No. 7 UGA has no more room for error
ATHENS — Georgia’s path to the College Football Playoff has no more room for error.
A crushing loss to Auburn left the No. 7 Bulldogs down but not out.
Another defeat today against the resurgent Kentucky Wildcats would surely be a knockout blow.
“We have moved on,” said Georgia coach Kirby Smart, deflecting any attempts to dwell on last weekend’s 4017 debacle against the Tigers. “We have to go get ready for Kentucky and that is really where our focus is.”
After two giddy weeks atop the CFP rankings, the Bulldogs (9-1, 6-1 Southeastern Conference) plummeted six spots in the latest standings. Yet there’s every reason to believe they would wind up in the top four — and, therefore, a playoff spot — if they win their next three games.
Georgia closes the regular season against rival Georgia Tech and has already claimed a spot in the SEC championship game, where the Bulldogs will face either No. 1 Alabama or get
a rematch against No. 6 Auburn.
“I just feel like we have so much ahead of us,” Bulldogs defensive back Aaron Davis said. “We’ve just got to go out there and take care of business, in order for those things to be possible for us.”
The Wildcats (7-3, 4-3) are feeling pretty good about themselves.
They have their best 10-game record since 2007 after a dominating 44-21 victory at Vanderbilt, and an upset of Georgia would leave Kentucky with a winning season in the SEC for the first time in 40 years.