Q&A on the News

Q: Among power conference teams, is Georgia Tech’s 535 yards rushing against Tennessee the most ever by a losing team?

—Keith Magnes, Decatur

A: The NCAA doesn’t “have a complete list of alltime rushing leaders among losing teams,” and doesn’t divide its records between Power Five and Group of Five teams, a spokesman told Q&A on the News in an email.

Rice holds the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) record with 570 yards rushing in a loss to San Jose State on Oct. 2, 2004, and Air Force rushed for 545 yards in a 2001 loss, he wrote.

Among Power Five teams, Georgia Tech rushed for 535 yards in a 42-41 loss to Tennessee on Sept. 5.

“The record prior to 2001 was 525, again set by Air Force in 1991 so we should be able to assume that there were no losing teams (to) rush for more than 525 yards prior to 2001,” the spokesman wrote.

Georgia Tech is in the Atlantic Coast Conference, which is a Power Five conference along with the Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC.

Rice currently is in Conference USA and Air Force currently belongs to the Mountain West Conference, both of which are Group of Five conferences.

Q: Could you find out the reason why 11Alive changed the news program it was previously doing at 11 p.m. to what the channel is doing now?

—Helen Moore, Stone Mountain

A: 11Alive created its new 11 p.m. program, called “The Late Feed,” as a modernized, more fast-paced alternative to its traditional nighttime newscast, the AJC previously reported. The show, hosted by Vinnie Politan, uses panel discussions and quick recaps of the day’s news.

The station’s traditional 11 p.m. newscast had previously been earning lower ratings than those of competing channels, such as Fox 5 and Channel 2 Action News, the AJC reported.