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ajc.com > sports > 2026 > 09 > falcons-third-string-qb-cooper-rush-falls-short-in-emergency-start

Falcons’ third-string QB Cooper Rush falls short in emergency start

15+ hour, 14+ min ago   (1156+ words) PITTSBURGH — As he lifted himself from the Acrisure Stadium grass, Falcons quarterback Cooper Rush angrily pushed the football into the ground, looked toward the scoreboard and raised his right arm with a blend of fury and annoyance. Rush didn’t know…...

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ajc.com > sports > 2026 > 09 > highest-scoring-ghsa-football-games

Every scoring play in 73-66 Central-Houston County game, how it ranks all-time

21+ hour, 5+ min ago   (221+ words) Central of Carrollton defeated Houston County 73-66 in overtime in the third-highest-scoring game in GHSA history last week. Jacez Walton rushed for 195 yards and four touchdowns on 30 carries and caught a 28-yard TD pass for Central. Austin Stinson rushed for 411 yards…...

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ajc.com > sports > 2026 > 09 > falcons-fall-to-steelers-lose-season-opener-for-ninth-time-in-11-years

Falcons fall to Steelers, lose season opener for ninth time in 11 years

19+ hour, 7+ min ago   (358+ words) PITTSBURGH — The Falcons, despite starting the third-string quarterback, the wealth of penalties and the two missed field goals, were alive. Then, as Steelers star edge rusher T.J. Watt jumped, snared Cooper Rush’s check-down, rumbled forward, picked himself up and finished…...

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ajc.com > sports > 2026 > 09 > georgia-high-school-football-surprises-upsets-notable-wins-week-4

Victory by a 23-point underdog among notable surprises of GHSA football Week 4

19+ hour, 34+ min ago   (72+ words) AJC.com AJC Varsity reporter and GHSF Daily editor Chip Saye ranks the most surprising and notable games of the weekend. Chip Saye rejoined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2025, at the launch of AJC Varsity. In 2009 he helped start Georgia High…...

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ajc.com > sports > 2026 > 09 > ap-poll-top-25-rankings-has-a-new-no-1-team-entering-week-3

AP Top 25 rankings have a new No. 1 team entering Week 3

20+ hour, 17+ min ago   (445+ words) ATHENS — With multiple Top 10 teams losing, there was plenty of movement at the top of this week’s AP Top 25 poll. The Georgia Bulldogs are No. 2, the same ranking they had last week. While there were several marquee games Saturday, the…...

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ajc.com > sports > 2026 > 09 > kirby-smart-not-counting-on-fluffy-stats-against-angry-arkansas

Kirby Smart not counting on ‘fluffy stats’ against angry Arkansas

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (847+ words) Kirby Smart isn’t caught up in Georgia’s gaudy offensive numbers as much as he’s eager to get dialed in for the Bulldogs’ first road trip of the season. Georgia plays its SEC opener at Arkansas at noon Saturday, and Smart…...

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ajc.com > sports > 2026 > 09 > georgia-high-school-football-rankings-week-4

AJC Varsity rankings: Prince Ave. back on top, 2025 champ drops out in 3A

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (214+ words) Prince Avenue Christian is No. 1 again, and preseason No. 1 Carver of Columbus is out of the AJC Varsity football rankings for the first time since 2023. Prince Avenue, previously ranked No. 3, defeated No. 2 Greater Atlanta Christian 38-15 last week in a game…...

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ajc.com > sports > 2026 > 09 > georgia-techs-jaylen-mbakwe-taken-off-on-stretcher-vs-tennessee-update

Georgia Tech’s Jaylen Mbakwe taken off on stretcher vs. Tennessee: Update

1+ day, 37+ min ago   (346+ words) Jaylen Mbakwe pointed to the sky. The Georgia Tech cornerback was taken from the field on a stretcher early in the third quarter in Saturday’s 45-24 loss to Tennessee. Mbakwe was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, according to a Tech spokesperson....

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ajc.com > sports > 2026 > 09 > fox-sports-pam-oliver-still-pursues-success-decades-after-start-in-georgia

Fox Sports’ Pam Oliver still pursues success, decades after start in Georgia

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (747+ words) More than 30 years later, Fox Sports NFL sideline reporter Pam Oliver still gets butterflies. Even after navigating a media landscape that has shifted since the 1980s and ’90s, Oliver has remained a mainstay on televisions across the country. Her intent to keep…...

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ajc.com > sports > 2026 > 09 > takeaways-from-georgia-tech-footballs-loss-to-tennessee

Georgia Tech takeaways: Five yards from a comeback, miles from consistency

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (810+ words) Georgia Tech was five yards away from making No. 18 Tennessee nervous on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets faced second-and-goal to start the fourth quarter. A touchdown would have drawn them within seven points, after trailing the Volunteers 31-10 early in the second…...