The Central Georgia Sports Report

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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

Battle for bowl hopes

Capsule

Preview

Game at a glance

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+

Kennesaw State game notes

UT-Martin game notes

          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

Everything to know

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+

Georgia State game notes

Southern Miss notes

3:30 p.m., Georgia vs. Tennessee, CBS

Title hopes are on the line

Capsule

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?

Three keys, and more

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 +

South Alabama game notes

Georgia Southern game notes

 

Around the Southeast

SEC predictions

DJ a starter again in re-visit to Notre Dame

Clemson-Notre Dame capsule

Kelly: LSU should relish this opportunity

Alabama-LSU capsule

Can Williams continue good debuts of interims?

Auburn’s Finley not on trip

Wake Forest-NC State capasule

Virginia-North Carolina capsule

Auburn-Mississippi State capsule

South Carolina-Vandy capsule

No. 25 UCF seeks league road win at Memphis

Kentucky-Missouri capsule

Always something big at stake with Miami, FSU

FSU-Miami capsule

Freeze seeks better luck against Arkansas

Liberty taught Arkansas cheer by Freeze

Liberty-Arkansas capsule

Tulsa-Tulane capsule

A&M, Florida try to put struggles aside

 

Around the nation

Predictions

Bold predictions

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

UCLA hopes to avoid slipup

Indiana considers QB change for Penn State

Penn State-Indiana capsule

Illinois-Michigan State capsule

Utah finding defensive groove