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Smith: Arnold Harrison

Loran Smith
Thursday, October 19, 2023
At a prosperous automobile dealership, it seems like everyone is always in motion. Nothing is idling except for a smooth-running engine that has just been finely tuned to make a satisfied customer even more satisfied.
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Smith: Music City

Loran Smith
Thursday, October 12, 2023
With all the conference realignment that has taken place, you hear about all the travel costs and headaches to come with expansion, which will have, in the Big Ten, UCLA and Southern Cal playing in New Brunswick, N.J., and State College, Pa.
Georgia tight end Brock Bowers (19) during Georgia’s game against Auburn on Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (Tony Walsh/UGAAA)

Georgia tight end Brock Bowers (19) during Georgia’s game against Auburn on Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (Tony Walsh/UGAAA)

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Smith: Well-rounded tight end Brock Bowers becoming Georgia legend

Loran Smith
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
If you talk with Brock Bowers about his passions for hunting and fishing and know nothing about his background, you might take him for a native Georgian. He could hail from Americus, Valdosta, or Albany. Or perhaps the hills of Habersham.
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Smith: Georgia grad Pat Dye made huge impact at Auburn

Loran Smith
Thursday, September 28, 2023
A journey over to Auburn always brings about reflections of times spent with Pat Dye on his farm near Notasulga, Alabama, which is a little less than 13 miles from the campus where he spent almost a dozen years as head football coach and athletic director.
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Smith: Braves outing

Loran Smith
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Even when the Braves come up short, an outing at Truist Park can still be a resonating affair, especially when the weather is good, and the team is headed to the playoffs.
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Smith: Behind the lens with Cassie Wright

Loran Smith
Thursday, September 21, 2023
A book with photography being critical to its success brings about a need for creative handiwork on the part of the artist behind the lens.
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Smith: Seasons change, fans don’t

Loran Smith
Thursday, September 14, 2023
If it weren’t for fans, there would be no television or college football mania. Fan support is the first step in building a program attractive to television networks, whose influence is as dominant as Herschel Walker was on the toss sweep.
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Smith: Coast-to-coast arrivals

Loran Smith
Thursday, September 7, 2023
With the semester system in place at most colleges across the country, most incoming freshmen have now settled in, beginning a journey that should be enhanced by their campus experience.
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Smith: Making of champions

Loran Smith
Thursday, August 31, 2023
It doesn’t matter about the championship team. Research confirms that most of them had a close call during their season of glory. In the last 20 years, half of the teams that became national champions lost one game. In 2007, LSU won the title, but lost two games, which is very unusual.
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