The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Saturday's College Football: UGA rolls, Tech stumbles, Mercer cruises, GSUs win, KSU loses FBS home opener; SEC, ACC, South, national

Boxscores linked in scoreline when available

 

Georgia 48, Tennessee Tech 3

Etienne shows flashes what he brings to Georgia

Defense keeps opponent out of end zone for second-straight week

UGA notes

Injury update from  Smart

Tennessee Tech’s Wilder talks

Georgia’s Smart talks

 

Mercer 31, Bethune-Cookman 2

Smith throws 3 TD passes to lead Mercer over Bethune-Cookman

Defense comes up big

 

GMC JC 35, Tyler Junior College 10

Central Georgia Tech 28, Palmetto Collegiate Bandits 7

 

Syracuse 31, Georgia Tech 28

McCord passes for 4 TDs as Syracuse knocks off newly ranked No. 23 Georgia Tech

Tech notes

"This game was very personal:" Georgia Tech adds extra fuel to Syracuse football's fire

Louisiana 34, Kennesaw State 10

Louisiana-Lafayette spoils Kennesaw State’s first FBS home game in program history

 

Georgia State 24, Chattanooga 21

Brock Runs in game-winning TD

to lead Panthers Over Chattanooga

Veilleux throws 2 TD passes, Gilmore snags late INT

 

Georgia Southern 20, Nevada 21

French throws a pair of touchdown passes for Georgia Southern

Southern beats DII-member Savannah State for the program’s first victory under coach Terrence Graves

 

SEC

Mendoza throws 2 TDs and Cal proceeds to stun Auburn

Milroe, No. 4 Alabama pull away in 4th to beat heavy underdog South Florida

Ewers throws for 3 touchdowns as No. 3 Texas pounds No. 10 Michigan

Dart completes first 24 passes, sets SEC record

Cook runs for 2 TDs, Burden scores before leaving with illness as No. 9 Mizzou blanks Buffalo

Tennessee manhandles No. 24 N.C. State

Arnold throws 2 TD passes, No. 15 Oklahoma holds off Houston 

Gordon scores TD, 2-pt conversion in 2nd OT, and No. 16 Oklahoma St. rallies to beat Arkansas

Nussmeier throws 6 TDs as No. 18 LSU beats Nicholls

Lagway lights up the Swamp with 456 yards passing and 3 TDs in rout of Samford

Sellers throws for 2 touchdowns, South Carolina shuts down Kentucky

Weigman throws 2 TD passes, Moss runs for 2 scores before halftime and A&M routs McNeese State

Vanderbilt hammers Alcorn State

ACC

Ward passes for 3 TDs, runs for another and No. 12 Miami rolls

Harrell leads North Carolina past Charlotte in new role

Shough guides No. 22 Louisville in win over Jacksonville State

Tennessee manhandles No. 24 N.C. State

Klubnik, No. 25 Clemson crank up offense in a thumping of Appalachian State

Pitt roars back from 21-point deficit for win over Cincinnati and 2-0 start

Virginia rallies past Wake Forest in 4th quarter

Tuten, Drones power Virginia Tech in second half surge, pull away from Marshall

Boston College follows up victory over Florida State by thrashing FCS Duquesne

Murphy leads Duke to wild victory over Northwestern in 2OT (Friday)

South

Anderson runs for 125 yards, 2 TDs in Memphis’ victory over Troy

Odom helps lead Wofford rally over Richmond

King throw 4 TDs in ETSU blowout win over D-II UVA Wise

James Madison defense makes a stand in red zone and Dukes deny Gardner-Webb

McCoy and Jennings connect for 2 TDs to lead Charleston Southern over Furman

Vigers returns INT 30 yards for TD as Louisana-Monroe beats UAB

Harris runs for 132 yards, 2 TDs as ECU beats Old Dominion

Jenkins’ 3 TDs lead FIU in rout of Central Michigan

Coastal Carolina rolls to a 20-point halftime lead on the way to romp over William & Mary

Southern Miss uses big plays to pull away from Southeastern Louisiana

Mascoe Jr. delivers three touchdowns, leads Campbell over Western Carolina

South Carolina State beats The Citadel for coach Chennis Berry’s first victory with the Bulldogs

Western Kentucky blanks Eastern Kentucky for its fourth straight series victory

Grambling beats Division-II Tuskegee

Division I scores/boxes 

National

AP Top 25 Takeaways: 3 years in at Notre Dame, Marcus Freeman is again explaining a stunning loss

Northern Illinois stuns No. 5 Notre Dame with field goal in final minute

Allar throws for 2 TDs and runs for another as No. 8 Penn State holds off Bowling Green 

Judkins, Henderson run for 2 scores apiece, Ohio St rolls up 683 yards

Oregon avoids upset with final-play field goal to nip Boise State

Rising injures throwing hand as No. 11 Utah beats Baylor

No. 17 Kansas State defense comes up big to help Wildcats escape Tulane 

Illinois rallies in the 4th quarter to beat No. 19 Kansas

Konrardy hits 54-yard field goal with 6 seconds left to lift Iowa State past No. 21 Iowa

Nebraska rides dominating defensive performance to win over old rival Colorado

Michigan State beats Maryland on Kim’s late field goal

Daily throws for surprise TD, Army’s ground game and trick play stymie FAU

Greene throws for 3 TDs and runs for another as West Virginia beats Albany

Rogers passes for 4 TDs, Washington routs Eastern Michigan

Mellusi rushes for 2 TDs and Wisconsin beats South Dakota

Gleason’s 3 TD passes propel Toledo

Navarro accounts for 2 TDs as Ohio beats South Alabama

King, Daniels lead Norfolk State over Virginia State

Miller’s four TDs power North Dakota State in rout of Tennessee State

QB Brungard tallies 319 yards, 5 TDs in Youngstown State’s 59-25 win over Valpo

Sluka, White III spark UNLV to rout over Utah Tech