ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp threw his full support behind football coach Derek Dooley on Saturday, saying he believes the son of legendary Bulldogs coach Vince Dooley can unseat Democrat Jon Ossoff from the U.S. Senate next year.

“I am proud to endorse Derek Dooley, for United States Senate,” the two-term Republican governor said Saturday. “Derek is a fighter, a leader we can trust, and a true political outsider who has what it takes to defeat Jon Ossoff and make sure our state finally has a voice in the U.S. Senate that reflects our values.”

Kemp held his first public event for Dooley outside the University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium before the Bulldogs routed Marshall University’s Thundering Herd 45-7.

Dooley, a political newcomer, said he hoped to bring Kemp’s conservative le

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