Saturday's Peach State College Football Scouting Reports
1:30 p.m.
Mercer (4-3, 3-1) at No. 7/9 Wofford (5-2, 4-1)
TV: None
Web: www.mercerbears.com; www.sportsmic.com; ESPN3
Radio: WNEX-FM 100.9
Line: Wofford by 12 (Sagarin Ratings)
Central Georgians on Wofford roster: None. There are 14 Georgians on the roster.
Scouting Report: One thing to be on is this will be close.
Wofford is 4-0 against Mercer since the 2014 reinstatement of football for the Bears, and 12 points have separted the teams in the last three meetings.
Mercer is looking to knock off a second ranked team this season, to go with Samford. A win would be the Bears’ fourth straight on the road against a ranked team.
We've very hungry,” running back Tee Mitchell said. “You get a sense of frustration when you don't play as well as you want to, week in, week out. So to be in the hunt (for a SoCon title) this late in the season is a good feeling.”
The Bears are off an interesting Saturday, a 59-46 home win over Western Carolina.
Mitchell became the Bears’ career rushing leader last week, going for 157 yards and a score on the day, pushing his career total to 2,640 yards. He is the SoCon’s active rushing leader by more than 1,000 career yards. David Durden returned a kickoff 95 yards for a score against the Catamounts, setting a school record for the longest return.
Wofford’s Lennox McAfee is second on the conference rushing list behind Mitchell.
The Terriers were picked to finish second or third in the preseason under first-year head coach Josh Conklin, and they’ve been ranked all year.
Wofford has lost to Wyoming by three and Furman by 20, and comes in off a 30-17 win over then-No. 21 ETSU.
Washington County grad Will Coneway is third in the conference and 34th in the nation with 9.1 tackles a game.
Wofford leads the conference in rush offense with 354.1 yards a game, topping The Citadel by 72 yards. Mercer is eighth in rush defense.
"Wofford is nationally ranked and is among the nation's best in total defense, rushing defense and offensively, they are excellent at rushing the ball with around 365 yards per game," Mercer head coach Bobby Lamb said at his weekly press conference. "We could go on and on with where Wofford ranks ... They were SoCon champions last year and are off to a great start at 5-2.
"We've got to go on the road to beat them and we're hoping we can continue to get healthier this week."
It should be a fun day for the running backs.
"I don't think the coaches care so much about (matching Wofford run-for-run),” Mitchell said. “I think they're understandably more focused on finding favorable matchups and exploiting those weaknesses.”
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Wofford's Walker no longer a secret
Wofford may be without standout kicker
2 p.m.
FVSU (1-7, 1-3) at Morehouse (7-1, 3-1)
TV: None
Web: www.fvsusports.com; https://athletics.morehouse.edu/schedule.aspx?schedule=86
Radio: None
Central Georgians on Morehouse’s roster: One. Williams Pounds is a sophomore defensive lineman from Mount de Sales. There are nearly 30 Georgians on the roster.
Scouting Report: Morehouse’s lone loss is 41-19 to Albany State two weeks ago, in Atlanta.
The Tigers know how to hang on, having won games by four, two, two, six, and four.
The Wildcats know how not to get over the hump, having lost games by eight, 17, two, 11 and eight.
To Read
Coastal Carolina (4-3, 1-2) at Georgia State (2-5, 1-2)
TV: None
Web: ESPN Plus; www.georgiastateathletics.com
Radio: None
Line: Coastal by 4
Central Georgians on Coastal Carolina roster: None. There are 16 Georgians on the roster.
To Read
Coastal OK with QB shuffle; SBC notes
GMC (3-4) at Arkansas Baptist
3 p.m.
Norfolk State (3-3, 1-2) at Savannah State (1-5, 0-3)
TV: None
Web: www.savannahstateathletics.com; ESPN3
Radio: None
Line: Norfolk State by 2 (Sagarin Ratings)
Central Georgians on Norfolk State roster: None. There are four Georgians on the roster.
3:30 p.m.
No. 7 Georgia (6-1, 4-1) vs. No. 9 Florida (6-1, 4-1)
TV: CBS
Web: www.georgiadogs.com
Radio: Macon, WQBZ-FM, 106.3; Dublin, WEDB-FM, 98.1; Milledgeville, WKSR-FM 1-2.3; Sandersville, WSNT-FM, 99.9.
Line: Georgia by 2.
Central Georgians on Florida roster: One. Antonneous Clayton Sr. is junior from Dooly County who has played in two games this season, nine last year and five in 2016. There are seven Georgians on the roster.
Scouting Report: It’s Georgia and it’s Florida and it’s been talked to death all week.
Georgia is likely to be sharper on offense than two weeks ago, and Florida will likely throw plenty of wrinkles – including a little of what worked for LSU – at the Bulldogs.
To Read
Finally, the chance for redemption
Gators ready to 'truck' Holyfield
Gators: from death threats to contention
News flash: They don't like each other
6 p.m.
Kennesaw State (6-1, 2-0) at Charleston Southern (3-3, 1-0)
TV: None
Web: www.ksuowls.com; ESPN +
Line: Kennesaw State by 19 (Sagarin)
Central Georgians on Charleston Southern’s roster: Two. Saire Davis is a senior wideout from Peach County. Chanin Hamilton is a junior running back from Dooly County. There are nearly two dozen Georgians on the roster.
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