Saturday's Report: Scoreboard; Chris Hatcher/Samford, Mercer/Florida Gulf Coast; Bennett at Heisman ceremony; UGA/Monken/awards, Tech/Key contract; College 🏈 Playoffs, college 🏈, MLB, NFL, World Cup
News and notes of interest to Central Georgia, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Coming Saturday: GHSA Class 5A final, Warner Robins vs. Ware County
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Alumni Update
Samford, Hatcher, fall to perennial FCS favorite
Stetson Bennett, Heisman finalist
Bennett, the old-school Heisman candidate
Bennett over Hooker: “I didn’t make that call”
From the bench to the mountaintop, earned
Mel Tucker, Roquan Smith saw trouble awhile back
Around/about Central Georgia
MBKB-Mercer revives rivalry with FGCU
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Vols’ Hyatt claims a UT win in a rematch
Ex-UGA WR Pickens going through rookie pains
Tech’s Key to start at $2.8 mil a year
College Football Playoffs
OSU staff gets another $2.1 mil for CFP berth
UGA’s Carter doesn’t need awards
The new playoffs will change the season’s schedule
College Football
Making the case for each Heisman finalist
Predictions: Army-Navy, early bowl games
How long can Army remain an independent?
Kentucky RB Rodriguez skipping bowl for NFL
Brian Brohm to be Purdue’s interim
How Cadillac will help Auburn, Freeze
UNC loses assistants to Wisconsin
Florida to start former Buckeye at QB
Why Auburn, Colorado won the coaching carousel
FCS glance
College Basketball
M-Larry Brown steps down as Memphis assistant
MLB/Baseball
Mets, Quintana agree to 2-year deal
Dodgers sign Jason Heyward to minor-league deal
Football/NFL/USFL
Brady set for rare home/road game in SF
Watson confident after rusty start
Rams are have a serious, record Super Bowl hangover
Philly’s O-Line is worth of MVP talk
Rams’ lost season brightened by Mayfield magic
Soccer
Messi, Argentina beat Netherlands on penalties
Croatia does the same to Brazil
Scoreboards