In their loss to Florida State in Week 1, the Crimson Tide was dominated on every front. But credit where it’s due, Alabama has slowly climbed its way back in the AP polls, rising five spots to No. 14 this week. Ty Simpson is showing why he was trusted with the starting role. The Week 1 jitters are no longer there, and the passes are more accurate. But now the real test is in Athens next week, and the buzz is impossible to miss. This is one of September’s marquee games, and it arrives with real stakes for both brands.
Kirby Smart’s Georgia is still in the top five, but the Bulldogs needed overtime and many unforced errors on Tennessee’s part to beat them. The game was Tennessee’s to lose, and they did. But they were the better team throughout those 60 minutes. The Bulldogs lo