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The Daily Journal’s weekly college football preview section | Saturday, September 8, 2012

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GAMEDAY: WEEK 2

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

THIS WEEK

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MISSISSIPPI STATE

Record: 1-0 Today: Home vs. Auburn (0-1) Kickoff: 11 a.m. TV: ESPN Next game: Next Saturday at Troy, 6 p.m.

The buzz: The Bulldogs are 0-3 in SEC openers under Dan Mullen – all losses to Auburn.

The path to a fine season for MSU starts with a win today.

Coverage begins: On Page 3

OLE MISS

Record: 1-0 Today: Home vs. UTEP (0-1) Kickoff: 6 p.m. TV: FSN Next game: Next Saturday, home vs. Texas, 8:15 p.m.

The buzz: This is a step up in competition for the Rebels compared to Central Arkansas.

How will they respond?

Coverage begins: On Page 4

SOUTHERN MISS

Record: 0-1 Today: Off Next game: Next Saturday, home vs. East Carolina, 2:30 p.m.

The buzz: The Golden Eagles need time to regroup after last week’s big loss at Nebraska.

GAMEDAY: WEEK 2

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

On the cover: Auburn offensive lineman John Sullen (71) and his teammates try to rouse the crowd before the final quarter against Clemson last weekend.

(Photo by Dave Martin, AP).

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Alabama back up where it belongs – for now

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here was a great disturbance in The Force when the preseason AP college football poll anointed Southern Cal as the favorite.

The coaches, at least, had the good sense to top their poll with an SEC team – in this case, LSU. But the results of the first weekend put defending national champion Alabama where it should have been from the start – atop both major polls.

So for a fifth year in a row, Alabama has ascended to No. 1.

This Tide team looks it could stay there a while, too.

Tell me again how Nick Saban is overpaid? No, he’s worth every penny for a program that demands nothing less than a national contender every season.

Led by Alabama, there are five SEC teams in the top 10 this week. None of them came close to impressing in the way the Tide did last weekend.

This might still be the year that the SEC’s stranglehold on college football is ended, after a

remarkable string of six national champions.

But if so, the rest of the country has some work to do.

After crunching JOHN L. the first PITTS week’s numbers, USA Today guru Jeff Sagarin says there’s not a team in the county that could stay within eight points of Alabama on a neutral field.

Which suggests that Alabama’s biggest obstacle to back-to-back titles will be the Tide itself, and how it deals with the need to be at its best in every game, as every opponent tries to take its best shot.

The biggest question about Alabama was supposed to be on the defensive side of the ball, |

FIVE GAMES TO WATCH

Georgia at Missouri: This is a dangerous early trip into the Midwest for the No. 7-ranked Bulldogs, who were favored in the preseason to win the SEC East. Show-me Missouri fans know they have only one chance to make their first SEC impression.

Florida at Texas A&M: Careful what you wish for. Texas A&M left the Big 12 last year because it got tired of Texas always getting its way. The Aggies now face the cold, hard truth of the SEC. Texas A&M plays the No. 24 Gators in

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where six starters had departed.

But the buzz around Tide camp was that several of the new starters might be better than the guys they replaced, as hard as that might be to imagine.

It’s easier to appreciate now, after that Saturday night dismantling of Michigan.

JUST ONE GAME

We can read too much into one game, of course, but the defending national champs played the best opener among any of the real contenders. There are many tough weekends ahead – and Alabama plays two of its top challengers, Arkansas and LSU, on the road.

For those teams, with aspirations to win the SEC, and to reach the national championship game, the task is clear.

You want to be the champ?

You’ve got to beat the champ.

Good luck.

John L. Pitts (john.pitts@journalinc.com) is sports editor of the Journal.

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College Station without benefit of a warm-up, as last weekend’s opener against Louisiana Tech was postponed because of Hurricane Isaac.

Washington at LSU: Here’s a game that pits Pac-12 pride against the tenacious No. 3 Tigers. The scary thought is Washington allowed 67 points to Baylor in last year’s Alamo Bowl. And the Pac12 had a shaky opening weekend. with Colorado and Cal dropping openers to Colorado State and Nevada.

Duke at Stanford: There will be a lot of brain power on display in Palo Alto.

Hard to believe Duke is the team coming off an impressive opener with its 46-26 win over Florida International.

Stanford, starting the post-Andrew Luck era, struggled in a 20-17 victory over San Jose State.

Nebraska at UCLA: It was only a few years ago that Rick Neuheisel made his home coaching debut for the Bruins with an emotional win over Tennessee at the Rose Bowl. Now, Jim Mora makes his home debut against the No. 16 Cornhuskers.

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Penn State at Virginia, ABC Auburn at Mississippi State, ESPN Central Fla. at Ohio State, ESPN2 Maryland at Temple, ESPNU Tulane at Tulsa, FSN Miami at Kansas State, FX. 11:21 a.m.

ECU at So. Carolina, SEC Network 2 p.m.

North Carolina at Wake Forest, FSS 2:30 p.m.

Southern Cal at Syracuse, ABC Florida at Texas A&M, ESPN Air Force at Michigan, ESPN2 Mich. State at Cent. Mich., ESPNU Rice at Kansas, FSN Purdue at Notre Dame, NBC Del. State at Delaware, NBCsn Tusculum at West Georgia, CSS 2:40 p.m.

WKU at Alabama, SEC Network 3 p.m.

Wisconsin at Oregon State, FX 6 p.m.

Washington at LSU, ESPN La.-Monroe at Arkansas, ESPNU UTEP at Ole Miss, Fox Sports South Vandy at N’western, Big Ten Net 6:30 p.m.

Nebraska at UCLA, Fox Kent State at Kentucky, CSS Army at San Diego State, NBCsn 6:45 p.m.

Georgia at Missouri, ESPN2 9:30 p.m.

Illinois at Arizona State, ESPN All times converted to Central; SEC Network includes WCBI

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Bulldogs aim to get over hump in ‘serious game’ DEPTH CHARTS, 6B KEYS TO THE GAME, 8B

Bulldogs have a chance to avenge the heartbreaking loss.

Auburn visits Starkville today in the SEC opener for both teams (11 a.m., ESPN).

Four of the last five meetings have been decided by seven points or less, and Auburn-MSU has turned into a bit of a rivalry game.

MSU, has a 3-12 record versus Western Division opponents, and all three wins are against Ole

BY BRAD LOCKE Miss. He has said he doesn’t pay DAILY JOURNAL mind to such statistics, but winning games like this one is paraSTARKVILLE – Chad Bumphis mount to his objective of had showered, dressed, and was building a contender in the West. sitting on the bus. And the pain The season could swing one of was just as sharp as it had been two directions for MSU dependon the field moing on the result. If the Bulldogs AUBURN ments earlier.

NATURAL RIVALRY can get past Auburn, the schedAT MSU Mississippi “There’s kind of natural rivalule sets up nicely for a big start – State had just ries that are built within the maybe even a 7-0 start. come up inches short in a 41-34 league simply because of the pre“Right there it can give you a loss to Auburn, when quartervious two or three years,” Auburn huge momentum swing or a back Chris Relf was stopped shy coach Gene Chizik said. “This is huge momentum knock in that of the goal line on the game’s one of those kind of games where first conference game,” Mullen final play. Bumphis, a wide rethe games have been so close sad. ceiver, could think of only one that it’s been really fun for everyHill feels last year’s loss “stalled thing to do: call Matt Balis, MSU’s body, the players and fans as our season a little bit,” and he strength and conditioning coach. well.” doesn’t want to see that happen “I was just so hurt, I was cryMSU tight end Brandon Hill again. ing,” Bumphis said. “I was asking called it an “inside rivalry” and “It left a bad taste in our coach Balis, ‘What happened? As added, “There’s a lot of tension mouth,” he said. “Everybody’s hard as we worked in the offseabetween these two teams.” walking off the field, like, (thinkson, there’s no reason we should “This is a very serious game, I ing about) what we should’ve be losing games that close.’ He know especially for (Dan) did. Now we just want to come just told me to keep working and Mullen,” tailback Derrick Milton back and give it all.” everything will come together.” said.

A year later, Bumphis and the Mullen, in his fourth season at brad.locke@journalinc.com

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Michael Dyer gashed MSU for 157 yards and two TDs last season, but he’s been kicked off Auburn’s roster.

TODAY’S GAME AT A GLANCE

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Where: Davis Wade Stadium (55,082), Starkville.

Kickoff: 11 a.m. Television: ESPN. Radio: MSU Network; XM 200; Sirius 112.

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

Last meeting: Auburn won 41-34 on Sept. 10, 2011, as the Tigers stopped MSU quarterback Chris Relf inches shy of the goal line on the final play.

Coaches – Auburn: Gene Chizik, 35-30 overall (6th year), 3011 at Auburn (4th year). MSU: Dan Mullen, 22-17 (4th year).

Statistical leaders – Auburn: QB Kiehl Frazier 11-27-1, 194 yards, 1 TD; RB Tre Mason 14-106; RB Onterio McCalebb 12-82; WR Emory Blake 4-109, 1 TD; LB Daren Bates 14 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, 1 INT. MSU: QB Tyler Russell 1523-0, 175 yards, 2 TDs; RB Derrick Milton 8-65, 1 TD; WR Arceto Clark 3-36; LB Matthew Wells 5 tackles, 1.0 sack, 1 INT; LB Chris Hughes 4 tackles, 1.0 TFL. Trends: Auburn has won four straight in this series, and all of them were MSU’s league opener. … Four of the last five meetings have been decided by seven points or less. …

State has lost 12 consecutive SEC openers, while Auburn has won 18 of its last 19. … MSU’s Chad Bumphis has made at least one catch in each of his last 18 games.

Notes: MSU was plus-3 in turnover margin last week, the first time it’s been plus-3 since doing so twice in 2010 (Houston, Kentucky). … This is the first time since 1984 that Auburn has opened the season with two non-home games. … Last week, MSU averaged 7.3 yards on 13 second-down rushes, according to cfbstats.com.

Summing it up: “They played really, really, really hard and we’ve come really, really close against Auburn both times.

They feel like they can take that next step, and we need to take that next step.” – MSU offensive coordinator Les Koenning Prediction: Mississippi State, 27-23.

Brad Locke

MISSISSIPPI STATE S1 S8 S15 S22 S29 O6 O13 O20 O27 N3 N10 N17 N24

www.hailstate.com Jackson State W, 56-9 Auburn, 11 a.m. at Troy, 6 p.m.

South Alabama, 6 p.m.

Open date at Kentucky Tennessee Middle Tennessee at Alabama Texas A&M at LSU Arkansas at Ole Miss

S1 S8 S15 S22 S29 O6 O13 O20 O27 N3 N10 N17 N24

www.auburntigers.com Clemson L, 26-19 at Miss. State, 11 a.m.

La.-Monroe, 11:21 a.m.

LSU Open date Arkansas at Ole Miss at Vanderbilt Texas A&M New Mexico State Georgia Alabama A&M at Alabama

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Rebels counting on young players to quickly deliver DEPTH CHARTS, 7B KEYS TO THE GAME, 9B

BY PARRISH ALFORD DAILY JOURNAL

OXFORD – In his effort to rebuild Ole Miss football and lead the Rebels out of the wilderness, Hugh Freeze will put his trust in some very young UTEP guides.

AT OLE MISS “We’re going to play these freshmen. We’re just not deep enough at places,” he said.

Eleven true freshmen – a mix of scholarship players and walk-ons – participated in the Rebels’ 49-27 season-opening win over Central Arkansas.

The number won’t always be that high, but plenty of them will be back on the field tonight at 6 against Texas-El Paso.

Freshman quarterback Maikhail Miller got in the last two series against the Bears, because Freeze believes he will need three quarterbacks this season.

Not all of the young guys were

limited to mop-up duty. Six true freshmen are listed on the Rebels’ depth chart in addition to 10 redshirt freshmen are first-year junior college transfers.

The starting lineup includes junior college transfers in Bo Wallace at quarterback and Pierce Burton at right tackle along with true freshman Issac Gross at nose tackle.

DEMANDING SPOT

Freeze is asking Gross and offensive lineman Ben Still, another true freshman, to hold their own at the most physical positions in the SEC. Both are trying to put on weight during the season.

“At South Panola we were yearround working on me to keep my appetite,” Gross said. “I eat late nights, I eat like all day.”

It’s a problem many would love to have, but Gross has ground to cover, listed at just 254 pounds.

Still, meanwhile, comes in at 280 and is listed as the backup center behind junior Evan Swindall. Still could work his way into a playing rotation that offensive

line coach Matt Luke hopes will reach eight or nine players.

“I came in thinking I would redshirt. That wasn’t my goal. My goal was to come in and work hard, earn a spot and get some playing time,” he said.

Gross quickly turned heads in camp and was elevated to the first team. He played only 12 snaps against UCA before leaving with a calf injury.

He practiced this week and is expected to start tonight where he will often match up with UTEP senior center Eloy Atkinson (6-3, 315), who will outweigh him by 61 pounds – and Gross hasn’t even reached the SEC yet.

“Later on down the line I know it will get rough playing 250 in the SEC. All I can do is just keep working on my technique and keep playing hard,” Gross said.

He plays with confidence, too.

Asked if he thought it was hard for big guys to block small quick guys, he responded: “Yes sir, it’s hard. Real hard.” parrish.alford@journalinc.com

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Issac Gross pursues a Central Arkansas runner early in the opener. He left the game after 12 snaps with a calf injury.

TONIGHT’S GAME AT A GLANCE

OLE MISS

www.olemisssports.com S1 Central Ark. W, 49-27 S8 UTEP, 6 p.m.

S15 Texas, 8:15 p.m.

S22 at Tulane, 11 a.m.

S29 at Alabama O6 Texas A&M O13 Auburn O20 Open date O27 at Arkansas N3 at Georgia N10 Vanderbilt N17 at LSU N24 Mississippi State

UTEP

S1 S8 S15 S22 S29 O6 O11 O20 O27 N3 N10 N17 N24

utepathletics.cstv.com Oklahoma L, 24-7 at Ole Miss, 6 p.m.

New Mexico St., 7 p.m. at Wisconsin at East Carolina SMU, 8 p.m. at Tulsa, 7 p.m.

Tulane at Houston, 3:15 p.m.

Open date UCF, 6 p.m. at Southern Miss, 7 p.m.

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Where: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (60,580), Oxford Kickoff: 6 p.m. Television: Fox Sports Net Radio: Ole Miss Network; Sirius 125 Records: Ole Miss 1-0, UTEP 0-1 Series: UTEP leads 1-0.

Coaches – UTEP: Mike Price 174-175 overall (31st year), 4553 at UTEP (9th year). Ole Miss: Hugh Freeze, 31-7 overall (4th year),1-0 at Ole Miss (1st year).

Statistical Leaders – UTEP: RB Nathan Jeffery 21 carries, 177 yards, 0 TD. QB Nick Lamaison 6 for 23 passing, 39 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT. WR Kevin Perry 1 catch, 13 yards, 0 TD. LB Josh Fely 12 tackles, 1 PBU. Ole Miss: QB Bo Wallace 13 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD. QB Bo Wallace 20 for 24 passing, 264 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT. WR Donte Moncrief 8 catches, 104 yards, 1TD. LB Denzel Nkemdiche 8 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack.

Trends: Ole Miss won its season opener for the first time in three years. … The Rebels are 128-52-2 all-time against members of Conference USA. Notes: UTEP defeated Ole Miss 14-7 in the Sun Bowl in El Paso in 1967. … After one week, the Rebels rank in the SEC’s top three teams in scoring, passing, rushing and total offense. … UTEP is 17-17 in non-conference games under Mike Price, 6-9 in non-conference road games. … UTEP has won its first road game just three times in the last 22 years. All three wins have come under Price. … Ole Miss has seven players on its roster from the state of Texas, and UTEP is the first of three Texas schools on the schedule. Texas visits next week, Texas A&M next month. … Ole Miss QB Bo Wallace had 346 yards of offense last week, the most ever by an Ole Miss player in his debut game. … Wallace was among 24 players to make their Ole Miss debut last week.

Summing it up: “I felt like I did everything the coaches told me to do. Everything played out perfect, and I did my job. I played great.” – Ole Miss linebacker Denzel Nkemdiche Prediction: Ole Miss, 28-27.

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EASTERN South Carolina Florida Georgia Missouri Tennessee Kentucky Vanderbilt WESTERN Alabama Arkansas LSU Mississippi State Ole Miss Texas A&M Auburn

LEAGUE STANDINGS

SEC 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 SEC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

PF 17 0 0 0 0 0 13 PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PA 13 0 0 0 0 0 17 PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 All 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-1

PF 17 27 45 62 35 14 13 PF 41 49 41 56 49 0 19

PA 13 14 23 10 21 32 17 PA 14 24 14 9 27 0 26

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Div. 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 Div. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

T25 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 T25 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

Str. W5 W2 W1 W5 W1 L1 L2 Str. W5 W2 W1 W3 W1 W1 L1

T25 = Games against teams in Top 25 at time of matchup

WESTERN KENTUCKY AT NO. 1 ALABAMA

THE BUZZ: Alabama wants to take care of business, stay healthy for next week’s showdown at No. 8 Arkansas and get some youngsters more experience. Western Kentucky – 7-5 last year after a 4-32 record the three previous seasons – would love to shock the college football world.

KEY STAT: Alabama’s offensive line outweighs the Hilltoppers’ defensive front by an average of 45 pounds.

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Michigan fans don’t like the looks of things as their team gets hammered by Alabama.

TODAY’S GAMES

Series AU, 60-23-2 S.C., 11-5 Tied, 1-1 AL, 1-0 First Meeting ARK, 9-0 LSU, 2-0 UTEP, 1-0 KY, 6-0 GA, 1-0 Tied 1-1-1

Sagarin says MSU by 1 S.C. by 17 A&M by 5 Bama by 44 UT by 40 Arkansas by 28 LSU by 21 Ole Miss by 9 Kentucky by 11 Missouri by 5 N’Western by 3

Note: The Sagarin ratings appear online at USAToday.com

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NEXT WEEK

Saturday, Sept. 15 Louisiana-Monroe at Auburn, 11:21 a.m.

Presbyterian at Vanderbilt, 11:30 a.m.

Alabama at Arkansas, 2:30 p.m.

Texas A&M at Southern Methodist, 2:30 p.m.

Florida at Tennessee, 5 p.m.

Western Kentucky at Kentucky, 6 p.m.

Mississippi State at Troy, 6 p.m.

Arizona State at Missouri, 6 p.m.

UAB at South Carolina, 6 p.m.

Florida Atlantic at Georgia, 6:30 p.m.

Idaho at LSU, 7 p.m.

Texas at Ole Miss, 8:15 p.m.

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JOURNAL RANKINGS

Daily Journal writers Parrish Alford, Brad Locke and John L. Pitts rank the SEC’s teams after the first weekend: 1. Alabama (2 first-place votes) 2. LSU (1) 3. Arkansas 4. South Carolina 5. Georgia 6. Mississippi State 7. Tennessee 8. Florida WASHINGTON AT NO. 3 LSU 9. Auburn THE BUZZ: The Tigers seek their 10. Missouri 39th straight regular season win over a 11. Texas A&M nonconference opponent, which would 12. Vanderbilt tie an all-time mark set by Kansas State 13. Ole Miss from 1993-2003. LSU also has won 18 14. Kentucky straight in Tiger Stadium.

KEY STAT: Under coach Les Miles, LSU is 28-0 in regular season games against non-conference opponents.

NO. 24 FLORIDA

NO. 7 GEORGIA AT MISSOURI

Thursday, Aug. 30 South Carolina 17, Vanderbilt 13 Texas A&M vs. Louisiana Tech, ppd. to Oct. 13] Friday, Aug. 31 Tennessee 35, N.C. State 21 Saturday, Sept. 1 Alabama 41, Michigan 14 Arkansas 49, Jacksonville State 24 Florida 27, Bowling Green 14 Georgia 45, Buffalo 23 LSU 41, North Texas 14 Ole Miss 49, Central Arkansas 27 Mississippi State 56, Jackson State 9 Missouri 62, Southeastern Louisiana 10 Clemson 26, Auburn 19 Sunday, Sept. 2 Louisville 32, Kentucky 14

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(All game times converted to Central) Matchup Kickoff TV Sirius/XM Auburn (0-1) at Mississippi State (1-0) 11 a.m. ESPN 112/200 East Carolina (1-0) at So. Carolina (1-0) 11:21 a.m. SEC Network 139/194 Florida (1-0) at Texas A&M (0-0) 2:30 p.m. ESPN 94/199 Western Kentucky (1-0) at Alabama (1-0) 2:39 p.m. SEC Network 112/200 Georgia State (0-1) at Tennessee (1-0) 3 p.m. Pay per view 139/ --Louisiana-Monroe (0-0) at Arkansas (1-0) 6 p.m. ESPNU 112/200 Washington (1-0) at LSU (1-0) 6 p.m. ESPN 94/199 UTEP (0-1) at Ole Miss (1-0) 6 p.m. Fox Sports Net 125/ --Kent State (1-0) at Kentucky (0-1) 6:30 p.m. CSS 104/ --Georgia (1-0) at Missouri (1-0) 6:45 p.m. ESPN2 91/ 91 Vanderbilt (0-1) at Northwestern (1-0) 7 p.m. Big Ten Network 92/190

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AT TEXAS A&M

THE BUZZ: Texas A&M’s game last THE BUZZ: Missouri totaled 48 wins weekend was postponed, so this will be its last five seasons in the Big 12 yet former Houston coach Kevin Sumlin’s there’s a perception it must prove itself debut for the Aggies. ... The Gators look worthy all over again in the SEC. This is to get off to a good start in the SEC and the first step, and an overflow crowd is improve their luck in the state of Texas, expected to witness a game coach Gary where they have once in 10 tries.

Pinkel said “will go down in history.”

KEY STAT: Florida RB Mike Gillislee.

Georgia seeks to build momentum Gillislee had 24 carries for 148 yards after an unimpressive 45-23 opening and two touchdowns in Florida’s 27-14 victory over Buffalo. win over Bowling Green last week.

KEY STAT: Missouri coach Gary Pinkel is 9-2 against SEC members, but GEORGIA STATE that includes a 5-1 mark against fellow AT TENNESSEE ex-Big 12 member Texas A&M. THE BUZZ: Georgia State coach Bill Curry is the first coach to face both LA-MONROE Dooleys – Georgia legend Vince and his AT NO. 8 ARKANSAS son, UT’s Derek. That’s the only interTHE BUZZ: Arkansas needs a boost esting thing about this likely mismatch. after a lackluster season-opening win KEY STAT: Georgia State has been against FCS Jacksonville State. The Ra- outscored 119-7 in two FBS losses. zorbacks trailed 14-7 in the second quarter before winning 49-24.

KENT STATE AT KENTUCKY KEY STAT: Razorbacks QB Tyler WilTHE BUZZ: The Wildcats have won son set an opening-game school record six consecutive home openers. Wins with 367 yards passing last week. will be hard to come by in Lexington this fall, so this is a good place to start.

EAST CAROLINA AT KEY STAT: Kent State is winless in its NO. 9 SOUTH CAROLINA last 11 against BCS conference teams.

THE BUZZ: South Carolina hopes to avoid a second straight poor offensive VANDERBILT effort and remain in the top 10, while AT NORTHWESTERN ECU seeks to end a three-game losing THE BUZZ: The Commodores must streak to ranked opponents. quickly shake off any hangover from KEY STAT: South Carolina coach that Thursday loss to South Carolina.

Steve Spurrier is 44-0 against oppoKEY STAT: Northwestern has won its nents outside the BCS automatic quali- last five home openers, including a 23fying conferences.

21 win over Vandy in 2010.

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MSU area radio affiliates: Aberdeen, WWZQ-AM (1240), Amory, WAMY-AM (1580), Corinth, WKCU-AM (1350), Tupelo, WXWX-FM (96.3), West Point, WKBB-FM (100.9).

Ole Miss area radio affiliates: Amory, WAFM-FM (95.7); Corinth, WXRZ-FM (94.3); Holly Springs, WKRA-FM (92.7); Oxford, WQLJ-FM (93.7); Oxford/Water Valley, WTNM-FM (105.5) Tupelo, WWMR-FM (102.9).

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Depth Chart: Bulldogs

AUBURN OFFENSE QB 10 Kiehl Frazer So. 15 Clint Moseley Jr. RB 23 Onterio McCalebb Sr. 21 Tre Mason So. FB 35 Jay Prosch Jr. 48 Blake Burgess Jr. LT 73 Greg Robinson R-Fr. 72 Shon Coleman R-Fr. LG 71 John Sullen Sr. 63 Alex Kozan Fr. C 50 Reese Dismukes So. 65 Tuden Fariyike So. RG 62 Chad Slade So. 75 Christian Westerman R-Fr. RT 56 Avery Young Fr. 51 Patrick Miller Fr. TE 43 Philip Lutzenkirchen Sr. 11 Brandon Fulse So. WR 80 Emory Blake Sr. 18 Sammie Coates R-Fr. WR 1 Trovon Reed So. or 85 Travante Stallworth Sr. WR 4 Quan Bray So. 89 Jaylon Denson So.

Based on the best pregame information available; subject to change.

OFFENSE

QB 17 15 RB 27 7 FB 23 35 LT 75 59 LG 61 66 C 63 55 RG 67 70 RT 77 78 TE 32 18 WR 19 16 WR 1 4 WR 8 3

Tyler Russell Dak Prescott LaDarius Perkins Nick Griffin Sylvester Hemphill Adrian Marcus Blaine Clausell Archie Muniz Gabe Jackson Ben Beckwith Dillon Day Dylan Holley Tobias Smith Justin Malone Charles Siddoway Damien Robinson Marcus Green Brandon Hill Arceto Clark Joe Morrow Chad Bumphis Jameon Lewis Chris Smith Brandon Heavens

(6-4, 220, Jr.) (6-2, 230, R-Fr.) (5-10, 190, Jr.) (6-0, 225, So.) (5-11, 235, Sr.) (5-10, 225, Jr.) (6-7, 305, So.) (6-5, 290, So.) (6-4, 320, Jr.) (6-3, 300, So.) (6-4, 285, So.) (6-3, 295, Jr.) (6-3, 305, Sr.) (6-7, 315, R-Fr.) (6-7, 300, Jr.) (6-7, 315, So.) (6-1, 240, Sr.) (6-2, 235, So.) (5-10, 180, Sr.) (6-4, 205, R-Fr.) (5-11, 200, Sr.) (5-9, 185, So.) (6-2, 205, Sr.) (5-10, 175, Sr.)

DEFENSE

DE 92 91 DT 97 60 DT 98 74 DE 90 96 LB 51 12 LB 50 52 LB 10 22 CB 13 24 SS 25 30 FS 5 38 CB 9 37

Kaleb Eulls Preston Smith Josh Boyd Devin Jones Curtis Virges

(6-4, 280, So.) (6-6, 245, So.) (6-3, 300, Sr.) (6-1, 260, Sr.) (6-3, 305, So.) Dewayne Cherrington (6-3, 325, Sr.) Denico Autry (6-5, 255, Jr.) Shane McCardell (6-5, 260, Jr.) Deontae Skinner (6-2, 245, Jr.) Chris Hughes (6-1, 225, Jr.) Benardrick McKinney (6-5, 235, R-Fr.) Ferlando Bohanna (6-0, 225, So.) Cam Lawrence (6-3, 230, Sr.) Matthew Wells (6-2, 215, So.) Johnthan Banks (6-2, 185, Sr.) Jamerson Love (5-10, 175, So.) Corey Broomfield (5-10, 180, Sr.) Jay Hughes (5-11, 190, So.) Nickoe Whitley (6-1, 205, Jr.) Dee Arrington (6-1, 215, So.) Darius Slay (6-1, 190, Sr.) Taveze Calhoun (6-1, 180, R-Fr.)

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK or P KR

40 53 39 27 4 PR 13 1

Devon Bell (6-2, 185, Fr.) Brian Egan (5-11, 210, Jr.) Baker Swedenburg (6-0, 185, Jr.) LaDarius Perkins (5-10, 190, Jr.) Jameon Lewis (5-9, 185, So.) Johnthan Banks (6-2, 285, Sr.) Chad Bumphis (5-11, 200, Sr.)

BRAD LOCKE’S COMMENTS Passed for 175 yards, 2 TDs last week.

Had 50 yards, 2 TDs in first career start.

Today will be his 40th career game for MSU. Must deal with some tough Auburn DEs. Has started all 26 games of his career.

Making his 11th career start today.

Played only one series last week; Malone logged heavy minutes.

Juco transfer got first career start in opener.

Caught fifth career TD pass last week.

Team-high 36 receiving yards against JSU. Lone catch last week was a 9-yard TD.

Has 93 career tackles in 39 games.

Did not play last week, but expected to start today.

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Darius Slay makes his way to the end zone after pulling down an interception in the first half last week.

Auburn needed an upgrade on defense – 18 games in which it yielded 30 or more points in Gene Chizik’s first three seasons – so it brought in Brian VanGorder as defensive coordinator.

VanGorder spent the past four seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, but is best known as the defensive coordinator at Georgia from 2001-04. He was named as the nation’s top assistant coach in 2003.

Recorded first career sack against JSU.

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Has made 12 consecutive starts.

Had four tackles in opener last week.

SEC’s top returning tackler had three stops vs. JSU. Was not challenged by JSU quarterback last week.

Former CB drew first career start at new position.

Four tackles (three solo) last week.

Returned interception 52 yards for a TD in opener.

Made four PAT kicks, missed 42-yard FG last week.

One punt in opener for 28 yards.

Returned one kick for 19 yards versus JSU. Had long return of 35 yards last week.

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Scoring offense (56.0)

SEC RANKINGS

8th

Total offense (377 yards)

SPECIAL TEAMS K 36 Cody Parkey Jr. 39 Alex Kviklys R-Fr. P 30 Steven Clark Jr. 37 J.D. Strawbridge Fr. KR 23 Onterio McCalebb Sr. 4 Quan Bray So. PR 4 Quan Bray So. 1 Trovon Reed So.

TIGERS INSIDER

Two catches for 28 yards last week.

Started on interior against JSU’s spread attack.

DEFENSE DE 95 Dee Ford Jr. 13 Craig Sanders Jr. DT 98 Angelo Blackson So. 92 Kenneth Carter Jr. DT 54 Jeffrey Whitaker Jr. 90 Gabe Wright So. DE 55 Corey Lemonier Jr. 10 LaDarius Owens So. LB 35 Jonathan Evans Sr. 26 Justin Garrett So. LB 5 Jake Holland Jr. 56 Ashton Richardson Sr. LB 25 Daren Bates Sr. 17 Kris Frost R-Fr. CB 11 Chris Davis Jr. 6 Jonathan Mincy So. FS 24 Ryan Smith Jr. 31 Trent Fisher So. SS 9 Jermaine Whitehead So. 12 Demetruce McNeal Jr. CB 19 Ryan White Jr. 22 T’Sharvan Bell Sr.

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Total defense (265 yards)

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OFFENSE WR 11 Malcolm Trail 3 Jim Jones LT 58 Brander Craighead 75 James Martin LG 69 Jerel Watkins 77 Paul Santillan C 63 Eloy Atkinson 59 Paulo Melendez RG 62 Kyle Brown 79 Corin Brooks RT 68 James Nelson 65 Mike Amdall TE 87 Eric Tomlinson 81 Craig Wendrick QB 7 Nick Lamaison 13 Carson Meger TB 25 Nathan Jeffery 20 Josh Bell WR 9 Jordan Leslie 15 Devin Patterson WR 6 Michael Edwards 86 Ishmael Harrison

DEFENSE E 90 Jonathan Woodard RFr. 91 Devin Hawkins Sr. E 42 Jeremy Jester Sr. 93 Markeith Gaines Jr. DT 91 Matt Hornbuckle Jr. 57 T.J. Randall So. DT 99 Justin Williams Sr. 57 T.J. Randall So. SLB 12 Seth Allison Sr. 25 Zach Bush So. MLB 49 Justin Heard Jr. 46 D.J. Holland Rfr. WLB 24 Rojae Jackson Sr. 47 Blake Childress So. CB 8 Dominique Brown Jr. 39 Josh Jones Jr. CB 19 Marcus Peters Jr. 7 Desmond Wilcox Sr. SS 1 Karl Brady Jr. 28 Jestin Love Jr. FS 20 Radarius Winston Jr. 35 Marvin Mitchell So. SPECIAL TEAMS P 7 Ian Campbell PK 37 Steven Valadez KO 37 Steven Valadez KOR 25 Nathan Jeffery 4 Xay Williams PR 6 Michael Edwards x

OFFENSE

WR 12 8 LT 70 61 LG 72 68 C 56 61 RG 76 74 RT 71 77 TE 83 17 WR 85 10 WR 28 16 QB 14 11 RB 1 3

MINERS INSIDER

Donte Moncrief (6-2, 217, So.) Terrell Grant (6-2, 210, Jr.) Emmanuel McCray (6-5, 319, Jr.) Derrick Wilson (6-3, 305, Jr.) Aaron Morris (6-5, 325, So.) Justin Bell (6-3, 337, R-Fr.) Evan Swindall (6-2, 300, Jr.) Ben Still (6-4, 295, Fr.) A.J. Hawkins (6-3, 315, Sr.) Jared Duke (6-7, 335, Jr.) Pierce Burton (6-7, 290, Jr.) Patrick Junen (6-6, 320, Jr.) Ferbia Allen (6-4, 250, Sr.) Jamal Mosley (6-4, 260, Sr.) Ja-Mes Logan (6-2, 190, Jr.) Vince Sanders (6-1, 190, So.) Korvic Neat (5-8, 160, Jr.) Collins Moore (6-1, 187, So.) Bo Wallace (6-5, 210, So.) Barry Brunetti (6-0, 215, So.) Randall Mackey (5-11, 195, Sr.) Jeff Scott (5-7, 175 Jr.)

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Sophomore Donte Moncrief is tied for second in the SEC after making eight catches in the season opener.

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The official UTEP biography of head coach Mike Price understandably fails to mention his brief tenure in 2003 as head coach at Alabama. He left the team shortly after spring practice due to off-field issues.

He resurfaced in 2004 as head coach at UTEP, where he has posted a 45-533 record, with six sub-.500 seasons after back-to-back eight-win campaigns to open his tenure in El Paso.

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UTEP So. So. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. So. So. So. Sr. So. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. So. So. So. Sr. Fr.

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DT NT E LB LB LB CB S FS CB

10 38 95 92 94 99 33 55 52 24 4 20 1 13 6 12 3 8 25 8 21 19

C.J. Johnson (6-1, 231, So.) Jason Jones (6-2, 255, Sr.) Bryon Bennett (6-2, 294, So.) Carlton Martin (6-1, 295, So.) Issac Gross (6-3, 270, Fr.) Gilbert Pena (6-2, 326, Sr.) E.J. Epperson (6-2, 250, Sr.) Cameron Whigham (6-2, 255, Jr.) Mike Marry (6-2, 248, Jr.) Keith Lewis (6-2, 233, So.) Denzel Nkemdiche (5-10, 197, R-Fr.) Aaron Garbutt (6-2, 200, Sr.) Dehendret Collins (5-11, 175, Jr.) Brishen Mathews (5-11, 202, Jr.) Wesley Pendleton (5-11, 180, Sr.) Cliff Coleman (5-10, 188, So.) Charles Sawyer (5-11, 175, Jr.) Chief Brown (6-0, 195, R-Fr.) Cody Prewitt (6-3, 210, So.) Chief Brown (6-0, 195, R-Fr.) Senquez Golson (5-8, 182, So.) Louis Covington (5-10, 185, Jr.)

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK 81 Bryson Rose P 82 Jim Broadway 97 Tyler Campbell KO 81 Bryson Rose HO 94 Chris Conley LS 59 Will Denny KOR 3 Jeff Scott 21 Senquez Golson PR 3 Jeff Scott 28 Korvic Neat

(5-11, 202, Sr.) (6-0, 183, Sr.) (6-2, 220, Sr.) (5-11, 202, Sr.) (5-8, 190, Jr.) (5-10, 240, So.) (5-7, 175, Jr.) (5-8, 182, So.) (5-7, 175, Jr.) (5-8, 160, Jr.)

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PARRISH ALFORD’S COMMENTS 8 catches, one for a 53-yard score, last week.

Graded well in first start.

Most athletic player on the line.

Says he seeks “perfection” for the OL. Adjusting to the move to guard.

Made college debut vs. Central Arkansas.

4 catches, 79 yards, 1 TD last week.

Recovered a fumble in end zone for a TD. His bad shoulder is still being evaluated.

20 of 24 with 2 drops in first college start.

Played through illness against Central Arkansas.

Expected to play for first time this week.

Reigning SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week.

Bennett moves ahead of Martin to start this week.

Gross left after 12 snaps with calf injury.

Credited with a tackle, forced fumble in first start.

Made 3 tackles against Central Arkansas.

8 tackles, 3 tackles for loss last week.

Made 7 tackles in opener.

Rebounding from knee injury.

Made 2 tackles in opener.

Brown still pushing Prewitt for playing time.

Made 3 tackles in opener.

Missed 29-yarder, had 50-plus attempt blocked.

Surprise starter last week.

There’s talk that he may be redshirted.

His success will allow Andrew Ritter to redshirt.

Backup punter recently awarded scholarship.

Consistent.

Scott (back injury) expected to play for first time.

Returned 3 punts last week.

SEC RANKINGS

1st

Total offense (565 yards)

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Total defense (347 yards)

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Scouting report: Auburn at Mississippi State KEYS FOR VICTORY

1. BLOCK THE ENDS Auburn has some fast defensive ends – like Dee Ford and Corey Lemonier – and they accounted for three of the Tigers’ four sacks last week against Clemson. Today they’ll be going up against some MSU tackles who haven’t fully proved themselves.

Right tackle Charles Siddoway graded out around 80 percent against Jackson State and did a solid job against its best pass rusher, Joseph LeBeau. But this is obviously another level of defensive end Siddoway will be facing today.

On the other side, Blaine Clausell is facing his biggest litmus test to date and can’t afford to leave Tyler Russell’s blind side exposed.

2. REMAIN CALM MSU used a lot of young players last week, and several will play today in varying capacities. Coaches talked earlier in the week of how nervous some of them were against Jackson State.

Nervousness and uncertainty won’t get it done against Auburn, and in fact could lead to the kind of start that marked last year’s meeting, when the Tigers staked a 14-0 lead. The JSU game was for getting the butterflies out.

highly unlikely Frazier will do much damage against State’s fine secondary.

Last week, Auburn was led on the ground by Tre Mason (106 yards) and Onterio McCalebb (82 yards).

WHAT TO WATCH

WHEN AUBURN HAS THE BALL Frazier is a first-year starter, but they let him fling it around a good bit against Clemson. As MSU coach Dan Mullen has noted, Auburn seems to still be searching for its offensive identity. It has a new offensive coordinator, Scot Loeffler, who succeeded Mullen as Florida’s OC in 2009.

Loeffler also has coached at Michigan and Temple, and his offense won’t be AP quite as spread-heavy as that of his QB Kiehl Frazier, 11 for 27 passing last predecessor, Gus Malzahn. There are week, makes his first SEC start today. ample options in the running game, an area Loeffler’s Temple offense excelled 3. CONTAIN THE RUN in last season.

Auburn is a run-first team, and that In the passing game, two of Frazier’s includes quarterback Kiehl Frazier. The top targets will be Emory Blake and sophomore has not yet developed into a Philip Lutzenkirchen. Blake had 108 strong passer, and he was 11 of 27 yards and a TD against MSU last year. against Clemson last week.

MSU’s front seven is awfully stout, WHEN MSU HAS THE BALL and it’ll be up to guys like Kaleb Eulls MSU spread it around last week, with and Curtis Virges and Cam Lawrence to eight players catching passes and five keep ball carriers corralled. Because it’s running backs getting five or more car-

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ries. MSU might not achieve the same kind of balance this week, but that’s the basic goal.

Russell, the junior quarterback, didn’t try to stretch the field last week. That could have been a product of State not wanting to show Auburn too much of the offense, which is expected to produce more explosive plays this season.

The running game will play a huge role today as MSU tries to set the tempo, and the more Russell is handing off, the less he’ll be worrying about a possible mismatch at both ends of the trenches.

CRUCIAL MATCHUP

MSU’S DEFENSIVE LINE VS. AUBURN OFFENSIVE LINE The Tigers get starting center Reese Dismukes back today after he served a one-game suspension for a public intoxication arrest. Still, this is a fairly young line that has six freshman on its two-deep, including two who start: left tackle Greg Robinson and right tackle Avery Young.

MSU has a very deep defensive line with a good bit of experience. Josh Boyd and Denico Autry could potentially have big games, and winning up front in the SEC usually portends victory.

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Scouting report: UTEP at Ole Miss 3 KEYS FOR VICTORY

1.START FAST If a team can develop a personality after one game, the personality for Ole Miss right now is offense, and the Rebels need to impose their will early.

Beating Central Arkansas was important and gave the Rebels some confidence, but it wouldn’t take much against a stronger opponent for doubt to creep back in.

with fluids during the UCA game was because of pure excitement and adrenaline. Maintaining composure is important. The Rebels will need their best players on the field.

WHAT TO WATCH

2.PLAY WITH YOUR EYES It seems obvious, but sometimes looking ahead on a play leads to being out of position. That’s what defensive coaches said was the main problem when the Rebels gave up 237 yards to UCA in the first half.

Things were much better in the second half.

If the Rebels aren’t fundamentally sound for two quarters tonight, the deficit could be more than the six points by which they trailed at halftime last week.

WHEN UTEP HAS THE BALL The Miners have been labeled a passing team under Mike Price, but nothing was farther from the truth as they pushed Oklahoma to the limit.

Quarterback Nick Lamaison was just 6 for 23 passing for 39 yards. He’s the preseason All-Conference USA quarterback, and those numbers will get better, but he’ll be missing one of his top receivers this week in senior Michael Edwards, who is also a special teams threat.

Look for UTEP to try and exploit for four quarters the interior of the Ole Miss defense as Central Arkansas did for two quarters. Sophomore running back Nathan Jeffery averaged 8.4 yards per carry against the Sooners.

3.KEEP EMOTIONS IN CHECK A lot of young guys are getting major playing time for Ole Miss.

Hugh Freeze said part of the reason several players had to be pumped

WHEN OLE MISS HAS THE BALL Both quarterbacks, Bo Wallace and Barry Brunetti, will again play, but Wallace clearly took the lead last week, completing 20 of 24 passes –

with two drops – for 264 yards, two touchdowns and one interception on a tipped ball.

The Rebels need Wallace to be on again and to distribute to playmakers like Donte Moncrief, who had eight catches for 104 yards and a touchdown.

The running back situation looks better for tonight. Starter Randall Mackey is healthy, and Jeff Scott, last year’s leading rusher, is available after missing the opening game with lingering back pain.

CRUCIAL MATCHUP

UTEP RB NATHAN JEFFERY VS. OLE MISS DL INTERIOR The Rebels played six defensive tackles before the first quarter was over last week. That’s a good thing in terms of keep people fresh, but it also suggest that they aren’t sure who their best players are at those spots right now.

Whoever is in the game has to hold their ground and tie up blockers.

That will allow the speed guys to crash in and make the tackle against Jeffery, who had 177 yards on 21 carries last week.

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SEC STATS

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TEAM AVERAGES Scoring offense G TD FG PPG Missouri 1 9 0 62.0 Miss. State 1 8 0 56.0 Ole Miss 1 7 0 49.0 Arkansas 1 7 0 49.0 Georgia 1 6 1 45.0 LSU 1 5 2 41.0 Alabama 1 5 2 41.0 Tennessee 1 4 2 35.0 Florida 1 3 2 27.0 Auburn 1 1 4 19.0 So. Carolina 1 2 1 17.0 Kentucky 1 2 0 14.0 Vanderbilt 1 1 2 13.0 Texas A&M 0 0 0 0.0

Total offense Ole Miss Arkansas Tennessee LSU Georgia Missouri Alabama Miss. State Auburn Kentucky Florida Vanderbilt So. Carolina Texas A&M

Rushing

Yds Gillislee-FL 148 Hilliard-LSU 141 Blue-LSU 123 Lawrence-MO 121 Yeldon-AL 111 Lattimore-SC 110 Mason-AU 106 Gurley-GA 100 Shaw-SC 92 McCalebb-AU 82 Wallace-OM 82

Avg. TD Lg YPG 6.2 2 38 148.0 10.8 2 60 141.0 7.7 0 37 123.0 12.1 2 76 121.0 10.1 1 40 111.0 4.8 2 29 110.0 7.6 0 30 106.0 12.5 2 55 100.0 6.6 0 20 92.0 6.8 0 0 82.0 6.3 1 25 82.0

Passing

Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD YPG Wilson-AR 19-27-0 367 3 367.0 Bray-UT 27-41-0 333 2 333.0 Smith-UK 35-50-0 280 2 280.0 Wallace-OM 20-24-1 264 2 264.0 Murray-GA 15-26-0 258 3 258.0 Rodgers-VU 13-23-1 214 1 214.0 McCarron-AL 11-21-0 199 2 199.0 Frazier-AU 11-27-1 194 1 194.0 Mettenbrgr-LSU 19-26-1 192 1 192.0

Scoring defense

Rush Pass YPG 235 330 565.0 164 400 564.0 191 333 524.0 316 192 508.0 227 258 485.0 261 191 452.0 232 199 431.0 202 193 395.0 180 194 374.0 93 280 373.0 220 145 365.0 62 214 276.0 205 67 272.0 0 0 0.0

G TD FG PPG Miss. State 1 1 1 9.0 Missouri 1 1 1 10.0 So. Carolina 1 1 2 13.0 LSU 1 2 0 14.0 Alabama 1 2 0 14.0 Florida 1 2 0 14.0 Vanderbilt 1 2 1 17.0 Tennessee 1 3 0 21.0 Georgia 1 3 1 23.0 Arkansas 1 3 1 24.0 Auburn 1 2 4 26.0 Ole Miss 1 4 0 27.0 Kentucky 1 4 1 32.0 Texas A&M 0 0 0 0.0

Total defense LSU Missouri Miss. State Alabama Vanderbilt So. Carolina Arkansas Florida Ole Miss Georgia Tennessee Kentucky Auburn Texas A&M

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Catches

No. Hunter-UT 9 Matthews-VU 8 Moncrief-OM 8 Landry-LSU 8 King-UK 8 Gragg-AR 7 Collins-UK 7 King-GA 6 Patterson-UT 6 Neat-OM 6

Yds TD Lng CPG 73 0 19 9.0 147 1 78 8.0 104 1 53 8.0 82 0 33 8.0 77 1 19 8.0 110 2 31 7.0 64 0 22 7.0 117 1 63 6.0 93 1 41 6.0 75 0 25 6.0

Scoring Gurley-GA Parkey-AU Hilliard-LSU Lattimore-SC Patterson-UT Lawrence-MO Gillislee-FL Murphy-MO Perkins-MS Gragg-AR

Reception yards Matthews-VU Mitchell-AR King-GA Gragg-AR Blake-AU Moncrief-OM Herndon-AR Patterson-UT Rogers-UT Landry-LSU

Ct 8 4 6 7 4 8 4 6 2 8

Yds TD Lng YPG 147 1 78 147.0 122 0 40 122.0 117 1 63 117.0 110 2 31 110.0 109 1 54 109.0 104 1 53 104.0 96 1 63 96.0 93 1 41 93.0 87 1 72 87.0 82 0 33 82.0

Rush Pass YPG 76 143 219.0 58 165 223.0 109 156 265.0 69 200 269.0 205 67 272.0 62 214 276.0 95 227 322.0 101 226 327.0 100 247 347.0 199 148 347.0 119 288 407.0 219 247 466.0 320 208 528.0 0 0 0.0

TD FG XPT 2XP PPG 3 0 0 0 18.0 0 4 1 0 13.0 2 0 0 0 12.0 2 0 0 0 12.0 2 0 0 0 12.0 2 0 0 0 12.0 2 0 0 0 12.0 2 0 0 0 12.0 2 0 0 0 12.0 2 0 0 0 12.0

Tackles Bates-AU Smith-AU Williamson-UK Ross Rasner-AR Holland-AU Whitehead-AU Marshall-VU Garnham-VU Ladler-VU 13 with

Pos. Solo LB 4 DB 6 LB 9 DB 3 LB 3 DB 4 DB 7 LB 6 DB 8

Ast. 10 6 3 8 8 7 3 3 1

TPG 14.0 12.0 12.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.0 9.0 9.0 8.0

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SCHEDULES, RESULTS

State colleges: At a glance ALCORN STATE

League: Southwestern Athletic Conference (NCAA FCS) Record: 1-0 (1-0 SWAC) Last week: Beat Grambling State 2221 Today: at James Madison (1-0) The buzz: The Jay Hopson era at Alcorn began with a stunning road victory, as the Braves rallied from a 21-9 deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the defending league champs. ... Alcorn drove 64 yards on 12 plays, consuming 8:02 off the clock, on its winning drive. ... Grambling managed just 66 yards passing.

BELHAVEN

League: Mid-South (NAIA) Record: 0-1 Last week: Lost 21-10 to Cumberlands (Ky.) Today: vs. Louisiana College (1-0) The buzz: The Blazers trailed 14-3 in the fourth quarter before a 43-yard TD play from Alex Williams to Kylan Pollard.

Cumberlands responded with a 65-yard TD pass to put the game away. ... Belhaven outgained the winners 394-286.

DELTA STATE

League: Gulf South (NCAA Division II) Record: 0-1

Last week: Lost 31-23 to Fort Valley State Today: at Elizabeth City State (0-1) The buzz: The Statesmen gave up 22 fourth-quarter points to lose in the first game of new head coach Jamey Chadwell. DSU led 23-9 at halftime. ... Delta State’s defense had 11 tackles for loss, including three sacks.

JACKSON STATE

League: Southwestern Athletic Conference (NCAA FCS) Record: 0-1 Last week: Lost 56-9 to Mississippi State Today: Tenn. State (1-0) at Memphis The buzz: DE Joseph LeBeau had five tackles, two for loss, in the seasonopener. ... The Tigers, now 0-9 all-time against major-college competition, were outgained 377-265. Defensive coordinator Darrin Hayes vows to add “the good stuff” to his team’s scheme this week.

MILLSAPS

League: Southern Athletic Association (NCAA D-III) Record: 1-0 Last week: Beat Mississippi College 23-17 Today: at LaGrange (0-1)

The buzz: The Majors snapped a three-game losing streak in the Backyard Brawl series with the victory. ... Mike Barthelmy rushed 29 times for 150 yards and a TD. “My offensive line had a field day,” he said.

MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE

League: American Southwest Conference (NCAA D-III) Record: 0-1 Last week: Lost to Millsaps 23-17 Today: Webber International (0-1) The buzz: The Choctaws were outgained 419-284 in the loss to Millsaps.

MC sophomore Jonathon Redd (14 of 26) passed for 210 yards and a TD.

S1 S8 S15 S22 S29 O6 O13 O20 N3 N10 N17

ALCORN STATE (1-0) Grambling (Shreveport, La.) W, 22-21 at James Madison 7 p.m.

Ark.-Pine Bluff* 2 p.m. at Arkansas State 6 p.m.

Alabama State* (HC) 2 p.m.

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

Texas Southern* 2 p.m.

Jackson State* 1 p.m. *–SWAC game

S1 S8 S15 S22 S29 O6 O13 O20 O27 N3 N10

BELHAVEN (0-1) at Cumberlands (Ky.) L, 21-10 Louisiana College 7 p.m. at Cumberland (Tenn.)* 1:30 p.m.

Campbellsville* 1:30 p.m. at Virginia-Wise 6 p.m.

Kentucky Christian 1:30 p.m.

Bluefield* (HC) 1:30 p.m. at Lindsey Wilson* 1:30 p.m. at Faulkner* 1:30 p.m.

Pikeville 1:30 p.m.

Bethel* 5 p.m. *-Mid-South Conference game

S1 S8 S22 S27 O6 O13 O20 O27 N3 N10

DELTA STATE (0-1) Fort Valley State L, 31-23 at Elizabeth City State 6 p.m.

North Alabama* 6 p.m.

Abilene Christian 6 p.m. at Tarleton State 7 p.m.

West Georgia* 6 p.m. at Valdosta State* 2 p.m.

West Alabama* (HC) 4 p.m. at Univ. of Indianapolis 5 p.m. at Shorter* 12:30 p.m. *-Gulf South Conference game

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE

League: Southwestern Athletic Conference (NCAA FCS) Record: 0-1 Last week: Lost to Concordia 20-19 Today: at Alabama State (0-1) The buzz: Valley finished with a 248166 edge in total offense – 143-28 in rushing – but couldn’t hold the 19-13 lead it gained late in the third quarter. ...

Concordia drove 75 yards in 15 plays for its game-winning TD. ... Valley leads the SWAC after one week in total defense.

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JACKSON STATE (0-1) at Mississippi State L, 56-9 Tennessee State (at Memphis) 6 p.m. at Texas Southern* 7:30 p.m.

Southern* 4 p.m.

Prairie View A&M* 4 p.m.

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TBA 1 p.m. *–SWAC game

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MILLSAPS (1-0) Mississippi College W, 23-17 at LaGrange noon at Point noon at Centre* 12:30 p.m.

Huntingdon 1 p.m.

Sewanee* 1 p.m. at Rhodes* 1 p.m. at Trinity (Texas) 1:30 p.m.

Austin 1 p.m.

Birmingham Southern* 1 p.m. *-Southern Athletic Association game

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MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (0-1) at Millsaps L, 23-17 Webber International 6 p.m. at West Alabama 6 p.m. at Hardin-Simmons* 6 p.m.

Sul Ross State* 1 p.m. at Howard Payne* 2 p.m. at Texas Lutheran* 1 p.m.

East Texas Baptist* 3 p.m.

Louisiana College* 1 p.m. at Mary Hardin-Baylor* 1 p.m. *-American Southwest Conference game

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MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (0-1) Concordia College L, 20-19 at Alabama State* TBA at Southern* 6 p.m. at Northwestern State 6 p.m.

Alabama A&M* (HC) 2 p.m.

Grambling State* 2 p.m. at Jackson State* 3 p.m. at Ark.-Pine Bluff* TBA Alcorn State* 1 p.m.

Prairie View A&M* 1 p.m. at Texas Southern* TBA *–SWAC game

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Jackson State coach Rick Comegy, right, watches as his team struggles in its opener at Mississippi State. The Tigers play Tennessee State today in Memphis.

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Mizzou, Texas A&M welcome new rivals Tech was postponed by HurriASSOCIATED PRESS cane Isaac, so this will be A&M’s first game under new coach The new kids in the SouthKevin Sumlin. eastern Conference have no inThe Gators hope they got the tention of being pushed around. kinks worked out, and there Missouri and Texas A&M host were plenty, in a 27-14 victory their first SEC games today. The against Bowling Green.

Tigers get No. 7 Georgia and the While the Aggies have reAggies welcome frained from trash talking, TOP 25 No. 24 Florida. somebody out there was trying PREVIEW At this point both to cause trouble this week. teams are probably On Tuesday a billboard tired of being asked about adpopped up in Gainesville, Fla., justing to their new conference, with this message for the locals: as if they were playing flag foot“Howdy Gainesville: You’ve ball in the Big 12. been annexed by Aggie Nation For the most part the Tigers The Best Academics & Cleanest and Aggies have played it well, Program in the SEC. WHOOP! giving the SEC proper credit for Real Football. Real Tradition.” being the toughest league in the The school immediately disland, while making it clear tanced itself from the sign, saythey’re not about to be intimiing it had nothing to do with it. dated by their new neighbors.

It was down by the end of the Missouri defensive end Shelday, and whether or not it was don Richardson went off mesplaced by overconfident Aggies sage earlier this week when fans or maybe fans of one of asked if he watched Georgia Texas A&M’s old Big 12 rivals, it beat Buffalo 45-23 last Saturday. made for fun Twitter fodder.

“I watched that game. I turned None of it matters today. it off, too,” Richardson said. “It’s like watching Big Ten football.

THE PICKS No. 1 Alabama 45, Western Kentucky 7 It’s old-man football.”

No. 2 Southern Cal 43, Syracuse 14 Big Ten football! In the Deep South, those are fighting words. No. 3 LSU 34, Washington 17 No. 4 Oregon 49, Fresno State 14 For good measure, he added: No. 5 Oklahoma, 55, Florida A&M 10 “If we execute, nobody in this No. 6 Florida State 70, Savannah St. 0 league can touch us. Period.”

Missouri coach Gary Pinkel, of No. 7 Georgia 24, Missouri 10 course, tried to douse the flames No. 8 Arkansas 48, La.-Monroe 17 No. 9T So. Carolina 38, East Carolina 10 on Wednesday.

“First of all, what Sheldon did No. 9T West Virginia is off No. 11 Mich. State 37, Central Mich. 10 was wrong and irresponsible,” No. 12 Clemson 56, Ball State 21 Pinkel said. “That doesn’t happen around here. He got caught No. 13 Wisconsin 31, Oregon State 17 No. 14 Ohio State 28, Central Florida 14 up in the moment, he made a No. 15 Virginia Tech 45, Austin Peay 13 mistake, we handled that interNo. 16 Nebraska 34, UCLA 28 nally. We don’t do that here at No. 17 Texas 48, New Mexico 7 Missouri.”

And Georgia coach Mark Richt Arizona 38, No. 18 Oklahoma State 34 No. 19 Michigan 37, Air Force 24 had some fun with it: “Being No. 20 TCU 52, Grambling 10 over 50, and I’m getting AARP Miami 28, No. 21 Kansas State 24 stuff in the mail, I took it as a No. 22 Notre Dame 30, Purdue 14 compliment.”

No. 23 Louisville 42, Missouri State 17 There have been no such No. 24 Florida 20, Texas A&M 17 sparks flying out of College StaNo. 25 Stanford 34, Duke 14 tion, Texas. The Aggies’ schedLast week’s record: 21-1 uled opener against Louisiana

BY RALPH D. RUSSO

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GAMEDAY: WEEK 2

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TODAY’S NATIONAL SCHEDULE EAST

Lehigh (1-0) at CCSU (0-1), 11 a.m.

Albany, N.Y. (1-0) at Robert Morris (0-1), 11 a.m.

Maryland (1-0) at Temple (1-0), 11 a.m.

The Terrapins looked Terr-ible in last week’s 7-6 win against William & Mary.

N.C. State (0-1) at UConn (1-0), 11 a.m.

Dayton (0-1) at Duquesne (0-1), 11:10 a.m.

Maine (0-0) at Boston College (0-1), noon Wagner (0-1) at Georgetown (1-0), noon Rhode Island (0-0) at Monmouth, N.J. (0-1), noon Delaware St. (1-0) at Delaware (1-0), 2:30 p.m.

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

Southern Cal (1-0) vs. Syracuse (0-1) at East Rutherford, N.J., 2:30 p.m.

Indiana (1-0) at UMass (0-1), 2:30 p.m.

Morgan St. (1-0) at Buffalo (0-1), 5 p.m.

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

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

Fordham (1-0) at Villanova (0-1), 5 p.m.

SOUTH

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

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

East Carolina (1-0) atat South Carolina (1-0), 11:21 a.m.

Ball St. (1-0) at Clemson (1-0), 11:30 a.m.

Jacksonville (0-1) at Charleston South. (0-1), 12:30 p.m.

Chowan (0-0) at VMI (0-1), 12:30 p.m.

Austin Peay (0-1) at Virginia Tech (1-0), 12:30 p.m.

North Carolina (1-0) at Wake Forest (1-0), 2 p.m.

Missouri St. (0-1) at Louisville (1-0), 2:30 p.m.

W. Kentucky (1-0) at Alabama (1-0), 2:39 p.m.

Georgia St. (0-1) at Tennessee (1-0), 3 p.m.

Coastal Carolina (1-0) at Furman (0-1), 4 p.m.

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

Virginia-Wise (1-1) at Campbell (0-1), 5 p.m.

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

Akron (0-1) at FIU (0-1), 5 p.m.

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

Old Dominion (1-0) at Hampton (0-1), 5 p.m.

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

W. Virginia St. (1-1) at N.C. A&T (0-1), 5 p.m.

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

Bethune-Cookman (1-0) at SC State (1-0), 5 p.m.

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

Montana (1-0) at Appalachian St. (0-1), 5:30 p.m.

MVSU (0-1) at Alabama St. (0-1), 6 p.m.

N.C. Central (1-0) at Elon (0-1), 6 p.m.

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

Chattanooga (0-1) at Jacksonville St. (0-1), 6 p.m.

Washington (1-0) at LSU (1-0), 6 p.m.

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

Norfolk St. (1-0) at Liberty (0-1), 6 p.m.

W. Carolina (1-0) at Marshall (0-1), 6 p.m.

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

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

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

Ark.-Monticello (1-0) at Northwestern St. (0-1), 6 p.m.

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

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

Troy, next week’s foe for Mississippi State, went 3-9 last season – the Trojans’ first losing season since 2002.

Lafayette (0-0) at William & Mary (0-1), 6 p.m.

Lincoln (Mo.) (0-1) at Wofford (1-0), 6 p.m.

Kent St. (1-0) at Kentucky (0-1), 6:30 p.m.

McMurry (0-1) at McNeese St. (1-0), 7 p.m.

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

MIDWEST

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

New Hampshire (1-0) at Minnesota (1-0), 11 a.m.

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

Illinois St. (1-0) at E. Michigan (0-1), noon S. Illinois (0-1) at Miami (Ohio) (0-1), noon Quincy (0-1) at Indiana St. (0-1), 1:05 p.m.

Colgate (0-1) at South Dakota (0-1), 2 p.m.

Michigan St. (1-0) at Central Michigan (1-0), 2:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Iowa St. (1-0) at Iowa (1-0), 2:42 p.m.

Indianapolis (0-1) at W. Illinois (1-0), 3 p.m.

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

Franklin (0-1) at Butler (0-1), 5 p.m.

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

Montana St. (1-0) at Drake (1-0), 6 p.m.

UT-Martin (1-0) at Northern Illinois (0-1), 6 p.m.

Central St., Ohio (0-1) at Northern Iowa (0-1), 6 p.m.

New Mexico St. (1-0) at Ohio (1-0), 6 p.m.

Mars Hill (0-1) at SE Missouri (0-1), 6 p.m.

E. Illinois (1-0) at W. Michigan (0-1), 6 p.m.

Portland St. (1-0) at North Dakota (1-0), 6:05 p.m.

Georgia (1-0) at Missouri (1-0), 6:45 p.m.

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

SOUTHWEST

Tulane (0-1) at Tulsa (0-1), 11 a.m.

Texas A&M Commerce (0-1) at UTSA (1-0), 1 p.m.

Florida (1-0) at Texas A&M (0-0), 2:30 p.m.

Alabama A&M (1-0) at Ark.-Pine Bluff (1-0), 5 p.m.

Louisiana-Monroe (0-0) vs. Arkansas (1-0) at Little Rock, Ark., 6 p.m.

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

Former Northeast Mississippi standout Josh Jarboe is tied for the national lead in receptions after making 13 catches for 66 yards last weekend at Oregon.

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

Florida A&M (0-1) at Oklahoma (1-0), 6 p.m.

Incarnate Word (1-0) at Sam Houston St. (0-0), 6 p.m.

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

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

Louisiana Tech (0-0) at Houston (0-1), 7 p.m.

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

Stephen F. Austin (1-0) at SMU (0-1), 7 p.m.

New Mexico (1-0) at Texas (1-0), 7 p.m.

FAR WEST

Weber St. (0-1) at BYU (1-0), 2 p.m.

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

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

E. Washington (1-0) at Washington St. (0-1), 2 p.m.

Mesa St. (0-1) at N. Colorado (0-1), 2:35 p.m.

South Florida (1-0) at Nevada (1-0), 2:35 p.m.

Wisconsin (1-0) at Oregon St. (0-0), 3 p.m.

Toledo (0-1) at Wyoming (0-1), 3 p.m.

Black Hills St. (0-0) at Idaho St. (0-1), 5:05 p.m.

Fresno St. (1-0) at Oregon (1-0), 5:30 p.m.

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

Army (0-0) at San Diego St. (0-1), 6:30 p.m.

Nebraska (1-0) at UCLA (1-0), 6:30 p.m.

UC Davis (1-0) at San Jose St. (0-1), 7 p.m.

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

N. Arizona (0-1) at UNLV (0-1), 9 p.m.

Oklahoma St. (1-0) at Arizona (1-0), 9:30 p.m.

Illinois (1-0) at Arizona St. (1-0), 9:30 p.m.

Duke (1-0) at Stanford (1-0), 9:30 p.m.

All times converted to Central

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