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UGA football coach Kirby Smart provides update on RB James Cook’s status for Sugar Bowl

Georgia football coach Kirby Smart provides update on status of running back James Cook for the Allstate Sugar Bowl

Georgia football running back James Cook was arrested earlier in the month for driving without a valid license and carrying an open container of alcohol, per the Athens-Clarke County Police.

However, head coach Kirby Smart confirmed the sophomore running back can play against Baylor in the Sugar Bowl, after touching down in the Big Easy on Friday.

Cook will give the Bulldogs some much needed talent at running back for the game, with senior Brian Herrien likely out and junior D’Andre Swift’s status also up in the air.

UGA Wire will provide you with more updates as we get them.

Watch: Georgia football lands in New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl

Georgia football has landed in New Orleans for the Allstate Sugar Bowl game

The Georgia Bulldogs have officially landed in New Orleans, Louisiana for the Allstate Sugar Bowl against Baylor.

The Bulldogs will play the Bears on January 1st at 8:30 pm, after a disappointing loss to Texas in the Big Easy last season. Will the Dawgs come out motivated enough to earn the victory? Only time will tell.

Louisiana at Appalachian State odds, lines, picks and best bets

Previewing Saturday’s Sun Belt Championship Game betting odds between the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns and Appalachian State Mountaineers.

The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (10-2, 7-1 Sun Belt West) and Appalachian State Mountaineers (11-1, 7-1 Sun Belt East) meet in the Sun Belt Championship Game for the second consecutive season. We analyze the Louisiana-Appalachian State odds and betting lines, while providing college football betting tips and advice on this matchup.

Louisiana at Appalachian State: Three things you need to know

1. App State has the SBC Offensive Player of the Year in RB Darrynton Evans, who posted 1,250 yards and 16 touchdowns on the ground, while also adding three scores through the air and a kickoff return for a touchdown. He had 218 all-purpose yards with a 97-yard kickoff TD in last season’s title game vs. the Ragin’ Cajuns.

2. These teams hooked up Oct. 9 in Lafayette and it was surprisingly a defensive battle, going in favor of App State by a 17-7 count. The total on that game was set at 69.5.

3. The Ragin’ Cajuns rank eighth the nation in total yards (500.3) and 12th in points scored (38.8). The Mountaineers rank 18th in the country in rushing yards (226.0) and 11th in points scored (38.9).

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Louisiana at Appalachian State: Odds, betting lines and picks

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 10:30 p.m. ET.

Prediction

Appalachian State 33, Louisiana 27

Moneyline (ML)

App State (-223) is a little too expensive for a battle between two 10-win teams. While the Mountaineers are at home, remember, they fell to Georgia Southern in Boone last month. The Ragin’ Cajuns (+180) have some tremendous weapons in QB Levi Lewis and RB Elijah Mitchell, and this game really could go either way if the turnover battle is heavily skewed in one direction.

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Against the Spread (ATS)

PASS. App State (-6.5, -110) is a tempting play at less than a touchdown, but Louisiana (+6.5, -110) has the horses to either win this one outright, or make it a one-possession game. The Mountaineers won their final three games by a combined 86 points, but that was against the dregs of the SBC and not a quality team like Louisiana. My lean would be with the Cajuns, ever so slightly, but I am not playing it.

Over/Under (O/U)

The OVER 56.5 (-115) is your best bet if you’re looking to play the SBC title game. These teams each have explosive running backs capable of housing it every time. Evans and Mitchell have combined for 34 total touchdowns, but there are other players capable of big plays, too, including Ragas and RB Raymond Calais for ULL, and QB Zac Thomas and WR Thomas Hennigan for App State.

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WATCH: 4-star LSU DT commit Jacobian Guillory squats 700 pounds

What makes LSU defensive line commit Jacobian Guillory such a dominant prospect? His strength, which he builds up in part by performing wild leg max lifting days like this 700-pound effort.

LSU is having a heck of a season. In addition to taking a dominant lead in the College Football Playoff standings, the Tigers are also in the midst of a major recruiting surge. One of their prized members of the Class of 2020 is four-star in-state defensive lineman Jacobian Guillory, of Alexandria (La.) High School.

Guillory stands 6-foot-2, 330 pounds and may already be stronger than his frame. Much of that comes from his natural, god-given strength. The rest comes from workouts like this:

Yup, that’s Guillory squatting an astronomical 700 pounds, and lifting it like it’s no big deal. Bing, bang, boom.

Guillory’s Alexandria team is still in the state playoffs, so he’s still got plenty to fight for before he heads to Baton Rouge. Not that he would stop power lifting under either circumstance. He didn’t get to lift 700 pounds by skipping any scheduled leg days or max days. Keep them coming.

Four-star Louisiana RB Ashaad Clayton commits to Colorado

Colorado landed its biggest recruiting blow of the Class of 2020 thus far with the commitment of Louisiana 4-star RB Ashaad Clayton, the Warren Easton star who ranks among the top-four overall prospects from Louisiana.

Colorado made another foray into the American South for a top recruit, getting a pledge from four-star Louisiana running back Ashaad Clayton on Monday.

Clayton stars for New Orleans power Warren Easton, which expects to compete for the state title in the forthcoming high school playoffs. A versatile 6-foot, 200-pound back, Clayton chose the Buffaloes ahead of scholarship offers from the likes of Alabama, Auburn and Georgia.

Clayton committed to the Buffs immediately after visiting Colorado, and announced his decision on Twitter with a Tweet that includes a golden visor with a CU Buffaloes logo.

How did Colorado land one of the top-four prospects in the state of Louisiana? The answer clearly starts with Colorado coach Mel Tucker and assistant coach Darian Hagan. A former Colorado running back himself, Hagan served as the lead recruiter for Clayton. With the most continuity of everyone on the Colorado staff, Hagan’s recruiting bona fides for running backs are unquestionable.

Now he has another star pupil to work with, who doubles as the top prospect in Colorado’s Class of 2020.