Sunday, September 12, 2010

SEC Football Wrapup -- Week Two

Week Two of the college football season found most of the Southeastern Conference teams facing stronger opposition -- too strong for some.  There were even a couple of conference games on the schedule.

It looks like Steve Spurrier might be giving the ground game a try at South Carolina.  Freshman RB Marcus Lattimore rushed 37 times for 182 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Gamecocks over the Georgia Bulldogs 17-6.  Georgia tried to make a game of it.  Down 14-6 in the third, the Bulldogs drove to the South Carolina three.  An offsides penalty pushed them back five, then Washuan Ealey fumbled to end the threat.

With injured RB Mark Ingram on the bench for the second straight week, Trent Richardson stepped up and carried Alabama to 24-3 win over Penn State.  Richardson rushed 22 times for 144 yards and a touchdown.  He also caught four passes for 46 yards.  Coach Nick Saban said that Ingram could have played, but he didn't want to put him in without sufficient practice time.

Tennessee led Oregon 13-3 in the first half, then the Ducks went to work.  RB LaMichael James ran right and was stopped for a four-yard loss, but stayed on his feet, reversed direction and rumbled 72 yards down the sideline to break a 13-13 tie.  It was all part of 45 unanswered points Oregon scored to beat the Vols 48-13.

The scores:
#1 Alabama 24, #18 Penn State 3
#7 Oregon 48, Tennessee 13
#8 Florida 38, South Florida 14
#14 Arkansas 31, Louisiana-Monroe 7
#19 LSU 27, Vanderbilt 3
#21 Auburn 17, Mississippi State 14 (Thursday, 9/9)
#24 South Carolina 17, #22 Georgia 6
Kentucky 63, Western Kentucky 28
Mississippi 27, Tulane 13
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