Amway Coaches Poll released: Where’s Georgia, Alabama ahead Saturday’s showdown?

Where is Georgia and Bama ranked in this week’s Amway Coaches Poll ahead of the UGA vs Alabama 2020 football game?

The Amway Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports, has been released after Week 3 of the SEC football season.

Next on the schedule for Georgia is Alabama. Following the weekend’s action, Georgia checks in at No. 3 while Alabama remains at No. 2.

That game is slotted for Saturday at 8 p.m. on CBS.

What an exciting day of college football we witnessed yesterday. Then-ranked No. 3 ranked Florida went down in thrilling fashion to Texas A&M, Alabama just got by Ole Miss, the Red River Shootout was a classic, Auburn stunk it up it a win over Arkansas…and Clemson demolished Miami in a top-ten battle.

SEC teams in the top-25 this week include: Alabama (2), Georgia (3), Florida (9), Texas A&M (11), Auburn (14), Tennessee (17).

LSU dropped out of the top-25.

FULL TOP-25:

Monty Rice strips Guarantano and takes it to the house for a Georgia TD

Monty Rice strip sacks Guarantano and takes it to the house for a Georgia football TD.

Georgia linebacker Monty Rice strip sacks Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano and takes it to the house for a Georgia touchdown.

Rice has been the leader of Georgia’s impeccable defense and has extended the Dawgs’ lead to 44-21.  Georgia has not allowed Tennessee to score in the second half.

Man do I want to hear what Kirby Smart is telling these guys at halftime.

Watch Rice’s huge play here:

Scoop and score! Georgia defense does it again vs Tennessee

UGA’s defenses has absolutely incredible during this Georgia vs Tennessee game as Monty Rice scores for the Dawgs.

This game is OVER.

Georgia’s defense has been absolutely outstanding today, especially in the second half. Linebacker Monty Rice is the most recent to get in on the action, stripping Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano and recovering the fumble for a touchdown.

That’s Georgia’s third forced turnover of the day.

Watch here as Monty Rice makes it a 44-21 game.

 

DL Jalen Carter catches 1-yard TD pass, Dawgs up 37-21

Georgia football DL Jalen Carter gets his first reception as a Bulldog, taking home a 1-yard TD catch.

Touchdown big man!

Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter lines up as a fullback and catches a 1-yard touchdown pass from Stetson Bennett, extending the Dawgs lead to 37-21.

A defensive lineman’s dream has come true for Carter as he catches his first pass and first touchdown in his collegiate career.

Watch Carter’s touchdown here:

Kearis Jackson reels in 21-yard TD pass from Stetson Bennett

Stetson Bennett connects with redshirt-sophomore WR Kearis Jackson for 21-yard TD. Georgia football leads Tennessee 30-21.

Redshirt-sophomore wide receiver Kearis Jackson finds a seam in the Tennessee defense and scores on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Stetson Bennett.

Jackson has led the Georgia receiving game so far this season.  He now has 3 receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown on the day.

Georgia leads Tennessee 30-21 heading into the fourth quarter.

Watch Jackson’s touchdown catch here:

Hot Pod drills 51-yard FG, puts Georgia up 23-21

An Eric Stokes interception set up a 51-yard Jack Podlesny FG, putting Georgia football up 23-21.

An Eric Stokes interception set up a Jack Podlesny 51-yard field goal, putting Georgia up 23-21.

Podlesny is now 2-2 on field goals for the afternoon as well as 2-2 on extra points.  Hot Pod is starting to make a name for himself in the college football world as one of the most automatic kickers we’ve seen so far.

Watch Stokes’ interception that set up the 51-yarder here:

Back-to-back drives, back-to-back turnovers forced by Georgia

Georgia football has forced another turnover against the Tennessee Volunteers.

Georgia has forced another turnover against Tennessee. That’s its second turnover in back-to-back drives.

On the first drive of the half, Georgia OLB Azeez Ojulari stripped Tennessee QB Jarrett Guaranto and recovered the fumble. Georgia came out of that with three points.

On the Vols’ next drive, on third down, Eric Stokes intercepted Guarantano to give UGA great field position yet again. Yet again, Georgia came out of it with three points after a 51 yard field goal.

Georgia retook the lead. 23-21.

 

Back-to-back drives, back-to-back turnovers forced by Georgia

Georgia football has forced another turnover against the Tennessee Volunteers.

Georgia has forced another turnover against Tennessee. That’s its second turnover in back-to-back drives.

On the first drive of the half, Georgia OLB Azeez Ojulari stripped Tennessee QB Jarrett Guaranto and recovered the fumble. Georgia came out of that with three points.

On the Vols’ next drive, on third down, Eric Stokes intercepted Guarantano to give UGA great field position yet again. Yet again, Georgia came out of it with three points after a 51 yard field goal.

Georgia retook the lead. 23-21.

 

Georgia forces turnover, commits penalties, scores FG

Georgia football scored three points after forcing a turnover against the Tennessee Volunteers.

Georgie forced a turnover on Tennessee’s first drive of the second half to get the ball with great starting field position.

Linebacker Azeez Ojulari stripped Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano and then recovered the fumble.

So Georgia took over with great field position but was unable to turn it into a touchdown after the Dawgs were called for a chop-block that set them back 15 yards.

UGA came away with just three points thanks to a Jack Podlesny’s 34 yarder sailed through.

Tennessee at Georgia: First half scoring summary

Tennesse at Georgia football: A first half scoring summary. Tennessee leads the Dawgs 21-17 at the half.

It wasn’t the first half Georgia fans were hoping for, but it is still very manageable for Kirby’s Dawgs.

Georgia started the game with a disaster play when center Trey Hill had a wild snap, resulting in a Tennessee defensive touchdown.

The Dawgs fired back in the first quarter on a good drive, capping it off with a Zamir White 1-yard touchdown run.  The first quarter finished with a score of 7-7.

After a Georgia defensive stop, Stetson Bennett led a long drive for the Dawgs.  Bennett ran for a 10-yard touchdown on a quarterback keeper, diving for the pylon and giving Georgia a 14-7 lead.

Tennessee senior quarterback Jarrett Guarantano made the Bulldogs pay for going for it on 4th down in UGA territory.  Following a turnover on downs, Guarantano hooked up with senior wide receiver Josh Palmer for a 36-yard touchdown.

Georgia freshman wide receiver Jermaine Burton broke free for a 43-yard run, setting up kicker Jack Podlesny to drill home a 47-yard field goal, giving Georgia a 17-14 lead.

The next drive Guarantano found his man again, throwing a 27-yard strike to Palmer for his second touchdown on the day.

Georgia got to the one-yard-line on its last drive but Zamir White was stuffed by the Volunteers defense multiple times, resulting in the end of the half.

Tennessee leads Georgia 21-17 and will receive the ball to start the half.