Sad news came late Thursday afternoon from Athens where Bulldog nation is mourning the loss of UGA VII.

Joe Cox knows he’s not the only reason Georgia won’t win the SEC or play in a major bowl this season. The quarterback can’t be blamed for Georgia giving up more points or rushing for fewer yards per game than any team in the Southeastern Conference.

Athens-Clarke police are investigating a murder-suicide that started with a woman’s body found in a parked car about a mile from the University of Georgia campus.

Georgia running back Washaun Ealey says he doesn’t think Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes should be suspended for apparently trying to gouge Ealey’s eyes in Saturday’s game.

Georgia coach Mark Richt isn’t saying if he plans to bench quarterback Joe Cox. Cox was yanked from a 41-17 loss to top-ranked Florida after throwing three interceptions, and Richt declined to say Sunday night if the move is permanent. Sophomore Logan Gray also struggled, throwing an interception that was returned for a touchdown.

Florida coach Urban Meyer has suspended Brandon Spikes for the first half of Saturday’s game against Vanderbilt after the star linebacker attempted to gouge the eyes of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey in a 41-17 victory. Meyer says Spikes was retaliating after getting his eye poked earlier in the game.

The picture hangs all over Georgia’s training facility. The Bulldogs get to see it when they’re changing into their uniforms, when they’re lifting weights, when they’re heading off to meetings. Urban Meyer, his hands raised in a T. Timeout, Florida.

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.

For once, playing as a team is not such a good thing for Georgia. Coach Mark Richt says the Bulldogs deserve equal blame in every area following Saturday’s 45-19 loss at Tennessee, including offense, defense, special teams and coaching.

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive says there is no reason to have a “public hanging” when game officials make bad calls.

Georgia tailback Caleb King is likely to miss Saturday’s game at Tennessee after sustaining a concussion and broken jaw.

The Southeastern Conference says Georgia should not have been penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct after its go-ahead touchdown against No. 4 LSU.

Census figures show immigrants make up more than 4 percent of South Carolina’s population, and Latinos and Asians have a significant effect on the state’s economy.

Herschel Walker is starting a new career in mixed martial arts.

An 18-year-old University of Georgia fraternity pledge says he was hazed and forced to drink alcohol.