Sunday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes: Falcons win (and more); Mark Richt suddenly retires (and more); Mercer, UGA hoops; Hawks & Braves
Sunday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
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Fort Valley State legend Stan Lomax passes away
Stan Lomax coached football and basketball at FVSU, his alma mater, and remained in Fort Valley after retirement in the 1970s, staying attached to the Wildcats. He died Sunday. In The Latest Coverage.
Falcons eke out win at buzzer over Bucs
The first half was a nap for Atlanta. The second half, the Falcons woke up.
Matt Bryant made a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give the visiting Falcons a 34-32 win in what was Dirk Koetter's final game as Buccaneers head coach.
The field goal was Bryant's second of the game after a 49-yarder in the third quarter and gave the Falcons (7-9) a three-game winning streak to end the season despite trailing 17-0 late in the first half.
Julio believes in, well, everybody
Column: lots to work on, lots to work with
And not long after, the Bucs fired Koetter
A pregame look at the staff situation
Falcons’ draft spot finalized
Former Georgia football coach Richt retires from Miami
Out of the blue, but after a horrible bowl game, Mark Richt stepped down at Miami.
Column: Did Richt quit on the Canes?
Past and present Canes on the news
Column: His Georgia career should be appreciated
Around Central Georgia
Thompson, Calloway lead Mercer women
Comeback falls short for Mercer men
Around Georgia
Sellout watches Georgia thump UMass
Wondering about that Braves roster?
Who’s on a 5-1 roll these days? The Hawks
Football updates
Georgia
Offense has, in fact, been explosive
Grousing about the playoffs slows down a bit
Georgia Tech