Former Florida State Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward and Georgia SEC Player of the Year Willie McClendon were selected last week for induction into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. For which high schools did they play football? (Answer Wednesday)

Answer to Monday's question: Al Wood is the Jones County alumnus who was a first-round draft pick of the Atlanta Hawks, in 1981. He led Jones County to a Class AA runner-up finish in 1976 and was an All-American at North Carolina.

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Miami quarterback Carson Beck (left) and Texas' Arch Manning are hoping they did enough to get their teams into the College Football Playoff. The Hurricanes were No. 12 and Longhorns No. 16 before scoring big wins Saturday. (Associated Press photos)

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