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Vanderbilt leads No. 1 Alabama 23-14 at halftime
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Vanderbilt Commodores have never beaten a No. 1 team in football. Thanks to a very fast start, they are putting themselves in position to do just that. Or at least scare the Alabama Crimson Tide by taking their biggest lead ever over a top-ranked team. ...
AP Top 25 Extra Points: A week that started on a low note at UNLV ends with program's 1st ranking
UNLV's football program, which rarely finds itself in the national spotlight, found it twice in a week for reasons both bad and good. Last Tuesday, starting quarterback Matthew Sluka announced he would sit out the rest of the season because he discovered he wouldn't be receiving the...
AP Top 25 Takeaways: Georgia-Alabama play a thrilling classic, undiminished by expanded CFP
No. 2 Georgia and No. 4 Alabama played a classic Saturday night, a wild affair that included a 28-0 run by the Crimson Tide to start the game, a resilient comeback by the Bulldogs and 142 yards worth of touchdown passes in a 13-second span of the fourth quarter. When it was done,...
Milroe-to-Williams TD connection helps No. 4 Alabama beat No. 2 Georgia 41-34 in DeBoer's SEC opener
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Georgia and Alabama, Jalen Milroe and Carson Beck, put on quite a show even with a different Crimson Tide coach prowling the sideline. Ryan Williams caught a 75-yard touchdown pass from Milroe with 2:18 left and No. 4 Alabama beat No. 2 Georgia 41-34 on...
No. 2 Georgia visits No. 4 Alabama in SEC title game rematch
No. 2 Georgia (3-0, 1-0 SEC) at No. 4 Alabama (3-0, 0-0), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Georgia by 1 1/2. Series record: Alabama leads 43-26-4 WHAT’S AT STAKE? There appears to be little margin for error in...
Alabama and Georgia meet early in season for another Top-5 showdown, minus the make-or-break stakes
It's still Alabama and Georgia, with all the made-for-TV trappings. Star quarterbacks. Stout defenses. Top 5 rankings and NFL prospects galore. All Saturday night's clash between the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide and second-ranked Bulldogs lacks is the make-or-break, elimination...
College football picks: Georgia-Alabama showdown not as consequential with 12-team CFP but still big
The biggest games of the college football regular season are not quite as important as they used to be. No. 2 Georgia visits No. 4 Alabama on Saturday in a showdown of two Southeastern Conference superpowers who have combined to win five national titles since the College Football...
College football Week 5: Georgia-Alabama is nation's highest-ranked September matchup since 2017
A high-stakes AP Top 25 game between heavyweights Georgia and Alabama has become an annual expectation for college football fans, but never this early. The No. 2 Bulldogs visit the No. 4 Crimson Tide on Saturday night for a Southeastern Conference opener and only their third...
Kirby Smart no longer has to fret about his mentor-turned-nemesis in Tuscaloosa
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Kirby Smart no longer has to worry about his mentor-turned-nemesis in Tuscaloosa. Somewhere, deep in his gut, the Georgia coach might be a bit relieved that Nick Saban is now wearing a mic at the broadcast table rather than a headset on the sideline. Just don't...
So far so good for DeBoer and No. 4 Alabama, but Georgia and other big tests await
Quarterback Jalen Milroe and Alabama's offense have dished out explosive plays and big numbers. The defense has been stingy, and the Crimson Tide deftly handled their first road test. The first few games of Kalen DeBoer’s tenure have gone off well enough to appease even most fans...
