Saturday's Peach State college football capsules for GMC, GSU-Atl and GSU-Boro, Mercer, UGA, and Kennesaw State (with Central Georgians for all)
Saturday’s Peach State games
GMC at Nassau (N.Y.)
1 p.m.
GMC’s Central Georgians: WR Trey Brown, So., Macon County; WR Torenio Davis, So., Bleckley County; DB Branden Smith, Houston County; RB Tyler Jordan, Fr., Stratford; OL Cameron Brown, So., John Milledge; WR Will Clardy, Fr., West Laurens.
Georgia State at Tennessee
3:30 p.m., ESPNU, Tennessee by 26
Georgia State’s Central Georgians: OL Trey Bonner, Fr., Jones County; P/PK Barry Brown, Jr., Dublin; OT Travis Glover, Fr., Dooly County; WR Jaquez Pennimon, Fr., Southwest.
Tennessee’s Central Georgians: WR Marquez Callaway, Sr., Warner Robins (preseason All-SEC second team, two-year starter and three-year regular); OL Dawson Stephens, Jr., Veterans (transferred from Stetson, graduated from Veterans in 2016).
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Mercer at Western Carolina
6 p.m., WMUB (Cox 112)
Refs better be rested. Last year’s game? A 59-46 Mercer win. A year earlier? A 35-33 Mercer win.
Mercer was picked fifth and fourth in the SoCon by coaches and media, while Western Carolina was eighth in both polls.
Mercer’s Central Georgians: QB Dylan Fromm, Fr., Warner Robins; LB Will Coneway, Sr., Washington County; DB Jacob Pierce, Fr., Veterans; LB KaShawn Baker, Fr., Crawford County; OL Caleb Etheridge, Mary Persons; LS Zach Lassiter, Fr., Bleckley County; OL Mitchell Lord, Fr., Washington County; WR Landon Miller, Fr., Rutland; WR Brandon Mays, Fr., Wilkinson County; P Parker Lee, Fr., Veterans; E Gavin Whitfield, Fr., Tattnall.
WCU’s Central Georgians: S Brandon Bawn, Sr., Rutland.
Point at Kennesaw State
6 p.m.
Point’s Central Georgians: PK Wesley Rubiera, Sr., Washington County; LB Omar Johnson, So., Upson-Lee; DL Donovan Walker, Fr., Dublin; OL Jaiden Derriso, So., Dublin; DL Lavonta Walden, Jr., Dublin; DL Jayden Barron, Fr, Upson-Lee; WR Andres Ellington, Fr., Howard; OL Jalen Gay, Fr., Baldwin; TE Josh Smith, Fr., Howard; RB Daymon Thomas, Fr., Upson-Lee.
KSU’s Central Georgians: RB Nykeem Farrow, Fr., Bleckley County; DB Je’Cory Burks, Fr., Perry; RB Preston Daniels, Fr., Washington County; DB Donte Justice, Fr., Baldwin; RB Kyle Glover, Jr., Dodge County; OL Antwann Fann, Fr., Perry; OL Sean Brown, Soph., Tattnall; DL Marquez Baxter, Fr., Southwest.
Georgia at Vanderbilt
7:30 p.m., ESPN, Georgia by 22.5
Georgia’s Central Georgians: DL Malik Herring, Jr., Mary Persons; WR Kearis Jackson Fr., Peach County; QB Jake Fromm, Jr., Houston County; DB Tyrique McGhee, Sr., Peach County; RB Darius Jackson, So., Washington County; DL Travon Walker, Fr., Upson-Lee; DL David Marshall, Sr., Upson-Lee; OL Trey Hill, So., Houston County; DL Antonio Poole, Sr., Baldwin; DL Tyler Malakius, Fr., Westfield.
Vanderbilt’s Central Georgians: S Tae Daley, Jr., Northside (sixth on team last year with 45 tackles, third with 5.5 TFLs, plus 1.5 sacks).
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Georgia Southern at LSU
7:30 p.m., SECN, LSU by 27.5
Georgia Southern’s Central Georgians: DB Java’n Singletary, Fr., Veterans; WR Darion Anderson, Jr., Houston County; RB Jared Daniels, So., Macon County; OL Caleb Kelly, So., Northside.