The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Saturday's CFB: Georgia survives Florida, D leads Mercer, FVSU and GMC roll; Mount de Sales’ Williams leads Georgia Southern again; Around the SEC, ACC, South, and Nation

Area/state boxscores linked in scoreline when available

Central Georgia

 

Mercer 37, ETSU 31

Mercer rides defense and special teams scores to Homecoming win, commanding SoCon position

Fort Valley State 44, Benedict 20

Senior Day for Wildcats goes well

 

GMC JC 76, Clayton State 0

Birmingham Dragons at Central Georgia Tech

 

State

No. 2 Georgia 34, Florida 20

Beck overcomes 3 INTs to lead No. 2 Georgia to a 34-20 win over Florida in ‘Cocktail Party’

What Napier said

Beck owns up to interceptions

Florida freshman QB DJ Lagway will have more tests to determine extent of hamstring injury

Smart to Nate Frazier after throat slash penalty: 'Don't be stupid'

UGA notes

Gators playing with belief 'for the first time since I've been the head coach'

Georgia Southern 34, South Alabama 30

Mount de Sales Williams does it again, Eagles bowl eligible

South Alabama collapses in 4th quarter, loses 34-30 to Georgia Southern

Murrell runs for 3 TDs as West Georgia routs Lincoln (CA), 88-12

 

SEC

Sampson rushes for 141 yards and 2 TDs to lead No. 7 Tennessee past Kentucky

South Carolina runs over No. 10 Texas A&M to finally beat an elite SEC team

Dart’s 515 yards, six touchdowns lead No. 19 Ole Miss in win over Arkansas

Barnes runs for 203 yards, 3 TDs as Oklahoma routs Maine

Vanderbilt becomes bowl eligible for first time since 2018 with win over Auburn

Vanderbilt has stern message for Auburn: ‘Take your (expletive) home’

Van Buren Jr. accounts for 3 TDs, Mississippi St. beats UMass

ACC

Ward and Restrepo rewrite the record book, and No. 5 Miami rallies to down Duke

Brown, Shough lead Louisville to its first win over No. 11 Clemson
Smith and No. 20 SMU overwhelm previously undefeated No. 18 Pitt 

N.C. State blasts Stanford behind explosive offense led by CJ Bailey
Allen’s three scores rally Syracuse to OT win over Virginia Tech

Hampton scores 5 TDs, Brown gets first win over Florida State as North Carolina rolls

SMU cornerback taken off field in an ambulance after getting hurt on special teams play

South

Refreshed UCF offense snaps five-game losing streak, keeps Arizona reeling

VMI picks up first win with victory over Furman

Dickens throws 5 touchdown passes and Western Carolina outlasts Chattanooga

Wofford ends 9-game skid against Samford

Aguilar throws 4 TD passes; Gamble’s late interception seals Appalachian State’s win over ODU

Marshall distances itself late in win over Louisiana-Monroe

Caldwell accounts for 3 TD to help Troy end skid, beat Coastal Carolina

Vattiato’s late TD run helps Middle Tennessee beat UTEP

Downing passes for 3 TDs, Rushawn Baker rushes for 3 more, and Elon races by Campbell 

McCown, UTSA end Memphis winning streak at 4

Wilson, Imoh help William & Mary run over North Carolina A&T

Gardner-Webb fends off Charleston Southern

Antonio Martin Jr.'s TD run in OT rallies SE Louisiana over Lamar

Kitna ties school passing record with 6TDs to send UAB careening past Tulsa

Laible guides Tennessee Tech over Lindenwood

Teasett’s late TD pass to Dupree Fuller helps Southern beat Alabama A&M

Morgan’s 3 TDs power Jackson State to 5-0 in SWAC play, tops Arkansas-Pine Bluff 

Ransom throws 2 TD passes; Bethune-Cookman forces 2 late picks to hold off Grambling

Mississippi Valley State losing streak hits 14 after loss to Prairie View A&M

Richardson’s 5 TD passes carry Florida A&M past Texas Southern

Harris II scores go-ahead touchdown in 4th quarter and Alabama State tops Alcorn State

Dent’s 4 TD night carries UT Martin past Tennessee State

Smith, Barnes enter Austin Peay record book in win over North Alabama

Carter’s 2 TD runs power Eastern Kentucky to upset victory over Tarleton State

National

Gabriel throws a TD pass and runs for a score to lead No. 1 Oregon over Michigan

Howard throws for 2 touchdowns and No. 4 Ohio State fends off No. 3 Penn State

Morton leads late TD drive as Texas Tech posts upset for No. 11 Cyclones’ first loss

Rourke throws 4 TDs, No. 13 Hoosiers beat Spartans for first 9-0 start in program history

Houston scores twice in 4th quarter, Cougars beat No. 17 Kansas State

Udoh scores two touchdowns and leads No. 21 Army over Air Force 20-3

Himon bookends touchdowns to send Northwestern past Purdue in OT

Ogbonna accounts for 3 touchdowns, Buffalo stops Akron rally

Oklahoma State-Arizona State suspended due to thunderstorms and lightning

UCLA defense holds off Nebraska late

Johnson scores 3 TDs, rushes for 135 yards in Iowa’s win over Wisconsin

Washington stops USC twice in 4th quarter

Skattebo accounts for 3 TDs to lead Arizona State over Oklahoma State

Smith breaks up a 2-point attempt on the final play of the game and Toledo beats EMU

FCS top-ranked North Dakota State rambles on to ninth straight win

Graff’s 4 TDs spark Utah Tech to upset of FCS No. 9 Central Arkansas

Washington scores 4 TDs, Baylor beats TCU on field goal on final play