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No. 1 Georgia football brings home first SEC title since 2017. Here are five takeaways
Marc Weiszer
Georgia’s last three times at the plate the first Saturday in December in Mercedes-Benz Stadium ended up as a swing and a miss. This time, some crazy plays early went the Bulldogs way like so much has this season. Stetson Bennett kept hitting open receivers for touchdowns. And Georgia ended up hanging half a hundred to put an exclamation point behind its No. 1 ranking. The team that followed in the very big shadow of the still celebrated national champion Bulldogs from last season now has something that year didn’t produce: an SEC championship. The Bulldogs ran out to a 28-point first-half lead and celebrated a 50-30 thumping of No. 14 LSU for their first conference title in five years and most points in 10 trips to the title game. … Here are five takeaways as Georgia became the first team in program history to go to 13-0:
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Gwinnett Daily Post
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Athens Banner-Herald
Why this SEC championship doesn’t take a backseat to national title for some UGA players
Marc Weiszer
Georgia celebrates after winning the SEC Championship NCAA college football game between LSU and Georgia in Atlanta, on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. Georgia won 50-30.
When No. 1 Georgia’s on-field SEC championship celebration ended Saturday night following a 50-30 takedown of LSU, they took it into their locker room in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Literally. Senior Warren Ericson and redshirt sophomore Sedrick Van-Pran Granger — both offensive lineman — together lugged the trophy that comes with the title inside. Wide receiver Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint danced his way in before them. Kirby Smart’s parents, Sonny and Sharon, came down the hallway holding hands, their son adding more hardware to the haul he’s helped deliver in his seven seasons. About 16 hours later, Georgia’s College Football Playoff matchup for the semifinals on Dec. 31. was on tap. There are two more wins to go to complete a 15-0 season and a second straight national title. All that could wait. This moment was about the now, not what’s next.
Athens Banner-Herald
How much UGA football coaches made in SEC title, CFP bonuses and what’s still on table
Marc Weiszer
Georgia reaching the College Football Playoff will bring nearly $1.6 million combined in performance bonuses to the program’s 10 on-field assistant coaches. If the Bulldogs win the national title, the bonus pay for those assistant coaches will go up more than $528,000 for a total of more than $2.11 million. Georgia winning the SEC title and being selected for the four-team playoff has triggered $177,750 in bonuses each for offensive coordinator Todd Monken and co-defensive coordinators Glenn Schumann and Will Muschamp. They can each pick up another $59,250 for winning the national title for a total of $237,000 each.
The Georgia Virtue
Mentorship helps first-generation student Ty Hill succeed at Georgia Southern
When Georgia Southern University senior Ty Hill, a communications studies major, graduates in fall 2023, he will be the first person in his family to earn a four-year bachelor’s degree. As a first-generation college student, Hill is breaking barriers and making history in his own lineage. “Being the first in my family to achieve a four-year degree will be a testament to the fact that I’ve overcome the odds and didn’t let the pressure get to me,” Hill said. “Once I achieve this, I feel like it will be the start of many accomplishments to come in my family.” “One of the great things about this time of celebration is the opportunity for students to see that they are not the only ones,” said Leslie Harris, director of Student Support Services at Georgia Southern. “That not only are there fellow students who are navigating college as first-generation students, but there are also many faculty and staff who have gone through the journey themselves and are willing to be a resource.” …Georgia Southern’s TRIO Student Support Services and the McNair Scholars Program offer resources such as advising, academic coaching, tutoring, peer mentorship, faculty mentorship and more, all geared toward first-generation students. Through student services, Hill found several lifelong mentors, including Student Support Services staff members Penny Hedrix, Janet O’Brien and Harris.
Statesboro Herald
GS grad makes final 8 on ‘The Voice’
Bryce Leatherwood part of ‘Team Blake’
Josh Aubrey/staff
The rock band the Eagles were one of the most successful musical acts of the 70’s with six No. 1 singles and six No. 1 albums. As far as the country music charts go, there are a couple of Georgia Southern Eagles who have done quite well. Just last month Luke Bryan hosted the Country Music Awards and actually introduced Cole Swindell who performed. Bryce Leatherwood graduated from Georgia Southern in May and would love to join his GS Eagles friends on the country music scene. And, in fact, he has already been on the big stage in front of millions as a current contestant on NBC’s popular singing show The Voice.
Gwinnett Daily Post
PHOTOS: Scenes from the 2022 Georgia Gwinnett College fall commencement
More than 525 students graduated Thursday at Georgia Gwinnett College’s fall commencement. Photos courtesy of Georgia Gwinnett College
The Griffin Daily News
GSC Club Football Advances to National Championship
Gordon State Club Football is heading to Waynesburg, Pennsylvania for the National Club Football Association National Championship game against the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday, Dec. 3, at Wiley Stadium. In November, Gordon State claimed the South Atlantic Conference Championship for the second consecutive year after a 20-12 defeat over Columbus State. That win advanced the team to the semi-final game against Sacred Heart in Fairfax, Virginia, where they secured a 55-7 win.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Brent Key: ‘We will work 365 days a year to dominate’ UGA
By Ken Sugiura
In his introductory news conference Monday morning, new Georgia Tech coach Brent Key laid down the gauntlet. The Yellow Jackets are coming after archrival Georgia. Key addressed a number of topics in meeting with media, but perhaps none will catch the attention of Tech fans as much as his stated intentions to not merely defeat the Bulldogs – but dominate them. Georgia won the SEC championship Saturday to improve to 13-0 and are the top seed in the College Football Playoff, which they won last year. “We have an opponent in this state that we will work 365 days a year to defeat,” Key said, his voice full of intensity. “We will work 365 days a year to dominate. When we all wake up in the morning, our goal is to dominate our opponent. The feeling of dominating your opponent is like no other, and whatever team is on our schedule, that is our goal, what we will work towards every single day.”
WGAU Radio
Last week of classes for fall semester at UGA
By Staff
Today begins the final week of classes for the Fall Semester at the University of Georgia. The last day of classes will come Tuesday, with Reading Day taking place Wednesday.
yahoo!news
Autism Spectrum Disorder Art Exhibit opens Dec. 13
The Albany Herald, Ga.
Local Autism Spectrum Disorder artists of all ages will have their art on display in a special exhibit beginning Dec. 13 titled “The Art of Autism” at the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Georgia Museum of Agriculture. Built with art made by local ASD artists of all ages, the project’s purpose was to let art positively impact individuals with ASD and those whose lives are intertwined with them, according to Museum Curator Polly Huff.
Athens CEO
Institute of Government’s Branding Team Taps into the Sweet Life in Vidalia
Margaret Blanchard
Drawing an onion might seem easy, but when you’re talking about a Vidalia onion, that’s another story. Just ask Kaitlin Messich, who led the Georgia city through a yearlong branding process. A faculty member at the UGA Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Messich leads the community branding program. “The biggest challenge was getting the onion right,” Messich said. “People are passionate about it. When we started, we saw how many departments and organizations use the Vidalia onion in their marketing and design, but there was no consistent brand look.” Communities are increasingly using brand strategy to attract talent and compete for new residents, jobs, industry and funding. Community branding is an economic development asset; it helps communities enhance their image and better position themselves in a competitive environment.
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UGA Professor Works with Producers, Students to Improve Cattle Production in Georgia
Amanda Budd
Growing up helping on his family’s cow-calf operation in Brazil, Pedro Fontes enjoyed being on the farm and working with cattle from a young age. His childhood interest has manifested into a career spent working with producers and teaching undergraduate students about the beef industry. With dual roles in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and UGA Cooperative Extension, Fontes engages with stakeholders and producers, as well as his students, to teach them about beef cattle reproduction and current technological advancements in the field.
Keys Citizen News
Whale deaths spawn plastic pollution study
By Timothy O’hara
The death of 47-foot sperm whale off the Florida Keys earlier this year has put a spotlight on the serious problem of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. The whale had a mass of plastic bags, fishing line and tattered fishing nets in its stomach, which prevented it from absorbing nutrients and eventually killing it, according to scientists. …Ocean Conservancy, the nation’s oldest marine conservation nonprofit, is stepping up its efforts to protect all wildlife by aiming to make the Florida Keys trash free, according to the group. Ocean Conservancy is conducting a year-long study in the Florida Keys to understand the sources and pathways of how plastics end up in the ocean. …Researchers have walked miles alongside some of the busiest roads in the Keys, picking up pieces of plastic litter — big and small — and recording each and every piece found into an app. The goal is to understand the most common types of plastic pollution in order to create solutions to stop plastics from entering Florida’s precious waters, according to Brooker. The study is called a Circularity Assessment Protocol (CAP) study. Ocean Conservancy is partnering with the University of Georgia to produce the CAP report.
Times-Georgian
Student shot at apartment complex
By Kennae Hunter
One man was shot and two are in custody after a shooting at a student apartment complex in Carrollton on Saturday. Carrollton Police responded to the report of shots fired on Saturday afternoon in a Carrollton student apartment complex that left one UWG student shot multiple times. On Saturday afternoon, Carrollton Police responded to 915 Lovvorn Road, RiverPointe Apartments, in reference to shots fired near the 1000 building. When Carrollton officers arrived along with University of West Georgia police, it was determined that one male university student had been shot at least three times, according to Captain JJ Cole.
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Inside Higher Ed
What Will Happen to ‘U.S. News’ Rankings?
Some think (and many hope) that the move of law schools away from the publication will prompt undergraduate colleges to do the same. But no new challenges have emerged on undergraduate rankings … thus far.
By Scott Jaschik
The cover of U.S. News’ Best Colleges ranking issue, showing graduates in pale blue commencement gowns. The question in the admissions world right now is fairly simple: Will the moves by leading law schools against the rankings of U.S. News & World Report spread to undergraduate institutions? Eleven law schools, most recently at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Washington, have announced that they will stay out of the rankings. The first law school to announce that it was dropping out was Yale University, which has been the top-ranked law school by U.S. News since it started the rankings more than 30 years ago. But in the last week, two law schools, at Cornell University and the University of Chicago, announced that they would continue to participate with the rankings. Many have been waiting for a similar push by undergraduate colleges. But thus far, they have been disappointed.
Inside Higher Ed
A Legal Impasse or a Turf War?
The California Community Colleges and the California State University system are in a standoff over three proposals for community college baccalaureate programs.
By Sara Weissman
Three California community colleges are fighting to start new baccalaureate programs, which their leaders insist would fill critical local workforce needs and help students who couldn’t otherwise afford to pursue a four-year degree. But their plans have faced repeated roadblocks from the California State University system. Cal State faculty members argue these programs, and future programs like them, shouldn’t proceed without their go-ahead. The waylaid degree offerings are part of a first group of programs proposed by community colleges under Assembly Bill 927. The legislation, signed into law last October, made permanent a set of 15 pilot baccalaureate programs at community colleges and allows new four-year programs to be created at these institutions.