The undefeated Bulldogs, now ranked No. 1 on the Associated Press' Top 10 turned in its most thorough performance of the season on a cool
ATHENS, Ga. - The
stage is set for another clash between the University of Georgia and Alabama in
the SEC College Football Championship.
The undefeated
Bulldogs, now ranked No. 1 on the Associated Press' Top 10 turned in its most
thorough performance of the season on a cool, rainy Saturday night, seemingly
peaking at just the right time to make a run at its third straight national
title.
Georgia scored
touchdowns on its first four possessions, building a 28-14 halftime lead
against Ole Miss and cruising the rest of the way to its 27th consecutive
victory.
Even before
Saturday's kickoff, the Bulldogs knew they had clinched another SEC East title
and a Dec. 2 showdown against Alabama when No. 16 Missouri blew away No. 14
Tennessee 36-7.
The team now heads
to Rocky Top to face No. 14 Tennessee next weekend, but all eyes are on the
upcoming championship game, where the two teams will face off for the fourth
time in history and the third time in six years.
Georgia has
extended its streak of weeks being top-ranked in the AP Top 25 to 22 on Sunday,
giving the Bulldogs the second-longest run of being No. 1 in the 87-year
history of the college football poll.
The Bulldogs
received 54 first-place votes after they routed Mississippi in what was a
top-10 matchup on Saturday night. Georgia broke a tie with Miami, which made 21
straight appearances at No. 1 from 2001-02.
The longest No. 1
streak belongs to Southern California. The Trojans spent 33 straight polls at
No. 1 from 2003-2005
The Bulldogs are
another step closer to a three-peat, which has never been done in the poll era.
This group appears to be just as motivated as the two previous seasons, and is
as close to full strength as it’s been all year. Good luck to anyone trying to
knock off the Georgia juggernaut, though running back Kendall Milton issued a
word of warning. "We haven’t peaked. We’re nowhere near the peak."
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