The Central Georgia Sports Report

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A look at Saturday's state, regional, and national college football schedule

Central Georgia

Division I, and Central Georgia colleges

Central Georgia

1 p.m., GMC JC at Monroe U.

1 p.m., Clayton State at Central Georgia Tech

3 p.m., Mercer at Wofford, ESPN+

Mercer game notes

Wofford game notes

6 p.m., Fort Valley State at Savannah State, ESPN+ Note: Game moved to 1 p.m. Sunday
Wildcats head down I-16 to Savannah State

State

North Alabama at West Georgia | 2 p.m. | ESPN+

Georgia Southern at Georgia State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU

Keys

Georgia Southern game notes

Georgia State game notes

UT Martin at Kennesaw State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+

UT Martin game notes

KSU game notes

No. 2 Georgia at No. 4 Alabama | 7:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+

Why the stakes are different for this showdown with Alabama

Injury report

Saban reveals ‘kiss of death’ for any team, but does it apply to Alabama-Georgia?

Iconic Alabama bar has 1 rule for Georgia football fans

Star quarterbacks Milroe, Beck gear up for rematch of SEC Championship Game

Georgia game notes

Alabama game notes

 

SEC

Texas takes the No. 1 ranking into its SEC debut at home against Mississippi State

No. 21 Oklahoma turns to new starting QB, attempts to rebound against mistake-prone Auburn

Thorne reportedly to start at QB vs. Oklahoma

No. 6 Ole Miss opens SEC play against Kentucky after romping through nonconference games

No. 14 LSU braces for high-octane South Alabama and coach who knows Tiger Stadium

No. 24 Texas A&M meets Arkansas once more at home of Cowboys, where Aggies have dominated

 

ACC

No. 17 Clemson hosts new ACC member Stanford as both look to open 2-0 in league play

No. 16 Notre Dame will lean on a stifling defense against high-scoring No. 15 Louisville

No. 7 Miami opens ACC play against Virginia Tech, looking to keep flying after hot start

Boston College looks to add to poll resume when it plays Western Kentucky

South

Troy opens Sun Belt play at home vs. Louisiana-Monroe

UAB set to host undefeated Navy Midshipmen in AAC opener

National

College football picks: Georgia-Alabama showdown not as consequential with 12-team CFP but still big

No. 3 Ohio State opens Big Ten play on the road at Michigan State

Michigan’s high-powered rushing game poses a challenge for Minnesota

No. 8 Oregon looks for another late-night win in Big Ten opener at struggling UCLA

No. 9 Penn State looks for another big offensive performance at home against No. 19 Illinois

No. 10 Utah seeks to avenge loss in rematch with fellow Big 12 newcomer Arizona

Grinch returns to the Coliseum a year after his firing when No. 13 USC hosts Wisconsin

No. 18 Iowa State looks to improve to 4-0 for first time since 2000 in visit to struggling Houston

No. 19 Illini out to knock off another ranked team when it visits No. 9 Penn St. in top Big Ten game

No. 20 Oklahoma St and No. 23 K-State go into big early Big 12 matchup after both lost openers

No. 22 BYU is undefeated and visits Baylor trying to match the 2 Big 12 wins it had last year

Future conference rivals clash as No. 25 Boise State hosts Washington State

Texas Tech takes 5-game home winning streak into 1st meeting against Cincinnati since ’68 tie

Indiana chases another milestone moment when Maryland visits in Big Ten home opener

TCU plays Kansas on Saturday in a Big 12 matchup of teams trying to get their seasons on track

High-powered UCF and Colorado aim to stake place atop Big 12

Sanders and the Buffaloes bask in OT win against Baylor as they prepare for UCF