Central Georgia Sports ReportSeptember 26, 2022Comment

Monday's Report: Baldwin's Javon Bullard, Macon County's Roquan Smith, Warner Robins' Callaway; Tech's Collins out, Falcons, Braves, UGA, MLB, colleges/polls, NFL, NASCAR, golf

Central Georgia Sports ReportSeptember 26, 2022Comment

Monday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.

In Coverage: This week’s HS football schedule

Coming Monday: Monday Morning Quarterback, with Central Georgia polls, Loughdmouthings, more

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College

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W-Mercer 2, Samford 2

Pro

MLB

Atlanta 8, Philadelphia 7, 11 inn.

NFL

Atlanta 27, Seattle 23

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Expected axe falls on Tech’s Collins

Season showed no progress

AD Stansbury likely to follow

For his first three years, Geoff Collins couldn’t find time to speak at the Macon Touchdown Club. Finally, he was able to fit in a Monday night for 2022.

And he won’t even make that one, having reportedly been fired Sunday night. An official announcement is expected Monday, a week before Collins was scheduled to speak.

The nine wins in Collins first three seasons was Tech’s lowest three-year total since the Yellow Jackets went 6-25-2 in 1979-81, covering Pepper Rodgers final season and Bill Curry’s first two.

Tech was an independent from 1964-82, having left the SEC after the 1963-64 academic/sports year. The program joined the ACC in 1983.

The Yellow Jackets had five seasons of three wins or less since then before Collins’ arrival. One was 3-9 in 2015 under Paul Johnson.

The last time Tech had three straight seasons with the exact same record was when it went 4-6 form 1967-69 under Bud Carson.

Collins departs as the only full-time Tech head coach with at least three seasons to not go to a bowl. Bowls began in earnest in 1930s, long after John Heisman was in charge.

Georgia Tech’s first bowl game was the Rose Bowl after the 1928 season. That bowl started in 1902, with the Sun Bowl, Orange, and Sugar making their debuts in 1935, two years before the Cotton.

Bill Lewis lasted only two seasons, but went 5-6 in both 1992-93, being fired during the 1994 season and replaced by George O’Leary.

This TD catch from @CallawayMarquez was nasty. 🤧

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— NFL (@NFL) September 25, 2022

Alumni Update

UGA’s Bullard (Baldwin) arrested Sunday on DUI, other charges

Roquan Smith (Macon County) INT sets up Bears win

Around/About Central Georgia

Radio host King visiting Macon Touchdown Club

Longtime radio host Bill King is Monday night’s speaker at the Macon Touchdown Club.

The club meets at the Methodist Home for Children and Youth, in the Rumford Center, at 304 Pierce Ave. It starts at 6:30 p.m. with dinner and the program to begin around 7. Admission for non-members is $30.

Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins was scheduled for next week.

King got started in sports talk radio in 1987, and was on Sirius XM for almost 14 years. The Tennessee grad has been based in Nashville for about a decade.

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Patterson, Falcons take care of business out west

Takeaways: Statement made

Pitts located in passing game

Atlanta battles delay, guts out win over Philly

Georgia stays No. 1

UGA-Kent State game balls

Baseball/MLB

Alonso sets team RBI mark as Mets top As

Judge homerless, Yanks top Sox

Young Guardians win AL Central

Dodgers clinch top seed