[jwplayer GrqoPb6i]
Another game day weekend is nearly upon us on this Friday, with the South Carolina Gamecocks heading to Gainesville to take on the Florida Gators in The Swamp on Saturday to kick off the Southeastern Conference’s Week 2 of gridiron action.
Speaking of the SEC, USA TODAY Sports college polls editor Eddie Timanus took a look at the five Week 5 college football games with the biggest impact on the College Football Playoff. No. 7 Auburn Tigers at No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs leads the list of biggest games this weekend.
With the Bulldogs on the mind, Paul Myerberg and Erick Smith asked the five biggest questions surrounding Week 5, including Georgia’s quarterback conundrum. The situation at quarterback is the most interesting aspect of a key SEC rivalry typically reserved for the second half of the season.
In other news, the USA TODAY Sports staff made some bold predictions for Week 5 of the college football season. Surprise performances and unexpected outcomes are anticipated each weekend in the wild world of college football. Even if everyone knows they are coming, guessing when and where they will happen is difficult.
Finally, in some potentially fortuitous news for the Gators, the Clemson Tigers’ former five-star running back Demarkcus Bowman is transferring after just two games. Bowman’s second choice when he committed to Clemson was reportedly Florida and there is speculation that he will end with the Gators back in his home state.
Around the Swamp
- How Gators commits fared in latest high school football action Week 2: Featuring 24 commits, the Florida Gators’ 2021 recruiting class ranks No. 7 in America, per the 247Sports Composite, and fourth-best in the Southeastern Conference.
- SEC approves intraconference transfer waivers due to COVID-19: The ruling allows a handful of players who transferred following the 2019 season to gain eligibility this fall.
- Florida’s Scott Stricklin named Athletic Director of the Year: Stricklin was one of five nominees for the award, joining Boise State’s Curt Apsey, Texas Tech’s Kirby Hocutt, Oregon’s Rob Mullens and Baylor’s Mack Rhoades.
- Five Gators in the NFL to keep an eye on in Week 4: A total of 49 former Gators players found themselves on 22 NFL heading into last weekend’s competition.
It’s great to be a Florida Gator!
𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 pic.twitter.com/l0dshe0skq
— Gators Football (@GatorsFB) October 1, 2020
[lawrence-related id=24906,24883,24732,24439]
[vertical-gallery id=24510]