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Another new week is here, this one with the promise of Southeastern Conference football at its end as the Florida Gators and the rest of the league launch their 2020 college football seasons.
At the top of the news, USA TODAY Sports has Central Florida among risers in its latest NCAA Re-Rank for teams1-90. There were no changes to the top eight.
Paul Myerberg takes a look at the winners and losers from Week 3 in college football, who are led by Central Florida and Clemson. No. 13 Central Florida’s 49-21 win at Georgia Tech cements the Knights’ status as the team to beat in the Group of Five and maintains the program’s underdog hopes of crashing the College Football Playoff.
Finally, Erick Smith talks about the lessons learned in Week 3 of college football action. For instance, much is made of the grit and resolve of players at the service academies as they try to match bigger programs. Sometimes that’s just media hyperbole. In this case, the win by the Midshipmen was all about resolve.
Around the Swamp
- Florida Gators remain sixth in Amway Coaches Poll Week 3 rankings: The latest Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports was published on Sunday afternoon after Week 3 of college football action, with some very noticeable changes thanks to the impending return of the Big Ten along with a big win by the Miami Hurricanes.
- Florida Gators remain in the top 10 in ESPN’s post-Week 3 power rankings: We’re now less than a week out from the kickoff of the SEC season on Saturday, and we now have a lot more clarity about the state of the rest of the Power Five.
- ESPN’s updated College Football Playoff predictions leave out Florida: On Sunday, ESPN released updated playoff and New Year’s Six Bowl predictions to reflect the Big Ten’s return.
- Florida Gators fifth in the latest AP poll for Week 3 of college football: The Associated Press released its latest rankings for the 2020 college football season on Sunday after the completion of Week 3 of play with not many major changes at the top of the poll.
- FOX Sports’ Joe Klatt ranks Gators No. 5 in updated rankings: Many of the talking heads of college football have been releasing their personal polls on social media, giving the public a glimpse at some varying opinions when it comes to ranking teams in this coronavirus-altered fall season.
- CBS Sports has a peachy outlook for Florida football in postseason play: Now that the Big Ten is back in the fold and the Pac-12 eyes a Halloween return to play, the postseason outlook has been shaken up a bit, shifting the outlook of many teams like UF.
- One college football insider has Florida at No. 3 in his latest poll: With the Southeastern Conference starting next weekend and the Big Ten looking to join the dance a little bit later, things have been busy in the polls and rankings.
- Scottie Lewis is one of the most intriguing basketball players in the country: The Athletic ranked the top 25 such players, and sophomore Gators guard Scottie Lewis came in at No. 4.
- Gators and Bulldogs are locked up in the SEC East per USA TODAY Network poll: Alabama is the clear-cut favorite to win the SEC this year, but — as usual — there is a division between Georgia and Florida.
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— Florida Gators (@FloridaGators) September 19, 2020
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