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Kirby Smart knows college football is going to be a different beast this coming season. With an expanded SEC and a 12-team College Football Playoff, he expects this season to be as competitive as ever.
One of the more interesting side effects of an expanded playoff field will be the importance of conference championship games. The four highest-ranked conference champions earn a first-round bye, providing tea
But there is a drawback of potentially losing an extra home game. The first round of the College Football Playoffs will be played on campuses, where as the quarterfinals will be at bowl venues.
ESPN author Adam Rittenberg notes offensive coordinator Chip Kelly has “the nation’s best running back combination for the fall…. ” with Judkins pairing with returning Big Ten star TreVeyon Henderson.
Texas — not Georgia — is No. 2 in those rankings, per the cable giant.
Quarterback Quinn Ewers is the co-Heisman Trophy favorite along with Beck, but the Longhorns also nabbed Alabama star receiver Isaiah Bond out of the transfer portal in a move reminiscent of their key acquisition of UGA’s Adonai Mitchell the year before.
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian is a celebrated offensive mind with a catch “All gas, no brakes” slogan along with football royalty waiting in the wings in the form of quarterback Arch Manning.
Georgia, meanwhile, is ranked No. 3 with an offense that, ESPN notes since the start of the 2022 season, is second only to Oregon in yards per game and second to those Ducks and USC in points per game.
The Bulldogs have key playmakers to replace with three-time All-American Brock Bowers and explosive wideout Ladd McConkey to replace, but Smart added dynamic Florida transfer Trevor Etienne to an offense that features one of the most physical and experienced offensive lines.
Beck also took a step in the offense this offseason, displaying. more command at key junctures of the spring game, hooking up with veteran receiver Dominic Lovett in the clutch and dishing spot passes to Dillon Bell and Rara Thomas.
