Thursday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; the year; CFB playoffs; Georgia College opener ppd.; UGA-Peach, Falcons, NFL, CFB
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.
Scoreboard
College
Basketball
W-N. C. State 84, Georgia Tech 75
W-Mississippi State 69, Georgia 62
From 2020 to 2021
The figures who defined the year in so many ways
A breakthrough year women in sports
Plenty of answers in 2020, right and wrong
College Football Playoff
Defenses have quite the task
Clemson’s Skalski expects big moments
ND going with the ground game, hard
Etienne has fewer yards, better game
Notre Dame still below elite programs
Dabo, college football’s enigma
The major moments for the semifinalists
Around/About Central Georgia
Georgia College hoops opener postponed
Mayhem win opener, at home on Saturday
Around/About Georgia
Different experience, same goal for Cincinnati
Smart ready for big playoff expansion
Almost 17,000 will be on hand for the Peach
Smart remembers Tua’s game-winner well
A look at the Bearcats and Bulldogs
LeCounte back after motorbike injury
Monken, year 1: A little salty, too
Pollack has thoughts about opting out
Is Mack done with the Falcons?
Scouting report: Bucs and Falcons
Sports and COVID 19
Harrison Bryant among Browns’ growing COVID issues
College Football
Mullen: Gators could’ve pulled out of Cotton Bowl
South Carolina’s Hilinski is moving on
Latest “how to fix college football postseason”
Alabama’s Harris inspired by soccer star Rapinoe
Liberty Bowl: West Virginia holds on to nip Army
Armed Forces Bowl: Mississippi State nips Tulsa
And an MSU player put forth a wretched look
Arizona Bowl: Ball State thumps No. 19 San Jose State
About fixing the playoff system …
NFL
Herbert ending a strong rookie year
Rivers more concerned about playoffs than possible career finale
What might the NFL keep from 2020?
Witten nears all-time mark for tight ends
Around the nation/world