Georgia stars leaving

Matthew Stafford and Knowshon Moreno are leaving Georgia for the NFL draft.

Stafford, a junior, returned to campus from his family's home in Dallas on Wednesday to make the announcement. Moreno, a third-year sophomore, made the trip from Belford, N.J.

Georgia football coach Mark Richt joined the two at a news conference.

Stafford and Oklahoma's Sam Bradford may be the two top quarterbacks in the draft, assuming Bradford also declares early. The Detroit Lions have the No. 1 pick and could use a quarterback.

OTHERS LEAVING FOR NFL: Maryland wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey will skip his senior season and enter the draft.

* Junior wide receiver Kevin Ogletree is leaving Virginia to enter the draft after leading the team with 58 receptions this season.

* Florida State pass rusher Everette Brown is leaving school a year early for the draft.

SIMMS TO TRANSFER: Louisville coach coach Steve Kragthorpe says quarterback Matt Simms will transfer from the program.

PATERNO STATUE VANDALIZED: Penn State police are looking out for Joe Paterno's Coke bottle-thick glasses -- the bronzed ones that were perched on the statue of the iconic football coach that stands outside Beaver Stadium.

Vandals apparently cut the glasses off just above the base of the ears of the 7-foot sculpture between 11 a.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday, when a police officer noticed the damage.