The Georgia Bulldogs survived their first scare of the 2024 college football season on Saturday, but they dropped to No. 2 in the AP Top 25 behind the Texas Longhorns.
Georgia and Texas are currently viewed as the two favorites to come away with the SEC's first-round bye, but there are plenty of potential contenders for that spot lining up behind them.
The college football world will be fixated on Georgia's Week 5 clash with the Alabama Crimson Tide and the playoff implications that come with the game.
But before that clash on September 28, some playoff clarity will be delivered in another conference.