Damien Harris says that Georgia Tech is ‘criminally underrated’
By Jacob Moss
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The first College Football Playoff rankings of the season were released this past Tuesday, and there was a ton of debate surrounding the perception of the ACC in the eyes of the selection committee.
The highest-ranked ACC squad in the first edition of the CFP ranking was the Virginia Cavaliers at No. 14, with Louisville right behind them at No. 15, and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets slotted in at No. 17.
Former Alabama Crimson Tide running back and current CBS Sports analyst took some exception with where the CFP committee had the Yellow Jackets ranked on Saturday morning, saying that they were being “criminally underrated.”
“Georgia Tech was criminally, criminally underrated not being ranked inside the top-12,” Harris on the CBS College Football Pregame show. “They are the sole No. 1 spot in the ACC. They have knocked off team after team, they’ve beaten the teams on their schedule. They’re going to look good in their matchup against Georgia. Haynes King should be in the Heisman conversation… They are going to wreak havoc come championship time.”
Harris certainly has some strong belief in the Yellow Jackets, and if they can take care of their business the rest of the way, then they should be able to prove him right by getting into the final CFP field, either as ACC champs or as an at-large bid.
