AROUND THE STATE

Berry at Birmingham Southern, 2 p.m.

Clark Atlanta at Albany State, 2 p.m.

Paine at Fort Valley State, 2 p.m.

Georgia Southern at Georgia State, 2 p.m.

Georgia Military College at Arkansas Baptist, 2 p.m.

LaGrange at Huntingdon, 2 p.m.

Morehouse at Benedict, 2 p.m.

Savannah State at N.C. Central, 2 p.m.

Shorter at Valdosta State, 3 p.m.

Point at Southeastern, 7 p.m.

West Georgia at North Alabama, 7 p.m.

Georgia Military College running back Jovon Robinson, the nation’s top junior college recruit according to many services, shared some surprising news this week.

It has nothing to do with where he’s headed next year. Robinson is still committed to Auburn.

“I just weighed in (Tuesday),” he said. “I’m about 240 pounds. I’ve jumped up in pounds the past couple of months.”

Robinson, who is listed at 6-f00t, played at about 225 pounds the past few seasons and said the extra weight hasn’t hampered him this fall, but admits there would be “nothing wrong with me losing a couple of pounds.”

Several factors, including injuries and a rebuilt offensive line, have cut his production from last season, when he set the NJCAA single-season record with 2,387 yards to go with a record-tying 34 touchdowns in 12 games to help the Bulldogs reach the national title game.

Robinson has 642 yards and seven touchdowns on 102 carries (6.3-yard average) in seven games this season while playing with a turf-toe injury, bruised ribs and a high ankle sprain.

He missed a game against Tyler Junior College on Oct. 11, had only 10 carries in another game and finished with three carries for 61 yards and a score in last week’s 63-0 rout of Atlanta Sports Academy.

“Jovon has had a couple of extra challenges this year that he didn’t face the previous year,” GMC coach Bert Williams said. “We played stronger-caliber defenses early in the season that were clearly geared to stop our running attack, inserting eight defenders into run defense on a regular basis. Our offensive line and fullback were entirely new — no returning starters or contributors from the 2013 season — so we had some learning curves up front as well.”

Robinson and Williams said he is on track to graduate from GMC and enroll at Auburn in January. He attended Auburn’s opening win over Arkansas and plans to return for the game against Samford on Nov. 22.

“I’m in good shape (academically), and I don’t see anything changing that route,” Robinson said. I don’t see myself getting off track. I’ll be at Auburn, and I’ll be blessed to be on the Plains.”

Tough times two: West Georgia (6-1, 2-1 Gulf South) can make it 2-for-2 against top-10 teams.

The Wolves play at No. 3 North Alabama (6-0, 3-0), one week after upsetting then-No. 9 Delta State, holding the conference’s highest scoring offense (54-point average entering the game) to two touchdowns in a 24-16 victory.

Safety Carlos Hutton (Carrollton) is the GSC defensive player of the week after he stopped a first-quarter drive by intercepting a pass at the 1-yard line and then picking off a Delta State pass in the end zone in the third quarter.

Around the state: Albany State's Jarvis Small (Brunswick) has rushed for more than 100 yards in each of the past five games and ranks second in the SIAC at 105.5 yards per game. … Shorter running back Kirk Wilson has the longest touchdown run in the GSC this season, scoring on a 74-yard run in a loss to West Alabama. Wilson finished with 105 yards, his first 100-yard game of the year. … LaGrange senior receiver Griffin Roelle (Lassiter) broke the school's career receptions mark of 107 in less than two years. Roelle, who had 44 catches his first two seasons at Valdosta State, has 109 catches at LaGrange after setting the single-season mark of 59 last year. … Point running back Rufus Mason, who had 1,550 yards and nine touchdowns in 2013, is redshirting after he tore an ACL on Sept. 6. … Berry's Dale Jackson threw five touchdown passes in the Vikings' 46-24 win over Hendrix, giving him 15 this season. … Valdosta State has outscored its past two opponents 102-6 behind 659 yards of offense — 479 passing and 180 rushing — and eight total touchdowns from quarterback Jake Medlock.