Saturday's College Football preview: Mercer, FVSU, GMC, , Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State; SEC, ACC, top 25, national; Central Georgia alums (on opponents)

Saturday's College Football preview: Mercer, FVSU, GMC, , Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State; SEC, ACC, top 25, national; Central Georgia alums (on opponents)

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1 p.m., Sussex County CC at GMC (JockJive)

          The visitors from New Jersey are 5-1, and off a 44-7 win two weeks ago over Hudson Valley CC. GMC is 5-3.


2  p.m., Virginia-Lynchburg at Fort Valley State (No TV)

Senior Day at Wildcat Stadium

          Virginia-Lynchburg’s Central Georgians: 23 wr Terrel Ashley, Crawford County, Fr.; 63 OL Jordan Thomas, Northeast, Fr.


2:30 p.m., Mercer at Western Carolina

Big task on the road awaits Mercer

Mercer game notes

Western Carolina game notes

          Western Carolina’s Central Georgians: None


3 p.m., Lincoln, Cal., at Kennesaw State

KSU welcomes California school, and Big Boi

Kennesaw State game notes


3:30 p.m., Georgia vs. Florida, CBS

Reppin’ Baldwin: Javon Bullard and Maurice Hurt

No. 1 Georgia puts its 24-game win streak on the line against rival Florida in the ‘Cocktail Party’

Cocktails outside, SEC rivals inside

‘He embodies what a coach should be’: Richt enters Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame

Cocktail Party a swan song for CBS’s Danielson

SEC Power Rankings: Prove-it time arrives for No. 1-ranked Georgia

Can Florida stop the run enough?

Beck preparing for Jacksonville homecoming against Florida

UGA still confident in Arian Smith

Georgia game notes

Florida game notes

          Florida’s Central Georgians: 19 DE T.J. Searcy, Upson-Lee, Fr.

          Searcy, a true freshman, is eighth with 17 tackles, plus 2.5 tackles for loss, half a sack, and two QB hurries. 


8 p.m., North Carolina vs. Georgia Tech, ACC

No. 17 North Carolina looks to bounce back from shocking loss as it faces Georgia Tech

Is Tech a trap game for Heels?

Jackets have some confidence

North Carolina game notes
Georgia Tech game notes

          North Carolina’s Central Georgians: None

 

Saturday’s FBS schedule

Saturday’s FCS schedule

 

Around the SEC, ACC

Streaking No. 12 Ole Miss hosts Vanderbilt team seeking first SEC win

No. 18 Louisville, No. 20 Duke look to overcome losses and stay in the ACC championship picture

No. 21 Tennessee, looking to move past Alabama loss, visits rested Kentucky in SEC border rivalry

Mississippi State visits slumping Auburn with QB Will Rogers’ status uncertain

South Carolina, Texas A&M looking to ease fans frustrated with disappointing seasons

Virginia and Miami to meet, after both got big victories last weekend

  

Around the Top 25

No. 3 Ohio State seeks to remain unbeaten as it visits Wisconsin

No. 5 Washington seeks its 15th straight win in visit to Stanford

No. 6 Oklahoma puts perfect start on the line when it heads to Kansas on Saturday

Murphy likely to start as Texas QB against BYU with Ewers out with shoulder sprain

No. 8 Oregon clashes with no. 13 Utah in game with heavy Pac-12 title implications

No. 10 Penn State looking to bounce back against struggling Indiana

No. 11 Oregon State facing tough test in the desert against Arizona

No. 14 Notre Dame and Pittsburgh renew old rivalry without the bells and whistles

No. 19 Air Force tries to stay unbeaten as Falcons travel to Colorado State for rivalry game

No. 22 Tulane looks for its sixth straight win in a visit to Rice

Buffaloes try to bounce back from Cardinal implosion against No. 23 Bruins’ stingy defense

No. 24 USC seeks to bounce back from consecutive losses and beat California

No. 25 James Madison’s perch atop the Sun Belt’s East Division on the line against Old Dominion