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Monday'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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Around/About Central Georgia

GMC’s Coleman resigns for new job

          GMC Prep is in the market for its seventh head coach since the turn of the century.

          Lee Coleman is headed to be head coach at Salem, a Class AAA program in Conyers that has has three winning seasons in the last decade.

          Coleman described the situation as the sides having “agreed to part way” in a story in the Milledgeville Union-Recorder last week.

          Since 1950, GMC has had three head coaches – Parnell Ruark, Derrick Allen, and Steven Simpson – last more than five seasons, according to the Georgia High School Football Historians Association website.

          Coleman went 23-20 in four seasons, the record boosted by a 10-1 2022, a history win total for the Bulldogs. That one season put Coleman as No. 2 in wins since 1950, when records began being much less scattered. He’s behind Derrick Allen (33-50, 1997-2004).

          The GHSFHA site does list Arthur Maddox as 29-7-2 from 1912-16, and Wally Butts 26-2-1 from 1382-34, but is missing coach information for nearly two dozen other seasons. Of the 30 coaches it does have some information for, albeit much incomplete, only six with at least 20 games coached have a winning record.

          Coleman only had to move across campus to take over in 2019 after Steven Simpson left after six seasons (19-41) for Warren County, taking over after a year, and going 20-15 in three seasons.

          Coleman was on the GMC junior college staff of then-head coach Bert Williams as wide receivers coach.

          GMC joins Northside, Central, Peach County, Hawkinsville, and Putnam County as Central Georgia programs with head-coaching openings.

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Atlanta collapse not surprising, but still stings Smith

As the Falcons start looking to the offseason, some advice

UGA’s Podlesny accepts invite, not returning for 2023

 

College Football Playoffs

Bulldogs and boss arrive with game faces on

Are the Buckeyes still underdogs?

Michigan making happy weather trade

Kirby talks, about everything

Ryan Day talks, about everything

Balancing business and fun, the challenge

TCU wants to prove physicality vs. Michigan

Dykes at home, coaching first CFP team from Texas

Ohio State ready for second chance at life

Wolverines ready for ‘best of the best’

 

Football/NFL/USFL

Pittsburgh’s Harris touched fans coast to coast

Broncos can Hackett after 4-11 start

Chargers thump Colts, in playoffs

Tagovailoa in protocol again

Browns’ Garrett was benched for Saints game for 'team thing'

TV reporters finally apologize after badgering Bucs’ Bernard

Rookies will have a big impact on Chiefs postseason

Column: Jets may pay for awhile for gifting Lawrence to Jags

Will Kingsbury quit before getting fired?

Gronk reached out to Bucs about returning

 College Football

UTEP basketball coach helps stranded Pitt football players to Sun Bowl

Quick Lane: New Mexico State holds off Bowling Green

College Basketball

W-South Carolina reaches milestone in latest poll

W-Women’s poll

M-Purdue tops men’s poll, UNC’s back

M-Men’s poll

NBA/Basketball/WNBA

George, Clippers rally, win 142-131 in OT

Roundup

Scoreboards

NFL games/scores

NBA scores/games

College football scores/games

Women’s college basketball scores/games

Men’s college basketball scores/games