National media eats crow, crowns Georgia football entering second College Football Playoff rankings

There was a lot of public doubt regarding Georgia after the first College Football Playoff rankings. The committee slotted Georgia in third, behind both Tennessee and Ohio State.

Yet following Georgia’s dominant win over Tennessee this past weekend, there isn’t expected to be much of a debate about who the No. 1 team will be in Tuesday night’s rankings.

National media members, who a week ago were publicly dubious of Georgia’s ability to even beat Tennessee, are falling over themselves to proclaim Georgia as the clear No. 1 team.

“Honestly, College GameDay — I don’t think we’ve talked about Georgia since Week 1,” Kirk Herbstreit said in an Instagram post. " They lulled all of us to sleep, at least me, and now here comes Tennessee — the hottest brand, the hottest story — Hendon Hooker, all the points. Can’t be stopped. And here’s Kirby (saying bring it on). Here’s Jalen Carter (saying bring it on). Georgia, I apologize.”

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