Friday's Daily News 'n Notes: Saturday's Peach State CFB; Russell Henley; CGTC XC; UGA, Falcons, and more
Friday’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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Saturday’s Peach State College Football
Mercer on the road and on TV
The second game of Mercer’s fall season is a notable one, the Bears traveling to one of the more idyllic settings in college football to face one of the more idyllic teams in college football.
Mercer visits Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y., just north of New York City, at noon. The game will be on CBS Sports Network (328 on Cox).
Army is 5-1, the lone loss 24-10 to No. 14 Cincinnati. The Black Knights popped Abilene Christian 55-23 on Oct. 3. Mercer hosts Abilene Christian next Saturday.
Mercer is 0-1, and hasn’t played since giving Jacksonville State a 34-28 battle on Oct. 10
Army has a Central Georgian in freshman cornerback Daelan Smith of Fort Valley, one of nearly 30 Georgians on the roster. He has yet to play this season.
Army head coach Jeff Monken is a regular visitor to Macon as a yearly speaker at the Macon Touchdown Club. He’s set to be in town on Nov. 23.
So, you’re on the road with COVID protocols: Tech at BC
Jackets and Eagles on the rebound
Georgia Southern faces top-25 novice Coastal Carolina
Eagles can get a little attention with a win
Look for lots of O with Georgia State and Troy
Around/about Central Georgia
Henley four under and 10 back at Zozo
Hopes for momentum from a quality CJ Cup tournament to carry over a week later are still alive – barely – for Russell Henley.
The Stratford grad followed a 4 under with an even par, and is 10 shots back after two rounds of the Zozo Championship in Thousand Oaks, Cal.
Justin Thomas has the lead, one shot up on Dylan frittelli and Lanto Griffin.
Henley started off well enough Friday, with a birdie and eight pars on the first nine (back nine), only to hiccup through three bogeys and two birdies on the second nine (front nine).
He had five birdies and two bogeys on Thursday.
Henley is tied for 57th with, among others, Rory McIlroy, and is one shot ahead of Xander Schauffele.
CGTC returns to cross country, takes conference title
Around/About Georgia
Good time for a bye for Bulldogs
So you were planning to go to Jacksonville
Will Tech and UGA play in hoops?
And yes, the transfer from California to Valdosta is now at Grayson
College Football
Big Ten season opener goes to …
Sports and COVID-19
College basketball “Bubbleville” at a casino
Column: no, no, no, neutral-site Series is once-only
Around the nation/world
Turner leads Dodgers with bat and glove
NCAA to Arizona basketball: we’re really looking at y’all
U. of Utah admits mistakes in $13.5 million settlement
Youth season canceled after fatal shooting