Thursday's Daily News 'n Notes: Mercer basketball; UGA-USC; COVID updates; Alex Smith gets W; and more
Thursday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.
In Coverage: Central Georgia’s high school football playoff schedule; TSR predictions
Coming Friday: Holiday delayed This Morning Quarterback; scouting reports on all GHSA and GISA playoff games
Around/About Central Georgia
Mercer men head to Georgia Tech
Around/About Georgia
Column: Tech found out about playing Georgia State
Sports and COVID 19
Colorado State-Southern Cal canceled
No false positive for Saban = ‘really weird’ Iron Bowl
Virus a big battle for Big Ten
College Football
A full Friday of football awaits
But fewer rivalry games, especially in SEC land
Utah State passes way past New Mexico
Struggles the latest for Orgeron
Iowa hopes run game can power past Nebraska
NFL
Alex Smith leads Washington almost two years after The Injury
Early turnovers doom Lions, again
Saints’ Hill eyes next game, next step
College Basketball
Late new coach, new coach gives Wichita State quite the season
Around the nation/world