Week 3 Polls
AP | Coaches | Massey | |
1 | Ohio State (59) | Ohio State (62) | Ohio State |
2 | Alabama | Alabama (1) | Alabama |
3 | TCU | TCU | TCU |
4 | Michigan State (2) | Michigan State | Georgia |
5 | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor |
6 | USC | Florida State | Oregon |
7 | Georgia | USC | Florida State |
8 | Notre Dame | Georgia | Michigan State |
9 | Florida State | Clemson | Ole Miss |
10 | UCLA | Notre Dame | Georgia Tech |
11 | Clemson | Ole Miss | USC |
12 | Oregon | UCLA | Clemson |
13 | LSU | Oregon | UCLA |
14 | Georgia Tech | LSU | Auburn |
15 | Ole Miss | Auburn | LSU |
16 | Oklahoma | Georgia Tech | Oklahoma |
17 | Texas A&M | Oklahoma | Notre Dame |
18 | Auburn | Texas A&M | Texas A&M |
19 | BYU | Arizona | Missouri |
20 | Arizona | Missouri | Wisconsin |
21 | Utah | Utah | Kansas State |
22 | Missouri | BYU | Mississippi State |
23 | Northwestern | Wisconsin | Arkansas |
24 | Wisconsin | Northwestern | Utah |
25 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Arizona |
Georgia Overview
Georgia traveled to Nashville and defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores 31-14. The Dawgs’ running game was great as usual, led by Nick Chubb and his 189 yards on the ground. Isaiah "The Human Joystick" McKenzie returned a punt for a touchdown, and Jordan Jenkins was a one man wrecking crew on defense.
Outside of that, there were several question marks that remain unanswered, starting with the quarterbacks. Greyson Lambert went 11/21 for 116 yards in a performance that will not cut it against superior opposition. Backup Brice Ramsey didn’t fare much better in limited action.
Lambert and Ramsey need to clean things up at practice this week before Steve Spurrier and the South Carolina Gamecocks come to play in Athens on Saturday.
Movers
Fell Out: #18 Arkansas, #20 Boise State, #23 Tennessee, #25 Mississippi State
Newcomers: #19 BYU, #23 Northwestern, #24 Wisconsin, #25 Oklahoma State
Overrated
#8 Notre Dame. Notre Dame needed a late comeback to secure victory against the Virginia Cavaliers. In that game, starting quarterback Malik Zaire was lost for the season with a broken ankle. Any chance the Fighting Irish had at making the playoffs may have gone down with Zaire.
Underrated
#14 Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets' offense is a well-oiled machine behind quarterback Justin Thomas, as they accrued 439 yards on the ground against the Tulane Green Wave last week. Tech will look to prove they are legitimate contenders when they travel to South Bend this weekend.
This Week’s Top 25 Matchups
#14 Georgia Tech at #8 Notre Dame
#18 Auburn at #13 LSU
#15 Ole Miss at #2 Alabama
#19 BYU at #10 UCLA
Upset Alert
Last week, the BYU Cougars came through for me and downed the Boise State Broncos.
This week, as alluded to in Overrated/Underrated, I have the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets going to South Bend and defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.