Georgia
‘College GameDay’ Week 15 picks for Alabama-Georgia, Ohio State-Indiana, more
College football Power Four title picks and top Group of Five contender
Before the Snap looks at who’s poised to win the Power Four leagues and which Group of Five program could emerge as the top contender.
By the end of the day, five conference championship trophies and four spots in the College Football Playoff will be handed out.
Kicking off conference championship weekend is the Big 12 championship game between No. 6 Texas Tech (No. 4 in CFP rankings) and No. 11 BYU (No. 11 in CFP rankings). This game could impact the rest of the day and how the field is set up on Sunday, Dec. 7 — if the Cougars can pull off the upset.
There’s then the SEC championship game between No. 3 Georgia (No. 3 in CFP rankings) and No. 10 Alabama (No. 9 in CFP rankings), the site of “College GameDay” in Week 15. The Crimson Tide will need to replicate its game plan — a big passing game from Ty Simpson — from earlier this season to beat Georgia again. A win for Alabama will be its first SEC title in the post-Nick Saban era, while a win for Georgia will give Kirby Smart’s squad back-to-back SEC titles and three titles in the last four years.
The nightcap features No. 1 Ohio State (No. 1 in CFP rankings) and No. 2 Indiana (No. 2 in CFP rankings) clashing in the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis, and No. 16 Virginia (No. 17 in CFP rankings) and Duke meeting up in the ACC championship in Charlotte. A win by the five-loss Blue Devils would create chaos in the 12-team CFP field, potentially admitting two Group of Five programs into the CFP field.
Host of TNT’s “Inside NBA” Ernie Johnson is the celebrity guest picker for Week 15. Here’s a look at how “College GameDay” picked each of the conference championship matchups in Week 15, including the Army-Navy game next weekend:
Big 12 championship game: Texas Tech vs BYU
- Desmond Howard: Texas Tech
- Pat McAfee: Texas Tech
- Ernie Johnson (guest picker): Texas Tech
- Nick Saban: Texas Tech
- Kirk Herbstreit: Texas Tech
SEC championship game: Georgia vs Alabama
- Desmond Howard: Georgia
- Pat McAfee: Georgia
- Ernie Johnson (guest picker): Georgia
- Nick Saban: Alabama
- Kirk Herbstreit: Abstained (calling game)
Big Ten championship game: Ohio State vs Indiana
- Desmond Howard: Indiana
- Pat McAfee: Indiana
- Ernie Johnson (guest picker): Ohio State
- Nick Saban: Ohio State
- Kirk Herbstreit: Ohio State
ACC championship game: Virginia vs Duke
- Desmond Howard: Virginia
- Pat McAfee: Duke
- Ernie Johnson (guest picker): Virginia
- Nick Saban: Virginia
- Kirk Herbstreit: Virginia
MAC championship: Miami (Ohio) vs Western Michigan
- Desmond Howard: Miami (Ohio)
- Pat McAfee: Western Michigan
- Ernie Johnson (guest picker): Western Michigan
- Nick Saban: Western Michigan
- Kirk Herbstreit: Western Michigan
Army-Navy Game
- Desmond Howard: Navy
- Pat McAfee: Navy
- Ernie Johnson (guest picker): Navy
- Nick Saban: Navy
- Kirk Herbstreit: Navy
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Georgia National Fair announces ticket pricing changes for 2026
PERRY, Ga. (WALB) — The Georgia National Fair announced ticket pricing changes for 2026 in a Facebook post.
Children ages 3-10 will now require a $5 admission ticket.
Adult tickets purchased with cash at the entry gate will cost $20, excluding discounted admission days. Adults paying with a card at the gate will pay $15.
All online transactions will include a processing fee.
Discounted admission days will be $10 for everyone. Seniors 60 and up are $10 every day.
For more ticket information and fair dates, visit https://www.georgianationalfair.com/p/getconnected/pricing.
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DHS appears to axe plan to construct immigration detention megacenter in small Georgia town
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Proposed Georgia bill restricts voting to U.S. citizens
GEORGIA, Ga. (WALB) — A new bill introduced to the Georgia Senate could create a constitutional amendment to restrict voting to legal U.S. citizens.
The bill, Senate Resolution 4EX says, “No person who is not a citizen of the United States shall be entitled to vote at any election by the people.”
If passed, Georgians will vote on the constitutional amendment in the November election.
Georgia Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger said “I have been calling on the legislature for years to pass this amendment to the state constitution. I am glad to see the legislature finally act to ensure only American citizens are voting in our elections.”
According to Raffensperger, Georgia was the first state in the nation to conduct citizen verification of voter rolls. Since 2022, Raffensperger’s office conducted two citizenship audits of Georgia’s voter rolls.
SR 4EX Text
“Casting a vote is one of the most important elements of American citizenship. Any illegal vote dilutes the value of a citizen’s lawfully cast ballot. U.S. Citizens should decide Georgia elections. Period. I urge the legislature to pass this important legislation.”
The state uses information from the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) to identify people who are non-citizens. This data is based on documents provided to DDS, through its REAL ID drivers licenses or state identification cards.
That information is also ran through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to verify an individual’s citizenship status.
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