Peach State college football preview: Fort Valley State, GMC, Georgia, Tech, Kennesaw State, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, and around the South and nation, with Central Georgia alums
12:30 p.m., Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech’s Central Georgians: TE Dae’Quan Wright, Perry; DL Khiari Miller, Perry;
1 p.m., College of DuPage at GMC
The home finale for No. 11 GMC should be a battle when College of DuPage comes to town.
The Chaparrals, of Glen Ellyn, Ill., are 8-1, and winners of four straight. The NJCAA Division III team’s lone loss is to Iowa Central. They’ve cracked 40 points six times this season, and have three shutouts.
1 p.m., Kennesaw State at UT-Martin, ESPN+
UT-Martin’s Central Georgian: DB/LB Jermaine Cooley, Dublin;
2 p.m., Fort Valley State vs. Albany State, in Columbus
Time for the 32nd Fountain City Classic
Albany State’s Central Georgians: K Eli Mashburn, Warner Robins; OL Noah Stovall, Warner Robins; OL Niterrian Walker, Upson-Lee; LB John Battle, Dodge County
3 p.m., Georgia State at Southern Miss, ESPN+
3:30 p.m., Georgia vs. Tennessee, CBS
Column: Welcome back, Rocky Top, from exile
Podlesny geared up with short memory
Hyatt expects physical play, ready to exploit matchups
Chambliss ready to follow Smith’s example
Ex-Vols quarterback said what? And what?
UGA may be sportsbooks’ biggest need of the season
Tennessee’s Central Georgian: DB Dee Williams, Mary Persons
Williams, a do-everything player at Mary Persons, transferred from East Central (Miss.) Community College. He missed the first four games because of an injury. He has two tackles in four games as a No. 2 corner, and is averaging 20.4 yards per punt return, with a long of 58.
4 p.m., South Alabama at Georgia Southern, ESPN +
Around the Southeast
DJ a starter again in re-visit to Notre Dame
Kelly: LSU should relish this opportunity
Can Williams continue good debuts of interims?
Virginia-North Carolina capsule
Auburn-Mississippi State capsule
No. 25 UCF seeks league road win at Memphis
Always something big at stake with Miami, FSU
Freeze seeks better luck against Arkansas
Liberty taught Arkansas cheer by Freeze
A&M, Florida try to put struggles aside
Around the nation
Ohio State-Northwestern capsule
Southern Cal blocks out goal to focus on Cal
Oregon rolls into Colorado on 7-game winning streak
TCU knows winning the key in CFP talk
Indiana considers QB change for Penn State