Monday, September 29, 2008

Garcia makes debut, Braves win again

A fabulous weekend of college football just unfolded before my very eyes.

Southern Cal gets upset in Corvallis, Florida goes down in the Swamp and Georgia’s “blackout” is turned inside out by the Crimson Tide. Where do my teams fall into this Top 25 shakeup?

Nowhere important, but it was still an exciting Saturday.

South Carolina’s bout with UAB marked the significant debut of hyped-quarterback Stephen Garcia. Garcia’s final numbers were far from pedestrian with 86 rushing yards, 130-something through the air and two touchdowns as the Gamecocks won 26-13.

Up next for South Carolina (3-2, 0-2 SEC) is the Ole Miss Rebels next weekend in Oxford. Could it be a possible letdown for Houston Nutt’s squad perhaps? Early Prediction: South Carolina 27 Ole Miss 20

The UNCP Braves were victorious again, this time winning on the road.

That phrase is pretty common in year two of Black and Gold football. Despite the Braves’ (4-1) picking up just 190 yards of total offense Saturday night, UNCP scored three non-offensive touchdowns in Jackson, TN to blowout Lane 47-28. The Braves set a school-record for points (47) and Jamal Williams returned the first ever punt for a touchdown in school history. Go Braves.

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