Saturday's college football preview: Mercer, FVSU, GMC, UGA, Tech, KSU, SEC/ACC, nation

Saturday's college football preview: Mercer, FVSU, GMC, UGA, Tech, KSU, SEC/ACC, nation

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3 p.m.: GMC vs. Louisburg, at Brookland-Cayce High, Cayce, SC

          Louisburg is 3-1 and GMC 3-3.

Tennessee State at Kennesaw State

Homecoming for the struggling Owls

TSU game notes

KSU game notes

          TSU’s Central Georgians: None

 

3:30 p.m.: Mercer at ETSU

Mercer eyes winning streak after road trip

And disrupting homecoming

Mercer game notes

ETSU’s Central Georgians: None


6 p.m.: Savannah State at Fort Valley State (no streaming)

SSU has had FVSU’s number since returning to the SIAC

          Savannah State’s Central Georgians: 0 RB Shamarcus Poole, Washington County, Sr.; 4 WR Brent Carr, West Laurens, Sr.; 15 WR Demeke Colbert, Upson-Lee, Jr.; 30 RB Jatavion Williams, Central, Sr.; 46 RB Evan Guyton, West Laurens, So.; 85 TE Isaiah Austin, West Laurens, Fr.


7 p.m.: Kentucky at Georgia, ESPN

Scouting report, prediction

Bell embraces dual role

Historic streak on the line

Column-Time for Stoops, UK to take next step, clear Georgia hurdle

Kentucky game notes

Georgia game notes

          Kentucky’s Central Georgians: 54 LB D’Eryk Jackson, Sr., West Laurens


8 p.m.: Georgia Tech at Miami, ACCN

No. 17 Miami set to open ACC play against Georgia Tech

Facts, odds, notes, keys

Georgia Tech game notes

Miami game notes

          Miami’s Central Georgians: None

Saturday’s FBS schedule

Saturday’s FCS schedule

 

Around the Southeast (SEC/ACC)

No. 5 Florida St. hosts Virginia Tech seeking first 5-0 start since 2015

No. 10 Notre Dame visits unbeaten No. 25 Louisville seeking 31st straight win over ACC opponent

No. 11 Alabama visits Texas A&M with each looking for a leg up in the brutal SEC West

No. 14 North Carolina faces the test of slowing a mobile QB in Saturday's visit from Syracuse

No. 16 Ol’ Miss hosts Arkansas in series that has produced offensive fireworks lately

 No. 23 LSU heads to unbeaten No. 21 Missouri for only fourth matchup of SEC schools

Clemson looks for 15th straight win over Wake Forest, Swinney to tie school record

Former Virginia coach London hoping his William & Mary team can keep the Cavaliers reeling

Florida returns to the Swamp after road drubbing and hosts skidding Vanderbilt on homecoming

NC State is hoping a QB switch leads to a spark for Saturday’s game against Marshall

Mississippi State aims to end 3-game skid in non-league matchup against Western Michigan

Army prepares to play its second straight ACC opponent when it hosts Boston College

Around the nation

Oklahoma-Texas is the top game in Week 6. LSU heads to Missouri after defensive meltdown

10 most memorable moments in Texas-Oklahoma history

Column-What fun is the great rivalry with no UT-OU hate?

No. 2 Michigan keeps the show on the road with a trip to underdog Minnesota

Michigan has owned the Little Brown Jug. Minnesota will get fewer cracks at it in the bigger Big Ten

McCord and No. 4 Ohio State can’t afford a let-down against Tagovailoa and unbeaten Maryland

Wildcats seek rare win in last Pac-12 visit to Los Angeles against No. 9 Trojans

UCLA’s defense in for its biggest test of the season against Cameron Ward and No. 13 Washington St.

No. 15 Oregon State brings superior passing game into matchup against Cal

No. 24 Fresno State faces steep challenge this weekend in higher elevation at Wyoming

Colorado and Arizona State looking to get back on track in the desert