Columbus (GA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Devils Colors: Blue/Orange Coach: Phil Marino League: AAAA Region 1 Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #37 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2017 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Josh Scarbrough 6'2" 190 Senior OLB 4.6 Donovan Carter 5'10" 185 Senior QB 4.53 Bayard Taylor 5'11" 305 Senior OL/DL 5.67 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Fast, Athletic Team Weaknesses: Inconsistency, Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -0.2 2017 National Rank: #6963 2017 State Rank: #323 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -6.2 2018 National Rank: #4728 2018 State Rank: #251 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 1.8 Dynasty National Rank: #8825 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8 Dynasty Record: 46-105 (27-77 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 3-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 6th) 2017 Points For Average: 17.1 2017 Points Against Average: 33.3 2017 Differential: -16.2 2017 Wins: #4837 Carver [George Washington] (Columbus) (36-13), #7078 Jordan (Columbus) (47-32), #9393 Shaw [William Henry] (Columbus) (13-7) 2017 Losses: #1632 Callaway (Hogansville) (44-13), #1818 Americus-Sumter (Americus) (33-9), #2220 Cairo (45-7), #3113 Northside (Columbus) (49-0), #3579 Hardaway (Columbus) (41-14), #4098 Upson-Lee (Thomaston) (43-19), #5808 Westover (Albany) (26-13) 2017 Opponents W-L: 54-55 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 Spencer (Columbus), 8/30 at Troup County (LaGrange), 9/6 Westover (Albany), 9/21 Carver [George Washington] (Columbus), 9/28 at Cairo, 10/5 Americus-Sumter (Americus), 10/11 at Shaw [William Henry] (Columbus), 10/19 Hardaway (Columbus), 10/25 at Dougherty (Albany), 11/2 at Northside (Columbus) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Troup County (LaGrange) (21.8), Americus-Sumter (Americus) (19.8), Cairo (14.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Shaw [William Henry] (Columbus) (-27.6), Dougherty (Albany) (-11.6), Spencer (Columbus) (-10.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.7 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #173 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2305 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 6th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%