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Norman, Okla. • Trevor Knight will return to the big stage with a chance to show he's more than a one-hit wonder.
Oklahoma's sophomore quarterback, best known for his MVP performance in the Sugar Bowl win over Alabama, will face a Southeastern Conference team again Saturday when the fourth-ranked Sooners host Tennessee in a game on national TV. It will be his first real test since ripping Alabama for 348 yards and four touchdowns in January.
"It's a big one," he said. "We've had this circled for a while."
In two games this season, Knight has completed 59 percent of his passes for 552 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. He also has rushed for 52 yards on nine carries. He has built a special connection with Sterling Shepard, who has 12 catches for 226 yards and two touchdowns this season.
Tennessee has allowed averages of 13 points and 260 yards in wins over Utah State and Arkansas State. Volunteers coach Butch Jones said this challenge is much different, largely because of Knight.
"He's managing their offense," Jones said. "Dual threat, some designed quarterback runs, also some scrambles and making all the throws. He looks extremely comfortable, but also very, very, very confident. He can do it all."
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops has made it clear the past few years that he believes the difference between the SEC and the Big 12 isn't as big as some make it seem. The Sooners feel they have a lot to prove for the Big 12 on Saturday.
"The Big 12 gets hounded regardless, whether it's OU, Iowa State, Kansas," Oklahoma cornerback Zack Sanchez said. "We get hounded as a whole conference. To go out there and make a statement for our whole conference would be huge."
No. 6 Georgia at No. 24 South Carolina • South Carolina's Mike Davis isn't gearing up for a showdown or to stamp himself one of college football's best back when the Gamecocks host Georgia. He is, however, anxious to see a good friend: Todd Gurley.
Davis and Gurley are two of the Southeastern Conference's elite runners and both have put up strong early performances to help their teams. Davis rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns in South Carolina's bounce-back, 33-23 victory over East Carolina last week.
Gurley ran for 198 yards and three touchdowns — he had a fourth on a kickoff return — as the Bulldogs defeated Clemson two weeks ago.
This time, South Carolina (1-1, 0-1 SEC) and Georgia (1-0, 0-0) face off for early control of the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division.
Davis said there's no rivalry with Gurley. There's no trash talking or bravado between the pals who enjoy watching each other excel.
"He actually came up here and came to my house," Davis said. We're real good friends. There's no competition between me and him."
Wyoming at No. 2 Oregon • The second-ranked Ducks are confident about the rest of the season after getting past their most challenging nonconference foe last weekend. But not too confident.
Coming off a 46-27 victory over then-No. 7 Michigan State last weekend, the Ducks host Wyoming in an unusually early game Saturday at Autzen Stadium. Kickoff is 11 a.m. local time.
"Every team is good. You see upsets all over the place, teams get beat all the time," running back Byron Marshall said. "It's not like you're unbeatable, it's not like this team can never beat you."
The Ducks (2-0) improved a spot in the rankings to No. 2 after the victory over the Spartans. —
College footballTV games Saturday
• Boise St. at UConn, 10 a.m., Ch. 4
• East Carolina at Virginia Tech, 10 a.m., ESPN
• Kent St. at Ohio St., 10 a.m., ESPN2
• Syracuse at Cent. Michigan, 10 a.m., ESPNews
• Indiana at Bowling Green, 10 a.m., ESPNU
• Pittsburgh at FIU, 10 a.m., FS1
• Wyoming at Oregon, noon, Pac-12
• Arkansas at Texas Tech, 1:30 p.m., Ch. 4
• Georgia at South Carolina, 1:30 p.m., Ch. 2
• Iowa St. at Iowa, 1:30 p.m., ESPN
• Arkansas St. at Miami, 1:30 p.m., ESPNU
• Mississippi St. at South Alabama, 2 p.m., ESPNews
• Illinois at Washington 2 p.m., Ch. 13
• Minnesota at TCU, 2 p.m., FS1
• Army at Stanford, 3 p.m., Pac-12
• Southern Miss. at Alabama, 4 p.m., ESPN2
• Wake Forest at Utah St., 5 p.m., CBSSN
• Louisiana-Monroe at LSU, 5 p.m., ESPNU
• Notre Dame vs. Purdue, 5:30 p.m., Ch. 5
• Southern Cal at Boston College, 6 p.m., ESPN
• Navy at Texas St., 6 p.m., ESPNews
• UCLA vs. Texas, 6 p.m., Ch. 13
• Portland St. at Washington St., 6 p.m., Pac-12
• Tennessee at Oklahoma, 6:07 p.m., Ch. 4
• Rice at Texas A&M, 7 p.m., ESPN2
• Arizona St. at Colorado,8 p.m., ESPNU