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Mississippi in Arkansas

Time, TV: 12: 21 p.m., FOX-54

Records: Mississippi 3-3, 1-2 SEC; Arkansas 4-2, 1-2.

History of the series: Arkansas takes 30-25-1.

Note: Mississippi coach Houston Nutt faces his former programme and his alma mater.

South Carolina at Vanderbilt

Time, TV: 7 p.m., FOXSN.

Records: South Carolina 4-2, 2-2; Vanderbilt 2-4, 1-2.

History of the series: South Carolina takes 15-4.

Note: South Carolina Alshon Jeffery leads to the SEC averaging 115.0 receiving yards per game.

UAB at Mississippi State

Time, TV: 7 p.m., ESPNU.

Records: Mississippi State 2-4, UAB 5-2.

History of the series: Mississippi State leads 2-1.

Note: UAB and Macon native Neil Callaway coach is 13-29 in his fourth season with the Blazers.

ACC

Duke at Virginia Tech

Time, TV: Noon, NBC-38.

Records: 1-5, 0-3 Duke Administrative Committee on coordination; Virginia Tech 5-2, 3-0.

History of the show: Virginia Tech carries 10-7

Note: Virginia Tech has won 10 straight Conference games.

Maryland at Boston College

Time, TV: 1 p.m., without TV.

Records: Maryland 4-2, 1-1; College of Boston 2-4, 0-3.

History of the series: Boston College 5-2.

Note: Boston College has won four of the five meetings since its incorporation to the CAC.

Eastern Michigan in Virginia

Time, TV: 18.00 hours, without TV.

Records: Eastern Michigan 1-6, 2-4 Virginia.

History of the series: first meeting.

Note: Virginia plays an opponent Mac for the first time since 2006.

North Carolina in Miami

Time, TV: 7: 30 p.m., ESPN2.

Records: Carolina North 4-2, 2-1; Miami 4-2, 2-1.

History of the series: 8-5 in North Carolina.

Note: North Carolina, Butch Davis coach is looking for his fourth consecutive victory against his former program.

-Macon Telegraph

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SEC football: first income doing real impact

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, miscellaneous real sec newbies get regular playing time: some out of necessity, and some because they are so good.

But no matter the reason, is expected to function as upperclassmen.

"That excuse is gone now", Vanderbilt coach Robbie Caldwell said referring players still young."You have several games in their cinturones.Ahora you are a veteran.""You have to step up."

Florida has played 17 freshmen is true, that unites the Airforce for most of the nation. Tennessee has made 16, followed in Auburn and Vanderbilt 13 15 SEC.

Seven of newbies the Gators have played in every game this season, mostly on special teams.Florida travel listing includes 41 percent true newbies or redshirt freshmen.

"I'm not a really intelligent type, but is almost half," coach Urban Meyer said with a smile."I would not know that."

Even before they put in a school uniform, freshmen sec had to be better that your pares.Las 2010 at seven of 12 schools SEC recruiting classes were ranked among the first 25 nationally by rivals.com and statistics.

Some of these players have met expectations.

South Carolina tailback Marcus Lattimore averaged were 89.7 yards per game and a better SEC 12 points per game of injuring his ankle against Kentucky.Trey Burton of Florida scored an escuela-registro six against Kentucky touchdowns, and defensive tackle LSU Tyranni Mathieu has 2.5 sacks and has forced three fumbles this season for the Tigers ranked sixth.

"Is unusual when freshmen have impact but (Mathieu) is making plays and is fun and is, without doubt, added to our football team, and I am excited about him is here...", said defensive coordinator of the LSU, John Chavis."For a rookie, he has been very, very productive".

Dyer contributes in Auburn

While CAM Newton quarterback gets most of the attention of Auburn, from running the ball, freshman Mike Dyer has had its fair share of acarreos.Dyer is 63.3 average yards per game helped preserve the victory 5 Tigers not.17-14 over the State of Mississippi with 38 yards in the final drive against the Bulldogs.Él is also released two times in the last three games.

Many first-year students get push roles main necesidad.Los Commodores have played real novice 13 compared with only eight of older persons, and you've had their growth with blocks of loss, pain bobbled or reduced catches and tackles botched.

""The most important with the comparison between their ears,"Caldwell said.""They are not mentally very duras.En anytime something goes wrong, is the world coming to an end, you know, and you can not put it behind."

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Alabama football notes: receiver Julio Jones Wide it seems you can play against Mississippi in spite of the broken hand

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama: Darius Hanks not hesitate when asked if you plan to play Julius Jones Saturday against Mississippi.

"Yes, Lord, do," he said.

Four days after breaking his left hand in South Carolina, leader of the Crimson Tide caught passes with both hands during practice Wednesday.A day earlier, tight end Michael Williams said Jones caught passes with only his right hand healthy, but decreased inflammation enough for use both on Wednesday.

"" We assess these things daily,"said coach Nick Saban.""Was able to catch balls hoy.Él has run routes, and he only practice with all other. we will continue to assess its progress."

The injury occurred in the first half against the Gamecocks, but Jones never left the game.

Jones Pile of 118 receiving yards in eight catches, including a touchdown, especially after they broke the bone.

"" I knew when arrived until the sideline and us, "Hanks said."But not to tell the team doctors until later in the game.

Saban said on Monday that he played as soon as he could tolerate pain having had a plate and screw that are implanted in his hand.

The physical nature of the game of Jones' be a largest recipient means that it uses his hands for much more than catch passes.

"" Uses his hands when blocks,"said Saban."Uses his hands to drop out of the narrow coverage, especially who works ejecutan.Mississippi and roughness plays a lot of cover-1, a lot of great coverage, and has to make use of his hands.

"But the catch is something you use his hands with as much as anything and, so far, he has been able to do that."

Saban sees improvement

Now several days they are removed from the loss Saturday in South Carolina, Saban is happy with the way in which your computer is responding to unknown adversity that faces.

"I believe we have a better sense of urgency - a little more intensity with what we are doing," he said."We have worked fairly well.""I believe that when the game comes, everyone has the desire to ganar.Pero I think the important thing is to have the will to prepare to play successfully".

Even so, Saban said that something was missing when you start the game.

"" You have to play for 60 minutes in the game,"said.""Play winning football in this way, personally I am not that we have done throughout the year."

"Always open"

Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy was sacked Saturday seven times, and there are many reasons.

Includes wide receivers not finding open space in the South Carolina high school?

"" At all,"Hanks said on Wednesday."I feel that we are always open for ahí.Me feel as any wideout would say..."We were open, but things were not doing click en.No go our way."

Right guard Barrett Jones said the offensive line will be heat, although some appeared to be sacks of coverage while others should have been thrown when the lock was long enough.

"Jones said that at any time we down looted, we take it personally,".""We want to protect forever, regardless of what happens".

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Alabama football: be overwhelming favourite visit border takes no outside Crimson Tide forecast for today of the game in Tennessee

Tide vs. Vols is always tense

By Michael Casagrande

Special Ledger-Enquirer

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, from the first half of the season, the Tennessee 2010 football team do the program list probably better.

2-4, The Vols have yet to claim a win sec

Derek Dooley recovery project can still turn a corner and provide Tennessee with something to remember this autumn. A victory over Alabama tonight at Neyland Stadium would do the trick.

No, this rivalry not going anywhere, even if forced to play back Loopy calendar for the fourth Sunday in October.Anytime the Crimson meets Orange - regardless of records or impulse: tension rises.

Being that the overwhelming favorite of visiting not seems to have removed any edge of the tide of 8 non. who enter 6–1, 3–1 in the SEC.

The handful of Alabama players with Tennessee ties have even more online tonight.

Marquis maze, Wide receiver committed with the volunteers before Nick Saban blew in Tuscaloosa and changed everything for the product in Birmingham. The reigning SEC week special teams player live with no regrets his change of opinion.

"" Yes, I feel quite well,"said.""Cannot quejarse.He won a national championship."

Incoming from Alabama Barrett Jones and Dont' Hightower grew in the State of volunteering and hear much from both sides of the importance in this game.Jones is from Memphis and is a product of a family of Crimson Tide.His father, Rex, played basketball in Tuscaloosa, but Hightower comes from Lewisburg, halfway between Nashville and the State of Alabama in half of the State line.

Even so, he not chop to run through the "T."

"I never had much interest in going to the University of Tennessee," said Hightower."They were trying to recruit me at linebacker, but at the time I was trying to play some offense.""They told me could play offense, but Tennessee type of was known to say that you could come here to play this position, but once there, you are stuck there."

Most of the players of Alabama echoed "throw the record" Saban statement when it comes to rivalry games.

Look no further than last season.

Tennessee was not set the world on a midway fire through times of Lane Kiffin brief, but the Vols came at Bryant-Denny Stadium and held the tide without a touchdown and became an armpit Terrence Cody far from knocking out plan of Alabama National Championship course in a tide 12-10 win.

A year earlier, the tide pronounced a 29-9 in which left an impression on the then-rookie defensive end Marcell Dareus Neyland Stadium beatings.

"" I can remember is so high that I could speak with the person next to me,"said.""I had to get right to Rolando (McClain) hear what I hear the obra.Es so fuerte.Los fans are abrumadoras.Tienen some large as fans we have large ventiladores.Hombre, dan, that are pretty crazy campo.Es and a real good environment to go to jugar.Me like when fans Act así.Es more fun for me".

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Alabama football: Crimson Tide offence is unable to successfully run in loss in South Carolina

Running games new absent

By Michael Casagrande

Special Ledger-Enquirer

Mary Ann Chastain/Associated Press Alabama Greg McElory is sacked by South Carolina Melvin Ingram during the fourth quarter of Saturday's game.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - statistically efficient but cold clutch, Alabama offense suffered approximately 35-21 Saturday in South Carolina loss body blows.

To a defence of Gamecock that load box to pause execution, tide replied with a rapid pace game that was based on the wide receiver screens that tested the edges.

But, as it did last season, dry when it came to the red zone, gas tank scoring only one touchdown four trips as the pressure of the South Carolina affected quarterback Greg McElroy at crucial moments.

Forced to run 12 times, McElroy was sacked seven times and rushed on four occasions.

"I think that (McElroy) does not handle the actual pressure well sometimes, but I think Greg did a good job there", said coach Nick Saban."Got us in the works of the rights."

The upper fifth year yet completed 27 34 attempts for 315 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions.

But the real story was the relative absence of a game of the week second straight running in an offense which performs "sporadic", said of Saban.

Announced combining Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson combined for only 63 yards as insured Gamecocks that does not repeat the meeting of the previous season.There was no repetition of explosion of 246 yards of Ingram which catapulted his name on the account of Heisman Trophy.

But for a second straight game 50 yards, his shot in a replay juvenile fades quickly.

""We just had to play physical,"Gamecock cornerback Stephon Gilmore said.""Have an offense pretty simple.Sabíamos we had hacer.Auburn was a bit more confusing, but Alabama plays a simple offense".

For tide, there was a lot of confusion to play through Saturday afternoon.

Defence of South Carolina not throw anything at Alabama.Acaba run better, said Saban.

McElroy, however, saw some wrinkles.

"" We had a great week of study and felt commanded ", he said.""I felt as I had a good forecast what you were going to hacer.Por unfortunately make it a great trabajo.Mezclan and matching hedges, was against his tendencies gradually, who were ready to play and not."

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Alabama football: bye week good time for Crimson Tide report card

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama: Here we are, nine Saturday College football and without an Alabama game for the first time that all fall season.

With seven wins, a loss and some organs above struck to rest, time out of competition, undoubtedly, was well received in Tuscaloosa.

By who with the Crimson Tide enjoying their bye week day before Nick Saban celebrates its birthday 59 Sunday, let's look at what went right and what went wrong for Alabama in his quest to repeat as national champions of BCS.

The positive

Objective of the tide of increased glass football again in January isn't muerto.Ganar and remains the possibility.

Although imperfect, the first eight games have shown Alabama fans progress is possible and young players can ripen when forced into larger roles.

Defensively, only two teams in the country allow fewer points, and 12.5 by surrenders Alabama games leads the League by a healthy margin.

More and nine turnover margin also leads to the SEC and occupies the ninth nationwide as boot freshman Robert Lester is linked to the head of the Conference with five interceptions.

Offensively, limit errors is a calling card again.Greg McElroy has not thrown an interception attempts to 121, dating for a few games, the adjusted offense Arkansas.Estancada victory back to his old car at a 28 second half in Tennessee which quickly became a defeat with Julius Jones, Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson producing large numbers in the wider margin of victory for a team of Alabama who plays at Neyland Stadium.

Negative

Carolina South 35, 21 Alabama.

19-Game streak came to stop Colombia when the Gamecocks threw the defence of tide which could not force lost ball. with it, the express lane to Glendale, Arizona.and the BCS National Championship closed the game.

It will take some help, and end with impeccable in four games back into consideration.

To do this, Alabama will have to play more like defending the last two weeks and not three anteriores.Sin doubt, only South Carolina scored many points, but the defence pass much had holes in which opposing offenses are space to work within.

If it wasn't for forced Alabama rojo-zona turnover total loss could be more than one.

The game runtime also struck a piece of Ice Racing for only 136 yards against South Carolina and Mississippi is combined with defenses is committed to detenerlo.Se is equality against the Vols after McElroy and Jones did pay with passage of major works.

Starts slow defensive also had plagued the tide against Arkansas, Florida and South Carolina, although the Gamecocks were the only ones that can translate into a victory.

The final stretch

Don't get anything but easy for Alabama with three teams ranked left on the stretch of four games to end the regular season.

Includes Auburn: your computer does not.1 the classification of BCS in what could be the most anticipated Bowl iron in generations.

It will lose to LSU, Mississippi State (or State of Georgia) and the West Division title not be line Friday after Thanksgiving.

Conclusion: the fun is yet to venir.Nada has been determined, but no chance has been eliminated.

By this, tide relax in the calm before of the storm that refires next Saturday in Baton Rouge.

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Roll of red tide in Knoxville to concerns about getting caught with vols.

Occupied it the seventh Alabama Crimson Tide continue his career through the SEC when they travel to Knoxville this weekend for a confrontation with the Tennessee Volunteers.

National champions back in the win column after his only defeat of the season, beating Ole Miss in Tuscaloosa last weekend, 23-10.Con victory, Nick Saban Squadron moved to 6-1, 3-1, and general conference.

It has not been a successful start to the era of Derek Dooley in Tennessee.Sus volunteers have fought for a 2-4 record and are buried in the 0-3 in the game of the SEC.El team has dropped two straight and last action contests, a defeat at the hands of Georgia Athens 41-14 October 9.

Dooley realizes what kind of computer is coming to town this week.

"Will be a true - and I'm going to tell the computer this – great honour to be able to play games like these." To grow, you always know about the third Sunday in October. We screwed up when we add more computers.But this is always one of the great traditions in college football, Tennessee and Alabama.It is what is special to this lugar.Es what makes special the SEC.Por therefore going to be a great opportunity for our players and good responsibility for how we compete against a phenomenal team which has been standard in college football in the last two years. Deep, talented, well coached. "Everyone knows about them."

The Crimson Tide hold an advantage of 46-38-7 in the series of all time with volunteers and have won 12-10 issue last year in Tuscaloosa, three straight in the series, including the memorable expired Alabama uses blocked two field goals, one time, to preserve the win.

When it is your best, Alabama mixes execution and pass with success.Everything is developed from a mainland game despite the fact that one of you on average one hefty 183.6 yards per game in 5.2 yards per carry.Certainly helps to have a lethal blow of one-two in the backfield with both second Trent Richardson (6.6 ypc, four members) and the reigning Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram (6.4 ypc, six members) get the job.

The constant ground assault has opened things for QB Greg McElroy, who has played pretty well in 2010, completing 71.6% of his passes for 1,517 yards, with 11 members and only three enteros.Wideouts Julio Jones (33 receptions, 448 yards, three members), Dario Hanks (17 receptions for 289 yards, two deputies) and Marquis Maze (17 receptions, for 241 yards, a Deputy) provide McElroy with lot of options in the field.

Bundles is particularly is someone who views of Saban as an artist appreciated low performer.

"Darius Hanks has been a great player for us for several years. is very athletic and very coherente.Sin doubt has improved and continues to play with better tenacity and mejor.Tiene large hands, and if there is something we must do better, is to be able to do the pelota.Nos feel as he is a man who can make plays and does a good job of routes running."

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