Why Alabama needs Georgia to stay undefeated

When the latest batch of the College Football Playoff rankings dropped last night, it wasn’t a big surprise to see the Alabama Crimson Tide remain ranked at No. 8. In fact, the only real shakeup among the true contenders was seeing the Georgia Bulldogs jump over Ohio State for the top spot in the polls. For Alabama this week, it’s essentially a tune-up game against UT-Chattanooga. But Georgia has a road matchup in Knoxville which during the preseason was looked at as one of the biggest games of the year in the SEC. The Vols have not quite held up their end of the bargain, dropping a third game