Saturday's Peach State College Football Preview: UGA-Tech, West Fla.-Valdosta State D2 playoff; Kennesaw State-Wofford FCS playoff; the GSU Bowl
Saturday’s Peach State games
No. 4 Georgia (10-1) at Georgia Tech (3-8)
Noon, ABC; Line: UGA by 28
It’s senior day at Tech, and the Yellow Jackets have eight to honor, second-fewest in FBS, and none from Central Georgia.
Georgia’s Central Georgians: DL Malik Herring, Jr., Mary Persons; WR Kearis Jackson Fr., Peach County; QB Jake Fromm, Jr., Houston County; DB Tyrique McGhee, Sr., Peach County; RB Darius Jackson, So., Washington County; DL Travon Walker, Fr., Upson-Lee; DL David Marshall, Sr., Upson-Lee; OL Trey Hill, So., Houston County; DL Antonio Poole, Sr., Baldwin; DL Tyler Malakius, Fr., Westfield.
Georgia Tech’s Central Georgians: QB Tobias Oliver, So., Northside; WR Stephen Dolphus, Jr., Westside; LB Quez Jackson, So., Peach County; DL Djimon Brooks, Jr., Washington County.
Series: Georgia leads 67-41-5, 36-26-4 at Tech
Last year: Georgia 45, Georgia Tech 21
Things to know about the matchup
The last Dog loss at Tech since when?
A Tech game with no cut blocks?
How’d this rivalry get started?
West Florida (9-2) at Valdosta State (10-0), Division II Playoffs
1 p.m.
The Blazers are ranked No. 1, and had a first-round bye, while the Argonauts are No. 20.
They’re both from the Gulf South, a rematch of VSU’s 26-21 win on Nov. 9. The Blazers are going after their fourth national title, and first since 2012.
West Florida’s Central Georgians: None, with one player from Georgia.
Valdosta State’s Central Georgians: LS Pippin Davis, Jr., Lamar County; DL Eric Williams, Fr., Warner Robins; and about three dozen Georgians.
West Florida release and notes
Valdosta State release and notes
No. 15/9 Kennesaw State (10-2) at No. 11/15 Wofford (8-3), FCS Playoffs
4 p.m., ESPN3
A very young program – a few years younger than Mercer – faces an ancient program, and Mercer conference rival, in the first round.
KSU beat Wofford 13-10 last year in the second round.
Wofford’s Central Georgians: None, with a little more than a dozen Georgians on the roster.
Kennesaw State’s Central Georgians: RB Nykeem Farrow, Fr., Bleckley County; DB Je’Cory Burks, Fr., Perry; RB Preston Daniels, Fr., Washington County; DB Donte Justice, Fr., Baldwin; RB Kyle Glover, Jr., Dodge County; OL Antwann Fann, Fr., Perry; OL Sean Brown, Soph., Tattnall; DL Marquez Baxter, Fr., Southwest.
Georgia State (7-4, 4-3) at Georgia Southern (6-5, 4-3)
6 p.m.
Georgia State’s Central Georgians: OL Trey Bonner, Fr., Jones County; P/PK Barry Brown, Jr., Dublin; OT Travis Glover, Fr., Dooly County; WR Jaquez Pennimon, Fr., Southwest.
Georgia Southern’s Central Georgians: DB Java’n Singletary, Fr., Veterans; WR Darion Anderson, Jr., Houston County; RB Jared Daniels, So., Macon County; OL Caleb Kelly, So., Northside.
GSU North has the better record