DawgsThursday, November 5
Georgia is No. 2 in the first playoff rankings and heads to Ole Miss on Saturday
The Daily Athens team
If you're planning Saturday night around the Dawgs, here's the setup. The College Football Playoff committee put Georgia at No. 2 in its first rankings Tuesday night, behind only undefeated Miami. Dawg Post has undefeated Utah third and Indiana fourth.
Georgia sits second behind Miami in the first rankings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | Undefeated |
| 2 | Georgia | 7-1 |
| 3 | Utah | Undefeated |
| 4 | Indiana | One loss |
Sources: Dawg Post, FOX 5 Atlanta, WJCL
Next up is Oxford. Georgia (7-1) plays No. 10 Ole Miss (6-2), the team that beat the Dawgs 39-34 in last season's Sugar Bowl quarterfinal. Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss leads the Rebels, and Dawg Post breaks down his season. Kirby Smart is 2-3 against Ole Miss and has never won there.
- Kickoff: Sat., Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. ET
- TV: ABC
- Where: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi
“He has an anticipation of windows that's probably unmatched.”
Chambliss has put up big numbers for Ole Miss this season
- 2,189
- passing yards for Trinidad Chambliss
- 18
- touchdown passes
- 8
- interceptions, a league-leading total
Source: Dawg Post
Sources: FOX 5 Atlanta, Dawg Post, WJCL, UGA Wire