Georgia Beats Hawaii 41-10 in Sugar Bowl

Georgia running back Knowshon Moreno (24) scores his first touchdown of the game during the first quarter of the Sugar Bowl football game against Hawaii at the Superdome, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

On Georgia’s first possession of the Sugar Bowl, Bulldogs tailback Knowshon Moreno danced 17 yards, untouched, into the end zone. He celebrated by blowing a kiss to Georgia fans.

He might as well have kissed Hawaii and its undefeated season good night. No. 4 Georgia ran over No. 10 Hawaii on Tuesday night, 41-10, to win its seventh consecutive game and finish the season 11-2.

Georgia welcomed Hawaii to the BCS by giving the Warriors a heaping helping of SEC speed and power. Knowshon Moreno ran for touchdowns on Georgia's first two possessions and the Bulldogs took a 14-3 lead on Hawaii after the first quarter of the Sugar Bowl on Tuesday night.

After beating up on unbeaten Hawaii, the Georgia Bulldogs sounded a bit miffed about getting passed over for a shot at the national championship.

Patience, guys.

Next season could be your year.

Showing off a dazzling array of young talent Tuesday night, fourth-ranked Georgia closed its comeback of a season with a dominating 41-10 rout of Colt Brennan and the BCS-crashing Warriors.

At every turn, a freshman or sophomore made a huge play for the Bulldogs, be it Knowshon Moreno (two touchdown runs), Rennie Curran (two sacks), Matthew Stafford (a TD pass) or Asher Allen (nine tackles, two interceptions).

While Florida and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow are the early favorites for next season, keep an eye on the Gators' Southeastern Conference rival. The Bulldogs certainly provided a tantalizing glimpse of their 2008 potential against Hawaii, which came in seeking perfection and left thoroughly whipped.

"It was the fastest team I've probably ever seen," said Warriors quarterback Colt Brennan, a Heisman finalist whose college career ended with a thud.

Georgia coach Mark Richt wasn't about to make any bold predictions, but he conceded the obvious.

"We're going to return a very good football team," he said. "We'll be more of a veteran team than we've had in a while. We'll have some good depth. We'll have a chance to make a run at it. But so do about six or seven others in our league."

Georgia closed the season with seven straight wins after a sluggish start, the last of them on the very same field where Ohio State will meet LSU in the national title game next Monday.

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(The Associated Press)

Sports at Tech Schools

Sports may become a part of North Georgia’s Tech schools to attract students.

It may not be football, but eight North Georgia tech schools are looking into developing sports teams that can play each other. It’s a move towards a more traditional college experience. They are even holding meetings to find out what activities their students are looking for outside of classes.

Coosa Valley Tech’s spokesman says the goal is to start a women’s volley ball team and a men’s basketball team by spring.

Over all, the age of the average technical school student is dropping. Coosa Valley Tech even has a new plan called Project REAL, or Relevant Education and Life. It’s designed to recruit students directly out of high school.

200 jobs coming to Middle Georgia

One of the nation’s largest sporting goods stores is coming Twiggs County south of Macon. Academy Sports & Outdoors plans to break ground this fall on a distribution center. That also means 200 more jobs. The distribution facility is scheduled to open in early 2009.