Peach State college football preview: state, South, national, stories, notes, game notes, more

Peach State college football preview: state, South, national, stories, notes, game notes, more

 

North Carolina at Georgia State, 12 p.m., ESPNU

A power-5 opponent comes to Georgia State

Georgia State faces highly recruited but struggling defense

Chizik works on Heels’ defensive issues

UNC without WR Downs

Capsule 1

Capsule 2

          Georgia State’s Central Georgians: 4 DB D-Icey Hopkins, Northeast, Fr.; 8 DB Jaquez Pennimon, Southwest, Jr.; 73 OL Travis Glover, Dooly County, Sr.l; 78 OL Trey Bonner, Jones County, Jr.; 86 TE Ezeqiel Marion, Perry, So.

 

Kentucky State at Fort Valley State, 1 p.m.

Wildcats, Thorobreds will be done fairly quickly, thanks to ground travel

KSU on the rebound

ASA-Miami at GMC, 1 p.m

          GMC brings a No. 12 national ranking into ASA-Miami’s visit.

          ASA-Miami’s website hasn’t been updated since last year, when the Silver Storm went 3-6. That included a 13-0 loss in Milledgeville and a 49-35 loss at home to the Bulldogs. Its last tweet was July 21.

          GMC has knocked off Georgia Christian 54-0 and Monroe College 27-7. Veterans grad Daniel Gibbs drilled field goals of 37 and 34 yards to get GMC going last week.

 

Kennesaw State at Cincinnati, 3:30 p.m., ESPN+

Bearcats rewind after Arkansas loss

Owls to face sellout crowd

KSU game notes

Cincinnati game notes

 

Samford at Georgia, 4 p.m., SECN

Saturday’s Boss at Sanford? Chris Hatcher

Smart the pupil, Hatcher the teacher?

Everyone’s eating in this offense

Five things

Capsule

          Samford’s Central Georgians: HC Chris Hatcher; 13 QB David Coleman, Trinity Christian, So.; 28 LB Josiah Cotton, Mount de Sales, Jr.;

 

Western Carolina at Georgia Tech, 7 pm., ACCNX/ESPN+

Upset and hurt Jackets eye big game

And in ‘cleanup’ mode

WCU game notes
Tech game notes

 

Georgia Southern at Nebraska, 7:30 p.m., FS1

Eagles QB Vantrease has been here before

Huskers breaking out alternate uniforms

Can weak Nebraska run D improve?

Former hotseat coach facing No. 1 hotseat coach

Notebook

Predictions

Scouting report

Capsule

Georgia Southern’s Central Georgians: 21 WR Marcus Sanders Jr., Macon County, Fr.; 23 RB Tyler Jordan, Stratford, Jr.; 50 OL Caleb Kelley, Northside, 6th; 64 OL Caelan Williams, Trinity Christian, So.

 

Around the South

South Carolina will need a super Spencer vs. Arkansas

Clemson now gets FCS Furman

Furman at Clemson capsule

Texas eyes big turnaround W vs. Bama

Can the Tide be the Horns’ sixth No. 1 victim?

Alabama at Texas capsule

Auburn cool with the two-QB system

San Jose State at Auburn capsule

Tennessee will learn a lot more against Pitt

Tennessee at Pitt capsule

Can App State finish a thriller at A&M?

App State at Texas A&M capsule

UAB’s revenge season starts at Liberty

Mississippi moves to Altmyer at QB vs. Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Mississippi capsule

Mississippi State at Arizona

No. 23 Wake happy for QB’s return

ECU tries to rebound against confident ODU

Eyes on Richardson as UK, UF start SEC play

Florida-Kentucky capsule

Boston College at Virginia Tech capsule

Charleston Southern at NC State capsule

Maryland at Charlotte capsule

Louisville at Central Florida capsule

Virginia at Illinois capsule

UNC, NC State badly need better Saturdays

 

Around the nation

Schedule

AP predictions

Six games with intriguing odds

Could Ohio State overlook Arkansas State?

ASU at OSU capsule

Marshall at Notre Dame capsule

Grieving Indiana State looks ahead after deadly crash

Kent State at Oklahoma capsule

Hawaii at Michigan capsule

Utah regrouping after Florida loss

A wild Saturday night at BYU?

Oregon works on getting past UGA vs. E. Washington

Kansas at West Virginia capsule

Akron at Michigan State capsule

Memphis at Navy capsule