Georgia was the clear favorite of being number 1 once the bowl games were done last year. They demolished a previously unbeaten Hawaii team. After then Georgia Bulldogs merchandise flew off the shelves after it was apparent that their team would be the team to beat this year.
The Associated Press named Georgia as the number one team for the first time in 28 years. Georgia received 22 first-place votes and 1,528 points from a panel of 65 media members in the preseason polls. “To have people believing we have one of the best teams in the nation going into this thing, it’s exciting for us,” Bulldogs coach Mark Richt told the Associated Press.
Georgia finished last season 11-2 and No. 2 in the country behind LSU, the National Champion. A week before that Georgia stomped Hawaii and sent a message that they are not to be taken lightly. They won their seventh straight which says a lot.
Georgia returns 16 starters. That includes QB Matthew Stafford and RB Knowshon Moreno. Georgia expects more from both of them.
On defense, the Bulldogs have high potential players at every position.
“We definitely have our work cut out for us,” Richt said.
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