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Joel Klatt moves Tennessee to No. 1 in his updated top 10 rankings
By Rolando Rosa
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After the Week 9 action from the college football slate, the SEC is getting a ton of praise from FOX Sports’ Joel Klatt, especially Tennessee.
The national analyst unveiled his top 10 and it featured 3 teams from the conference. Undefeated Tennessee overtook Ohio State for the No. 1 spot after routing rival Kentucky 44-6. Undefeated Georgia defeated rival Florida 42-20 and is in the No. 3 spot. Meanwhile, Alabama dropped to the the No. 6 ranking during its bye week after bouncing back from the loss to Tennessee with a 30-6 victory against Mississippi State.
There's a new No. 1 team in town ??@Vol_Football overtakes Ohio State for the top spot in @joelklatt's Top 10 this week. Do you agree? pic.twitter.com/mxsDj5lYEh
— The Joel Klatt Show: A CFB Pod (@JoelKlattShow) October 30, 2022
Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker completed 19 of his 25 passes for 245 yards, 3 touchdowns and no interceptions while continuing to perform at a Heisman level. Jalin Hyatt caught 5 passes for 138 yards and 2 touchdowns. Tennessee tallied 3 interceptions by Juwan Mitchell, Brandon Turnage and Doneiko Slaughter.
After trailing by as much as 25 points, Florida trimmed the deficit to 28-20 with 3:31 left in the third quarter. Georgia iced the victory with a pair of rushing touchdowns late in the game — one from Daijun Edwards and the other by Kenny McIntosh. Georgia amassed 555 total yards while committing 3 turnovers.
The rankings will certainly be impacted by the Alabama at Ole Miss and Tennessee at Georgia games this coming Saturday. Those contests will have major implications for who advances to the SEC title game.
