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Oregon has become the fourth team this season to hold the number one ranking in The Associated Press college football poll. The Ducks moved into the top spot for the first time in twelve years after Texas lost at me to Georgia. Vanderbilt at number twenty five makes its first appearance since the 2013 season and defending national champion Michigan is out after a second straight loss. The news is worse for Alabama.
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The Crimson Tide hits the road to face the Tennessee Volunteers tomorrow. The game comes after Alabama narrowly defeated South Carolina and the Vols beat Florida in overtime. The Tide still appears to be finding its rhythm following a loss of Vanderbilt and a come from behind victory over Georgia.
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The Crimson Tide narrowly avoided another upset after losing to Vanderbilt last week. Alabama was able to hold off South Carolina 27-25 with an interception after allowing the Gamecocks a chance at handing the Tide its second straight SEC loss.
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The leaders of the SEC and Big Ten want to see how the first year of the expanded College Football Playoff works before deciding what comes next. The presidents and athletic sidrcot met at a Nashville hotel with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey and Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti going over the changing landscape of college athletics.
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The Crimson Tide are preparing with perhaps a bit more urgency for tomorrow’s game against South Carolina. Both teams want to bounce back following embarrassing defeats last weekend. Alabama lost to Vanderbilt forty to thirty five. But, the Gamecocks did worse in its twenty seven to three drubbing by Ole Miss
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The University of Alabama is facing off against the University of Georgia in a friendly annual giving competition ahead of the Sept. 28 game in Tuscaloosa. "Beat Week" starts today with the results to be announced at the UA/UGA game on Saturday, where former President Donald Trump will be in attendance.
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The first few games of Kalen DeBoer’s tenure at Alabama have gone off well enough to appease even fans spoiled by 17 years of domination under his predecessor Nick Saban. Now come the biggest tests for DeBoer and the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide. That starts with No. 2 Georgia.
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Texas is Number 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time in 16 years, replacing Georgia on Sunday after the Bulldogs struggled to remain unbeaten. Ohio State received five first-place votes and stayed at Number 3 during an off week. Number4 Alabama and Number 5 Mississippi held their places and Tennessee moved up a spot to Number6, flip-flopping with Southeastern Conference rival Missouri.
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After the first shake-up of the college football season, the Southeastern Conference grabbed six of the top seven spots in the AP Top 25, a first in the 88-year history of the rankings. Georgia received 54 out of a possible 63 first-place votes to keep a firm hold on number 1. Number 2 Texas jumped a spot after dominating defending national champion Michigan on the road and received four first-place votes. number 3 Ohio State slipped a spot. Then came number 4 Alabama, number 5 Mississippi, number 6 Missouri and number 7 Tennessee from the SEC. Notre Dame tumbled to 18th after being upset by Northern Illinois.
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Kalen DeBoer led his team through the pre-game walk of champions, past the statue of Nick Saban and later onto Nick Saban Field. The pre-game hype video included Saban's famous comment in 2010 celebrating the first of his six national titles with the Crimson Tide: "I just want everybody here to know: This is not the end, this is the beginning."