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AP Top 25 Reality Check: SEC, Big Ten grab 16 spots in poll, monopolizing rankings like never before
The Southeastern Conference and Big Ten occupy 64% of this week's AP Top 25, with 16 ranked teams combined, the most ever by two conferences in one poll. The third Top 25 of the regular season had a new No. 1 in Texas on Sunday, one of nine SEC teams in the poll. That's one short of...
No. 2 Georgia enters bye on a defensive roll that has kept last four opponents out of the end zone
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Georgia knows an opponent inevitably will score a touchdown because that’s football, and no defense is perfect despite the No. 2 Bulldogs looking impermeable right now. Georgia (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) expects plenty of shots from No. 4 Alabama and...
Branson Robinson runs for 3-yard go-ahead touchdown, top-ranked Georgia rallies past Kentucky 13-12
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Neither Georgia players nor coach Kirby Smart doubted they would be the last ones standing in a dogfight with Kentucky. It just took the top-ranked Bulldogs longer than expected to prove it. Much longer. Branson Robinson rushed for a 3-yard,...
Another player from top-ranked Georgia arrested for reckless driving
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia cornerback Daniel Harris was arrested on a reckless driving charge after police said he was driving 106 mph, the latest player on the top-ranked Bulldogs to run afoul of the law behind the wheel. The sophomore from Miami was stopped by Athens-Clarke...
No. 1 Georgia visits Kentucky, looking to win SEC opener while Wildcats seek all-around improvement
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Top-ranked Georgia isn’t allowing many points right now, a daunting obstacle for a Kentucky squad seeking ways to score some. Those opposite trends don’t appear likely to change in Saturday night’s matchup of former SEC East rivals, but Bulldogs coach...
SEC contenders handling early schedule of beefier foes instead of cupcakes to boost playoff resumes
One unknown to scheduling non-conference opponents years in advance is whether those future foes are as attractive when game day finally arrives as they were when the contract was signed. So-called “cupcake” guarantee games against overmatched lower-tier foes often end up...
Carson Beck throws 5 TD passes and No. 1 Georgia routs FCS school Tennessee Tech 48-3
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — In what amounted to a glorified scrimmage, Carson Beck needed a little more than a half to tie a Georgia record. Beck threw five touchdown passes — to five players — before leaving the game less than three minutes into the third quarter, leading the No. 1...
Kyle McCord passes for 4 TDs as Syracuse knocks off newly ranked No. 23 Georgia Tech 31-28
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Future opponents of Syracuse football might want to take seriously a message delivered from first-year coach Fran Brown. Don't give him any bulletin board material because it may bite you. Kyle McCord passed for 381 yards and four touchdowns,...
With a daunting schedule ahead, No. 1 Georgia has easy one against FCS team Tennessee Tech
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — With a daunting schedule ahead, this is a chance for No. 1 Georgia to do some fine-tuning. Call it a glorified scrimmage. The Bulldogs (1-0) play their home opener Saturday against FCS opponent Tennessee Tech, which took on a game it has no chance...
AP Top 25 Reality Check: No. 23 Georgia Tech breaks long poll drought and teams suing ACC start 0-3
Instead of talking about Florida State's losses, let's focus on one of the teams that beat the Seminoles. With a 2-0 start that included a victory in Irleand over FSU, Georgia Tech moved into The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time in nine years at No. 23. The poll drought was...
