Saturday's Peach State college football preview, with South and National coverage (and Central Georgia alums)
A look at this week’s Central Georgia and key state/South/National football games
2 p.m.: Fort Valley State at Morehouse
Wildcats look for fourth straight win
FVSU's Central Georgians
5 LB Tim Alderman, Peach County, Fr.; 9 QB Victor Dixon, Westside, Fr.; 11 TE Jhi-Marre Brown, Perry, Sr.; 16 DB Delvin Webb, Dooly County, Sr.; 18 WR Brenden Anderson, Westside, So.; 20 DB R.J. Howell, Peach County, Fr.; 20 RB Undre Williams, Jones County, Sr.; 21 RB Dearrius Oliver, Rutland, Jr.; 22 DB Dieuseul St-Cyr, Westside, Jr.; 24 WR Jaren Lawson, Westside, Jr.; 27 DB Ethan Manns, Peach County, Jr.; 30 RB Deandre McKenzie, Northside, Fr.; 31 WR Jonathan Williams, Perry, Fr.; 34 RB Tyler Williams, Houston Couty, Fr.; 43 DB Cameron Stewart, Houston County, Fr.; 44 DL Zaquan Baldwin, Southwest, Jr.
52 DL Nathaniel Freeney, Twiggs County, Jr.; 53 DL Josh Burney, Jones County, Fr.; 55 DL Stacy Ivey Jr., Southwest, Jr.; 55 OL Roderick Smith, Northeast, Fr.; 58 DL DJ Wilson, Veterans, Fr.; 62 DL Bryce McGuire, Peach County, Fr.; 69 DL Rodrick Thompson, Peach County, Sr.; 71 OL Emanuel Boone, Westside, Jr.; 82 TE De'Andre King, Warner Robins, Fr.; 90 DL B.J. Sharpe, Southwest; 99 DL Caleb Thomas, Warner Robins, So.
Morehouse Central Georgians
14 DB Dadrian Lyman, Washington County, So.; 49 WR Nicholas Sartin, Mount de Sales, Fr.
3:30 p.m.: No. 11 Kentucky at No. 1Georgia, CBS
Transfers take over in Lexington and Athens
Jackson inspiring walk-on types
Is this Kentucky’s biggest game ever?
Georgia’s Central Georgians
22 DB Javon Bullard, Baldwin, Fr.; 26 DB Jehlen Cannady, Westside, Fr.; 44 DL Travon Walker, Upson-Lee, Jr.; 46 WR George Vining, Tattnall, So.; 98 DL Tyler Malakius, Westfield, So.
Kentucky’s Central Georgian
56 LB D’Eryk Jackson, West Laurens, So.
Jackson was expected to be in the linebacker rotation this season, but suffered a serious non-contact Achilles injury last spring in warmups, and had surgery to repair a KSR, a torn Achilles. He played in nine games last year
4 p.m.: VMI at Mercer, ESPN +
The Bears have won three straight, all in the Southern Conference, while the Keydets have won three of the last four, and are off a 37-34 OT win over then-No. 19 Chattanooga.
Mercer is 4-1 and 3-0, VMI 4-2 and 2-1.
Mercer’s Central Georgians
6 QB Dylan Fromm, Warner Robins, Fr.; 1 DB Brandon Mays, Wilkinson County, So.; 17 DB Landon Miller, Rutland, So.; 62 LS Zach Lassiter, Bleckley County, So.; 68 OL Nate Howard, Mary Persons, Fr.; WR Nate Boehm, Veterans, Fr.
5 p.m.: N.C. A&T at No. 13/15 Kennesaw State, ESPN+
Kennesaw State’s Central Georgians
0 DB Java'n Singletary, Veterans, Jr.; 1 RB Kyle Glover, Dodge County, Gr.; 7 DB Donte Justice, Baldwin, So.; 11 DB Je'Cory Burks, Perry, Jr.; 15 RB Nykeem Farrow, Bleckley County, So.; 29 RB Preston Daniels, Washington County, So.; 93 DL Jayden Barron, Upson-Lee, Jr.
South
Great rivalry, but Florida and LSU both need momentum
Column: Orgeron can’t block out job-status noise any more
Auburn needs passing game to step up vs. Arkansas
Vols get another crack at top QB in Corral, Lane revisits Knoxville
Can Mississippi State give Alabama a losing streak?
NC State hoping for clear path – through BC – to ACC finale
Fourth downs will be big with Tennessee and Mississippi
National
Indiana mum on QBs as Michigan State awaits
Oregon regroups after Stanford loss, set for Cal
Wisconsin’s turn for Army triple options
Friday night
Oregon survives visit by Cal, barely
San Diego State needs two OTs for San Jose State