South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier is so disgusted about his offense that his visor is probably smoking.

After suffering his first shutout on Saturday (a 18-0 loss to Georgia) since his coaching days at Duke back in the 1980s, Spurrier has placed a gag order this week on all his offensive players and coaches. Apparently, when you’re ranked 110th out of 119 Division I-A schools in both scoring offense (7.5 points per game) and rushing offense (58 yards), and have scored only one touchdown (on a trick play) in your first two games, there’s nothing to say.

"Y’all don’t need to talk to those guys," Spurrier told the Gamecocks’ media contingent. "They’ve done nothing to warrant an interview."

Spurrier wouldn’t reveal earlier in the week who’ll start at quarterback on Saturday against Division 1-AA Wofford. He was dead serious when he said, "We won’t give any give extra information to our opponents."

Following the Georgia loss, Spurrier talked about staging a quarterback competition in practice between starter Blake Mitchell (28-of-44 for 247, three turnovers, no TD drives in 19 possessions) and true freshman backup Chris Smelley (9-of-15 for 112 yards).

That became a moot point on Wednesday when Spurrier suspended Mitchell indefinitely after he was involved in an early-morning bar fight in which he arrested and charged with simple assault, a misdemeanor.

According to The State newspaper in Columbia, a Columbia police report stated that Mitchell was at a bar called Pavlov when he began a verbal exchange with Kylan Ertzberger, 19. Mitchell asked Ertzberger if he liked him, and Ertzberger said he had no problem with Mitchell but didn’t like the fact he was trying to bring underage women into the bar. When Ertzberger turned to walk away, Mitchell punched him in the left eye.

Welcome to the spotlight

In the wake of starting quarterback Joe Tereshinski’s severely sprained ankle that will sideline him for at least a month, Georgia true freshman quarterback Matthew Stafford is set to get his first start on Saturday against UAB. He’ll have to do better than he did in Georgia’s win over South Carolina last week. Stafford graded out at 65 percent, completing 8-of-19 passes for 174 yards and rushing for 34 yards. "I know it’s the worst game I’ve ever played, but it’s always great to come out with a win," Stafford said. Stafford’s new tutor this week is Tereshinkski, someone Stafford calls "a great guy to have around."

That’s senior leadership

Florida coach Urban Meyer is hoping his seniors have a calming influence on his underclassmen when the Gators visit Tennessee on Saturday. Meyer said he saw an example of senior leadership in the Gators’ recent blowout of UCF. When true freshman Percy Harvin spiked the ball after a 58-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter, senior wide receiver Dallas Baker called Harvis out. "Percy slammed the ball in the ground, and we don’t do that around here," Meyer said. "You hand the ball to the official and celebrate with your teammates. Baker told him that."... New Vanderbilt quarterback Chris Nickson is a work in progress. In Saturday’s 13-10 loss at Alabama, he threw for 140 yards and a TD, and ran for 40 yards in 11 carries. He threw three interceptions, the second of which led to Leigh Tiffin’s game-winning field goal. "That last interception was not his fault, because we had a receiver in the wrong place," Vandy coach Bobby Johnson said. "I think he played well. He managed the game better (than in the previous week’s 27-7 season opening loss at Michigan) He’s going to be a good player for us."