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Maybe Jamie Newman knew something about how inept the Georgia offense would be this season when he opted out of the 2020 season. After trailing 7-5 at halftime to one of the worst teams in the SEC, Arkansas, the Bulldogs broke through and won “handily” 37-10.
The optics look good for Kirby Smart’s team, but it wasn’t like their quarterback, D’wan Mathis in his first career start, found his groove in the second half. It was Stetson Bennett, in his second go-around with his home state team that led the charge.
The score makes it read like the Razorbacks were punched in the mouth early and Georgia coasted to a win, obviously not the case. How Georgia was No. 4 over the Irish in the latest Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports will bother me at least until next week when the Week 6 edition is released.
Despite not playing this week, @ClemsonFB hangs onto the top spot in our @AmwayUS Coaches Poll, which saw Florida rise into the top 3. @WeAreAFCA https://t.co/cwaKmHcruo pic.twitter.com/B7Gpi2sVWV
— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) September 27, 2020
Taking a look at other surprises include Miami jumping 6 spots to No. 8, Mississippi State and Pittsburgh going from unranked to ranked, and Oklahoma and LSU dropping 13 spots after upset losses.
Here is the latest poll, with the ACC teams in bold and last weeks ranking in parenthesis.
1 Clemson (1)
2 Alabama (2)
3 Florida (3)
4 Georgia (3)
5 Notre Dame (7)
6 Ohio State (10)
7 Auburn (8)
8 Miami FL (14)
9 Texas (9)
10 Penn State (13)
11 North Carolina (12)
12 UCF (15)
13 Texas A&M (11)
14 Mississippi State (NR)
15 Cincinnati (16)
16 Oklahoma (3)
17 LSU (5)
18 Wisconsin (17)
19 Oklahoma State (18)
20 Tennessee (21)
21 Michigan (19)
22 BYU (23)
23 Virginia Tech (24)
24 Memphis (20)
25 Pittsburgh (NR)