Georgia, South Carolina and Clemson all pick up wins on Saturday

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By Jason Folk

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) _ Joe Cox threw for 375 yards and five
touchdowns, and No. 23 Georgia pulled away for a wild 52-41 win
over Arkansas on Saturday night.

The Razorbacks (1-1) led 35-34 in the third quarter, but the
Bulldogs' struggling defense held Arkansas to two short field goals
the rest of the way. It was the second straight high-scoring win
for Georgia, which edged South Carolina 41-37 last weekend.

Ryan Mallett set two school records for Arkansas, throwing for
408 yards and five touchdowns.

The teams fell short of the Southeastern Conference record of
104 points in a non-overtime game, set when South Carolina beat
Mississippi State 65-39 in 1995.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Brian Maddox scored three touchdowns and
Jarvis Giles ran 11 times for 113 yards to help South Carolina to a
38-16 win over Florida Atlantic on Saturday night.

The Gamecocks (2-1) scored on three straight possessions in the
second half to turn an uncomfortably close game into a rare
blowout.

South Carolina may have found a pair of star freshmen runners. While Giles averaged 10.3 yards a carry and got his first career
touchdown, Kenny Miles ran for 56 yards on five carries in one
first quarter series before sitting out the rest of the game with a
shoulder injury.

Rusty Smith was 21-for-31 for 198 yards for the Owls (0-2).

Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier is 37-0 in his career against
teams not currently in the Bowl Championship Series.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) _ C.J. Spiller showed more punch on his first
ever punt return for a touchdown than Boston College had all game
in Clemson's 25-7 victory Saturday.

Spiller had a 77-yard return score, kicker Richard Jackson added
a school-record tying six field goals and Clemson's defense bottled
up the Eagles in a game that took nearly five hours to finish
because of two rain delays.

Spiller, who finished with 219 all-purpose yards, didn't return
after the second stoppage. Athletic spokesman Tim Bourret said
Spiller hurt his foot, but it was not considered serious.

Boston College (2-1, 0-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) ended with
55 yards.

The teams have played tight, dramatic football since the Eagles
joined the league in 2005. This time, the Tigers (2-1, 1-1) ended
any drama early.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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