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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...
Star quarterbacks Milroe, Beck gear up for rematch of SEC Championship Game
Jalen Milroe is always a threat to break loose for a long run or uncork a deep ball whenever the defense leaves an opening — or he creates one. Carson Beck is a big-game veteran who makes few mistakes and could well wind up being the No. 1 NFL draft pick. Now, the...
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...
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...
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...
