PREP FOOTBALL: Columbia finally gets a bye, and some much-needed rest

Columbia running back Tony Fulton runs up the field against Raines on Oct. 28. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)
Columbia running back Tony Fulton runs up the field against Raines on Oct. 28. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

A bye week is here at last for Columbia.

The Tigers, physically and mentally exhausted, needed a break more than ever.

Columbia (6-4) played 11 straight weeks counting the Preseason Classic, a gauntlet …