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Georgia is No. 2 in the first playoff rankings and heads to Ole Miss on Saturday

The Daily Athens teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 5 sources

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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

RankTeamRecord
1MiamiUndefeated
2Georgia7-1
3UtahUndefeated
4IndianaOne loss

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: in Oxford, Mississippi

“He has an anticipation of windows that's probably unmatched.”

Kirby Smart on Chambliss

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

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