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Georgia Stae Football’s Arbuckle, Batiste Sun Belt Student-Athletes of the Week

Release from Georgia State Athletics: Quarterback Nick Arbuckle and safety Tarris Batiste were honored by the Sun Belt Conference for leading Georgia State to a record-setting and bowl-clinching 34-7 victory at rival Georgia Southern. Arbuckle was named Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week for the third time this season, and Batiste was recognized as the…
No. 1 Clemson’s CFP Spot Leads ACC Bowl Lineup

Release from the ACC: Top-ranked Clemson’s selection as the No. 1 seed in the 2015 College Football Playoff highlighted a Sunday in which nine of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s 14 football members – along with Notre Dame – secured spots in postseason bowl games. The nine ACC selections give the conference a total of 31…
Georgia Accepts Invitation To TaxSlayer Bowl

Release from Georgia Athletics: The Georgia football team will return to Jacksonville to play in the TaxSlayer Bowl on Saturday, January 2, with a Noon kickoff against Penn State from the Big Ten. The Bulldogs on Sunday were extended, and accepted, an invitation to the bowl, which will be played at EverBank Field and televised…
Fighting Peaches: @gsupanthers football Nick Arbuckle Bowl Announcement Presser 12.6.15

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The Sports Inquirer spoke with Georgia State football quarterback Nick Arbuckle following his team’s acceptance to the Cure Bowl against San Jose State in Orlando on Dec. 19. Topics included the Panthers’ growth as a program, defeated Georgia Southern on Dec. 5 and Arbuckle’s experiences at Georgia State leading to…
Fighting Peaches: @gsupanthers football’s Joseph Peterson Bowl Announcement presser @sunbelt 12.6.15

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The Sports Inquirer attended the bowl announcement presser of Georgia State football linebacker Joseph Peterson following his team accepting an invitation to the Cure Bowl in Orlando on Dec. 19. Topics included the team making its first bowl in program history and defeating Georgia Southern on the road on Dec.…
Kirby Smart Named New UGA Head Coach

Release from Georgia Athletics: University of Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart, a former player and coach at the University of Georgia, will be the new head coach of the Bulldogs according to an announcement Sunday by UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Greg McGarity. The decision was approved Sunday by the Executive Committee of…