College football report
Thursday’s results
Vanderbilt 24, No. 24 South Carolina 17: Chris Nickson threw for a touchdown and ran for another for the Commodores, who hadn’t upset a ranked team in Vanderbilt Stadium since Sept. 19, 1992, a 31-9 win over then-No. 25 Mississippi.
Delaware State 35, Florida A&M 28 (OT): QB Vashon Winton ran for four TDs, including a 6-yarder for the winner, as the Hornets opened defense of their Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title.
Nicholls State at New Mexico State, ppd.: Thursday night’s scheduled game in Las Cruces, N. M., was postponed due to Hurricane Gustav’s effect on Louisiana. Nicholls State is in Thibodaux, La.
Friday’s televised game
Navy at Ball State (7 p. m., ESPN): The Walter Camp Football Foundation named Navy senior slot back Shun White its Bowl Subdivision National Offensive Player of the Week for his 348 rushing yards on just 19 carries in last week’s 41-13 triumph over Towson.
Extra points
Cincinnati: Quarterback Ben Mauk, earlier denied a sixth year of eligibility because injuries that prevented him from playing his freshman season, has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA in an attempt to gain an extra season. He threw for 31 touchdowns last season.
On the Web
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Compiled from News and wire service reports.
