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Georgia placekicker Jack Podlesny (96) prepares to attempt a 53-yard field goal with seven seconds remaining against Cincinnati in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Friday, Jan. 1, 2020. Podlesny made it, with room to spare and the Bulldogs went on to win 24-21. (Photo by Tony Walsh/UGA Athletics)

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Georgia placekicker Jack Podlesny (96) prepares to attempt a 53-yard field goal with seven seconds remaining against Cincinnati in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Friday, Jan. 1, 2020. Podlesny made it, with room to spare and the Bulldogs went on to win 24-21. (Photo by Tony Walsh/UGA Athletics)
Nov 30, 2021

ATHENS – The latest College Football Playoff rankings show made for fascinating television Tuesday night with lots of movement at the top. But none of the drama involved Georgia, which remained No. 1 for the fourth consecutive week.

But that’s not why Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart didn’t watch. Even though his team is intimately involved in the proceedings and will be profoundly affected by the outcome of these very rankings, Smart said he doesn’t need to know who’s in or out or what needs to happen Saturday to set the four-team field for the playoffs.

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