Sunday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Jake Fromm, Keyshawn Cobb/Peach County, Mercer; Falcons, Hawks, Tech, UGA; college FB/BKB, NFL, Tiger, COVID
Sunday'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.
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College
Basketball
M-FGCU 67, Mercer 55
M-Georgia Southern 88, Bethune-Cookman 59
W-Mercer 71, UAB 62
Pro
NFL
San Francisco 31, Atlanta 13
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Signing
Former Peach County standout Keyshawn Cobb is taking the next step, going from Northwest Mississippi Community College to Buffalo, signing with Buffalo of the Mid-America Conference, over Middle Tennessee State, Gardner-Webb, and Louisiana-Monroe, among others. He was fourth at NMCC with 5 tackles a game.
Alumni Update
Around/About Central Georgia
WBKB: Huge third quarter lifts Mercer over UAB
MBKB: FGCU uses second half surge to top Bears
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Young in protocols, Sunday’s game – among others - was ppd.
Falcons miss opportunities early, 49ers roll
Garoppolo, Kittle, Bosa too much
From Tech to Southern Cal, now Choice is Texas bound
WBKB: Bulldogs roll past St. Francis
WBKB: Tech opens ACC with easy win over Wake
MBKB: Georgia welcomes Western Carolina
Lose the national title one day, get a new job the next: VSU’s Goff
College Football/South
Auburn’s Nix headed to Oregon
Sanders blunt about S.C. State rout
Column: Leach complains about opt outs, but …
College Football
NFL
Lions pull off stunner over Cardinals
Lawrence, D lead Dallas, Fromm debuts
And Fromm forces Giants to think
New Orleans shuts out Brady, Bucs
Bengals swipe win from Broncos
Denver’s Bridgewater carted off field
Houston ends three-game losing streak
Turnover-prone Titans fall to Steelers
Packers clinch division, Rodgers ties Favre
Ravens slipping with 2-point misses
NBA/WNBA
College Basketball
M-Tennessee-Martin game with Ohio State called
W-Louisville outlasts No. 7 UConn
Golf/Tennis
Peng tells paper she never wrote of assault
Sports and COVID-19
Column: Are we headed to another winter of COVID discontent?
NHL shuts down sixth team, stops cross-border games
Around the nation/world
Ex-NBAer and ex-NFL have split decision