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 year of living virally

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

A lot of pressure on Fields

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

Keys and a prediction

A look at the Bearcats and Bulldogs

LeCounte back after motorbike injury

Monken, year 1: A little salty, too

So, how did Vandagriff look?

Pollack has thoughts about opting out

McGarity Era comes to an end

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”

Odd bowl situation for Auburn

Alabama’s Harris inspired by soccer star Rapinoe

Liberty Bowl: West Virginia holds on to nip Army

Armed Forces Bowl: Mississippi State nips Tulsa

But afterward was a mess …

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

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NFL Roundup/Scoreboard

Men’s college basketball scoreboard

Women’s college basketball scoreboard