Friday's Daily News 'n Notes: GSU-Boro loses Byington, UGA loses Edwards, Falcons gain Gurley, and more
Friday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Georgia Southern’s Byington resigns
Mark Byington took over a tough situation at Georgia Southern, which had a lone winning season in the seven before he showed up.
He turned things around in his seven years, and now he’s headed to take over at James Madison. JMU is in the CAA, where Byington played (UNCW) and coached as an assistant (College of Charleston).
Byington leaves with a 131-97 record and 100 percent graduation rate.
Around/About Georgia
Georgia’s Edwards is NBA bound
Remember the 1995 Braves’ season? Here you go
Blank Foundation fund-raising passes $5 mil
Around the nation/world
MLB working on funds for minor-leaguers
Patricia and O’Brien are no Belichick clones