Georgia drops but stays in top 5 of Week 6 Coaches Poll
Georgia is out of the top spot in the Week 6 Coaches Poll, and deservedly so. The Bulldogs, who had already slipped from the No. 1 ranking according to the AP, fell 41-34 at the hands of Alabama Saturday in Tuscaloosa. Now, entering a matchup with Auburn, UGA comes in at No. 5 with Texas taking over the top spot.
Alabama, Ohio State and Tennessee hold spots ahead of Georgia while Oregon, Penn State, Miami, Missouri and Michigan round out the top 10.
Georgia fell behind early against the Crimson Tide, allowing Alabama to find the end zone in each of its first four drives. Trailing 30-7 at the halftime break, the Bulldogs did find some life, but it was too little, too late. Carson Beck’s career-high 439 passing yards was overshadowed instead by his four turnovers, as Kirby Smart dropped to 1-6 in his career against his former team.
It was one hell of a game,” Smart said, an accurate description of what played out under the lights of Bryant-Denny Stadium. “Tale of two halves. Obviously, we were not really prepared and that falls on me. In the first half we didn’t do a great job, especially defensively, but we also gave them short fields, and when you have a short field and a quarterback like Milroe, it creates a lot of tough times.”
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“I am extremely proud of our team,” he continued. “At halftime I thought our coaches made good adjustments, everybody was positive … Came back to make it a game and had a chance to win the game and didn’t make more plays than Alabama, so a lot of credit to them. And for us humility is always a week away. We got to go get ready for another tough opponent coming to our place.”
Coaches Poll
- Texas (29)
- Alabama (19)
- Ohio State (7)
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Oregon
- Penn State
- Miami
- Missouri
- Michigan
- Ole Miss
- LSU
- Notre Dame
- Clemson
- USC
- Iowa State
- Oklahoma
- Utah
- BYU
- Kansas State
- Texas A&M
- Louisville
- UNLV
- Indiana
- Illinois
Kickoff time for Georgia’s next game is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC against long-time rival Auburn. The Bulldogs and Tigers first met in 1892 and have played 128 total times in a series accurately known as the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry. UGA opens as 23.5-point favorites for Sautrday’s contest according to FanDuel.
