Saturday's Peach State college football preview (with Central Georgia alums)

October 9, 2021 Central Georgia Sports Report

A look at this week’s Central Georgia and key state football games

12 p.m., Georgia Tech at Duke, Bally’s/ESPN3

Georgia Tech notes

Duke notes

Collins’ weekly press conference

Freshman puts the big in Biggers

What we might learn about Tech this week

Georgia Tech's Central Georgians

4 LB Quez Jackson, Peach County, Jr.; 8 DB Tobias Oliver, Northside, Jr.; 9 DL Antonneous Clayton, Dooly County, Jr.; 33 RB Daylon Gordon, Dodge County, Fr.

Duke’s Central Georgian

1 WR Jontavis Robertson, So.
Jones County alum Jontavis Robertson has played in four games this year for Duke and has two catches for 10 yards.

2 p.m., Central State at Fort Valley State

Stadium upgrades finally get tested

RB Undre Williams (Jones County) is second in rushing for FVSU with 98 yards and has five catches for 52 yards. LB Tim Alderman (Peach County) is tied for seventh with 16 tackles (1.5 TFLs). Josh Burney (Jones County) has 11 tackles (1.5 TFLs), as does Zaquan Baldwin (Southwest, 5 TFLs) and BJ Sharpe (Southwest) has 10 tackles (1 TFL).

2 p.m., Kennesaw State at Hampton, ESPN3

Owls on the road for final Big South opener

Still looking for some respect

KSU notes

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.

Farrow, Glover, Daniels, Burks, Justice, and Singletary are on the two-deep. Glover leads the Owls with 279 yards, while Daniels has 133 and Farrow 114 (to go with two catches for 22 yards). Singletary and Burks are tied for third in tackles with 16 each.

3 p.m., GMC vs. Louisburg, at Columbia, S.C.

3:30 p.m., Mercer at Western Carolina, ESPN +

Mercer notes

WCU notes

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.

Western Carolina’s Central Georgian

44 LB Nigel Manns, Peach County, Fr.

Manns has played in five games and has three tackles.

3:30 p.m.: Georgia at Auburn, CBS

Peach State trio leads Auburn D

Georgia notes

Auburn notes

Georgia leads the series 61-56-8, has won 13 of the last 16. Point scored has expanded: Georgia 2,066, Auburn, 1,912.

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.

Auburn’s Central Georgians

32 LB Wesley Steiner, Houston County, So.; 37 LB Romello Height, Dublin, So.; 85 TE Tyler Fromm, Warner Robins, So.

Fromm has played in five games and has three catches fpr 40 yards and a touchdown. Height has played in five games and is 11th with 12 tackles (2.5 TFLs), while Steiner is 13th with 11 tackles (1.5 TFLs)

7 p.m., Georgia Southern at Troy, ESPN +

Troy notebook

GSU notes

Troy notes

GSU’s Central Georgians

64 OL Caelan Williams, Trinity Christian, Fr.; 79 OL Gabriel Howard, Howard, Sr.; 81 WR Jeremy Horton, Veterans, Jr.

Wideout Justin Harris (Peach County) announced

Troy’s Central Georgians

18 QB Gunnar Watson, Taylor County, So.; 22 S Kyle Nixon, Peach County, Sr.

Watson started played in nine games last year and completed 211 of 307 for 2,141 yards and 12 TDs with 7 INTs., suffering a ribs injury against Georgia State and another injury in the regular-season finale against Coastal Carolina. He’s played in one game this year, and went 5 for 5 for 69 yards. Nixon is third on the team with 23 tackles, to go with 1.5 TFLs and two breakups.

8 p.m., Georgia State at Louisiana-Monroe, ESPN3

Game scouting report

GSU notes

ULM notes

Georgia State’s Central Georgians

8 DB Jaquez Pennimon, Southwest, Fr.; 73 OL Travis Glover, Dooly County, Jr.; 78 OL Trey Bonner, Jones County, So.; 86 TE Ezeqiel Marion, Perry, Fr.

Glover starts at left tackle and Bonner is the No. 2 left guard.

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