The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Your full college football bowl results/schedule/stories, and Central Georgia alums

To be updated with Central Georgia alums on rosters, and with performances. Links of games played have game stories.

Friday, Dec. 16

Bahamas Bowl 

UAB 24, Miami, Ohio 20

Cure Bowl 

Troy 18, Texas-San Antonio 12
Troy QB Gunnar Watson of Taylor County was 13 of 23 for 113 yards, a TD and two interceptions while getting sacked six times to lead the Trojans in a defensive battle. He finished the season 206 of 335 - 61.49 percent - for 2,818 yards, 14 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He announced before the bowl game that he was returning to Troy.

Saturday, Dec. 17

Fenway Bowl 

Louisville 24, Cincinnati 7

DB Trey Franklin of Warner Robins didn’t play in the game. He played in nine games this season, and was credited with a pass breakup.

Celebration Bowl

North Carolina Central 41, Jackson State 34, OT

New Mexico Bowl 

BYU 24, SMU 23

Los Angeles Bowl 

Fresno State 29, Washington State 6

LendingTree Bowl 

Southern Miss 38, Rice 24

Las Vegas Bowl 

Oregon State 30, Florida 3

Frisco Bowl 

Boise State 35, North Texas 32

Monday, Dec. 19

Myrtle Beach Bowl 

Marshall 28, UConn 14

Freshman WR Zion Odoms of Northeast didn’t play this season, apparently redshirting.

Tuesday, Dec. 20

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 

Eastern Michigan 41, San Jose State 27

Boca Raton Bowl 

Toledo 21, Liberty 19

Mount de Sales grad A’Khori Jones had two tackles for Liberty. Dexter Ricks Jr. of Baldwin and Antwon Jackson did not play. Ahmad Walker of Warner Robins left the team upon entering the transfer portal in early December, leaving as the team’s No. 3 tackler with 63 tackles in 12 games. Jones had 18 tackles in 11 games. Ricks had a tackle in three games, and Jackson didn’t play in any, apparently redshirting. QB John Alan Richter of Jones County didn’t play in the game for Toledo, and is apparently redshirting.

Wednesday, Dec. 21

New Orleans Bowl 

Western Kentucky 44, South Alabama 23

Dublin grad JaQues Evans, a first-team All-CUSA pick earlier this month, was fourth on the Hilltoppers with six tackles, adding a team-high 2.5 tackles for loss (for minus 12 yards), and a sack. Peach County’s Talique Allen added three tackles. Northside grad Cory Munson drilled field goals of 23, 31, and 31 yards, and missed a 34 yards, going perfect on five PATs and averaging 64.1 yards per kickoff.

Thursday, Dec. 22

Armed Forces Bowl 

Air Force 30, Baylor 15

Friday, Dec. 23

Independence Bowl (3 p.m., ESPN)

Houston 23, Louisiana-Lafayette 16

Gasparilla Bowl (6:30 p.m., ESPN)

Wake Forest 27, Missouri 17

Saturday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN)

Middle Tennessee vs. San Diego State

          MTSU DB Teldrick Ross (Jones County) had three tackles, a tackle for loss, and an interception for MTSU. Bryce Bailey (Bleckley County) had a tackle. Offensive lineman Conner Griffin (Jones County) didn’t play.

Monday, Dec. 26

Quick Lane Bowl (2:30 p.m., ESPN)

Bowling Green vs. New Mexico State

Tuesday, Dec. 27

Camellia Bowl (Noon, ESPN)

Georgia Southern vs. Buffalo

Buffalo seeks third straight bowl win

Vantreese the common thread for Eagles, Bulls

Ex-Navy seal makes big impression for Buffalo

Capsule

Georgia Southern’s Central Georgians: 21-WR Marcus Sanders, Macon County; 23-RB Tyler Jordan, Stratford; 50-OL Caleb Kelly, Northside; 57-OL Chandler Strong, Houston County; 64-OL Caelan Williams, Trinity Christian; 86-WR Graeme Williams, Jasper County.

First Responder Bowl (3:15 p.m., ESPN)

Utah State vs. Memphis

Memphis’ Central Georgian: 1-DB Davion Ross, Perry. Warner Robins’ Marcayll Jones entered the portal on Oct. 1. Veterans’ Jaylin Watson entered the portal on Dec. 20.

Birmingham Bowl (6:45 p.m., ESPN)

East Carolina vs. Coastal Carolina

Guaranteed Rate Bowl (10:15 p.m., ESPN)

Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma State

Wednesday, Dec. 28

Military Bowl (2 p.m., ESPN)

Duke vs. UCF

Liberty Bowl (5:30 p.m., ESPN)

Arkansas vs. Kansas

Holiday Bowl (8 p.m., Fox)

No. 15 Oregon vs. North Carolina

Texas Bowl (9 p.m., ESPN)

Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss

Thursday, Dec. 29

Pinstripe Bowl (2 p.m., ESPN)

Syracuse vs. Minnesota

Cheez-It Bowl (5:30 p.m., ESPN)

No. 13 Florida State vs. Oklahoma

Alamo Bowl (9 p.m., ESPN)

No. 12 Washington vs. No. 20 Texas

Friday, Dec. 30

Duke's Mayo Bowl (Noon, ESPN)

No. 23 NC State vs. Maryland

Sun Bowl (2 p.m., CBS)

Pittsburgh vs. No. 18 UCLA

Gator Bowl (3:30 p.m., ESPN)

No. 21 Notre Dame vs. No. 19 South Carolina

Arizona Bowl (4:30 p.m., Barstool Sports)

Ohio vs. Wyoming

Orange Bowl (8 p.m.)

No. 7 Clemson vs. No. 6 Tennessee

Saturday, Dec. 31

Music City Bowl (Noon, ABC)

Kentucky vs. Iowa

Sugar Bowl (Noon, ESPN)

No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 9 Kansas State

Fiesta Bowl (4 p.m., ESPN)

No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 TCU (CFP semifinal)

Peach Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN)

No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Ohio State (CFP semifinal)

Monday, Jan. 2

ReliaQuest Bowl (Noon, ESPN2)

Illinois vs. No. 22 Mississippi State

Cotton Bowl (1 p.m., ESPN)

No. 10 USC vs. No. 16 Tulane

Citrus Bowl (1 p.m., ABC)

No. 17 LSU vs. Purdue

Rose Bowl (5 p.m., ESPN)

No. 8 Utah vs. No. 11 Penn State

Monday, Jan. 9

College Football Playoff National Championship Game (7:30 p.m., ESPN)

Peach Bowl winner vs. Fiesta Bowl winner