Both teams have talented runners
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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas defensive tackle Zach Stadther admits he doesn’t want to again spend his winter break at home.

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ATHENS — It’s not as if there needs to be more at stake today. For Georgia, this game could be a healthy dose of medicine for a season on life support. For Florida, the Bulldogs represent one of a few remaining obstacles on a return trip to the SEC title game.
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There’s a lot at stake when Florida and Georgia meet on Saturday, and what happens on the field can have a significant impact on who plays for the Gators and Bulldogs in the future.

This is one of those games that could be a recruiting windfall, particularly for the winner.

“It’s very intense,” UF coach Urban Meyer said of the recruiting between Florida and Georgia. “They are going to get their share, we’re going to get our share. But this is bragging rights, everyone watches this game, all the recruits. We actually talked as universities is there any way to get recruits, because it’s illegal for us to give tickets for those games. But this would be a great opportunity to have some of these recruits come and watch this game. It’s a unique atmosphere that I’m sure kids who want to come to both of our schools, it would be good to witness this. It’s huge for that.”

Georgia coach Mark Richt said “it means an awful lot for us and I’m sure it’s the same with Florida.

Because the schools occupy two states that are filled with outstanding athletes, it makes the recruiting battle that much more critical. And winning goes a long way in impressing young high school players.

“It is important,” UF defensive line coach Dan McCarney said. “Georgia’s down here a lot, we’re up there a lot, we’re both in each other’s states. The respect, I think, that you can garner from winning this game and giving kids not only opportunities, but if we are able to win more than they win well hopefully this is a better program. We’re getting the edge, we’re winning more of those games.”

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If you’re looking for one critical difference in the Ole Miss Rebels’ performance, you might start with the offensive line.
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Tigers looking to snap three-game losing streak in morning game in Jordan-Hare Stadium
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After a career performance last weekend, Dexter McCluster will try to help the visiting 22nd-ranked Rebels earn consecutive wins over Auburn for the first time in 57 years today.
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Wear Cardinal and join the Razorbacks as they celebrate Halloween on the Hill for Homecoming against Eastern Michigan tonight at 6 p.m.
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STARKVILLE, Miss. – Junior middle blocker Ashley Newsome piled up a career-high 22 kills Friday night to lead Mississippi State (6-18, 2-11 SEC) to a 3-1 Southeastern Conference volleyball win over South Carolina (12-10, 4-9 SEC) at the Newell Grissom Building. The win (25-22, 24-26, 25-21, 25-17) was the first in league play at home for first-year Bulldog head coach Jenny Hazelwood and gave State a split of its 2009 season series with the Gamecocks.
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Someone forgot to tell Scotty Hopson it was exhibition season. Tennessee’s sophomore guard dropped in 20 points Friday night as the Vols used muscle and athleticism to overpower North Alabama 117-79 to win the first of two exhibition games at Thompson-Boling Arena.
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