Tuesday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; GHSA classifications, Georgia Southern's hire Mercer/FVSU hoops, local Bear departures; Falcons, UGA; NFL, MLB, colleges, NASCAR
Tuesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
In Coverage: Georgia Sports Hall of Fame announces 2022 class; GHSA releases classifications for the state
Coming: Hump (Monday Morning) Day Quarterback
Scoreboard
College
Basketball
M-CGTC 87, Action Sports Academy 33
Volleyball
Benedict 3, FVSU 2
Georgia College 3, Albany State 1
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Around/About Central Georgia
Eight new inductees set for the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
Mercer men open the season Wednesday vs. FVSU
But it’s without a pair of Maconites, and with another one
After years with no players from Central Georgia on the roster, the Mercer men’s basketball team was set to start the 2021-22 season with two area connections.
But Javian Mosley and Quay Primas have apparently been dismissed about a month ago, their names being deleted from the roster on the program’s website and no announcement being made.
Mosley attended Westside until transferring to Florida High in Tallahassee, Fla., for his senior season. He signed with Mercer last November during the early signing period.
Primas graduated from Central, and also signed with the Bears in the early signing period. But he missed most of his senior season after suffering a torn ACL at the start of his senior year of high school.
Both are in the transfer portal, along with Leon Ayers III (headed to Duquesne), Mitch Prendergast, Jeffrey Gary, and Andrew Thomas from last year’s team.
That leaves the Bears with 14 players on the roster, with signees Shawn Walker Jr. and Jalen Johnson still on board. The Bears also have Jordan Jones, a freshman walk-on from FPD.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Two months after Southern Cal’s decision …
No surprise: Georgia tops first playoff rankings
Smart still doing the QB dance
College Football/South
Who leads the nation in TFLs? Tennessee
Wagons circling in Gatorville?
College Football
TCU didn’t expect Patterson era to end like this at all
Column: Calm down about the CFP rankings
Teams chasing Oklahoma as November starts
College Basketball
Krzyzewksi’s farewell tour starts at The Garden
Baseball
Manfred’s legacy at stake this offseason
NFL
Tennessee signs Adrian Peterson
Column: Browns have them a drama
Study tells Buffalo a new stadium is smarter
Giants are having, uh, headset problems
Pittsburgh sends Melvin Ingram to KC
Police: Raiders’ Ruggs facing major charges in crash fatality
The biggest disappointments so far?
Auto Racing
Hendrick to stick by Liberty despite many issues, allegations
Bowman ignores Hamlin’s ‘hack’ label
NBA/WNBA
Judge: No exam needed for Bryant’s wife
Around the nation/world
Principal, coach apologize for running-it-up 106-0 win