section: | slug: sec-smothered-and-covered-college-football-playoff-or-bust-for-alabama-georgias-answer-at-quarterback | sport: collegefootball | route: article_single.us | This could get sketchy. Running back Najee Harris, offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood, wide receivers DeVonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle, linebacker Dylan Moses and defensive lineman LaBryan Ray are just a few of the start-studded cast in Tuscaloosa. News alerts will be displayed in your browser. The two sides have played twice since former Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart became the head coach at Georgia. Georgia and Alabama will meet in the regular season for the first time since 2015 and the first time in Tuscaloosa, Ala. since 2007. 10:56 am ET, Mississippi State enters, Big Ten teams return, No. Every SEC team will also have to the week of Dec. 12 off as well so schools have the flexibility to move games that had been postponed. That is also the last time Georgia beat Alabama. Don't miss breaking news!Sign up for the DawgNation Newsletter! Auburn has a ton of questions on offense, so it is going to have to rely on its defense, especially early in the season. : There is plenty of buzz surrounding Tennessee this year due to a stellar offensive line and the six-game winning streak to end last season. Get your popcorn ready. Anything less would be a disappointment. It's Jimbo's time: Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher signed his 10-year, $75 million contract in 2018 with one thing in mind: the national championship. pic.twitter.com/pCCmr5jdKy, — Herb Vincent (@herbvincent) September 1, 2020, Related: Georgia football game times, TV networks for Auburn, Arkansas announced. The Tigers have to replace star defensive linemen Derrick Brown and Marlon Davidson, and have to square off with Drake Jackson, Darian Kinnard and a Wildcats defensive line that is one of the best in the nation. Did the Gamecocks catch lightning in the bottle with the Colorado State transfer? Trask to the top: Florida quarterback Kyle Trask hasn't been a starting quarterback in the offseason ever. Behind them, though, are contenders galore as No. 8 Auburn and No. The Bulldogs will hold another scrimmage this coming Saturday. © 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. Georgia will be playing a 10-game, conference only schedule this season. Would you like to receive DawgNation news alerts? “We looked like a team that didn’t go through spring practice. ET on Saturday in the SEC on CBS Game of the Week. If not now, when? Whoever is under center, watch with the bigger picture in mind. Tennessee at South Carolina (7:30 p.m. The Georgia football-Alabama game will air on CBS and kickoff at 8 p.m. on Oct. 17. All Rights Reserved. Early season football games announced. Alabama, Auburn and LSU have plenty of questions. Why? With the Big 12 and … 4 Georgia, No. Today feels like the true start of the college football season. You'll see both in action on Saturday, and it won't be only mop-up duty for the hot-shot freshman. When you combine Kiffin with running back Jerrion Ealy, wide receiver Elijah Moore and either quarterback John Rhys Plumlee or Matt Corral (or both), you have the college football equivalent of a July 4 firework show. Four out-of-conference games have been replaced with two conference tilts to make this a 10-game, conference-only sprint to Atlanta and beyond. Don't be surprised if he's the one taking the majority of the snaps in the opener against lowly Arkansas. Tennessee is the one with all of the buzz, but Collin Hill beating out Ryan Hilinski for the for the starting quarterback job at South Carolina should make this one extra spicy. 2 Alabama, No. That, coupled with massive player departures due to opt outs, graduation and early entry make the Tigers the most intriguing team in the nation. “I’m really proud and happy we were able to scrimmage, but just looking at the scrimmage as a whole— we have a long way to go,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said. The Bulldogs have begun practicing for their first game, as the team held their first scrimmage on Saturday. Some will be duds, but expect some beautiful explosions as well. Anything short would signify regression, something that hasn't happened in the program since it dropped three games in 2010 after taking home the national title the previous season. 6-keys: media/spln/collegefootball/reg/free/stories, at The Bulldogs have had much more success against Florida in recent years, as the Bulldogs have won three-straight against the rival Gators. Keep it simple: LSU has a luxury that most SEC teams don't have this year -- time. The Georgia football-Florida game will also air on CBS and kickoff at 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 7. This team's ceiling might not be as high as other teams, but its floor isn't low, either. Experience matters during this season more than most, and Alabama has it in droves. Georgia and Alabama are the respective favorites to win their divisions this season, meaning the two would rematch on Dec. 19 in the SEC championship game.