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Two SEC programs land on Kirk Herbstreit’s top performing teams of the week
By Sydney Hunte
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ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit released his top-performing teams of Week 5 of the college football season, and Arkansas and Georgia made the list.
The Razorbacks were slotted at No. 2 on the list, and landed on there with a win to remember. Not only did they stun newly-ranked Mississippi State on the road, but they broke a 20-game SEC losing streak in the process to give Sam Pittman his first win as a head coach.
My top performing teams of THE WEEK
1-@CycloneFB
2-@RazorbackFB
3-@TulsaFootball
4-@TCUFootball
5-@GeorgiaFootball pic.twitter.com/ca3pPwwmW6— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) October 5, 2020
Arkansas will have a tough one at Auburn on Saturday, but it can enter that one with the weight of a long conference losing skid off its shoulders.
Georgia’s inclusion on the list at No. 5 is no surprise. With Herbstreit in the press box calling the game on ESPN alongside Chris Fowler, the Bulldogs put together a dominant performance, beating Auburn 27-6 at Sanford Stadium. The game was highlighted by a 9-catch, 147-yard performance by Kearis Jackson.
The Bulldogs are set to take on Tennessee on Saturday before a huge showdown against Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Oct. 10.
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.
