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The Daily Journal’s weekly college football preview section | Saturday, September 15, 2012

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GAMEDAY: WEEK 3

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

THIS WEEK

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MISSISSIPPI STATE

Record: 2-0 Today: At Troy (1-1) Kickoff: 6 p.m. TV: None (Live streaming at ESPN3).

Next: Home vs. South Alabama The buzz: After a big win at home over Auburn, the challenge for the Bulldogs is to stay focused, not look ahead.

Coverage begins: On Page 4

OLE MISS

Record: 2-0 Today: Home vs. No.14 Texas (2-0) Kickoff: 8:15 p.m. TV: ESPN Next: Saturday at Tulane The buzz: With a significant step up in opponent, the Rebels will get a real idea of how they measure up tonight.

Coverage begins: On Page 3

SOUTHERN MISS

Record: 0-1 Today: Home vs. E.Carolina (1-1) TV: 2:30 p.m., CBS Sports Net. Next: Saturday at Western Ky. The buzz: The Golden Eagles have had two weeks to regroup after a big loss at Nebraska.

Will they be sharp or rusty?

Read more: On Page 9

GAMEDAY: WEEK 3

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: The Texas sidelines called plays last weekend against New Mexico using flip cards with all kinds of images – including one of The Most Interesting Man in the World. (AP photo)

DAILY JOURNAL

Let’s all hear it for ‘old man football’

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fter all the talk about the newest SEC members in the preseason, it was good to see Florida and Georgia strike a blow for the SEC’s old school last weekend.

Both Texas A&M and Missouri got the honor of opening their first SEC seasons with home games. The emotion of the moment carried them for a while.

Texas A&M seemed to have Florida befuddled as it fought to a 17-7 first-half lead. Few in the Kyle Field crowd of 87,000-plus could have guessed that the Aggies would never score again, losing 20-17.

Missouri and Georgia traded punches for almost three quarters. The Tigers took a 20-17 lead with 2:39 left in the third quarter – and guess what? They never scored again, losing 41-20.

Much was made of the pregame remarks by a Missouri player who said Georgia looked like it played “old man football.”

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during SEC Media Days that they took some offense at the idea that leaving the Big 12 for the SEC would represent much of a JOHN L. change.

PITTS I have no doubt that both new teams will, in time, be highly competitive.

But let’s look at how the last two newbies performed after arriving in the SEC. In the 20 seasons since the last SEC expansion, Arkansas has reached the league championship game three times, losing all three. It took until 2010 for South Carolina to get there, and for their efforts the Gamecocks got crushed by Auburn.

Now, Texas A&M and Missouri

valry interesting again with a fast start that moved the Vols into the AP top 25.

3. West Virginia vs. James Madison: Played at neutral-site FedEx Field in Landover, Md., it has the potential to be a rout. James Madison is a solid I-AA program, but West Virginia has had a week to rest and has scored 139 points in its last two outings.

4. Notre Dame at Michigan State: The Irish return to East Lansing, two years after one of the great games played in 2010, won by the Spartans on a fake field-goal attempt for a touchdown in

ON TV

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TODAY

11 a.m.

California at Ohio State, ABC Wake Forest at Fla. State, ESPN Ark. State at Nebraska, ESPN2 Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh, ESPNU La.-Lafayette at Okla. State, FSN (Not in all markets) TCU at Kansas, FX William & Mary at Towson, NBCsn 11:21 a.m.

ULM at Auburn, SEC Network 11:30 a.m.

Presbysterian at Vanderbilt, CSS 2:30 p.m.

Alabama at Arkansas, CBS North Carolina at Louisville, ABC Navy at Penn State, ESPN2 Virginia at Georgia Tech, ESPNU Texas A&M at SMU, FSN 3 p.m.

FIU at Central Florida, CSS 4 p.m.

Portland St. at Washington, FX Miami (Ohio) at Boise, NBCsn 5 p.m.

Florida at Tennessee, ESPN 6 p.m.

Arizona State at Missouri, ESPN2 North Texas at Kansas State, FSN WKU at Kentucky, ESPNU UAB at South Carolina, FSN Mississippi State at Troy, ESPN3 Idaho at LSU, pay per view 6:30 p.m.

Southern Cal at Stanford, Fox Fla. Atlantic at Georgia, CSS 7 p.m.

Notre Dame at Mich. State, ABC 8:15 p.m.

Texas at Ole Miss, ESPN 9 p.m.

BYU at Utah, ESPN2

may find that their mileage will vary. Both look like programs that can find middle-of-theroad success in the SEC fairly quickly, although A&M – with a new coach, new quarterback, new schemes and a new league – may take longer to adjust.

The results of last weekend’s games are a small sample, yet both suggest that the newcomers don’t yet have enough “SEC players” to hang in the league’s typical heavyweight bouts.

Texas A&M had six offensive series in the second half and all six ended with punts. Missouri would have taken that – its last five real series of the game went like this: turnover on downs, punt, interception, fumble, turnover on downs.

Florida and Georgia adjusted after the half in hostile country.

You might even say it was a country for old men, after all.

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

FIVE GAMES TO WATCH

1. Alabama at Arkansas: It was supposed to be the SEC game of the week on CBS – and the network was still billing it as “No.1 Tide vs. the No. 8 Razorbacks” hours after Arkansas suffered a humiliating OT loss to Louisiana Monroe and fell out of the Top 25. It’s still an important game for Alabama.

2. Florida at Tennessee: This game used to be must-see TV in the days when Steve Spurrier – raised in Tennessee – would poke fun at Knoxville and Volunteers coach Phil Fulmer. Tennessee (2-0) has made this SEC East ri-

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overtime. No. 10 Michigan State is the highest-ranked Big Ten team remaining, and No. 20 Notre Dame survived a three-point win over Purdue last weekend.

5. Arizona State at Missouri: The Sun Devils are a quiet 2-0 under first-year coach Todd Graham and hit the road to face a Tigers team that could be vulnerable after losing their SEC opener at home to Georgia. ASU defeated Missouri in Tempe last year and also beat Southern Cal before skidding to a 0-5 finish.

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All times converted to Central; SEC Network includes WCBI (Columbus/Tupelo), and WLMT (Memphis).

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Echoes of 1962 ring out as Longhorns visit DEPTH CHARTS, 7F KEYS TO THE GAME, 8F

BY PARRISH ALFORD DAILY JOURNAL

OXFORD – Glynn Griffing will receive another honor tonight, but he’s kind of ho-hum about it.

Honors come and go. The friendships cemented through the adversity of 1962 have endured.

Griffing was an AllTEXAS American quarterback AT OLE MISS for Ole Miss during a season that ended with SEC and national championships but began with doubt and uncertainty amid the federal government’s forced enrollment of James Meredith, the school’s first black student.

“The main thing is we’ll be together again,” Griffing said. “That means more to me than honors. Honors go away pretty quickly. These guys are a permanent part of my life.”

Four members of the team – Griffing, running backs Louis Guy and Chuck Morris, and lineman Sam Owen – will take part in a panel discussion about that season this morning at 10:30 at the

Many of the students went home during the riots. The football players did not. They were sequestered in Miller Hall under the watchful eye of Wobble Davidson, an assistant to John Vaught.

“They called it Miller Hall, but every inch of it belonged to Wobble Davidson,” said Kenny Dill, center and linebacker and an All-American the following season.

Vaught and his staff stressed to their players to the importance of an inward focus, taking care of their business – the things they could control – while history played out beside them.

Focus would be important for a Rebels team with high expectations. Ole Miss was coming off a nine-win season OLE MISS in 1961, its only losses by three points at Ole Miss QB Glynn Griffing in action LSU and by five points to Texas in the against Tennessee in ’62. The year before, Cotton Bowl. the Rebels met Texas in the Cotton Bowl.

Regardless of how players felt about the Meredith issue, many resented what Overby Center. Admission is free. the entire situation became.

All members of the team will be pre“There were wrongs on both sides, sented on the field in a halftime cereand we resented them using that as a mony. stage to carry out political issues both Permanence of any kind was in ques- for and against,” Dill said. tion when riots surrounded Meredith’s It was Nov. 10 before the Rebels would enrollment and federal marshals play a game in Oxford. A 52-7 win over camped on the practice fields.

Chattanooga followed a 15-7 win at LSU

the week before.

There were wins all the way through.

The Rebels finished 10-0, winning Vaught’s sixth SEC championship. The 1962 team was recognized as national champions by Billingsley, Litkenhous and Sagarin.

“We’re still close,” Griffing said.

“Going through all that adversity brought us together as a team and helped us care more for each other.”

TONIGHT’S GAME

Two relatively new quarterbacks will try to take another step at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium tonight.

Texas sophomore David Ash started six games last year and survived a competition with junior Case McCoy to win the job this season.

While the Longhorns have rushed for 213.0 yards a game in two easy wins, the passing game has been effective though not spectacular.

Ole Miss sophomore Bo Wallace, meanwhile, has done little wrong in two starts, but No. 14 Texas represents a signifcant step up in competition for Wallace, a juco All-American just a year ago. parrish.alford@journalinc.com

TONIGHT’S GAME AT A GLANCE

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Where: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (60,580), Oxford Kickoff: 8:15 p.m. TV: ESPN Radio: Ole Miss Network; Sirius 138 Records: Ole Miss 2-0, Texas 2-0 Series: Texas leads 5-1.

Last meeting: Texas won 19-0 in 1966 Bluebonnet Bowl.

Coaches – Texas: Mack Brown 229-113-1 overall (29th year), 143-39 at Texas (15th year). Ole Miss: Hugh Freeze, 32-7 overall (4th year), 2-0 in first season at Ole Miss.

Statistical Leaders – Texas: RB Joe Bergeron 26-159-3 TD; QB David Ash 36-for-49, 377 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT; WR Jaxon Shipley 9-75-1 TD; LB Jordan Hicks 17 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1 PBU. Ole Miss: QB Bo Wallace 24-135-2 TD, 35 for 46, 438 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT; WR Donte Moncrief 11-76-2; DB Dehendret Collins 13 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 PBU. Trends: Ole Miss is 2-0 for the first time since 2009, just the second time in 10 years. … Under Mack Brown, Texas is 21-4 in games decided by three points or less.

Notes: The lone Ole Miss win against Texas was a 39-7 victory in the 1958 Sugar Bowl. … Ole Miss has surpassed 500 yards of offense in back-to-back games for the first time since 2009 (Arkansas, UAB). … Ole Miss has lost its last nine games against ranked opponents, the last win coming against No. 18 Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl following the 2009 season. … The Ole Miss offense leads the SEC in total offense, rushing, first downs, third-down conversions and fourth-down conversions. … Texas has nine scholarship seniors on its roster, the fourth-fewest in FBS. … Twelve true freshmen have played for the Longhorns this season.

Summing it up: “They’re massive. ... They have the ability to come off the ball, and the power is their No. 1 running play.

They’re rushing for 214 yards a game, and they do a good job.” – Ole Miss defensive coordinator Dave Wommack on the Texas offensive line Prediction: Texas, 35-21.

Parrish Alford

OLE MISS

www.olemisssports.com S1 Central Ark. W, 49-27 S8 UTEP W, 28-10 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

TEXAS

S1 S8 S15 S22 S29 O6 O13 O20 O27 N3 N10 N17 N24 D1

www.texassports.com Wyoming W, 37-17 New Mexico W, 45-0 at Ole Miss, 8:15 p.m.

Open date at Oklahoma State West Virginia at Oklahoma Baylor at Kansas at Texas Tech Iowa State Open date TCU, 6:30 p.m. at Kansas State

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Young Bulldogs brace for first road test DEPTH CHARTS, 6F KEYS TO THE GAME, 8F

BY BRAD LOCKE DAILY JOURNAL

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MSU veterans Josh Boyd, top left, and Cam Lawrence will try to keep their young teammates focused tonight.

TROY, Ala. – Senior Josh Boyd has told Ryan Brown and other young Mississippi State players exactly what to expect in their first collegiate MISSISSIPPI STATE road game.

AT TROY “Josh Boyd always told me that going on the road is like fighting a battle at someone else’s house,” said Brown, a freshman linebacker. “He showed me and told me that it’s a stadium filled with people that hate you. The best thing to do is just stay focused and continue to do your job.”

After two home games to open the season, MSU (2-0) visits Troy (1-1) at 6 p.m. today. It’s the first time an SEC team has visited the Alabama school for a football game.

Troy, from the Sun Belt Conference, doesn’t boast a big venue

TONIGHT’S GAME AT A GLANCE

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

www.hailstate.com Jackson State W, 56-9 Auburn W, 28-10 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 O11 O20 O27 N3 N10 N17 N24

www.troytrojans.com at UAB W, 39-29 La.-Lafayette L, 37-24 Mississippi State, 6 p.m. at North Texas, 6 p.m. at So.Alabama, 2:30 p.m.

Open date Western Ky., 6:30 p.m.

FIU, noon at FAU, 3 p.m. at Tennessee Navy, 2:30 p.m.

Arkansas St., 2:30 p.m. at Middle Tenn., 2:30 p.m.

TROY

Where: Veterans Memorial Stadium (30,000), Troy, Ala. Kickoff: 6 p.m. TV: None (live streaming on ESPN3.com) Radio: MSU Network; Sirius 106.

Records: MSU 2-0, Troy 1-1.

Series: Tied 1-1 Last meeting: MSU won 11-8 on Oct. 12, 2002, as the Bulldogs came up with six turnovers. It was one of just two MSU wins on the season.

Coaches – MSU: Dan Mullen, 23-17 (4th year). Troy: Larry Blakeney, 165-92-1 (22nd year).

Statistical leaders – MSU: QB Tyler Russell 35-53-0, 407 yards, 5 TDs; RB LaDarius Perkins 23-141, 3 TDs; TE Marcus Green 6-85, 3 TDs; LB Cam Lawrence 13 tackles, 1.0 sack; CB Johnthan Banks 7 tackles, 2 INTs. Troy: QB Corey Robinson 57-90-1, 649 yards, 4 TDs; RB Shawn Southward 44237, 3 TDs; WR Chip Reeves 10-162, TD; LB Brannon Bryan 19 tackles, 1.0 TFL; S Brynden Trawick 16 tackles.

Trends: MSU has won 12 consecutive non-conference games, and it’s 13-2 in such games under Mullen. … Through two games, MSU has scored 14 points in both the first and four quarters, and 28 points in both the third and fourth quarters. … Troy, 0-1 at home this year, has lost two home games in a season just three times under Blakeney. … Troy is 67-4 under Blakeney when scoring at least 35 points.

Notes: MSU leads the SEC in third-down conversion defense (4 of 23). … Robinson set a school record last week with 485 yards passing, and he also broke Troy’s career passing mark. … Troy ranks 81st in the country in both rushing defense (176 ypg) and total defense (424 ypg). … MSU is the first SEC team to play at Troy.

Summing it up: “Our offense is going to need to get first downs, control the ball, control the tempo. Because they’re going to try to run as many plays and wear you out on defense.” – MSU coach Dan Mullen Prediction: MSU, 41-14.

Brad Locke

– Veterans Memorial Stadium seats 30,000 – but it has a winning tradition under 22nd-year head coach Larry Blakeney. The Bulldogs say they are taking this game just as seriously as they took Auburn last week.

That 28-10 win was critical and emotional for State, so the challenge this week is just to stay sharp.

‘STAY FOCUSED’

“It’s kind of hard to get the guys to stay focused, but that’s one thing we’re stressing – you’ve got to stay focused,” quarterback Tyler Russell said. “You don’t want to be like last year when you went to UAB, you want to come out strong, and you want to play those games like you’re playing an Auburn or an LSU or an Alabama or whoever it is.”

Against UAB last year, the Bulldogs were trailing 3-0 at halftime before Russell took over the offense in the second half, leading them to a 21-3 victory.

As for Troy, it’s hoping to pull off what it did in 2001, when it beat

MSU 21-9 in Starkville.

“It’s hard to forget that game because there are pictures handing all over the halls,” Blakeney said.

“We’re a different team trying to find ourselves, but the impact of that win has resonated with our people through the years.”

The Trojans are coming off their first losing season since 2005, and a win today could point this program back in the right direction.

To do that, Troy will have to slow down Russell and MSU’s passing game; keep its own quarterback, Corey Robinson, upright; and not let cornerbacks Johnthan Banks and Darius Slay (two interceptions each) make plays on the ball.

While MSU is guarding against overconfidence, Troy is trying to make sure it has enough.

“I think our kids are going to see what they see (of MSU), and they’re going to get excited about playing,” Blakeney said. “There may be a little bit of fear mixed in, but fear has always been a great motivator.” brad.locke@journalinc.com

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

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

SEC STANDINGS

PF 20 41 17 0 0 20 13 PF 28 0 0 0 0 17 10

PA 17 20 13 0 0 41 17 PA 10 0 0 0 0 20 28

All 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-2 All 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 0-1 0-2

PF 47 86 65 86 61 82 26 PF 84 76 82 77 80 17 29

PA 31 43 23 34 46 51 40 PA 19 14 17 37 58 20 54

2011 Home 2-0 1-0 0-2 1-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 2-0 0-1 2011 Home 1-1 2-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-0 0-1 2-0 0-0

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

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

Str. W3 W2 W6 W2 W1 L1 L2 Str. W4 W6 W2 W2 L1 L2 L2

T25 = Games against teams in Top 25 (AP, USA Today, Harris) at time of matchup

TODAY’S GAMES

LAST WEEK

Series AUB, 8-0 First meeting ALA, 14-8 A&M, 42-29-7 FLA, 22-19 Tied 1-1 Tied 3-3 KY, 3-0 S.C., 2-0 LSU, 1-0 First Meeting Texas, 5-1

Sagarin says Auburn by 6 Vandy by 42 Alabama by 22 A&M by 1 Florida by 2 MSU by 15 ASU by 18 Kentucky by 13 S.C. by 36 LSU by 47 Georgia by 41 Texas by 15

Note: The Sagarin ratings appear online at USAToday.com

Saturday, Sept. 8 Mississippi State 28, Auburn 10 Florida 20, Texas A&M 17 Georgia 41, Missouri 20 Alabama 35, Western Kentucky 0 Louisiana-Monroe 34, Arkansas 31 (OT) Kentucky 47, Kent State 14 LSU 41, Washington 3 Ole Miss 28, UTEP 10 South Carolina 48, East Carolina 10 Tennessee 51, Georgia State 13 Northwestern 23, Vanderbilt 13

NEXT WEEK

Saturday, Sept. 22 Ole Miss at Tulane, 11 a.m.

Kentucky at Florida, 11:21 a.m.

Missouri at South Carolina, 2:30 p.m.

Florida Atlantic at Alabama, 4 p.m.

LSU at Auburn, 6 p.m.

Rutgers at Arkansas, 6 p.m.

South Alabama at Mississippi State, 6 p.m.

Akron at Tennessee, 6:30 p.m.

South Carolina State at Texas A&M, 6 p.m.

Vanderbilt at Georgia, 6:45 p.m.

NO. 1 ALABAMA AT ARKANSAS

THE BUZZ: What would have been one of the most anticipated SEC games of the season got a downgrade after Arkansas lost in overtime last weekend to Louisiana-Monroe.

KEY STAT: The Razorbacks are 3-1 all-time against the defending national champions in Fayetteville, with wins over Auburn (2011), Tennessee (1999) and TCU (1939).

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NO. 18 FLORIDA AT NO. 23 TENNESSEE

THE BUZZ: Both teams are seeking to prove they’ve rebounded after disappointing results in recent seasons.

KEY STAT: Florida has beaten Tennessee seven consecutive times.

FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT NO. 7 GEORGIA

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LA.-MONROE AT AUBURN

THE BUZZ: It’s dangerous territory for Auburn, which hasn’t started 0-3 since 1950. ULM is coming off a stunning overtime upset of Arkansas.

PRESBYTERIAN AT VANDY

THE BUZZ: Pencil in the first win of the season for the Commodores.

TEXAS A&M AT SMU

THE BUZZ: Not much, other than a THE BUZZ: The Aggies, 10-0 in this chance for Georgia to officially introseries, will try to quickly regroup after duce its newest canine mascot (Uga IX). losing to Florida.

KEY STAT: Georgia is 30-1 at home against non-SEC teams in Mark Richt’s ARIZONA STATE AT MISSOURI 12 years as coach.

THE BUZZ: The Sun Devils are 0-5 against SEC teams, while Mizzou is UAB hurting along the offensive line.

AT NO. 8 SOUTH CAROLINA

THE BUZZ: Coach Steve Spurrier is seeking his 200th career win.

KEY STAT: Marcus Lattimore needs one more touchdown for the school’s career record. He’s tied with 1980 Heisman winner George Rogers at 33.

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Parrish Alford, Brad Locke and John L. Pitts rank the SEC after Week 2: Ranking (1sts) Last week 1. Alabama (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. LSU (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3. Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4. South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5. Mississippi State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6. Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7. Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 IDAHO AT NO. 3 LSU 8. Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 THE BUZZ: The Tigers want to con9. Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 tinue to work on their passing game 10. Texas A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 and develop depth across the lineup 11. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 before opening SEC play.

12. Auburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 KEY STAT: LSU can set an NCAA 13. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 major-college record with 40 straight nonconference regular season victories, 14. Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 surpassing the mark of 39 set by Kansas State from 1993-2003.

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SEC games at a glance

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(All game times converted to Central) Kickoff TV Sirius/XM 11:21 a.m. SEC Network 125 / --11:30 a.m. CSS 94 / 200 2:30 p.m. CBS 91 / 91 2:30 p.m. FSN 94 / 200 5 p.m. ESPN 137 / 201 6 p.m. ESPN3 106 / --6 p.m. ESPN2 93 / 209 6 p.m. ESPNU 94 / --6 p.m. FSN 92 / 199 7 p.m. PPV 80 / 198 6:30 p.m. CSS 136 / --8:15 p.m. ESPN 138 / ---

Matchup Louisiana-Monroe (1-0) at Auburn Presbyterian (1-1) at Vanderbilt Alabama at Arkansas Texas A&M at SMU (1-1) Florida at Tennessee Mississippi State at Troy (1-1) Arizona State (2-0) at Missouri Western Kentucky (1-1) at Kentucky UAB (0-1) at South Carolina Idaho (0-2) at LSU Florida Atlantic (1-1) at Georgia Texas (2-0) at Ole Miss

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

WKU AT KENTUCKY

THE BUZZ: Western Kentucky is a program on the rise (7-5 last year) and Kentucky isn’t. An upset loss might seal Joker Phillips’ fate at UK. Wire reports

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Depth Chart: Bulldogs

TROY OFFENSE QB 6 Corey Robinson Jr. 7 Deon Anthony Jr. RB 20 Shawn Southward Sr. 31 D.J. Taylor Sr. LT 66 Jarred Fleming Sr. 78 Chris Hawkins So. LG 74 Cody Woodiel Sr. 69 Dalton Bennett R-Fr. C 77 Kyle Wilborn Sr. 55 Andrew Phillips Sr. RG 58 Zach Johnson So. 67 Jimmie Arnold Jr. TE 80 Jim Tekipp Jr. 88 Tommy Blevins R-Fr. WR 8 Chip Reeves Sr. 18 Bryan Holmes R-Fr. WR 15 Justin Albert Sr. 16 Chandler Worthy So. WR 2 Jaquon Robinson Sr. 84 Felton Payton Jr. WR 3 Eric Thomas Jr. 17 B.J. Chitty So.

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

Tyler Russell Dak Prescott LaDarius Perkins Derrick Milton 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 Rufus Warren 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, 205, R-Fr.) (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.) (6-6, 250, R-Fr.) (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.) |

3rd

Scoring offense (42.0 ppg)

BRAD LOCKE’S COMMENTS Has completed passes to 10 players in two games.

Has matched career high for season rushing TDs (3).

Tied for team lead with 40 career games played.

Responsible for both of the offense’s penalties against Auburn.

Led dominant effort against Auburn’s interior line.

Has started 10 consecutive games.

Smith, Malone splitting snaps last two weeks.

Held his own last week against Auburn’s fast DEs. Leads team with three TD receptions.

Last year’s top receiver has 4 catches for 55 yards.

Total offense (391.5 ypg)

SPECIAL TEAMS K 21 Will Scott 38 Jed Solomon P 21 Will Scott 38 Jed Solomon KR 16 Chandler Worthy 28 Daron White PR 15 Justin Albert 18 Bryan Holmes

Jr. R-Fr. Jr. R-Fr. So. R-Fr. Sr. R-Fr.

TROJANS INSIDER

Team-high seven catches for 74 yards.

Still seeking his first tackle of the season.

Five tackles, one fumble recovery, one QB hurry.

Made two tackles in season debut last week.

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Josh Boyd wraps up Auburn’s Tre Mason in Saturday’s victory.

The Troy roster has several players with area ties, including three Northeast players on the depth chart – starting left guard Cody Woodiel, starting safety Brynden Trawick and backup linebacker Eli Canton.

Also on the roster: DB Jeremy Spikner (Northeast), LB Martrez Townes (Itawamba CC) and DE Brandon Timmons (Northwest CC).

Juco transfer has five tackles, one sack.

Has seven tackles, 1.5 TFLs, two QB hurries.

Fourth on team with eight tackles.

Collegiate Wear by

Leads team with 13 stops, including six solo.

Two INTs last week gives him 14 for his career.

Has nine tackles, tied for team lead with 2.0 TFLs. Second on team with 11 tackles.

Has made INT in each of first two games.

He’s 0 for 3 on field goals this season.

Averaging 38.0 ypp, with 2 of 6 inside 20-yard line.

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Averaging 10.0 yards on two returns.

Averaging 8.2 yards on four returns.

SEC RANKINGS

9th

Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Sr. So. So. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr.

Averaging 14.0 ypc, second on team to Green.

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Scoring defense (9.5 ppg)

2nd

108 SOUTH SPRING

842-4165

Total defense (240.5 ypg)

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QB 17 15 RB 27 28 FB 23 35 LT 75 59 LG 61 66 C 63 55 RG 67 70 RT 77 78 TE 32 82 WR 19 16 WR 1 4 WR 8 3

DEFENSE DE 49 Tony Davis 54 Marty Stadom DT 91 Shermane TeArt 94 Derreck Upshaw DT 93 Kyle Lucas 97 D.J. Johnson DE 33 Tyler Roberts 56 Jacoby Thomas LB 9 Dimitri Miles 35 Mark Wilson LB 42 Brannon Bryan 47 Eli Canton LB 44 Kanorris Davis 57 De’Von Terry CB 26 Bryan Willis 13 T.J. Bryant S 10 Brynden Trawick 1 Camren Hudson S 7 Chris Pickett 2 Barry Valcin CB 14 Zach Miller 25 Chris Davis

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DEFENSE DE 44 Jackson Jeffcoat 88 Cedric Reed NT 96 Chris Whaley 85 Ashton Dorsey DT 99 Desmond Jackson 97 Brandon Moore DE 80 Alex Okafor 2 Reggie Wilson SLB 7 Demarco Cobbs 11 Tevin Jackson MLB 33 Steve Edmond 35 Kendall Thompson WLB 3 Jordan Hicks 35 Kendall Thompson CB 6 Carrington Byndom 29 Sheroid Evans FS 4 Kenny Vaccaro 25 Josh Turner SS 17 Adrian Phillips 2 Mykkele Thompson CB 6 Quandre Diggs 21 Duke Thomas SPECIAL TEAMS PK 28 Nick Jordan 23 Nick Rose KO 23 Nick Rose P 15 Alex King PR 6 Quandre Diggs 8 Jaxon Shipley KOR 26 D.J. Monroe 6 Quandre Diggs x

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

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

LONGHORNS 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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Daily Journal writer Brad Locke offers up these observations about a familiar name on the Texas coaching staff: Texas defensive coordinator Manny Diaz has faced Ole Miss before, when he held the same position at Mississippi State. He likes to blitz and mix up his looks, and he’s been known to put some odd formations on the field. It’ll be a big test for Bo Wallace.

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TEXAS

OFFENSE WR 8 Jaxon Shipley So. 16 Bryant Jackson So. WR 84 Marquise Goodwin Sr. 26 D.J. Monroe Sr. TE 18 D.J. Grant Sr. 81 Greg Daniels So. RT 72 Mason Walters Jr. 79 Thomas Ashcraft Jr. C 55 Dominic Espinosa So. 73 Garrett Porter Jr. LG 75 Trey Hopkins Jr. 66 Sedrick Flowers R-Fr. LT 51 Donald Hawkins Jr. 68 Kennedy Estelle Fr. WR 1 Mike Davis Jr. 2 Kendall Sanders Fr. QB 14 Davis Ash So. 6 Case McCoy Jr. RB 24 Joe Bergeron So. 28 Malcolm Brown So. FB 30 Ryan Roberson Sr. 36 Alex De La Torre Fr.

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DT NT E LB LB LB CB S FS CB

10 38 93 95 94 99 55 38 52 15 4 20 1 13 6 12 3 8 25 8 21 12

C.J. Johnson (6-1, 231, So.) Jason Jones (6-2, 255, Sr.) Uriah Grant (6-1, 298, Sr.) Bryon Bennett (6-2, 294, So.) Issac Gross (6-3, 270, Fr.) Gilbert Pena (6-2, 326, Sr.) Cameron Whigham (6-2, 255, Jr.) Jason Jones (6-3, 255, Sr.) Mike Marry (6-2, 248, Jr.) Joel Kight (5-9, 222, Sr.) 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.) Cliff Coleman (5-10, 181, So.)

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK 81 P 82 KO 81 HO 94 LS 59 KOR 3 21 PR 3 28

Bryson Rose Jim Broadway Bryson Rose Chris Conley Will Denny Jeff Scott Senquez Golson Jeff Scott Korvic Neat

(5-11, 202, Sr.) (6-0, 183, 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.) |

7th

Scoring offense (38.5 ppg)

PARRISH ALFORD’S COMMENTS Has a 50-plus yard TD catch in each game.

Athletic program veteran in first year as starter.

Cited by head coach for showing improvement.

First full season as the starter.

SEC co-offensive lineman of the week.

Juco transfer making first start vs. BCS-level foe.

Tops all Ole Miss players in games (39), starts (24).

5 catches, 44 yards vs. UTEP. 4 catches for 19 yards, 39-yard rush vs. UTEP. Reduced role in UTEP game, but he will be a factor.

12 carries, 111 yards after missing the opener.

4 tackles and a half-sack vs. UTEP. Getting stronger after shoulder injury.

3 stops and a half-sack vs. UTEP, calf still a bother 3 tackles and a half sack in first career start.

Team-high 8 tackles and a half-sack vs. UTEP. Posted 3 stops vs. UTEP. Leads team with 13 tackles.

1 tackle, 1 pass breakup vs. UTEP. 4 tackles vs. UTEP. End zone interception stopped UTEP scoring threat.

Lots of playing time vs. UTEP. Usually automatic but off to 0 for 4 start on FGs. Third in SEC with a 47.3-yard average.

Freshman Nathan Noble still working in here.

Backup punter recently awarded scholarship.

Look for him to get more involved in special teams.

Coach has confidence in Neat despite muffed punt.

SEC RANKINGS

1st

Total offense (551.5 ypg)

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Scoring defense (18.5 ppg)

7th

Total defense (329.0 ypg)

Ole Miss on area radio: 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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Scouting report: No. 14 Texas at Ole Miss KEYS FOR VICTORY

1. DELIVER THE FIRST BIG HIT It’s a tone-setter. Texas fans will be on campus en masse. They’re more excited about the Grove than the level of competition they perceive on the field.

The Rebels have shown themselves to be an improved team in the first two games. A big physical play early will help them shed the nerves and send a message they’re in it for the long haul.

The first big hit, of course, has to be within the rules to be beyond the scrutiny of the SEC. The hit that freshman safety Trae Elston laid upon a UTEP receiver last weekend was close enough for conversation, and the conversation went against Elston, who is suspended for the Texas game.

2. STOP THE RUN There was great improvement in the Ole Miss defensive line from Week 1 to Week 2.

As a passing offense Texas is still trying to find itself under quarterback David Ash. The Longhorns, though, know what they have in the run game, and it’s an impressive combination of backs.

The Rebels need to get off blocks and gang tackle, force the Longhorns to pass – then defend it better than they did when they forced UTEP to pass.

3. MAINTAIN DISCIPLINE The Rebels have done a great job through two games of avoiding false start and other pre-snap penalties, as well as the big personal fouls, late hits, etc.

Ole Miss is the least-penalized team in the SEC, having been flagged only six times for an average of 24 yards per game.

The stage is different this week, and the Rebels can’t afford to let the emotions of playing a ranked opponent on ESPN take them out of their game.

WHAT TO WATCH

and is completing 76.1 percent of his attempts.

He’s also protected the football, throwing just one interception to date, that the result of a ball batted after a protection breakdown.

The Rebels rushed for 332 yards last week, a fact that underscores the importance of Jeff Scott to this office. In his first game of the season he rushed for 111 yards on 12 carries in three quarters of work.

Scott and Randall Mackey give the Rebels a nifty 1-2 punch at running back against a team that has had mixed results in run defense, ranking just 65th in the country after games against Wyoming and New Mexico.

WHEN OLE MISS HAS THE BALL Bo Wallace has put two good games together

OLE MISS WR DONTE MONCRIEF VS. TEXAS SECONDARY Team speed is the name of the game for Texas, and Moncrief – and other Ole Miss receivers – are called on to make defenders miss.

Ole Miss still isn’t physical enough along the offensive line to push people around. A lot of the yardage the Rebels attain is gained by freeing up athletes in space.

It will be harder to free up those guys this week against the closing speed of the Longhorns. Success in the high-percentage passing game will depend in large part on what receivers can do on their own.

Parrish Alford

WHEN TEXAS HAS THE BALL With Joe Bergeron and Malcom Brown, the Longhorns have been a run-first football team.

Who’s running remains a bit of a discussion as the apparent “leader” between the two flipped from Week 1 to Week 2. Both have good size, Brown at 6-0, 223, Bergeron at 6-1, 230.

D.J. Monroe is a speedster and a home run threat.

David Ash survived a quarterback competition to emerge as the starter, but the sophomore has few starts under his belt.

The vertical passing game hasn’t been a big factor in wins over Wyoming and New Mexico.

CRUCIAL MATCHUP

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David Ash, the Texas quarterback, has some dangerous weapons at his disposal, including a strong running game.

Scouting report: Mississippi State at Troy KEYS TO VICTORY

1. MAINTAIN FOCUS, ENERGY MSU is coming off a huge SEC-opening win over Auburn, and it would be easy for the proverbial letdown to occur against a Sun Belt Conference foe like Troy.

Players and coaches alike have talked all week about being as sharp and focused this week as last week.

MSU must also come out with the same energy it had against Auburn, because the Trojans will most certainly be pumped up for the first SEC school to ever visit its campus for a football game. Veterans Memorial Stadium is a small venue (30,000 capacity), but MSU has been preparing for a noisy environment by blasting music during practices all week.

In a game like this, energy level can mean everything. Just ask Louisiana-Monroe and Arkansas.

2. CONTAIN THE PASSING GAME Troy quarterback Corey Robinson, an experienced junior, passed the ball 70 times last week against Louisiana-Lafayette. He completed 46 of them for 485 yards and two touchdowns. His top target was Chandler Worthy, who had nine catches for 154 yards.

Last week, MSU held Auburn to minus-2 passing yards in the first half, and coach Dan Mullen has supreme confidence in cornerbacks Johnthan Banks and Darius Slay to cover whoever lines up against them.

Several Bulldogs have gotten touches already this season. Ten different players have caught passes, and five of them have 50-plus yards of receiving. In the run game, the top three backs are all averaging 5.9 yards or more per carry.

AP

Troy QB Corey Robinson burned Louisiana-Lafayette for 485 yards last weekend.

Troy has shown the ability to run, too, piling up 262 yards against UAB two weeks ago.

les-for-loss this season. Troy has recorded 2.0 sacks and 8.0 TFLs.

WHEN TROY HAS THE BALL The Trojans ran much more than they passed in a win over UAB, then the script was flipped in a loss to Lafayette. The raw numbers can appear deceiving, however, because Troy employs a lot of short passes that are little more than long handoffs.

Robinson has an array of weapons at his disposal, and he’s been accurate, completing 63.3 percent of his passes with only one interception in 90 attempts. Shawn Southward paces the run game with 237 yards and three TDs. In nine trips to the red zone, Troy has scored six touchdowns and a field goal. MSU’s opponents have scored one touchdown and two field goals in four red zone trips.

CRUCIAL MATCHUP

MSU DE DENICO AUTRY 3. DOMINATE UP FRONT WHAT TO WATCH VS. TROY LT JARRED FLEMING The main difference between an SEC team WHEN MSU HAS THE BALL Autry has but one sack this season, but the and a Sun Belt team is often the offensive and The Bulldogs want balance, and they’ve gotten junior college transfer is quickly growing into his defensive line play. MSU is big and deep on the it for the most part when the first-string unit is on role. His speed could overwhelm the 281-pound defensive side, the offensive line held its own last the field. Quarterback Tyler Russell has shown Fleming, and disrupting Robinson is MSU’s first week, allowing only one sack while paving the his ability to read and pick apart defenses withstep in shutting down a potentially explosive ofway for a 166-yard rushing effort. out forcing the issue, and the running game fea- fense.

Brad Locke State has recorded 4.0 sacks and 12.0 tacktures a very effective four-man rotation.

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Eagles’ playmaker Lampley ‘all about the team’ Lampley, a 5-foot-9, 168-pound senior from Waynesboro, said he understood what the coaches were saying.

“Coach tells me a lot to play without the ball because a lot of defenses have their attention on me,” Lampley said.

“So, if I run across the field, full speed, and a running play is back behind me, I got the whole defense with me.”

Lampley only had three touches in USM’s 49-20 loss at Nebraska on Sept. 1, including two receptions for 27 yards.

Lampley logged his third 100-yard receiving game of the season, with six catches for a career-high 125 yards. He HATTIESBURG – According to his finished with 240 all-purpose yards as numbers, Tracy Lampley is going to the Golden Eagles pummeled the sevcontribute about 100 yards per game enth-ranked Cougars 49-28 for their every time he steps onto the field for fifth conference crown.

Southern Miss.

• With 3,879 all-purpose yards, LampEAST CAROLINA AT Those yards ley needs just six more today to move SOUTHERN MISS might come ofpast former standout receiver Sherrod fensively, taking a Gideon and into fifth place on USM’s handoff for a rush or snaring a pass for a all-time list. reception. They might come in the reBut with all he’s done – including 13 turn game, by way of kickoff or punt.

SUDDEN IMPACT career TDs – he’s also moved within To Lampley, one of the greatest playThe other touch was evidence for why striking distance of becoming the first makers in Golden Eagles history, it USM wants the ball in his hands. player in school history to reach the doesn’t matter how the ball finds its way After Nebraska scored for a 14-0 lead, 1,000-yard plateau in four all-purpose AP Lampley took the kickoff 2 yards deep in categories. He’s already reached the into his possession.

“It’s all about the team, and if I can get Tracy Lampley is dangerous with the ball the end zone, zoomed through a crease mark on kickoff returns, bringing his in his hands – yet he only got three in the middle, outran the angle of the the ball in my hands, I can make a play total to 1,189 yards against Nebraska. touches in the loss at Nebraska. for the team,” Lampley said. “It’s not last potential tackler and scored.

Lampley also is closing in on: about any one individual, and that’s “Tracy Lampley is a difference Rushing yards: With 969 yards he what I try to tell my teammates. for today’s home opener with East Carmaker,” ECU coach Ruffin McNeill said. needs 31 more.

“No matter what the coaches say olina (1-1), Golden Eagle coaches have Consider: Receiving yards: With 905 yards, he about wanting to get me the ball as been stressing to Lampley the impor• Lampley is the lone Golden Eagle in needs 95 more. much as they can, I’m also telling those tance of doing both, of playing hard the program’s history to score a touchPunt return yards: With 816 yards, he guys to work hard, because I’m going to every snap, with or without the ball. down four different ways in a single sea- needs 184 more. work hard and try and get you guys “Some of it, he’s got to get open,” said son (2009): rushing; receiving; punt “Every game, we may have a new play open, pull some guys with me. If we can coach Ellis Johnson. “And, you’ve got to return; kick return. or wrinkle that may involve him,” Johndo that, we win as a team.” play without the ball in your hands as • In the Conference USA championson said. “And we’ve got to get the ball And, as Southern Miss (0-1) prepared well as with the ball in your hands.” ship game last December in Houston, to him more often.”

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Where: Roberts Stadium (36,000), Hattiesburg Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. TV: CBS Sports Network Records: Southern Miss 0-1, East Carolina 1-1 Series: Southern Miss, 27-10 Last year: Southern Miss, 48-28.

Coaches – Southern Miss: Ellis Johnson, 17-29 overall (5th year), 0-1 at Southern Miss; East Carolina: Ruffin McNeill, 13-15 overall (3rd year).

Returning statistical leaders – Southern Miss: QB Anthony Alford, 15-84-0 rushing, QB Chris Campbell 6-11, 60 passing, 1 TD, 0 INT; WR Tracy Lampley 2-27-0; LB Jamie Collins 13 tackles (7 solo), 2.5 TFLs. East Carolina: RB Michael Dobson, 25-88-0 rushing; QB Rio Johnson, 46-72 passing, 435, 2 TDs, 4 INTs; WR Justin Hardy 14-149-2; LB Kyle Tudor, 16 tackles (8 solo).

Trends: Southern Miss has won 4 of its last 5 games against East Carolina. ... ESU has had just one winning record on the road in the past decade – 4-3 in 2008 (9-5 overall).

Notes: It’s the Conference USA opener for both teams and matches two of the 12 major college teams which came into the season with no quarterback on the roster that had made a start. ... Both teams will have new starters at QB this week.

Southern Miss will start true freshman Anthony Alford, while East Carolina will start sophomore Shane Carden. “Shane is a little better runner,” ESU head coach Ruffin McNeill said on Monday. .... East Carolina goes from playing the new Southern Miss head coach today to playing against USM’s former coach next week, with a visit to North Carolina, which has opened 1-1 under Larry Fedora.

Summing it up: “We just haven’t played enough football, which concerns me. We’ve practiced 36 times and only have played one game. I just hope that we can shake the dust off and function and play,” – Ellis Johnson, Southern Miss head coach.

Prediction: Southern Miss, 30-23.

John L. Pitts

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southernmiss.com at Nebraska L, 49-20 Open date East Carolina, 2:30 p.m. at Western Ky., 6 p.m.

Louisville, 7 p.m.

Boise State at Central Florida, 7 p.m.

Marshall, 6 p.m. at Rice, noon UAB, 6:30 p.m. at SMU UTEP, 7 p.m. at Memphis, 3:30 p.m.

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www.ecupirates.com Appalachian State W, 35-13 at South Carolina L, 48-10 at So. Miss, 2:30 p.m. at North Carolina, 2:30 p.m.

UTEP, 6 p.m. at UCF, 7 p.m.

Memphis, 3:30 p.m. at UAB, 6 p.m.

Navy Houston Open date at Tulane, 2:30 p.m.

Marshall, 1 p.m.

EAST CAROLINA

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State colleges: At a glance ALCORN STATE

League: Southwestern Athletic Conference (NCAA FCS) Record: 1-1 (1-0 SWAC) Last week: Lost 42-3 at James Madison Today: Home vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff (1-1) The buzz: After a season-opening upset of Grambling, the Braves were outgained 416-250 at JMU. They crossed midfield only four times in the game, missing one field goal and giving up the ball on downs inside the 25 twice.

BELHAVEN

League: Mid-South (NAIA) Record: 0-2 Last week: Lost 24-13 to Louisiana College Today: At Cumberland (1-1) The buzz: The Blazers’ 6-3 halftime lead slipped away as the visitors scored on three of its four second-half drives. ...

QB Raymond Cotton, a transfer from Ole Miss, accounted for 222 total yards (125 pass, 95 rush). ... Bobby Thigpen leads the MSC in catches per game (6.0).

DELTA STATE

League: Gulf South (NCAA Division II) Record: 1-1 Last week: Beat Elizabeth City 26-7

SCHEDULES, RESULTS

Today: Home vs. North Alabama (1-1) – six tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss (with 2 The buzz: Head coach Jamey Chadsacks), a forced fumble and a blocked well picked up his first win as the States- punt. men rolled up 497 yards total offense. ...

Lavon Downs leads the GSC in catches MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE per game (6.0).

League: American Southwest Conference (NCAA D-III) JACKSON STATE Record: 1-1 League: Southwestern Athletic ConLast week: Beat Webber International ference (NCAA FCS) 31-24 Record: 0-2 Today: At West Alabama (1-1) Last week: Lost 38-12 to Tennessee The buzz: Junior DB Keith Villafranco State in a game played in Memphis was named ASC Defensive Player of the Today: At Texas Southern (1-1) Week. He had seven tackles (one solo), The buzz: Today is the SWAC opener two interceptions and a forced fumble. for Jackson State. ... The Tigers are minus-7 in turnovers after five giveMISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE aways in the loss to TSU. League: Southwestern Athletic Conference (NCAA FCS) MILLSAPS Record: 1-2 (1-1 SWAC) League: Southern Athletic Association Last week: Lost 29-7 to Alabama (NCAA D-III) State Record: 2-0 This week: Beat Southern 6-0 on Last week: Beat LaGrange 54-7 Thursday Today: Point University (0-2), a school Next week: at Northwestern State formerly known as Atlanta Christian that The buzz: Thursday’s victory was has relocated to West Point, Ga. Valley’s first against Southern since The buzz: The Point University athletic 2005. ... After two games, Valley led the facilities are located in nearby Valley, Ala. SWAC in run defense (97.5 ypg) and was ... Sophomore Zach Bell picked up SAA second in total defense (231.5). Southern Defensive Player of the Week honors managed just 197 yards in its loss.

Daily Journal reports after a monster effort against LaGrange

S1 S8 S15 S22 S29 O6 O13 O20 N3 N10 N17

ALCORN STATE (1-1) Grambling (Shreveport, La.) W, 22-21 at James Madison L, 42-3 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 (0-2) at Cumberlands (Ky.) L, 21-10 Louisiana College L, 24-13 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

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DELTA STATE (1-1) Fort Valley State L, 31-23 at Elizabeth City State W, 26-7 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

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JACKSON STATE (0-2) at Mississippi State L, 56-9 Tenn. State (at Memphis) L, 38-12 at Texas Southern* 7:30 p.m.

Southern* 4 p.m.

Prairie View A&M* 4 p.m.

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at Arkansas-Pine Bluff* at Alabama State* MVSU* (HC) at Grambling State* Alabama A&M* at Alcorn State*

6 p.m.

1 p.m.

3 p.m.

4 p.m.

TBA 1 p.m. *–SWAC game

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MILLSAPS (2-0) Mississippi College W, 23-17 at LaGrange W, 54-7 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

A30 S8 S15 S29 O6 O13 O20 O27 N3 N10

MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (1-1) at Millsaps L, 23-17 Webber International W, 31-24 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

S1 S8 S15 S22 O6 O13 O20 O27 N3 N10 N17

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (1-2) Concordia College L, 20-19 at Alabama State* L, 29-7 at Southern* W, 6-0 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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John L. Smith and Arkansas are in a tough spot as Alabama visits.

AP

After upset loss in OT, Hogs must face No. 1

BY RALPH D. RUSSO ASSOCIATED PRESS

The SEC’s first huge game of the season was spoiled by Louisiana-Monroe.

Instead of a top-10 matchup in Fayetteville, Ark., today, No. 1 Alabama comes to town to face an unranked TOP 25 Arkansas team that’s PREVIEW still shaking off a monster upset and unsure whether star quarterback Tyler Wilson can play.

Wilson sustained a head injury in the 34-31 loss to the Warhawks, a setback that has Razorbacks fans wondering if their team’s oncepromising season is already shot.

If Wilson can play – head coach John L. Smith said Wednesday he was more optimistic than the day before, but “I’m keeping fingers crossed as well” – it should give the Razorbacks at least a puncher’s chance against the Tide.

If not? Brandon Mitchell could move back to quarterback after switching to receiver this season – to face Alabama. Not ideal.

Arkansas lost 38-14 at Alabama last season with Wilson. Homefield advantage might not be enough to compensate.

No. 2 Southern California also faces a potentially tough road test at No. 21 Stanford. The Cardinal have won three straight against the Trojans, remarkable considering the relatively one-sided history of the rivalry.

USC leads the series 59-28-3 and Stanford has never won more than three straight.

The last two meetings have produced wild games. Andrew Luck and the Cardinal beat Matt Barkley and USC 37-35 in 2010 and 56-48 in triple-OT last year.

Barkley is 0-3 as a starter against Stanford.

“It’s just another game,” Barkley said earlier this week. “It’s the next game. It’s Week 3. We’re going up north for an away game.

Nothing special about it.”

RUSSO’S PICKS

No. 1 Alabama 34, Arkansas 21 No. 2 USC 35, No. 21 Stanford 20 No. 3 LSU 55, Idaho 7 No. 4 Oregon 62, Tennessee Tech 14 No. 5 Florida State 28, Wake Forest 10 No. 7 Georgia 52, Florida Atlantic 7 No. 8 South Carolina 45, UAB 10 No. 9 W. Virginia 62, James Madison 17 No. 10 Mich.State 24, No. 22 N. Dame 17 No. 11 Clemson 46, Furman 14 No. 12 Ohio State 28, California 17 No. 13 Virginia Tech 28, Pittsburgh 14 No. 14 Texas 31, Ole Miss 13 No. 15 Kansas State 47, North Texas 14 No. 16 TCU 48, Kansas 24 No. 17 Michigan 44, UMass 7 No. 23 Tennessee 28, No. 18 Florida 23 North Carolina 28, No. 19 Louisville 24 No. 22 UCLA 56, Houston 35 No. 24 Arizona 62, S.C. State 14 No. 25 BYU 20, Utah 17 Last week: 20-4 Season record: 41-5

There’s lots more college football coverage at our website, including a link to our new college football page: collegefootball.ap.org/djournal

Northern Illinois (1-1) at Army (0-1), 11 a.m.

CCSU (0-2) at New Hampshire (1-1), 11 a.m.

Virginia Tech (2-0) at Pittsburgh (0-2), 11 a.m.

William & Mary (0-2) at Towson (0-1), 11 a.m.

Marist (1-1) at Columbia (0-0), 11:30 a.m.

San Diego (1-1) at Harvard (0-0), 11:30 a.m.

Princeton (0-0) at Lehigh (2-0), 11:30 a.m.

Maine (0-1) at Bryant (0-2), noon Sacred Heart (0-1) at Colgate (0-2), noon Cornell (0-0) at Fordham (1-1), noon Yale (0-0) at Georgetown (2-0), noon Brown (0-0) at Holy Cross (0-1), noon Monmouth, N.J. (1-1) at Wagner (0-2), noon Bucknell (1-0) at Delaware (2-0), 2:30 p.m.

Navy (0-1) at Penn St. (0-2), 2:30 p.m.

The Nittany Lions will be trying to avoid their first 0-3 start since 2001.

Rhode Island (0-1) at Villanova (1-1), 2:30 p.m.

Stony Brook (2-0) at Syracuse (0-2), 3 p.m.

James Madison (2-0) vs. West Virginia (1-0) at Landover, Md., 3:30 p.m.

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

Butler (1-1) at Dartmouth (0-0), 6 p.m.

SOUTH

Wake Forest (2-0) at Florida St. (2-0), 11 a.m.

Bethune-Cookman (2-0) at Miami (1-1), 11 a.m.

Louisiana-Monroe (1-0) at Auburn (0-2), 11:21 a.m.

UConn (1-1) at Maryland (2-0), 11:30 a.m.

The host Terps are coached by Randy Edsall, who coached UConn from 1999 through 2010. He left for Maryland without telling his players. It’s the first meeting of these teams since 1942.

Presbyterian (1-1) at Vanderbilt (0-2), 11:30 a.m.

Webber International (0-2) at Jacksonville (1-1), noon St. Francis, Pa. (1-1) at Morehead St. (1-1), noon Richmond (1-1) at VMI (1-1), 12:30 p.m.

Austin Peay (0-2) at Tennessee St. (2-0), 1 p.m.

Ark.-Pine Bluff (1-1) at Alcorn St. (1-1), 2 p.m.

Furman (0-2) at Clemson (2-0), 2 p.m.

W. Virginia St. (1-1) at Elon (1-1), 2 p.m.

Samford (1-0) at Gardner-Webb (0-2), 2 p.m.

The Citadel (2-0) at Appalachian St. (1-1), 2:30 p.m.

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

North Carolina (1-1) at Louisville (2-0), 2:30 p.m.

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

Howard (1-1) at Norfolk St. (2-0), 3 p.m.

FIU (1-1) at UCF (1-1), 3 p.m.

E. Kentucky (1-1) at Coastal Carolina (2-0), 5 p.m.

Hampton (0-2) at Florida A&M (0-2), 5 p.m.

UTSA (2-0) at Georgia St. (0-2), 5 p.m.

Va. Lynchburg (0-0) at N.C. A&T (1-1), 5 p.m.

South Alabama (1-1) at N.C. State (1-1), 5 p.m.

Campbell (1-1) at Old Dominion (2-0), 5 p.m.

Florida (2-0) at Tennessee (2-0),5 p.m.

Ohio (2-0) at Marshall (1-1), 5:30 p.m.

Prairie View (0-2) at Alabama A&M (2-0), 6 p.m.

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

Alabama St. (1-1) at Grambling St. (0-2), 6 p.m.

Western Kentucky (1-1) at Kentucky (1-1), 6 p.m.

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

Middle Tennessee (1-1) at Memphis (0-2), 6 p.m.

The home team has won 7 of 8 in this series. The Tigers’ last 0-3 start was in 2008 – three head coaches ago.

UAB (0-1) at South Carolina (2-0), 6 p.m.

Mississippi St. (2-0) at Troy (1-1), 6 p.m.

Western Carolina (1-1) at Wofford (2-0), 6 p.m.

FAU (1-1) at Georgia (2-0), 6:30 p.m.

Idaho (0-2) at LSU (2-0), 7 p.m.

Texas (2-0) at Ole Miss (2-0), 8:15 p.m.

MIDWEST

Charleston Southern (0-2) at Illinois (1-1), 11 a.m.

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

Western Michigan (1-1) at Minnesota (2-0), 11 a.m.

Arkansas St. (1-1) at Nebraska (1-1), 11 a.m.

California (1-1) at Ohio St. (2-0), 11 a.m.

Eastern Michigan (0-2) at Purdue (1-1), 11 a.m.

Robert Morris (0-2) at Dayton (0-2), noon Eastern Illinois (1-1) at Illinois St. (2-0), 1 p.m.

Duquesne (1-1) at Valparaiso (0-2), 1 p.m.

Drake (1-1) at Indiana St. (1-1), 1:05 p.m.

UC Davis (1-1) at South Dakota St. (1-1), 2 p.m.

Morgan St. (1-1) at Akron (0-2), 2:30 p.m.

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

Boston College (1-1) at Northwestern (2-0), 2:30 p.m.

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

Albany, N.Y. (2-0) at Youngstown St. (2-0), 3 p.m.

Delaware St. (1-1) at Cincinnati (1-0), 6 p.m.

North Texas (1-1) at Kansas St. (2-0), 6 p.m.

Arizona St. (2-0) at Missouri (1-1), 6 p.m.

SE Missouri (1-1) at Southern Illinois (0-2), 6 p.m.

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

Ball St. (1-1) at Indiana (2-0), 7 p.m.

Western Illinois (2-0) at Iowa St. (2-0), 7 p.m.

Notre Dame (2-0) at Michigan St. (2-0), 7 p.m.

Murray St. (0-2) at Missouri St. (0-2), 7 p.m.

Utah St. (2-0) at Wisconsin (1-1), 7 p.m.

SOUTHWEST

Louisiana-Lafayette (2-0) at Oklahoma St. (1-1), 11 a.m.

Alabama (2-0) at Arkansas (1-1), 2:30 p.m.

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

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

Bacone (1-1) at Central Arkansas (1-1), 6 p.m.

New Mexico (1-1) at Texas Tech (2-0), 6 p.m.

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

New Mexico St. (1-1) at UTEP (0-2), 7 p.m.

Jackson St. (0-2) at Texas Southern (1-1), 7:30 p.m.

FAR WEST

Tennessee Tech (2-0) at Oregon (2-0), 2 p.m.

Liberty (0-2) at Montana (1-1), 2:30 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin (1-1) at Montana St. (2-0), 2:35 p.m.

Miami (Ohio) (1-1) at Boise St. (0-1), 3 p.m.

Portland St. (1-1) at Washington (1-1), 3 p.m.

No. Colorado (1-1) at Sacramento St. (1-1), 4:05 p.m.

Cal Poly (1-0) at Wyoming (0-2), 5 p.m.

Fort Lewis (0-1) at Northern Arizona (1-1), 6:05 p.m.

Northwestern St. (1-1) at Nevada (1-1), 6:05 p.m.

Southern Cal (2-0) at Stanford (2-0), 6:30 p.m.

Colorado (0-2) at Fresno St. (1-1), 7 p.m.

NM Highlands (2-0) at S. Utah (0-2), 7 p.m.

North Dakota (2-0) at San Diego St. (1-1), 7 p.m.

Colorado St. (1-1) at San Jose St. (1-1), 7 p.m.

McNeese St. (2-0) at Weber St. (0-2), 7 p.m.

BYU (2-0) at Utah (1-1), 9 p.m.

BYU, usually better known for its offense, is ranked 10th nationally in total defense, allowing 239 yards per game.

S.C. State (1-1) at Arizona (2-0), 9:30 p.m.

Houston (0-2) at UCLA (2-0), 9:30 p.m.

Lamar (1-1) at Hawaii (0-1), 11 p.m.

All times converted to Central

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