 185, Jr.) Five tackles, two pass break-ups last week.

(5-9, 190, Sr.) (5-11, 205, Sr.) Has played in all 38 games in his career.

(5-11, 185, R-Fr.) (5-10, 190, Sr.) Whitley got start last week, made fourth career INT. (6-0, 200, So.) (5-10, 180, Jr.) Seeking his 10th career interception.

(5-11, 195, Sr.)

Corvell Harrison-Gay (6-3, 250, So.)

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 40 53 P 39 43 KR 27 16 PR 1 16 x

BRAD LOCKE’S COMMENTS Has four straight 200-yard passing games.

Derek DePasquale (5-8, 180, Sr.) Brian Egan (5-10, 210, So.) Baker Swedenburg (6-0, 190, So.) William Berg (5-9, 195, Jr.) LaDarius Perkins (5-10, 190, So.) Jameon Lewis (5-9, 185, R-Fr.) Chad Bumphis (5-10, 200, Jr.) Jameon Lewis (5-9, 185, R-Fr.)

Had three tackles, one QB hurry last week.

Made 1 of 2 field goals last week.

Had four of five punts downed inside 20 in debut.

Had limited touches versus Memphis.

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Scoring offense (59.0 ppg)

SEC RANKINGS

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Total offense (645.0 ypg)

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Scoring defense (14.0 ppg)

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Total defense (338.0 ypg)

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

Depth Chart: Rebels OFFENSE

SE 12 10 LT 78 70 LG 77 72 C 76 56 RG 75 74 RT 79 73 TE 83 17 FL 85 2 QB 8 11 RB 3 29 FB 45 33 HB 26 22

Donte Moncrief (6-2, 217, Fr.) Vincent Sanders (6-1, 190, R-Fr.) Bradley Sowell (6-7, 320, Sr.) Emmanuel McCray (6-4, 315, So.) Patrick Junen (6-6, 320, So.) Aaron Morris (6-5, 325, Fr.) A.J. Hawkins (6-3, 315, Jr.) Evan Swindall (6-2, 300, So.) Matt Hall (6-9, 335, Jr.) Jared Duke (6-7, 335, So.) Bobby Massie (6-6, 315, Jr.) Alex Washington (6-4, 360, Sr.) Ferbia Allen (6-3, 250, Jr.) Jamal Mosley (6-4, 260, Jr.) Ja-Mes Logan (6-2, 190, So.) Nick Brassell (6-0, 172, Fr.) Zack Stoudt (6-4, 216, Jr.) Barry Brunetti (6-0, 215, So.) Jeff Scott (5-7, 175 So.) Devin Thomas (5-9, 209, Jr.) H.R. Greer (5-11, 235, Jr.) E.J. Epperson (6-2, 250, Jr.) Derrick Herman (5-10, 200, Sr.) Philander Moore (5-9, 192, Jr.)

7 55 N 98 95 DT 93 92 E 40 90 WLB 15 44 MLB 52 10 SPUR 20 9 LCB 4 21 SS 1 5 FS 3 33 RCB 6 43

PARRISH ALFORD’S COMMENTS 3 catches for Moncrief against BYU. Sowell says line ready to atone for opener.

Highly recruited Morris ready to play.

Hawkins: BYU’s stunts, shifts made opener difficult.

Big expectations for big Arkansas transfer.

Fifth-year senior provides guard depth, also.

Mosley described as an “NFL” tight end.

Brassell eager to atone for touchdown drop.

Stoudt finished the BYU game, earns his first start.

Scott becomes focal point of offense... ... with Brandon Bolden, Enrique Davis injured.

Not many carries for the fullbacks.

PK 81 96 P 97 96 KR 3 22 26 2 PR 3 22 26

Bryson Rose Andrew Ritter Tyler Campbell Andrew Ritter Jeff Scott Philander Moore Derrick Herman Nick Brassell Jeff Scott Philander Moore Derrick Herman

(5-11, 202, Jr.) 6-3, 223, Jr.) (6-2, 220, Jr.) (6-3, 223, Jr.) (5-7, 175, So.) (5-9, 192, So.) (5-10, 200, Sr.) (6-0, 172, Fr.) (5-7, 175, So.) (5-9, 192, So.) (5-10, 200, Sr.) |

Scoring offense (13.0 ppg)

Total offense (208.0 ypg)

SPECIAL TEAMS K 95 Jack MacLachian So. 12 Chris Adams Fr. P 90 Austin Pucylowski So. PR 21 LaSteven McKinneyR-Fr. 13 John Lantz So. KR 28 Steve Strother Jr. 20 Mulku Kalokoh Jr.

AP

Jeff Scott will step into the role of starting running back for the Rebels after injuries to two teammates.

Southern Illinois quarterback Paul McIntosh was Mr. Football in the state of Indiana in 2007. After leading Evansville Reitz to a 15-0 record and its first state championship in more than three decades.

McIntosh accounted for 56 TDs as he passed for almost 2,500 yards and rushed for 1,600 more.

He transferred to SIU from Army in 2008.

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Rose 2-for-2 on field goals in opener.

Career-long 73-yard punt for Campbell last week.

Moore was a juco All-American return man.

Scott had 44-yard return vs. BYU.

SEC RANKINGS

12th 11th

DEFENSE E 54 Kenneth Boatright Jr. 97 Blake Miller R-Fr. NT 52 Kayon Swanson Jr. 57 Kyle Russo Sr. E 32 Chance Coda Sr. 91 Eze Obiora Jr. OLB 34 Jayson DiManche Jr. 55 Juan Carlos Avila So. OLB 40 Cory Lee R-Fr. 9 E.J. Clark So. ILB 45 Connor James Sr. 39 Bryan Presume So. ILB 41 Joe Okon Jr. 42 Scott Cole Sr. SS 26 Mike McElroy Sr. 16 Luke Thuston So. FS 29 Boo Rodgers So. 6 Rashad Graham Sr. CB 5 Terrell Wilson So. 2 Courtney Richmond R-Fr. CB 8 Nick King Sr. 24 James McFadden Jr

SALUKIS INSIDER

Herman could show up at running back.

Wayne Dorsey (6-6, 270, Sr.) One tackle for Dorsey in season opener.

Cameron Whigham (6-2, 255, So.) Uriah Grant (6-0, 300, Jr.) Three tackles, solid effort vs. BYU. Bryon Bennett (6-2, 290, R-Fr.) Justin Smith (6-3, 301, Sr.) Oft-injured Smith hopes for healthy senior season.

Carlton Martin (6-1, 295, R-Fr.) Kentrell Lockett (6-5, 255, Sr.) Rebels need Lockett to play like he did in 2009.

Gerald Rivers (6-5, 250, Jr.) Joel Kight (5-9, 226, Jr.) 8 tackles, 1 TFL for Kight vs. BYU. Ralph Williams (6-0, 238, R-Fr.) Mike Marry (6-2, 248, So.) Made first college start vs. BYU, had 13 tackles.

C.J. Johnson (6-1, 235, Fr.) Aaron Garbutt (6-2, 210, Jr.) Coaches like his mix of physical play, coverage skills.

Ivan Nicholas (5-10, 205, Jr.) Marcus Temple (5-10, 190, Sr.) Mixed results for BYU in throwing at Temple.

Senquez Golson (5-8, 180, Fr.) Damien Jackson (6-2, 215, Sr.) Shared tackles lead (13) with Marry in opener.

Frank Crawford (6-0, 180, So.) Charles Sawyer (5-11, 175, So.) Sawyer had Rebels’ only TD on 96-yard INT return.

Cliff Coleman (5-10, 188, R-Fr.) Wesley Pendleton (5-11, 180, Jr.) Solid coverage for Pendleton in first start.

Vincent Moss (5-11, 197, Sr.)

SPECIAL TEAMS

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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS OFFENSE LT 64 David Pickard Sr. 75 Clayton Melville R-Fr. LG 77 Terrence Isaiah So. 65 Tanner Crum Fr. C 66 Bryan Boemer Sr. 69 Matthew Van Dril Sr. RG 60 Jessy McMullin Jr. 70 Eric Bergman Jr. RT 71 Richard Wilson Jr. 74 Scott Becker Sr. QB 17 Paul McIntosh Jr. 19 Kory Faulkner So. RB 28 Steve Strother Jr. 10 Shariff Harris Sr. FB 46 Ray Agnew So. 44 Rik Hicks So. TE 82 C.J. Robertson Sr. 85 MyCole Pruitt R-Fr. WR 84 Luke Standiford Jr. 88 David Lewis Jr. WR 13 Josh Lantz So. 21 LaSteven McKinney R-Fr. WR 1 Cam Fuller Sr. 86 Carl Harris Jr.

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Scouting report: Mississippi State at Auburn KEYS FOR VICTORY

1. BE READY FOR THE ATTACK

Auburn’s offense likes to get after it and play up-tempo, and if its running game returns to form this week, then the middle of MSU’s defense will need to be better than last week. Against Memphis, State’s linebackers played tentative at times and didn’t tackle particularly well.

That can’t happen against Auburn, which has a pair of dangerous tailbacks in Michael Dyer and Onterio McCalebb. Those two rushed for a combined 1,903 yards last season. MSU was fourth in the SEC in run defense last season (119.1 ypg) but gave up 164 yards to a bad Memphis team.

2. GET PHYSICAL

Michael Dyer scored Auburn’s game-winning touchdown against Utah State.

AP

Players and coaches from both sides have talked about how physical a game they expect this to be, especially with it being the SEC opener for both squads.

That plays right into MSU’s hands, especially with its power running game, led by Vick Ballard and quarterback Chris Relf.

Ballard had only 10 carries against Memphis – for 166 yards and three touchdowns – and said he feels fresh and ready for a bigger load at Auburn.

The Tigers can’t just worry about him, of course, as the 240-pound Relf can punish defenses as a runner.

Auburn gave up 227 rushing yards to Utah State last week, so it’s got some work to do if it hopes to slow down one of the SEC’s best rushing attacks.

3. HIT THE BIG PLAY

Against Memphis, five of MSU’s eight touchdown plays covered 35 or more yards. That’s a trend coach Dan Mullen would like to keep going.

He noted earlier this week that grinding out 12-play drives against an SEC defense is not conducive to consistent scoring. Hitting big plays and scoring quickly was something MSU improved at last year, and the fewer plays a team runs, the less likely it is to commit turnovers.

MSU was plus-seven in turnover margin last season and was plus-2 against Memphis.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

WHEN MSU HAS THE BALL

MSU is coming off its best statistical offensive performance in school history, racking up 645 yards in a 59-14 win against Memphis. It was a balanced attack, with 336 yards through the air and 309 on the ground.

It was an impressive display, even if it was against an overmatched foe. It reaffirmed the elite status of Relf, Ballard and receiver Chad Bumphis while introducing new playmakers like Jameon Lewis. Expect all of those players and

AP

Quarterback Chris Relf is the triggerman for a potent MSU offense. plenty others to get touches as the Bulldogs try to pick apart the Auburn defense the way Utah State did last week.

Backup tailback LaDarius Perkins wasn’t used much last week and could see a few more touches today.

WHEN AUBURN HAS THE BALL

It was surprising to see Auburn’s running game struggle against Utah State, but offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn liked what he saw of new quarterback Barrett Trotter, who completed 17 of 23 passes (73.9 percent) for 261 yards and three touchdowns. He threw no interceptions and led the Tigers to two TDs in the final 2:07 to beat Utah State.

Trotter has an underrated receiving corps to work with, not to mention tight end Philip Lutzenkirchen – eight of his 22 career receptions have gone for touchdowns.

There are questions about the offensive line, which could be to blame for the running game’s struggles. That group could have a tough time with MSU defensive tackles Josh Boyd and Fletcher Cox, the latter of which is expected to return from suspension.

CRUCIAL MATCHUP

MSU’S RUNNING BACKS VS. AUBURN’S DEFENSIVE LINE

The Tigers’ defensive line isn’t the same without 2010 Lombardi Award winner Nick Fairley, who last season was all over the place in Auburn’s 17-14 win at MSU. That unit struggled with Utah State.

MSU’s offensive line looked sharp at Memphis, and if the Bulldogs can pound the ball with Ballard and Relf and wear down those defenders, then they will control the game and most likely the outcome.

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Scouting report: Southern Illinois at Ole Miss KEYS FOR VICTORY

1. GET STRONG PLAY UP FRONT

The Ole Miss offensive line, considered the strength of the team, had a disappointing performance against BYU. The average weight of linemen in the SIU 3-4 scheme is 255, while the average weight of five Ole Miss offensive linemen 321.

It shouldn’t matter who is running the ball.

SIU rushed the ball on 70 percent of its 66 snaps in its 38-10 win over Southeast Missouri last week.

McIntosh, who survived a three-way quarterback competition, was also effective in the air, completing 14-of-18 for 246 yards.

Of SIU’s six scoring drives, four were fewer than five plays.

WHEN OLE MISS HAS THE BALL

The Rebels will seek to establish the run, but they’ll be more balanced than 2. TAKE CARE OF THE FOOTBALL they set out to be against BYU. The Rebels have struggled with interInjuries to the top two tailbacks ceptions the last three years. They had and the new status of the true pocket at least one interception in nine of 12 passer, Zack Stoudt, as the starting games last year but did not throw a quarterback, may cause offensive coorpick against BYU. dinator David Lee to force the run less They managed to lose the ball in than he did in the early going with other ways, the second fumble resultBarry Brunetti at quarterback last week. ing in the Cougars’ game-winning The Rebels worked a number of diftouchdown. ferent people at running back during SIU was plus-8 in turnover margin in the week, but look for the bulk of the 2009, plus-17 in 2009. Last year the carries to go to sophomore Jeff Scott, Salukis were minus-17, their 25 suddenly the veteran of the group. Also turnovers the team’s most in nine years. look for the young receivers to take a step forward today.

3. STEP ON THE GAS

Last year the Rebels lost a 31-10 lead in the third quarter in their 49-48 double-OT loss to Jacksonville State.

The Rebels need to take the lead in the first half and assert themselves in the second, step on the gas and close the deal.

WHAT TO WATCH

WHEN SIU HAS THE BALL

The Salukis are a ground-oriented offense with heavy emphasis on the option under the guidance of junior quarterback Paul McIntosh, who is 225 yards away from becoming the school’s career rushing leader among quarterbacks.

CRUCIAL MATCHUP

SIU QB PAUL MCINTOSH VS. THE OLE MISS DEFENSIVE ENDS

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McIntosh carried 10 times last week, and his reads created opportunities for running backs Steve Strother and Jewel Hampton, who combined for 145 yards.

Strother had 81 yards on nine carries, one of them a 62-yard touchdown run.

The Ole Miss ends will have to be assignment sound and not give up the corner. In his first game back from ACL surgery, Kentrell Lockett had just two tackles last week. Wayne Dorsey, the starter on the other side, had just one.

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TOP 25 GAMES AT A GLANCE No. 2 LSU vs. Northwestern State: The Tigers will need to avoid a letdown after beating Oregon, and with a Thursday game against Mississippi State dead ahead.

No. 3 Alabama at No. 23 Penn State: It seems odd that two top 25 teams have yet to settle on starting quarterbacks. Both teams may try a rotation again today.

No. 5 Florida State vs. Charleston Southern: The Seminoles will try for back-to-back shutouts ahead of next week’s Oklahoma game.

No. 6 Stanford at Duke: Should be a laugher, but Stanford has often struggled on non-league trips.

No. 8 Wisconsin vs. Oregon State: The Beavers are coming off a shocking OT loss to FCS member Sacramento State, while the Badgers have won 29 consecutive regular-season non-conference games, second only to LSU’s 34.

No. 10 Nebraska vs. Fresno State: The Bulldogs haven’t beaten a top-10 team in a decade.

No. 11 Virginia Tech at East Carolina: Strange but true, Tech’s Hokies are aiming for their first 20 start since 2001.

No. 12 South Carolina at Georgia: South Carolina won last season and is looking for back-to-back wins over the Bulldogs for the first time since 2000-01.

No. 13 Oregon vs. Nevada: Oregon has a 16-game home winning streak. The Wolf Pack returned just 12 starters from last year’s 13-1 squad.

No. 14 Arkansas vs. New Mexico: The Razorbacks, who play this one |

in Little Rock, have won 17 consecutive non-SEC home games.

No. 15 Ohio State vs. Toledo: The Buckeyes haven’t lost to Ohio team since 1921 – 7-6 to Oberlin.

No. 16 Mississippi State at Auburn: MSU has scored at least 30 points in four consecutive games; that’s the longest such streak in school history.

No. 17 Michigan State vs. FAU: In between games with Florida and Auburn, the Owls tackle a Big Ten opponent.

No. 18 Florida vs. UAB: The Blazers’ best chance for an upset in The Swamp may be to feed the ball to Starkville’s Pat Shed, who rushed for 847 yards last season. UAB is 3-31 in road games against BCS opponents, however.

No. 19 West Virginia vs. Norfolk State: The Mountaineers’ defense has held 11 of last 13 opponents under 300 yards..

No. 22 South Florida vs. Ball State: The Bulls have won 14 straight home openers and are coming off a big win at Notre Dame. Ball State beat Indiana last weekend.

No. 24 Texas vs. BYU: This will present more of a challenge for the Cougars, who escaped Oxford with a victory. The Longhorns are 0-2 against BYU, but the teams haven’t played since 1988.

No. 25 TCU at Air Force: TCU, which hasn’t started 0-2 since 1999, has won seven of the past eight in this series.

Compiled from a variety of sources, including Rivals.com.

AP’S PICKS

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No. 2 LSU d. Northwestern State 42-7 No. 3 Alabama d. No. 23 Penn State 27-14 No. 5 Florida State d. Charleston Southern 50-10 No. 6 Stanford d. Duke 43-17 No. 8 Wisconsin d. Oregon State 38-21 No. 10 Nebraska d. Fresno State 41-17 No. 11 Virginia Tech d. at East Carolina 48-27 Georgia d. No. 12 South Carolina 23-17 No. 13 Oregon d. Nevada 55-21 No. 14 Arkansas d. New Mexico 58-14 No. 15 Ohio State d. Toledo 38-17 No. 16 Mississippi State d. Auburn 31-27 No. 17 Michigan State d. Florida Atlantic 45-10 No. 18 Florida d. UAB 42-14 No. 19 West Virginia d. Norfolk State 58-10 No. 22 South Florida d. Ball State 34-10 No. 24 Texas d. BYU 24-14 No. 25 TCU d. Air Force 28-20

ALSO

Thursday: No. 9 Okla. State d. Arizona 32-24 Friday: Arizona State d. No. 21 Missouri 28-17 Last week: 21-2

INSIDE SCOOP

The AP’s college football writer, former Jackson-based sports writer Ralph Russo, only sees one upset today – he expects Georgia to surprise No. 12 South Carolina to avoid an 0-2 start.

DAILY JOURNAL

TODAY’S NATIONAL SCHEDULE EAST • San Diego St. (1-0) at Army (0-1), 11 a.m.

• This is the longest road trip for any team this season not involving a game with Hawaii.The Aztecs’ campus in California is roughly 2,425 miles from Army’s.

New Hampshire (0-1) at Lehigh (1-0), 11:30 a.m.

American International (1-0) at Bryant (0-1), noon Colgate (1-0) at Holy Cross (0-1), noon Maine (1-0) at Pittsburgh (1-0), noon Norfolk St. (1-0) at West Virginia (1-0), noon Alabama (1-0) at Penn St. (1-0), 2:30 p.m.

Rhode Island (0-0) at Syracuse (1-0), 3:30 p.m.

Marist (1-0) at Bucknell (1-0), 5 p.m.

Stony Brook (0-1) at Buffalo (0-1), 5 p.m.

West Chester (0-1) at Delaware (0-1), 5 p.m.

Lafayette (0-1) at Georgetown (1-0), 5 p.m.

Villanova (0-1) at Towson (1-0), 6 p.m.

SOUTH Old Dominion (1-0) at Georgia St. (1-0), 11 a.m.

Cent. Michigan (1-0) at Kentucky (1-0), 11 a.m.

Mississippi St. (1-0) at Auburn (1-0), 11:21 a.m.

Rutgers (1-0) at North Carolina (1-0), 11:30 a.m.

Apprentice (0-1) at Campbell (0-1), noon North Greenville (1-0) at Presbyterian (0-1), 12:30 p.m.

William & Mary (0-1) at VMI (0-1), 12:30 p.m.

NC A&T (1-0) at Appalachian St. (0-1), 2:30 p.m.

Wofford (1-0) at Clemson (1-0), 2:30 p.m.

Stanford (1-0) at Duke (0-1), 2:30 p.m.

Virginia Tech (1-0) at East Carolina (0-1), 2:30 p.m.

Morehouse (0-0) at Howard (0-1), 2:30 p.m.

Southern Miss (1-0) at Marshall (0-1), 2:30 p.m.

Cincinnati (1-0) at Tennessee (1-0), 2:30 p.m.

Tulsa (0-1) at Tulane (1-0), 2:30 p.m.

• N.C. State (1-0) at Wake Forest (0-1), 2:30 p.m.

• It’s the 103rd meeting in the series and the 102nd consecutive season it has been played, making it the longest continuous rivalry in the league and the third-longest in the nation, behind Kansas-Nebraska at 105 and Minnesota-Wisconsin at 104.

S.C. State (0-1) at Bethune-Cookman (1-0), 3 p.m.

South Carolina (1-0) at Georgia (0-1), 3:30 p.m.

Murray St. (0-1) at Mississippi Valley (0-1), 4 p.m.

Lamar (1-0) at South Alabama (1-0), 4 p.m.

Jacksonville St. (1-0) at Chattanooga (0-1), 5 p.m.

Catawba (0-1) at Coastal Carolina (1-0), 5 p.m.

Shaw (0-1) at Delaware St. (1-0), 5 p.m.

Missouri St. (0-1) at E. Kentucky (0-1), 5 p.m.

Charleston Southern (0-1) at Florida St. (1-0), 5 p.m.

Tusculum (1-0) at Georgia Southern (1-0), 5 p.m.

CCSU (1-0) at James Madison (0-1), 5 p.m.

S. Illinois (1-0) at Ole Miss (0-1), 5 p.m.

Wagner (1-0) at Richmond (1-0), 5 p.m.

Furman (0-1) at The Citadel (1-0), 5 p.m.

Mars Hill (1-0) at W. Carolina (0-1), 5 p.m.

Lenoir-Rhyne (1-0) at Davidson (0-1), 6 p.m.

Concord (0-1) at Elon (0-1), 6 p.m.

UAB (0-0) at Florida (1-0), 6 p.m.

Robert Morris (0-1) at Liberty (0-1), 6 p.m.

Cent. Arkansas (1-0) at Louisiana Tech (0-1), 6 p.m.

Grambling St. (1-0) at Louisiana-Monroe (0-1), 6 p.m.

Georgia Tech (1-0) at Middle Tennessee (0-1), 6 p.m.

Stillman (1-0) at Samford (0-1), 6 p.m.

Ball St. (1-0) at South Florida (1-0), 6 p.m.

Alabama A&M (0-1) at Southern U. (0-1), 6 p.m.

Jackson St. (1-0) vs. Tenn. St. (1-0) at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Navy (1-0) at W. Kentucky (0-1), 6 p.m.

UConn (1-0) at Vanderbilt (1-0), 6:30 p.m.

Northwestern St. (1-0) at LSU (1-0), 7 p.m.

Savannah St. (0-1) at SE Louisiana (0-1), 7 p.m.

Boston College (0-1) at UCF (1-0), 7 p.m.

MIDWEST N.C. Central (0-1) vs. Central, Oh (0-1) at Cleveland, 11 a.m.

S. Dakota St. (1-0) at Illinois (1-0), 11 a.m.

Iowa (1-0) at Iowa St. (1-0), 11 a.m.

FAU (0-1) at Michigan St. (1-0), 11 a.m.

Toledo (1-0) at Ohio St. (1-0), 11 a.m.

Oregon St. (0-1) at Wisconsin (1-0), 11 a.m.

Duquesne (0-1) at Dayton (1-0), noon Alabama St. (1-0) at E. Michigan (1-0), noon Butler (1-0) at Indiana St. (0-1), 1:05 p.m.

New Mexico St. (0-1) at Minnesota (0-1), 2:30 p.m.

• Eastern Illinois (1-0) at Northwestern (1-0), 2:30 p.m.

• This is the final season for Eastern Illinois head coach Bob Spoo, 73, who is in his 25th season as the Panthers’ coach and his 50th season overall as a coach – high school and college. He’s 148-118-1 at EIU. Jacksonville (0-1) at W. Illinois (0-1), 3 p.m.

Valparaiso (0-1) at Youngstown St. (0-1), 3 p.m.

E. Washington (0-1) at South Dakota (0-1), 4 p.m.

Temple (1-0) at Akron (0-1), 55 p.m.

Morgan St. (0-1) at Bowling Green (1-0), 6 p.m.

Grand View (1-1) at Drake (0-1), 6 p.m.

Virginia (1-0) at Indiana (0-1), 6 p.m.

N. Illinois (1-0) at Kansas (1-0),6 p.m.

Louisiana-Lafayette (0-1) at Kent St. (0-1), 6 p.m.

St. Francis (Pa.) (0-1) at N. Dakota St. (1-0), 6 p.m.

Fresno St. (0-1) at Nebraska (1-0), 6 p.m.

Gardner-Webb (1-0) at Ohio (1-0), 6 p.m.

Nicholls St. (1-0) at W. Michigan (0-1), 6 p.m.

Morehead St. (1-0) at Illinois St. (0-1), 6:30 p.m.

Notre Dame (0-1) at Michigan (1-0), 7 p.m.

SOUTHWEST McMurry (0-1) at UTSA (1-0), 1 p.m.

Purdue (1-0) at Rice (0-1), 2:30 p.m.

Alcorn St. (0-1) at Ark.-Pine Bluff (0-1), 6 p.m.

Memphis (0-1) at Arkansas St. (0-1), 6 p.m.

Arkansas (1-0) vs. New Mexico (0-1) at Little Rock, 6 p.m.

Houston (1-0) at North Texas (0-1), 6 p.m.

UTEP (1-0) at SMU (0-1), 6 p.m.

N. Iowa (0-1) at Stephen F. Austin (1-0), 6 p.m.

BYU (1-0) at Texas (1-0), 6 p.m.

Prairie View (0-1) at Texas Southern (0-0), 7 p.m.

FAR WEST N. Colorado (0-1) at Colorado St. (1-0), 1 p.m.

Sacramento St. (1-0) at S. Utah (0-1), 2 p.m.

Cal Poly (0-1) at Montana (0-1), 2:05 p.m.

UC Davis (0-1) at Montana St. (0-1), 2:05 p.m.

TCU (0-1) at Air Force (1-0), 2:30 p.m.

California (1-0) at Colorado (0-1), 2:30 p.m.

Nevada (0-0) at Oregon (0-1), 2:30 p.m.

Hawaii (1-0) at Washington (1-0), 2:30 p.m.

North Dakota (1-0) at Idaho (0-1), 4 p.m.

UNLV (0-1) at Washington St. (1-0), 4 p.m.

Western St. (Col.) (0-1) at Idaho St. (0-1), 5 p.m.

Texas St. (0-1) at Wyoming (1-0), 5 p.m.

Fort Lewis (0-0) at N. Arizona (0-1), 5:05 p.m.

Utah (1-0) at Southern Cal (1-0), 6:30 p.m.

Weber St. (0-1) at Utah St. (0-1), 7 p.m.

W. New Mexico (1-0) at San Diego (1-0), 8 p.m.

San Jose St. (0-1) at UCLA (0-1), 9 p.m.

Game chatter from Rivals.com

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Georgia defense braces for S.C.’s Lattimore ing and three TDs in the Gamecocks’ 5637 win over East Carolina last week.

“Their running back is probably the best running back in the country,” said Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham. “Their offensive line works well together. They’re big. They’re physical. They push you. They maul guys.

They stay on blocks to let the running back find the seam, and then he can take it from there.”

Junior Christian Robinson, who led Georgia with 13 tackles in last week’s 3521 loss to Boise State, is the other starting inside linebacker in the 3-4 defense.

BY CHARLES ODUM ASSOCIATED PRESS

ATHENS, Ga. –Georgia couldn’t stop Marcus Lattimore a year ago when the Bulldogs’ defense included starting linebacker Akeem Dent, who’s now with the NFL Atlanta Falcons.

It could be even more difficult for Georgia to contain No. 12 South Carolina’s powerful back with a freshman or possibly a walk-on at linebacker.

The Bulldogs lost starter Alec Ogletree for four to six weeks with a broken foot in last week’s loss to then-No.5 Boise State, leaving Georgia scrambling to find a replacement for today’s game against the Gamecocks.

The candidates to replace Ogletree include Jeremy Sulek, a senior walk-on, and Amarlo Herrera, a freshman. Another possibility is junior Mike Gillard, who has nine tackles in 11 career games.

“We’re deciding on the linebacker position through competition,” Richt said.

Lattimore had 37 carries for 182 yards and two touchdowns in South Carolina’s 17-6 win over Georgia last year in Columbia. It was his first SEC game.

“Marcus is a great player, not a good player,” said Georgia coach Mark Richt

MORE HARD WORK

AP

Marcus Lattimore picked up last week where he left off, as an unstoppable force. this week. Lattimore already ranks 25th on South Carolina’s records with 1,309 yards rushing.

“That whole week we prepared to run the ball and I knew coming into the game that we were going to run the ball a lot,” Lattimore said. “Once I got in my

Always Hot

groove, I felt like I could be successful.

This year, it’s a whole different year.

They’ll be ready.”

The sophomore is a big reason the Gamecocks were the preseason favorite to win the SEC’s Eastern Division. He opened this season with 112 yards rush-

The challenge of defending the 232pound Lattimore was one reason Georgia was in full pads on Wednesday.

Extra contact drills are needed for an extra-difficult assignment.

Richt said Lattimore’s yards after contact are huge for South Carolina and a big concern for his defense.

“If you block for two yards twice, it’s third and 6,” Richt said. “If your back can get you two yards after contact, then it’s third and 2 and that’s what he can do as well as any back I can remember in a long time.”

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Back in Top 25, Nittany Lions brace for Bama as he would like for a three-plus hour coaching stint on the sideline.

At the same time, the notoriously stubborn Paterno remains as tough as ever despite his latest setback.

“But I’ve got my fingers crossed,” he said. “I think I’ve got a good chance to be on the sideline.”

BY GENARO C. ARMAS ASSOCIATED PRESS

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Still using a crutch, but moving a little more spryly, Joe Paterno walked into the Beaver Stadium media room and sounded hopeful that he would pace the sideline for Penn State’s game today.

There’s no place that he’d rather be with No. 3 Alabama trotting into Happy Valley this weekend.

Two tradition-rich programs with marquee coaches playing before 108,000 frenzied fans, most of whom are expected be wearing Penn State white.

“So, I’m like you guys, I’m anxious to see us play. ... I know they’ve worked hard,” Paterno said Tuesday at his weekly news conference. “We’ve been looking forward to playing against a team the caliber of Alabama with ... the tradition and the way they play.”

Just in time for today’s showdown, the Nittany Lions made their season debut Tuesday in the AP Top 25 at No. 23 following a 41-7 trouncing of an FCS school, Indiana State, in the season opener.

Paterno coached from the press box then, following orders of doctors who encouraged him to play it safe following in-

TAKING THE SNAPS?

AP

Penn State coach Joe Paterno may be on the sidelines for the Nittany Lions today against Alabama. juries to his right shoulder and pelvis.

Devon Smith, a 155-pound receiver, accidentally bowled over the 84-year-old Paterno at practice on Aug. 7.

Paterno said that he’s still in pain, and that he still may not be moving as quick

Regardless of where he calls the shots, Paterno isn’t offering new clues about his plans at quarterback. Rob Bolden started and played the first quarter against Indiana State, and Matt McGloin played the second before the pair split time in the third quarter. Both sat in the fourth, with the outcome well in hand.

Today will present a far more difficult challenge for Penn State.

“Whether we do it with two quarterbacks or one, I can’t tell you right now,” Paterno said. “We’re going to practice as hard as we can. We’re going to try to get as good as we can be.”

Paterno pronounced McGloin and Bolden “so close and they’re both good.

If we play well and everybody else plays well, it won’t matter which one plays.”

Alabama’s players are saying some of the same things down in Tuscaloosa.

After all, the Crimson Tide have also been operating with two quarterbacks. At the least, defenders on both teams in their respective practices are getting used to rotating signal-callers.

But the situation isn’t dividing the team, Paterno said without hesitation.

Players have not chosen sides between Bolden and McGloin. And both have the respect of teammates across the board.

“I know the offense feels good with whoever is in there,” fullback Michael Zordich said. The offense can make plays “no matter who is in, and move the ball no matter what.”

The kicking game remains a pressing concern in Happy Valley, though. Evan Lewis missed field goals from 38 and 47 yards last week, along with an extra point.

Errors that Penn State can overcome against a lower-division school may prove to be difference-makers against Alabama. This week, Lewis and freshman Sam Ficken are both listed atop the depth chart at kicker.

As if Paterno didn’t have enough to worry about with Alabama.

“Big problem of Alabama, obviously, is the fact that they’re so ... they’ve got so many talented people,” Paterno said. “So, we’ve got our hands full.”

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Slowly but surely, superconferences are coming

BY RALPH D. RUSSO ASSOCIATED PRESS

At some point, Texas A&M seems destined to end up in the SEC, whether Baylor or any other member of the Big 12 likes it or not.

Then the focus will turn to Oklahoma. The Sooners leadership, clearly feeling a bit left out with the Aggies and their rivals at Texas hogging all realignment spotlight, have made it clear that they’re not about to be “wallflowers” in this highstakes game of musical chairs.

After that, maybe West Virginia will be up for grabs. The SEC could use the Mountaineers to provide some eastern balance to Texas A&M. Or Missouri. Still hoping for the Big Ten to come calling, maybe the Tigers will “settle” for the SEC. Last year, after the Big Ten added Nebraska and the Pac-10 grew by only two, adding Colorado and Utah, many in major college football let out a collective sigh of relief. The seismic shift many felt was on its way, and not good for the game, did not happen.

Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott’s plan for a 16-team league that stretched for the Pacific Northwest to southeast Texas did not come to fruition and spark other changes to college football’s landscape.

But what Scott said at the time turns out to be right. The superconference wasn’t dead, he predicted. It was simply being put on hold.

Instead of a giant leap toward further consolidation of power and money, major college football is getting there through with a series of agonizing halfsteps and missteps.

Change isn’t coming too fast.

The process of conference realignment is actually happening too slowly.

The Big 12 is being whittled into extinction. The Big East and the Atlantic Coast Conferences are twisting in uncertainty, wondering whether their teams are the next targets for the SEC or even the Big Ten. Baylor and the other ugly ducklings in the Big 12 such as Kansas, Kansas State and Iowa State are facing the possible downgrading of their athletic programs. What if there are no

$225 million per year.

The Bowl Championship Series already has created a split in major college football. There are 120 schools playing at that level, but the ones playing in the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, Big East, and ACC get a bigger portion of that multimillion dollar pie than the five other conferences playing in what is known as Division I’s Football Bowl Subdivision.

As the strongest leagues grow bigger and the most valuable teams in the weaker leagues leave those conferences behind to chase the pot of gold, the gap grows wider between the haves and havenots.

At some point it seems inevitable that a more definitive line will be drawn.

END OF THE NCAA?

Some of have suggested the schools at the top of the food chain might even consider leaving the NCAA altogether.

“That’s a media creation,” Tranghese said. “In all the meetings I went to in 19 years as commissioner, never once did that concept come up.”

Fact is, if 64 schools in four conferences decided they didn’t want to be part of the NCAA anymore, they would still need to create an organization just like it to enforce rules and run championships in other sports, said former NCAA staff member Steve Morgan.

AP But Morgan, who now assists Members of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets march into Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, before schools with infractions cases, Sunday’s game against SMU. The Aggies will soon be on the march to the SEC. isn’t quite so quick to dismiss the idea of the most powerful spots left in BCS automaticmotivates athletic conferences Adding Texas A&M doesn’t football schools breaking away qualifying conferences for to grow. necessarily make the SEC from the NCAA. them?

Think of them as companies. stronger. It’s already the He doesn’t think it’s likely, but Just go ask SMU – which cur- The most valuable product they strongest football conference. It “I don’t think I’d ever say it’s imrently resides in Conference produce is college football. By does expand the league’s footpossible.”

USA and has been practically expanding, conferences inprint. More corporate jargon.

No college sport embraces – begging for an invite to the Big crease the inventory of their Someday soon people in and markets – its history and 12 – how important it is to live most valuable product. That Texas, and there are a lot of traditions more than football. in the right neighborhood. means more money for mempeople in Texas, will likely tune “The conference realignment “College athletics looks more ber schools. in to SEC games on ESPN and is distracting and frustrating to like Wall Street than a group of Scott, SEC Commissioner CBS. And then the SEC, which see. It erodes traditional strucinstitutions of higher learning,” Mike Slive and Big Ten Comalready has a 15-year, $2.25 bil- tures,” Morgan said. former Big East Commissioner missioner Jim Delany would no lion contract with ESPN and a Michigan and Ohio State can Mike Tranghese said this week doubt agree with Tranghese on 15-year, $825 million deal with now play twice in a season. Nein a telephone interview. some level. They have all said CBS, can go back to those netbraska and Oklahoma, once “I don’t know what’s going it’s not just about adding teams works and ask for more. one of the great rivalries, has through the minds of people al- it’s about adding “value.”

Even without the Texas pres- gone from dying to dead. The ready having success and wantTo be desirable, a football ence that Scott wanted when Texas-Texas A&M rivalry is ing to get bigger. Bigger is not program doesn’t just need to he was trying to create the Pac- heading down that road, too. necessarily better.” win games, it needs to draw 16 last summer, the new Pac-12 But at this point we’d all be Tranghese’s analogy to Wall viewers to television sets – lots landed a 12-year contract with better off if they got there alStreet is perfect to explain what of them.

ESPN and Fox worth more than ready – this trip is excruciating.

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