GEORGIA: The Bulldogs have added Colorado to the 2006 schedule for a Sept. 23 contest. Colorado receives $750,000 for the game, the biggest payout ever for a Buffalo road game. Georgia will make the return visit during the 2010 season. Central Florida has pulled out of the 2006 opening game to be played at Athens. Georgia will probably replace UCF with an I-AA team. It was announced a few days ago that Georgia would host UAB on Sept. 16. Several freshmen could see action this year including Bryan Evans on kickoff returns and in a nickel package. With the lack of depth on the defensive line, tackles Jeff Owens and Kade Weston will probably play. Also receivers Mike Moore and Mohamed Massaquoi could contribute due to a thin receiver corps. Defensive end signee Brandon Sesay, who is from Atlanta Douglass High said he is going to a junior college for the first two years of his career. He added that he would again sign with Georgia after he receives his junior college degree. Senior nose tackle Darrius Swain was released from jail Thursday after serving half of his 45-day sentence for multiple drivers’ license violations. (UGASports.com, AJC.com and The Birmingham News)

FLORIDA: The Gators could add a late football signee in Brandon Lang (6-5, 220), a defensive end from Tucker (Ga.) who spent last season at Chatham (Va.) Hargrave Military. He has some interest in signing with Georgia, Florida, Louisville or Illinois. (GatorBait.net)

AUBURN: The Tigers are having a good offseason because of limited academic problems and injuries. Redshirt freshman linebacker Merrill Johnson amazed the staff with a 43-inch vertical leap. (AuburnSports.com)

LSU: At the SEC meetings, CBS and ESPN are expected to pre-select some early games. LSU has three home games of great interest: Sept. 10 vs. Arizona State, Sept. 24 vs. Tennessee and Nov. 26 vs. Arkansas. (advocate.com)

OLE MISS: Former Rebel coach David Cutcliffe has resigned his position at Notre Dame due to health reasons. Cutcliffe had not recovered from triple-bypass surgery and has lost 30 pounds in the process. Cutcliffe joined the Irish staff after being fired by Ole Miss at the end of last season. Because of his Catholic roots, Cutcliffe said Notre Dame was a special place for him. Some Tennessee fans are already speculating that Cutcliffe could eventually help the Volunteers, his former team. Former Irish assistant Peter Vass is speculated to be Cutcliffe’s replacement. (Volquest.com)

ALABAMA: There has been some discussion about delaying the Alabama vs. Auburn game to after Thanksgiving in order to give both teams more flexibility after adding the 12th game. Sophomore safety Marcus Carter was charged with underage possession of alcohol in his hometown of Fort Payne. He played in all 12 games last season mostly on special teams. (Bamaonline.com, Mobile Register and Huntsville Times)

SOUTH CAROLINA: Coach Steve Spurrier has been one of the most interviewed participate at the SEC meetings. Spurrier was taken off guard when he was told that redshirt freshman outside linebacker Dustin Lindsey was charged with DUI early Saturday. Spurrier said all of the school’s 27 signees have qualified which means two of the freshmen may have to be grayshirted. Discussions about adding North Carolina to the schedule are ongoing. The game would not be added before the 2007 season. (The State, Bamaonline.com and Gamecockcentral.com)

ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI ALL-STAR GAME: The Mississippi team hopes to break an Alabama six-game win streak at 8 p.m. this Saturday night at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile. Due to a lack of a title sponsor the game will not be televised. The Mississippi team has Brookhaven quarterback Jimmy Johns (an Alabama signee), South Panola running back Derek Pegues (Mississippi State signee) and Wayne County defensive lineman Jerrel Powe (Ole Miss signee). Tennessee signee Josh McNeil, a center from Collins and Alabama signee Pinson Valley receiver Desmond Jennings both said they would not play. Alabama has four signees (Johns, Prattville defensive lineman Bobby Greenwood, Hoover defensive back Cory Reamer and R. A. Hubbard defensive back Michael Ricks), Auburn has six (Decatur defensive back Jerraud Powers, Fairfield linebacker Rex Sharpe, Vigor defensive lineman Sen’Derrick Marks, Davidson tight end Gabriel McKenzie, Pelham receiver Montez Billings, Williamson defensive end Antonio Coleman. State has 11 players including Pegues, Blount receiver Aubrey Bell and Seminary running back Tim Holloway. (Mobile Register)

FLORIDA STATE: Offensive coordinator Jeff Bowden said he might move back down to the sidelines instead of trying to call the plays from the press box. Bowden also said he would like to talk to offensive guru Norm Chow, who is now with the Tennessee Titans, this summer as he makes visits to various NFL camps. Defensive tackle Clifton Dickson is enrolled at Tallahassee Community College. He has to earn his Associate in Arts degree before he can return to the team. Athlon has picked FSU No. 5 in its poll that is being released virtually on a daily basis. Madison County (Fla.) linebacker signee Geno Hayes is one point shy of the required score on his ACT score. He has one more shot to get the necessary score this month. If he does qualify, he has asked for jersey number 10, worn by Derrick Brooks. (Warchant.com)

CLEMSON: Jamie Cumbie (6-7, 255), a four-star rated strongside defensive end from Morris, Il., has committed to Clemson. Rivals.com rates him as the No. 3 strongside defensive end. (TigerIllustrated.com)

SCHEDULING: Some of the worst games this year are Sacramento State at Cal, Maine at Nebraska, The Citadel at FSU, VMI vs. Duke (VMI has had one winning season since 1981 and Duke’s last victorious year was 1989), and Indiana State at Texas Tech. (Orlando Sentinel)

Some of the better games are Sept. 3: Notre Dame at Pitt, Wyoming at Florida, Boise State at Georgia, Sept. 10: Texas at Ohio State, Notre Dame at Michigan, and Arizona State at LSU; Sept. 17: Tennessee at Florida, Miami at Clemson, Pitt at Nebraska, and Fresno State at Oregon; Sept. 24: Iowa at Ohio State, Notre Dame at Washington and Tennessee at LSU (CBSSportsline.com)

BRENT BEAIRD IS A SPORTS WRITER FOR THE CLAY COUNTY LINE IN ORANGE PARK, FL.
HE ALSO WRITES FOR RIVALS.COM AND SAMSPORTSLINE.COM.