I hate to be the one to say I told you so, but I did. I told you guys what would happen against Ohio State.
We are two days away from, in my opinion, the biggest game of the year – No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Ohio State in the College Football Playoff Semifinal.
If someone told me last season Georgia basketball would be on par with Kentucky basketball 10 games into the season, I would’ve called that person a madman.
During one of my drives on the way back from covering a game recently, I sat down and had a thought.
We’ve raved about how dominant Georgia has been defensively, especially over the last couple seasons. Even so, there’s a fatal flaw in the Bulldogs’ defense, and it stems from their inability to stop the pass.
The events that transpired during Rivalry Week gave fans exactly what they wanted to see out of the regular season finale: Chaos.
It’s time for the best weekend in college football to take place. It’s rivalry weekend.
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As the first full weekend of college football arrived, there was certainly the opportunity for an upset.
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