Paul Finebaum names new 'top' challenger to Alabama this season
Paul Finebaum said before the 2021 season that he thought the Oklahoma Sooners were Alabama’s biggest threat when it comes to repeating as national champions.
However, after 1 week of the season, the SEC Network host has updated his thinking a bit.
While he was still high on the Georgia Bulldogs before the season, he now has them in the No. 1 spot as far as being a threat to Alabama. He also said during his Wednesday appearance on ESPN’s “Get Up” that he’s keeping an eye on Ohio State:
“Yeah, I want to see what happens Saturday night … because if Ohio State looks very good, then I think they moved to the top,” Finebaum said. “I’m still not giving up on Oklahoma. I know they look terrible against Tulane, but I still believe in that program and I think they’ll come back. But ultimately, I think it’s Georgia. Georgia to me looks like the heavyweight that could knock off Alabama, finally. Now, I’ve said that a few times before and been wrong.”
Alabama and Georgia don’t meet this regular season, so a first matchup would theoretically come in the SEC Championship Game. Is that the matchup we’ll see? There’s still a lot of season left to play!