Tuesday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mercer, Middle Georgia State; UGA-Michigan, Falcons, Hawks, Georgia Southern; John Madden, COVID, colleges/bowls/BKB, NFL, MLB
Tuesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
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Bigger-than-life John Madden dead at 85
Made the NFL fun for all generations
Sports and COVID
Tuesday night’s Holiday Bowl canceled hours before kickoff
Orange Bowl: Georgia vs. Michigan
The latest ‘Bennett is our starter’ story
Harbaugh: quirky, competitive, disruptive, ingenious
Days and nights of Dan Lanning
Can Bama’s success help Michigan?
Around/About Central Georgia
MBKB: Mercer’s game with The Citadel ppd.
WBKB: Middle Georgia State game with Kennesaw State off
Some HS games get hit
This week’s games for Perry’s boys are canceled, with the Tuesday girls’ game tipping off at 1 p.m.
Because of a spike, Dooly County’s games Tuesday with Crisp County and Saturday against Treutlen have been postponed.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
How many Hawks are in protocol now?
Georgia Southern’s Helton adds to staff
A review of recruiting, UGA and around the state
College Football/South
Auburn can’t hold late lead against Houston
Holgersen was a little grumpy afterward
Finley’s audition for 2022 mixed
Central Georgians in Tuesday's bowl games
Virginia: 34 RB Amaad Foston, Fr., John Milledge
Virginia Tech: 17 DB Tae Daley, Sr., Northside
Clemson: 45 LB Sergio Allen, Fr., Peach County
None: SMU, Maryland, Iowa State, Oregon, Oklahoma
Wednesday’s bowls
2:15 p.m., ESPN, Virginia Tech vs. Maryland
5:45 p.m., ESPN, Clemson vs. Iowa State
New-look Clemson coordinators make debut
Tigers are all in
Central Georgians in Tuesday's bowl games
Auburn: Houston County's Wesley Steiner was second for the Tigers with six tackles. Dublin's Romello Height had a tackle. Warner Robins' Tyler Fromm played, but recorded no stats.
Louisville: Baldwin's Malik Clark had a tackle.
Tuesday’s bowls
Auburn can’t hold late lead against Houston
Air Force goes to, well, air to win
Mike Leach’s old team beats his new team, handily
Minnesota D steps up against WVU
College Football
Questions galore for Oklahoma and roster
College Basketball
M-Gonzaga rolls over North Alabama
NFL
Jaguars have eight interviews – including Quinn - set
Chicago’s Nagy waiting out his fate
Canada – not the country – catching heat for Steelers’ O
Brady gives props to reporter who asked Belichick The Question
COVID means backups a really, really vital in races
NBA/WNBA
Irving clears protocols, Hawks add to list
Parole canceled for killer of Jordan’s father
Miami beats Washington in battle of depleteds
Temple leads Pelicans over Cavs
College Sports
Florida AD gets extension, nearly doubles salary
Baseball
The most unlikely HOF candidates
Best gift every MLB team has received
Around the nation/world
Tampa Bay nips Montreal in NHL’s return