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(STATS) -- John Grass has been looking around for a hornets nest this week. Calgary Flames Gear .Not because he wants to chance fate, but due to the way he feels about Jacksonville State walking into Death Valley on Saturday night to play angry and determined No. 21 LSU.Left stirred and shaken from last weekends 16-14 loss to previously unranked Wisconsin at Lambeau Field, the Tigers have plenty to prove in their home opener.Grass knows it.Its kind of like sticking our head in a hornets nest, the Gamecocks coach said. Its a difficult challenge. Weve got to go down there and respond. Handle the stage, handle the environment.In the eyes of college footballs landscape, a FCS program taking down a perennial FBS power is an obvious upset. However, Jacksonville State is the reigning national runnerup and put a scare into then No. 6 Auburn before falling 27-20 in overtime a year ago this month. The Gamecocks are just 5-19 against FBS schools, but did beat Mississippi 49-48 in double overtime in 2010 and left an impression with that effort at Auburn.A week ago, fellow FCS cronies Eastern Washington, Richmond, Albany and Northern Iowa all defeated FBS schools.You say you believe you can win any game youre going into, said Grass, who is 24-4 at Jacksonville State. Our guys dont really look at who theyre playing. Its about how we play. I think if you approach it that way, the guys tend to play better.(The game at Auburn) kind of proved what we preach that its how we play. We just didnt make enough plays at the end to win that game. Hopefully well go out and play this week, play good ourselves.While the Gamecocks have some SEC-caliber talent in transfer running backs Roc Thomas (Auburn) and Josh Clemons (Kentucky), senior quarterback Eli Jenkins is their true heart and soul. The reigning Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year threw for 230 yards and ran for 101 on 13 carries in last weeks 31-12 win over North Alabama to move into fifth place in league history with 8,688 total yards.We depend on him all the time, Grass said.Against Auburn, Jenkins was 26 of 43 for 277 yards with a touchdown and an interception so hes no stranger to playing against some of the best competition in the country.It gives us a chance to prove that we can play against anyone and play in front of more folks that would we normally not play in front of with the big crowds, Jenkins told Jacksonville States official website. It gives us a chance to show what we got and a great opportunity to play our best football.Both Thomas, who scored three rushing TDs last weekend, and Clemons experienced the LSU environment during their time in the SEC.It is very exciting to play there and from the moment you start to warm up, the fans are on you, Clemons said. People are out there when the bus pulls up and they will be in to it the whole game, no matter the score. We wont have a problem getting our energy level up.The Gamecocks are not the only OVC squad matching up with a FBS foe this weekend. On Saturday, Eastern Illinois visits Miami (Ohio) and UT Martin makes the long trek to take on Hawaii.Ohio Valley teams went 0-5 against the FBS to open this season. Custom Calgary Flames Jerseys . Burris threw two TD passes, including a key 15-yard fourth-quarter strike to Bakari Grant that effectively countered a Toronto comeback bid and led Hamilton to a 33-19 victory. Stitched Flames Jerseys . A statement from the worlds top-ranked player says all checks "were satisfactory and showed positive evolution" regarding the injury, which contributed to his loss to Stanislas Wawrinka in the final in Melbourne. https://www.cheapflames.com/ . Cote was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 15. Cote helped running back Jon Cornish run for a league-high 1,813 rushing yards en route to being named the leagues most outstanding player. SALT LAKE CITY -- The Golden State Warriors needed less than nine minutes to open a 24-point lead over the short-handed Utah Jazz on Thursday night.Stephen Curry scored 26 points and the Warriors controlled the Jazz from start to finish in a 106-99 victory.Curry had 14 points during a 29-1 run that made it 29-5. The Jazzs only lead of the game was 4-2.Loss of focus, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said about the second half. Our first quarter was great, we pushed the ball and our defensive intensity was fantastic. I think we let down. We started turning it over some careless, purposeless plays.We didnt really have an idea of what we were trying to accomplish. Some defensive mistakes not getting out on shooters and they took advantage.Kevin Durant added 21 points and 11 rebounds for Golden State.Jazz center Rudy Gobert had 20 points and 17 rebounds, Joe Ingles scored a career-high 21 points, and Shelvin Mack added a season-high 19.The Jazz have four starters sidelined by injuries, including their top three scorers.I didnt do a good job of attacking throughout the game and I thought that was a good opportunity for me to attack, Durant said about the fourth quarter.Golden State led 65-46 at halftime as the second unit allowed the Jazz to hang around and, technically, remain within striking distance. The urgency from the first quarter disappeared in the second half and the Jazz crept within five in the fourth quarter thanks to buckets from Mack and Ingles, but Durant closed the game with 11 in the final period.What weve discussed is just roles, Jazz coach Quin Snyder said about surviving the injuries. They can morph. They widen, they can narrow, they can do anything. Hopefully, on a team, guys are willing to evolve and adjust to what the team needs. Thats really all we emphasized.TIP-INSWarriors: Rookie Patrick McCaw scoredd a career-high 10 points, all in the first half. Wholesale Flames Jerseys. . ... Shaun Livingston took the night off to rest. ... Draymond Green was two assists shy of his 15th career triple-double. ... Green tweaked his ankle, but he and Kerr didnt seem overly concerned.Jazz: Utah started the combination of Joe Johnson, Mack, Dante Exum, Gobert and Boris Diaw for the first time this season. ... Ingles hit a career-high five 3-pointers.INJURED JAZZThe Jazz were without four starters -- Gordon Hayward (finger), Rodney Hood (hamstring), George Hill (toe) and Derrick Favors (knee). Utah has been dealing with injuries all season, but Thursday was their most depleted lineup to date.Its easy to be frustrated, Snyder said. Thats something you have to just fight against and make a decision to do the best with where we are.Its a credit to our guys really. Weve got a group that has character. Over a longer period of time it becomes more challenging. ... Hopefully, theres a silver lining. Weve got some guys that are getting minutes that may not be getting otherwise.QUOTABLEThis team, my first year was kind of a surprise and everybody seemed to love us. Now maybe its changed a little bit. It honestly makes no difference to us. -- Kerr.ROLESSnyder said roles morph, but Joe Johnson added that shouldnt be a difficult thing night-to-night.This is our profession, man, Johnson said. This is what we signed up for. This is what we do. When youre numbers called, youve got to be ready regardless of the circumstances.UP NEXTWarriors: Golden State travels to face the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday in the third game of a five-game trip.Jazz: Utah hosts a Sacramento Kings team on Saturday that has lost eight of 12 on the road. ' ' '