Saturday's Daily News 'n Notes: Daniels rocks in UGA debut; GSU-Atlanta wins, GSU-Boro loses; Falcons-Saints, Russell Henley; GHSA/GISA; and more
Saturday’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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Peach State College Football
Quite a debut for UGA’s Daniels
Georgia had to be patient against MSU O
Georgia Southern loses in controversial finish
Georgia State rides second half to win
Around/About Central Georgia
Henley makes cut, has three solid rounds
Russell Henley will take three rounds of improvement into the final day of action at the RSM Classic in Sea Island.
The Maconite has shot 70, 69, and 67 for a 206, good for a tie for 31st with nine other players.
He survived a first-round double bogey, thanks to five birdies. Two birdies countered on bogey on Friday, and Henley had another four birdies and a bogey on Saturday.
Robert Streb has the lead at 17 under, one shot up on Zach Johnson and Bronson Burgoon.
Around/About Georgia
Morris has stepped up for Falcons
Saints-Falcons things to watch
Sports and COVID-19
Saturday morning, Clemson-FSU gets axed, and it’s complicated
Louisiana-Lafayette’s Napier test positive
College football
Florida not overly sharp in dispatching Vandy
Auburn speeds up to top Tennessee
Late score lifts LSU past Arkansas
Ohio State has to hold off Indiana
Not much bedlam in Oklahoma romp
LSU rallies to survive Arkansas
Nice comeback and 3-OT win for Michigan …over Rutgers
NC State blocks a FG to beat undefeated Liberty
Virginia Tech hammered by Pitt
Coastal finally gets past App State
Around the nation/world
Hayward to get huge bucks from Hornets