Week 12 saw the Top 5 teams all remain undefeated, but the penultimate week of the 2023 season still featured all sorts of crazy games and (unfortunately) too many quarterback injuries.
Florida State’s Jordan Travis suffered a terrible leg injury, which could shakeup the College Football Playoff race, while Dillion Gabriel, Drew Allar and Graham Mertz all went down, too.
The reigning two-time champion Georgia Bulldogs proved plenty capable of going on the road by smashing Tennessee, while Michigan displayed some concerning warts in close-call against Maryland.
Elsewhere, Bo Nix and Jayden Daniels made their latest cases for the Heisman Trophy, while Iowa should crack the rankings after winning the Big Ten West for the second time in three seasons. There’s also plenty of movement in the backend of the rankings, too. Oh, and could Ohio State jump the Wolverines before “The Game” next weekend? Might Washington leap Florida State?
Here’s how I think the new AP Top 25 will look come Sunday:
1. Georgia (Last week: 1)
The Bulldogs allowed a 75-yard touchdown on the game’s opening snap, as Jaylen Wright sprinted to the house untouched to give Tennessee a 7-0 lead in a blink.
It didn’t matter.
Georgia calmly responded with the game’s next 24 points, ultimately cruising to a 38-10 win for its 28th-straight victory. The Bulldogs became the first team to go unbeaten in conference play for three straight seasons since the SEC expanded in 1992. The Vols had no answer for quarterback Carson Beck (298 yards and three touchdowns) or Dillion Bell, a sophomore wideout who starred in replacement of the banged-up Ladd McConkey. Bell threw for a touchdown on a half-back pass and added five receptions for 90 yards and a score. The…
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