Saturday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Dan Reeves; UGA/Michigan, Casey Hayward, Bud Dupree; Falcons, Tech, Hawks, NFL, more
Saturday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
College
Basketball
M-Arkansas State 74, Georgia Southern 56
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NFL legend, former Falcons coach, Rome/Americus native Reeves dies
Column: The man who made Atlanta a Super Bowl team
College Football Playoff semifinals
Kendrick, UGA defense get redemption
Smart was not going to be Gatoraded
Bowers suffers shoulder injury
Michigan couldn’t get UGA out of rhythm
Could Ohio State have given Georgia a better game?
Bulldogs used all forms of motivation
So much for the SEC’s slow bowl season start
Column: What the snoozer semis told us
National championship: Alabama vs. Georgia
Dawgs, Tide built similarly … except at QB
Alumni Update
Raiders activate Hayward (Perry) from COVID list
As do the Titans with Dupree (Wilkinson County)
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
To watch with Bills and Falcons,1
To watch with Bills and Falcons, 2
Tech names Semore as LB coach, Thacker’s role tweaked
Hawks’ McMillan in protocol, six players come out
MBKB: Tech readies for Louisville in rescheduled game
College Football/South
Leaving early: North Carolina’s Howell
Bowls
Central Georgians in Saturday's bowl games
Kentucky: 56 LB D'Eryk Jackson, West Laurens, So. Had seven tackles, tied for third best, and returned an interception for three yards.
Kentucky blows lead and rallies
New coach, same pain as Notre Dame blows 21-point lead
No. 7 Ohio State outdoes No. 10 Utah in wild battle of big plays
Mississippi can’t recover from losing Corral against Baylor
Corral leaves in first half with leg injury, returns on crutches
College Football
Herbstreit wonders if current players love the game much
Ohio State’s Williamson unloads with charges against Meyer, staff
College Basketball
Tubby Smith will cherish enshrined in Rupp rafters
M-Villanova upends No. 15 Seton Hall
M-Short-handed Kansas tops George Mason
NFL
Browns hope to ruin Big Ben’s home finale
Column: For so very many reasons, dump Cousins
Big gap in age with Brady and Wilson
Titans have nobody – nobody – out for Dolphins’ game
Baseball
Scherzer didn’t snub Dodgers because of ‘overcooked’ arm
Golf/Tennis
Isner helps US to win over Canada at ATP Cup
Around the nation/world
Organist from ‘Slap Shot’ gets first real-life gig in Seattle
NHL staffer alerted about melanoma by a fan, they finally connect