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Georgia up to the number three spot in latest Coaches Poll

Jeremy Johnsonby: Jeremy Johnson2 hours agoJeremyO_Johnson

Georgia has wrapped up the regular season and made another move up in the latest US LBM coaches’ Poll released on Sunday.

The Bulldogs are ranked in the No. 3 spot after Friday’s win over Georgia Tech. It was Georgia’s eighth straight win over the Yellow Jackets.

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart appreciates the history that comes with.

“I think that’s a history deal, Smart told reporters after the game. “This rivalry goes way back, way beyond my ability to comprehend it in terms of years back. Way beyond our players’ ability to comprehend it. What I do know is that, you know, my senior year, we were at seven. That ended the streak. That’s one that always sticks with me. I think there was another one in there somewhere that was seven that got ended. So, it’s been a battle back and forth. I mean, both programs have had their runs. It’s good for the state.” 

The top two spots remain with the Big Ten. Ohio State sits at number one. Indiana sits in the number two spot. There was movement on Friday night after Georgia wrapped up its win.

Texas beat Texas A&M, which had been the number three team. That outcome also put Georgia in next week’s SEC Championship Game in Atlanta. The Aggies fell to No. 7 and the Longhorns rose to No. 14. Oregon and Ole Miss, in that order, round out the top five.

That experience is something Smart is also high on experiencing.

“There’s also an opportunity to win an SEC championship,” Smart told reporters on Friday. “Does that matter? Does anybody care about that anymore? I mean, I grew up thinking that was the greatest game in the world and just different from everybody else. Yeah, we lost guys today to injury. We’re going to lose guys in practice to injury. But that’s next man up. Like, that’s what’s wrong with this whole thing now. It’s like, well, what if you get hurt? What if you do this? What if you do that? I mean, it’s football. It’s all part of it.” 

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