Florida coach Urban Meyer says the Southeastern Conference did the right thing in suspending an officiating crew after its second controversial call of the year.

LSU OT Ciron Black speaks at SEC Media Days on Day 3.

LSU LB Jacob Cutrera speaks at SEC Media Days on Day 3.

LSU head coach Les Miles speaks at SEC Media Days on Day 3.

The Coast Guard is searching the Gulf of Mexico for a second day, looking for a Louisiana teen who fell overboard. Officials say Bruce O’Krepki went over the rails of the Carnival Fantasy on Sunday night about 150 miles southwest of Tampa, Fla. The ship had left New Orleans en route to Key West.

Marcus Thornton scored 30 points, Tasmin Mitchell added 27 and LSU won its sixth straight Southeastern Conference game, routing Georgia 80-62 on Wednesday night.

Ron Cooper, a former collage head coach who has guided the South Carolina defense for the past five years, has been hired as LSU’s new secondary coach.

LSU coach Les Miles says he won’t discuss possible changes on his coaching staff before Wednesday night’s Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta against Georgia Tech. Miles says he won’t make any more comments regarding his staff until the team returns to Baton Rouge.

Authorities say an argument over Saturday’s Alabama-LSU football game led to the shooting deaths of a couple at a home in southern Alabama.

Former South Carolina football coach and athletic director Paul Dietzel will serve as an honorary captain for Saturday’s game against Arkansas.

Knowshon Moreno quieted one of the loudest crowds in college football, running for a 68-yard score and finishing with 163 yards rushing to lift No. 9 Georgia to a 52-38 victory over 11th-ranked LSU on Saturday.

The ninth-ranked Georgia football team made final preparations on Thursday for its upcoming Southeastern Conference clash with the 11th-ranked LSU Tigers by working out for 90 minutes in helmets and shorts at the Woodruff Practice Fields.

The No. 9-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (6-1, 3-1 SEC) practiced in jerseys, shorts, shoulder pads and helmets for 90 minutes Wednesday, and the good news was nobody got hurt

The South Carolina football team returned to the practice field on Tuesday
afternoon for the first time since last Saturday’s game vs.  LSU. 

The No. 9-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (6-1, 3-1 SEC) practiced in full pads for just over two and a half hours on Tuesday afternoon as they continue to prepare for this Saturday’s road game at No.
11 LSU (5-1, 3-1 SEC).