Georgia’s Kirby Smart calls the CFP selection committee after the win over Tennessee
Georgia made its case for the College Football Playoff on Saturday with a 31-17 victory over Tennessee and Kirby Smart had a message for the committee.
In the latest rankings, Georgia is ranked No. 12 and the first team out of the bracket. The Bulldogs’ streak came after last week’s loss to Ole Miss. Tennessee entered Saturday’s game as the No. 7 ranked team and will be in the Playoff.
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Georgia head coach Kirby Smart reacts on the sidelines during the game against Tennessee, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Athens, Georgia. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
A big win for Georgia will likely change that.
“I don’t know what they want. I really don’t know,” Smart said of the selection committee, via ESPN. “I wish they could really explain the conditions, I wish they check the eyeball when they go down and look at the people we play with and look at them.
“You can’t see those things on TV, so I don’t know what they want. But that’s for someone else to decide. I’m worried about our team.”
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Quarterback Carson Beck reacts after a touchdown against Georgia against Tennessee, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Athens. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
ESPN noted that the chairman of the CFP selection committee, Warde Manuel, who is also the director of athletics at the University of Michigan, said that the Bulldogs’ turnover and offensive woes were the reason they dropped from No. 3 to No. 12.
Georgia had 453 yards and no gain at home on Saturday.
“They’re not in that area,” Smart said of CFP officials. “They’re not at Ole Miss in that position, playing that defense, ranked in the top five in the country with the best quarterbacks in the country, and they’re on fire. They’re getting two points, and they’re coming every game they know.
Georgia defensive lineman Warren Brinson reacts after the Bulldogs sack Tennessee linebacker Nico Iamaleava, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Athens. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Georgia is 8-2 this season and has UMass and Georgia Tech remaining on the year. A third loss will certainly dampen its hopes of making the final bracket.
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