Friday's Daily News 'n Notes: Houston County's Anderson leaving GSU; Falcons-Chiefs; Duke women; Kamara goes crazy; Auburn's Harsin; CFB, NBA, NFL

December 26, 2020 Central Georgia Sports Report

Friday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.

Alumni Update

Houston County’s Anderson leaving Georgia Southern

Former Houston County wide receiver Darion Anderson tweeted Thursday that he has entered the transfer portal.

The redshirt senior will utilize an additional year of eligibility somewhere else.

He got the start in Wednesday’s R+L Carrier Bowl in New Orleans, but caught none of Shai Werts’ seven completions.

Anderson was the Region 2-5A player of the year and first-team all-stater in 2014 as a versatile junior who also played DB. He committed to Georgia early in 2015, about a month after getting an offer as a three/four-star receiver. He chose UGA at the time over Kentucky, Boston College, Wake Forest, and Cincinnati.

He caught 55 passes for 1,262 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior, which drew attention. He was ranked overall between 12 and 468 nationally, 17th and 69th in the state, and 80th and 102nd nationally as a receiver by assorted services.

Anderson suffered a meniscus injury that May in a post-spring practice workout. Rehabbing progressed, but there were setbacks and he caught passes in seven of the Bears’ 13 games that year, finishing with 22 for 432 yads and six touchdowns.

He de-committed in December of 2015, and picked Georgia Southern over Cincinnati and Colorado State. The Eagles were running a pro-style offense under then-head coach Tyson Summers, but he was fired halfway through the 2017 season, Anderson’s first active season.

Chad Lunsford took over and returned the offense to the option, decreasing drastically the passing game and thus Anderson’s action.

He caught eight passes for 92 yards in 2020, with no touchdowns. In 48 games in four seasons, he had 22 catches for 474 yards and five touchdowns (three in 2018 and two in 2019).

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