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Former Georgia DE named as top 25 CFB player during the 2000s

ESPN names former Georgia Bulldogs star defensive end David Pollack as the No. 15 CFB player since 2000

Former Georgia Bulldogs defensive end David Pollack has been named as a top 25 college football player since 2000. Pollack is one of the top players in Georgia history.

Pollack was extremely productive throughout his four year career at the University of Georgia. Pollack is a three-time first-team All-American and All-SEC player (2002-2004).

ESPN ranks Pollack as the No. 6 defender and No. 15 player in college football since 2000. The Snellville, Georgia, product finished his college career with 36 sacks, which would rank third in college football since 2005.

“Even this list isn’t exactly overflowing with three-time All-Americans, but he was a first-teamer in 2002, 2003 and 2004,” said ESPN’s Bill Connelly. “His status was perhaps diminished by a quick and injury-plagued pro career, but make no mistake: Pollack was devastating in college.”

The Cincinatti Bengals drafted Pollack in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft. Pollack recorded 4.5 sacks as a rookie, but suffered a severe neck injury during the 2006 season and was forced to give up football.

Pollack made the most of his unfortunate luck and went on to serve as a college football analyst. He started working with ESPN’s “College GameDay” in 2011, but was eventually laid off after working with ESPN for over a decade in 2023.

Former ESPN college football analyst says Oklahoma is a better program than Texas

Former ESPN analyst and Lombardi winner for the Georgia Bulldogs believes the Oklahoma Sooners are abetter program than Texas.

In 2023, the Texas Longhorns finally lived up to the hype that has driven the program for much of the last decade.

They won the Big 12 (their fourth conference title) and they made the [autotag]College Football Playoff[/autotag] (their first appearance). Now, they’re one of the favorites to contend for the SEC title after coming in second in the SEC media poll last week.

While Texas came in second behind perennial favorite Georgia, the Sooners were predicted to finish eighth. But are the Sooners that far off from the Texas Longhorns?

David Pollack is two-time All-American, two-time SEC defensive player of the year and a Lombardi winner. The former ESPN college football analyst joined the “Crain and Company” show to discuss the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns. When asked if Texas is that much better than Oklahoma entering the SEC, Pollock took the time to remind everyone who’s had the upper hand.

“Like the better program is Oklahoma,” Pollock said. “Let me be clear, the better program is Oklahoma. They went to the College Football Playoffs four times. Texas went to one, and that year, by the way, they lost to Oklahoma. Oklahoma is 7-3 against Texas (in their last 10 games). Like they’ve been a much better program overall than Texas.”

The Oklahoma Sooners have had more success in the head-to-head matchup and at the conference level for much of the last two decades. Texas has had a better record the last two seasons, but as Pollock mentions, the Sooners beat the Longhorns in 2023.

While the SEC media poll portrays a significant gap between the Red River Rivals, they may be a lot closer than many think. With three straight top-eight recruiting classes, the Oklahoma Sooners have built one of the best rosters in the country. They rank above the Longhorns in blue-chip ratio heading into 2024, and only Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State and Texas have recruited better than the Sooners over the last three recruiting cycles.

Texas may be getting all of the love heading into 2024, but it is not six spots better in the SEC than the Oklahoma Sooners.

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David Pollack’s career in photos

Former Georgia Bulldogs defensive end David Pollack is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and is a UGA legend

Former Georgia Bulldogs defensive end David Pollack is one of the best players in school history. Pollack was extremely productive throughout his four year career at the University of Georgia.

Pollack is a three-time first-team All-American and All-SEC player (2002-2004). Herschel Walker is Georgia’s only other three-time All-American.

The Snellville, Georgia, product finished his college career with 36 sacks, which would rank third over the past two decades. Pollack is forever paired with quarterback David Greene. The duo helped Georgia turn its program around in the early years of the Mark Richt era.

The Cincinatti Bengals drafted Pollack in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft. Pollack recorded 4.5 sacks as a rookie, but suffered a severe neck injury during the 2006 season and was forced to give up football.

Pollack made the most of his bad luck and went on to serve as a college football analyst. Started working with ESPN’s “College GameDay” in 2011, but was eventually laid off after working with ESPN for over a decade in 2023.

Former Georgia Bulldog, ESPN commentator David Pollack to be included in new CFB video game

EA Sports gets it right by including former UGA All-American David Pollack

Georgia Bulldogs fans weren’t happy when ESPN dropped former UGA All-American David Pollack from the “College Gameday” set last year. The good news for Georgia faithful is Pollack will be included as a commentator in EA Sports’ new college football video game.

On Thursday, programs throughout the country announced their participation in “EA Sports College Football 25”. The highly-anticipated game has been in the works since 2021 when new name, image and likeness (NIL) rules allowed for student-athletes to be compensated for their likeness. The game was discontinued in 2014 due to previous NIL issues.

Georgia is one of 134 Football Bowl Subdivision schools to be included. Fans will be able to play Between the Hedges with UGA players who elect to opt-in. EA Sports is paying $600 plus a copy of the game (approximately worth $70) athletes who choose to do so.

Star quarterback Carson Beck is the first Georgia player to announce his participation. He’ll likely be one of the highest-rated players in the game.

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Joining Pollack as commentators are Kirk Herbstreit, Chris Fowler, Jesse Palmer and Kevin Connors. While players and college football figure heads will be featured, coaches like Kirby Smart won’t be in this year’s version of the game.

EA Sports’ projects a summer release, although no specific date has been announced.

 

David Pollack crowns best TE in CFB history

David Pollack crowns best TE in CFB history

Georgia football legend David Pollack is one of three Bulldogs to be named first-team All-American three times. Heisman-winning running back Herschel Walker is one of the other two.

The third is tight end Brock Bowers, who earned his third first-team All-American honor this month, capping a generational career in Athens and cementing his name in UGA lore forever.

“Best college football tight end of all time. CONGRATS, Captain America!!” Pollack wrote on X.

Bowers is also the only player in college football history to win the Mackey Award, given to the nation’s top tight end, twice.

He’s expected to enter the 2024 NFL draft and is widely considered a top-10 pick and for good reason.

Bowers established UGA tight end records for single-season receptions (56), receiving yards (882) and touchdowns (13) in his freshman season of 2021. His 13 touchdown catches are also a single-season UGA record by any pass catcher.

The Napa, California, native eclipsed his own tight end receiving records in 2022 with 63 catches for 942 yards.

Despite missing two games in 2023 due to injury, Bowers totaled 56 receptions for 714 yards and seven total touchdowns.

No. 19 will hold a special place in Georgia faithful’s hearts for years to come.

 

Who David Pollack would have put in the College Football Playoff

Former Georgia Bulldog David Pollack shares the four teams he would put in the College Football Playoff

Former Georgia Bulldogs star defensive end David Pollack named his top six college football teams after the conference championships. Pollack, who is not working with ESPN’s “College GameDay” this season, continues to provide valuable takes on college football.

Pollack announced his final rankings before the selection committee determined who would be in the College Football Playoff. The Power Five conference champions are Alabama, Washington, Michigan, Texas and Florida State. Georgia fell, 27-24, to Alabama in the SEC championship game. Washington beat Oregon. Texas dominated Oklahoma State, and Michigan shut down Iowa in their respective conference title games.

Who are Pollack’s top six college football teams? Who would have made his College Football Playoff?

David Pollack ranks his top CFB teams ahead of conference championships

Former ESPN college football analyst Daivd Pollack ranks his top six college football teams ahead of the conference championship games

Former Georgia Bulldogs star David Pollack named his top six college football teams ahead of the conference championships. Pollack, who is not working with ESPN’s “College GameDay” this season, continues to provide valuable insights on college football.

Pollack announced his top six rankings ahead of Week 14 of the college football season. The Power Five conference championship games are Georgia-Alabama, Oregon-Washington, Michigan-Iowa, Texas-Oklahoma State and Florida State-Louisville.

For Georgia, Michigan, Washington and Florida State, the deal is simple: Win and they’re in. If Oregon wins, the Ducks will probably make the College Football Playoff, but nothing is guaranteed.

Who are Pollack’s top six college football teams? Where does he rank the Georgia Bulldogs before SEC championship game?

David Pollack says Georgia clearly has coaching advantage over Alabama

David Pollack says Georgia ‘clearly’ has coaching advantage over Alabama

As No. 1 Georgia prepares to take on No. 8 Alabama in the SEC Championship, former Bulldog David Pollack didn’t hold back with his assessment of the two powerhouse programs.

To Pollack, Georgia has a clear advantage with head coach Kirby Smart at the helm. That statement wouldn’t be a stretch if anyone else other than Nick Saban, a seven-time national champion, stood on the opposite sideline.

Pollack joined former UGA quarterback Aaron Murray and former LSU center T-Bob Herbert on the “Snaps” podcast to breakdown his opinion.

“The better coach is clearly Kirby Smart. Clearly,” Pollack said. “Now I have enough evidence. They’re not going to get penalties. They’re not going to turn the football over. They’re not going to beat themselves. What have we seen from Nick Saban and Alabama the past several years? That discipline that we once saw that was elite of elite has eroded. Penalties up, turnovers have been more consistent.”

What Pollack thinks does have statistical backing in regards to penalties. Georgia is tied for 12th in the country with 4.3 penalties per game, while the Crimson Tide sits 66th with six per game.

That said, Alabama actually has a better turnover margin (plus-7) than the Bulldogs (0).

What Smart does have under his belt, beyond back-to-back national titles. is a stretch of 29 straight wins (SEC record). Saban’s best stretch at Alabama was 19 straight wins (twice).

Kickoff in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium is slated for 4 p.m. ET, televised on CBS.

 

David Pollack ranks his top College Football teams before rivalry week

Former Georgia defensive end David Pollack ranks his top six college football teams ahead of rivalry week

Former Georgia Bulldog defensive end David Pollack named his top six college football teams ahead of Week 13.

Unfortunately, Pollack is not working with ESPN’s “College GameDay” this season. Georgia fans and college football fans miss Pollack’s valuable insights and ability to analyze the games without dishing hot takes.

Thankfully, Pollack continues sharing his opinions on college football. Pollack’s latest rankings differ slightly from the latest with the latest College Football Playoff rankings, which ranked Georgia as the No. 1 team in the nation and moved Florida State out of the top four.

Pollack announced his top six rankings prior to rivalry week. Saturday features games that include Oregon State at Oregon, Ohio State at Michigan, Florida State at Florida, Alabama at Auburn, and Georgia at Georgia Tech.

Who are Pollack’s top six college football teams? Where does he rank the Georgia Bulldogs before the Georgia Tech game? Unless noted, all games are played on Saturday, Nov. 25.

David Pollack ranks his top six CFB teams ahead of Week 12

Former Georgia football defensive end David Pollack ranks his top college football teams entering Week 12

Former Georgia Bulldog defensive end David Pollack named his top six college football teams ahead of Week 12.

Pollack is not working with ESPN’s “College GameDay” this season. Countless Georgia fans are disappointed to not see Pollack every Saturday morning. Georgia fans and college football fans miss Pollack’s valuable insights and ability to analyze the games without dishing hot takes.

Thankfully, Pollack is still sharing his opinions on college football.

Pollack’s rankings differ slightly from the latest with the latest College Football Playoff rankings, which ranked Georgia as the No. 1 team in the nation. Pollack announced his top six rankings prior to the Week 12 schedule. Saturday features games that include Washington at Oregon State, Michigan at Maryland, Louisville at Miami and Georgia at Tennessee.

Who are Pollack’s top six college football teams? Where does he rank the Georgia Bulldogs before the Tennessee game?