Jeff Hart

A couple of games played during week two of the season had a major effect on the first College Football Playoff rankings...

The football kept slipping out of Matt Ryan's hands — and the game seemed to be going that way, too, for the Atlanta Falcons...

Kelly Bryant threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns and No. 7 Clemson bounced back from its first loss of the season with a dominating 24-10 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday night...

Sony Michel slipped through the line untouched, sprinted past several defenders and then spun into the end zone. The rout was on, and the losing streak was essentially over...

D'Vonn Gibbons threw for a touchdown and ran for a score behind a strong defensive effort, and Savannah State beat Norfolk State 27-9 on Saturday to snap a 10-game skid and win its first road game since Sept. 24, 2011...

Josh Anderson rushed for 96 yards and a score, and Brandon Silvers threw for 102 yards and another touchdown to help lead Troy to a 38-16 victory over winless Georgia Southern in the driving rain on Saturday...

Rabun County exploded for 26 first quarter points and then cruised to a 56-14 victory over Oglethorpe County Friday night and seize its fourth consecutive Region 8-AA crown...

North Gwinnett scored 45 unanswered points in taking a 45-6 win over Collins Hill Friday night to capture the Region 6-AAAAAAA title...

Stephens County survived a wild second day of the state softball championships at the Olympic Softball Complex Friday to advance to the Class AAAA championship round...

Gainesville used a 21-point second quarter to blow open a close game en route to a 35-12 win over Apalachee Friday night at City Park Stadium...