Falcons coach Raheem Morris talks over Sunday' loss to the Indianapolis Colts and gives his support to quarterback Michael Penix Jr.

The Georgia High School Association Reclassification Committee heard 49 appeals Monday from schools trying to move down in classification for the next two years.

Even if you give Morris the benefit of those doubts, his assessment of Penix’s play after the 31-25 defeat against the Colts was strange.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Monday that tight end Lawson Luckie is doing well after a hard hit in the Mississippi State game Saturday. Luckie left the game before halftime.

The Atlanta Braves made a lot of moves in the last week, including hiring a new manager, new coaches and reshuffling a lot of front office staff.

Previewing all 16 Class 6A matchups in the first round of the Georgia high school football playoffs.

“It’s always hard to put losses to bed, losses eat at you," coach Brent Key said. “I told the team, 'The greatest thing that could have happened to us happened to us.'"

Losses aren't affecting morale. ‘Playoffs for me is still in sight,’ Jalon Walker says.

Georgia QB Gunner Stockton is having a better season statistically, and record-wise, than preseason Heisman Trophy favorite Arch Manning as the teams enter their game week.