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5-star DT Bear Alexander names top two schools

5-star DT Bear Alexander names top two schools: UGA and Texas A&M

The Georgia Bulldogs lost a commitment from five-star defensive tackle Bear Alexander several months ago. Now, the talented defensive tackle has named his top two of Georgia and Texas A&M.

Alexander is a senior at Ryan High School in Denton, Texas. Last season, Ryan High School went 15-0 and won a Texas state title in dominant fashion.

Alexander is a member of the class of 2022 and has offers from major college football programs, including Miami, UNC, Michigan, USC, Auburn and Oregon.

The five-star defensive tackle is reconsidered his recruitment after he visited Georgia and Texas A&M. Alexander visited Miami, but they did not make his top two.

Alexander ranks 30th in his class and sixth among defensive linemen. The 6-foot-3, 325-pound lineman is a top recruiting target for Georgia and Texas A&M.

Kirby Smart and Jimbo Fisher are in a few recruiting battles at the moment. Fisher won a commitment from former UGA commit Deyon Bouie and is trying to land one from Alexander.

Alexander announced his final two schools via his Twitter account:

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UGA football in top schools for Pennsylvania’s best recruit

UGA football in top schools for Pennsylvania’s best recruit Enai White

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top four schools for four-star defensive end recruit Enai White. White is an elite player out of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the top rated player in Pennsylvania and the No. 36 rated player in the country.

Enai White is very close to being ranked a five-star recruit. He’s the No. 3- ranked defensive end in the class of 2022.

White plays football for Imhotep Institute Charter High School. He received a scholarship offer from Georgia back in Feb. 2020.

The four-star defensive end prospect considers his final four schools to be Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State, and Texas A&M. He announced his top schools via his Twitter account:

The highly-rated defensive end prospect removed Clemson, Miami, Florida, and Oregon from his previous list of top schools.

White is a senior in high school. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound defensive end is still filling in his frame. He has good length and also plays basketball. He can dunk a basketball with ease.

The Imhotep Institute defender has received over 40 scholarship offers. On tape, White has an elite burst off the snap and flashes good closing speed. White does a good job of shedding his blocker in this recent clip:

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Kirk Herbstreit releases his latest top six college football rankings

College football analyst Kirk Herbstreit released his latest top six rankings including Florida, Notre Dame, Clemson, and more.

ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit released his latest edition of College Football Playoff hopefuls following a quiet week of college football. Week 11 featured numerous cancelled/postponed games including: Georgia at Missouri, Ohio State versus Maryland, and LSU versus Alabama.

In notable college football action, Florida blew out Arkansas 63-35, Miami kept their slim hopes alive with a 25-24 comeback win over Virginia Tech, Notre Dame won handily at Boston College, and Wisconsin demolished Michigan 49-11.

The race for the CFP is coming down to the wire. The Big 12 is essentially eliminated from CFP contention, although Oklahoma State could win out and finish the season with one loss.  The Pac-12 needs either USC or Oregon to win out. Both programs need to look more impressive than they did in Week 11.

The SEC has only three teams with high hopes for making the playoff: Alabama, Florida, and Texas A&M. Texas A&M beat Florida, but trails Alabama by two games in the SEC West. The Aggies will hope to win out and that Alabama will defeat Florida in the SEC Championship. They’ll need more help than that. They’ll root for a two loss loser in the likely Notre Dame versus Clemson ACC Championship.

Ohio State is favored to represent the Big Ten in the College Football Playoff following the conference’s limited season. Wisconsin looks to be Ohio State’s biggest competition in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes have a big game against Indiana this weekend.

How Kirk Herbstreit ranked the top teams in college football:

Overall, Herbstreit’s rankings look pretty solid. They haven’t changed at all since last week. BYU has been impressive, but its schedule has been very easy, so it would be fair to rank Texas A&M or Wisconsin over the BYU Cougars.

Aside from that, the rankings look good. Notre Dame deserves to be ranked over Ohio State due to its body of work. The Fighting Irish are 8-0 and Ohio State is only 3-0.

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Kirk Herbstreit’s top six college football teams: Gators move up

College football analyst Kirk Herbstreit released his College Football Playoff contenders including Notre Dame, BYU, Clemson, & Florida.

ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit released his latest edition of College Football Playoff contenders following another week of action. Notre Dame prevailed over Clemson in double overtime and Florida defeated Georgia 44-28 in Jacksonville, Florida.

The race for the CFP is starting to play itself out. The Big 12 is essentially eliminated from CFP contention, although Oklahoma State could win out and finish the season with only one loss.

Now, the SEC only has three teams with high hopes for making the playoff: Alabama, Florida, and Texas A&M. Texas A&M did beat Florida, but trails Alabama by two games in the SEC West.

Interestingly, Kirk Herbstreit ranks the Gators over the Aggies even though Texas A&M won their head-to-head game. That being said, if Florida loses to Alabama in the SEC Championship and Texas A&M wins out, then the Aggies will have a playoff argument.

The problem for the Aggies is they don’t have many impressive wins on their resume outside of Florida. Additionally, they’ll have to cheer against Notre Dame and Clemson in the ACC. The Fighting Irish and Tigers will likely have a rematch in the ACC Championship game. Both Notre Dame and Clemson could make the playoff if they don’t lose before the ACC Championship.

Ohio State is favored to represent the Big Ten in the College Football Playoff following their limited season. Will any College Football Playoff hopefuls emerge from the Pac-12? The Pac-12 is a little bit late to the action.

Here’s how Kirk Herbstreit ranked the top teams in college football:

Overall, the rankings look pretty solid. BYU has been impressive, but their schedule has been exceedingly easy, so it is tempting to rank Texas A&M over the Cougars.

Aside from that, the rankings look good. Notre Dame deserves to be ranked over Ohio State due to their body of work. The Fighting Irish are 7-0 and Ohio State is only 3-0.

Dropping from Herbstreit’s rankings are the Georgia Bulldogs, who no longer have a realistic shot at the College Football Playoff.

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Georgia football snubbed in 2020 SEC power rankings

The Georgia Bulldogs finished the 2019 season as the fourth highest ranked team in the country, but aren’t in the top four of the 2020 SEC

The Georgia Bulldogs finished the 2019 season as the fourth highest ranked team in the country. Georgia’s 12-2 season featured numerous big SEC wins and a win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Despite Georgia’s fourth ranking in 2019, it wasn’t good enough to make the top four of SEC Mike’s 2020 SEC football power rankings:

Georgia comes in fifth in SEC Mike’s 2020 power rankings despite beating number three Florida for three straight seasons and defeating Texas A&M last season. It’s understandable for the Dawgs to be behind the Alabama Crimson Tide and LSU Tigers, but they shouldn’t be behind more teams than that.

UGA returns almost the entire defense that was the best defense in the country in 2019. Kirby Smart and Georgia won’t be depleted of talent on the offensive side of the ball either. The Bulldogs loose Jake Fromm, D’Andre Swift and numerous offensive lineman, but they replace from with Wake Forest transfer Jamie Newman, who will add a more dynamic element to UGA’s attack. Look for the Dawgs to feature more run-pass options next season.

My top five SEC power rankings in 2020 are:

1. Alabama Crimson Tide

2. LSU (number one if they land D’Eriq King) Tigers

3. Georgia Bulldogs

4. Florida Gators

5. Texas A&M Aggies

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