Saturday's college football preview: Mercer, GMC, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern, Georgia State; SEC, ACC, top 25, national; Central Georgia alums (on opponents)
(All on ESPN+ unless noted)
12 p.m.: Georgia Tech at Clemson, ABC/ESPN3
King confident heading to Death Valley
Jackets seeking bowl eligibility with big road win
Clemson’s Central Georgians: 45 DT Vic Burley, Warner Robins, Fr. (out for season)
1 p.m.: GMC at Lackawanna
The Bulldogs enter the season finale 6-4, and hope to rebound from last week’s 37-21 loss at College of DuPage. The Falcons are 7-2 and off a 38-36 double-overtime win over Monroe College.
2 p.m.: App State at Georgia State
ASU-GSU Q&A
App State’s Central Georgians: 17 S Jalik Thomas, Central, Jr. Thomas has played in nine games, and has 12 tackles and a pass breakup.
3 p.m.: Samford at Mercer
Homecoming, playoff spot on line for Bears
Samford’s Central Georgians: 7 QB Jim Coleman, Trinity Christian, Fr.; 16 DB Kamron Smith, Veterans, Jr.; 28 LB Josiah Cotton, Mount de Sales, Sr.; 54 OL Luke Byrne, Mary Persons, Gr.; 62 OL Jabari Brooks, Washington County, Sr.
3 p.m.: Virginia-Lynchburg at Kennesaw State
KSU closes out season at home
7 p.m.: Mississippi at Georgia, ESPN
No. 1 Georgia faces another tough test against high-scoring No. 10 Ole Miss
Mississippi vs. UGA stats comparison
DBs not surprised with Humphrey’s game
Mississippi’s Central Georgians: 39 LB Skieler Mann, Peach County, Fr. Mann hasn’t played yet this year.
7 p.m.: Georgia Southern at Marshall, NFLN
Marshall’s Central Georgians: None
Around the SEC, ACC
Jordan Travis and No. 4 Florida State have a playoff berth in sight and rival Miami in the way
No. 8 Alabama aims to clinch SEC West title at Kentucky, which looks to win its second straight game
No. 14 Tennessee heads to No. 16 Missouri for first meeting with both teams ranked
Auburn, Arkansas fight to avoid last place in competitive SEC West
No. 18 LSU and unranked Florida seek strong finishes under their second-year coaches
Aggies will qualify for bowl with win over Mississippi State
Boston College aims for 6th straight win when Virginia Tech visits
Around the South (SEC/ACC states)
Tulsa is No. 20 Tulane’s next obstacle to an AAC title defense and major bowl bid
No. 21 James Madison, seeking consideration for bowl eligibility, prepares for 1-win UConn
Unbeaten Liberty puts perfect season on the line against ODU team specializing in tight games
Harbaugh punished
Harbaugh banned from final 3 regular-season games over sign-stealing allegations
Michigan players, and Tom Brady, react to Harbaugh suspension with a single word
Column: College football keeps its head in the sand and winds up with a silly scandal
Column-Michigan has allowed football & Harbaugh to become its god
Column-Don't assume Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti is clueless or naive as he deals with Michigan
Column-Everybody’s guilty or nobody is
Around the Top 25
No. 2 Michigan, No. 9 Penn State to meet in battle of dangerous defenses
No. 3 Ohio State looks for a fast start and more complete game against struggling Michigan State
No. 6 Oregon hosts the USC Trojans for first time since 2015
Stanford visits No. 12 Oregon State hoping to string together a pair of wins
QB Quinn Ewers to return from shoulder sprain for No. 7 Texas and start against TCU
No. 15 Oklahoma State aims for 6th straight win in road test vs Big 12 newcomer UCF
No. 17 Oklahoma, West Virginia to meet in matchup of teams one game behind Big 12 leaders
Back in poll for 1st time since 2017, No. 23 Arizona looks to keep rolling against Colorado
Around the nation
Cincinnati looks to snap seven-game skid, get 1st Big 12 win in visit to Houston
Indiana visits Illinois with both coming off a big win and both still seeking bowl eligibility
Bruins seek more Rose Bowl success hosting injury-depleted Sun Devils
Wisconsin seeks to become eligible for 22nd consecutive bowl appearance as it hosts Northwestern