FOX Sports analyst RJ Young unveils Top 25 rankings for Week Zero, with 3 SEC teams in top 10
By Sydney Hunte
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The college football season officially began with Week Zero, but Week One of the SEC season starts on Thursday as Tennessee hosts Bowling Green at Neyland Stadium.
The big non-conference tilts featuring SEC teams will be next Saturday, though, as Georgia and Clemson clash at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte in a top 5 matchup, while in Atlanta, Alabama and Miami will tangle at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
With a handful of Week Zero games in the rearview mirror, FOX Sports college football analyst RJ Young on Sunday released his rankings of the top 25 teams in the country, and 3 SEC teams landed in the top 10. Young ranked Georgia at No. 2 behind No. 1 Oklahoma, while Alabama landed at No. 4. LSU was slotted at No. 8.
Only 1 other SEC team placed in Young’s top 25, and that was Texas A&M, sitting a couple of spots outside of the top 10 at No. 12.
Georgia’s Week 1 opponent, Clemson, was ranked by Young at No. 5. Meanwhile, Miami is at No. 14 ahead of their meeting with the Crimson Tide.
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Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
