Saturday's Peach State college football scoreboard
Georgia 34, Kentucky 17
Georgia’s offense again quieted some skeptics with a solid day against the nation’s top scoring defense, on the road, as the Bulldogs rolled to their second straight SEC East title with a win at No. 11 Kentucky.
Led by D’Andre Swift, Georgia ran for 331 yards, 156 from Swift. Georgia’s defense held UK and Benny Snell to 84 yards on the ground.
Houston County alum Trey Hill steps in
Column: UGA champs, Kentucky returned to normal status
Georgia Tech 38, North Carolina 28
What was a nice walk in the afternoon sun became very anxious, Tech blowing a 28-10 lead before easing away in the final three minutes, courtesy of a couple interceptions.
UNC scored 18 straight to tie it early in the fourth quarter. Tariq Carpenter’s interception at the Tar Heels’ 41 set up Tobias Oliver’s second touchdown of the day. Anree Saint-Amour’s pick on UNC’s first play put the Jackets on the 19, and Wesley Walls hit a 22-yard field goal with 46 seconds left.
Northside alum Oliver helped Tech to a 565-374 offensive yardage advantage, with 120 yards on 28 carries, completing two passes for 104 yards, including an 86-yard TD to Lamar County’s Qua Searcy.
Oliver comes in from the bullpen
ETSU 21, Mercer 18
Quay Holmes ran for two touchdowns and caught one to lead ETSU past Mercer on homecoming, and help the Bucs clinch a share of the Southern Conference title.
The Bucs sealed it with an impressive drive of 5:20 to run the clock out.
Mercer played without running back Tee Mitchell (shoulder) and quarterbacks Kaelen Riley (ankle) and Robert Riddle (collarbone). Walk-on quarterback Harrison Frost passed for 186 yards, but had two interceptions.
Albany State 40, FVSU 6
Albany State got all it needed with 13 points in the first quarter and eased away in the second half of the Fountain City Classic.
The Rams (7-3, 6-0) outgained the Wildcats (2-8, 2-4) 302-157, holding FVSU to 54 yards on the ground.
Dodge County grad Cam Young was the FVSU MVP in the game with nine tackles and a pass breakup.
GMC 21, ASA-Miami 13
Louisiana-Monroe 44, Georgia Southern 25
ULM stormed out to control with a 27-10 halftime lead to give GSU its first Sun Belt loss of the season.
Tyler Bass missed a field goal, and ULM answered with an 80-yard touchdown pass for a 14-0 lead.
The Warhawks ran for 236 yards and held the Eagles to 138, after 38 yards in losses.
Kennesaw State 49, Campbell 0
Chandler Burks ran for four touchdowns and passed for another for the second-ranked Owls, who can clinch a second straight Big South title next week.
KSU has outscored opponents 404-73 during its eight-game winnng streak. The Owls held the Camels to 138 yards of offense.
Texas State 40, Georgia State 31
Texas State gets first conference win
Delaware State 25, Savannah State 6