Cooper Mays comments on Nico Iamaleava’s first game of the 2024 season
Tennessee Volunteers center Cooper Mays said quarterback Nico Iamaleava felt relaxed during his first home game.
Could there be a new No. 1 team in college football in Week 3?
Georgia hasn’t lost its top spot in either the US LBM Coaches Poll or the AP Top 25, defeating Tennessee Tech 48-3 on Saturday. But Texas’ dominant win over No. 9 Michigan on Saturday may have some voters rethinking their Top 25.
The Longhorns, ranked No. 3 before Week 2, beat the defending national champions 31-12 on the road on Saturday, with third-year starting quarterback and Heisman Trophy contender Quinn Ewers passing for 246 yards and three touchdowns. Texas would have to overtake both Georgia and Ohio State to take the top spot.
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Tennessee was also on the winning track against No. 23 NC State, defeating the Wolfpack 51-10 thanks to 211 passing yards and two passing touchdowns from new quarterback Nico Iamaleava.
Elsewhere, No. 4 Alabama earned a narrow 42-16 win over South Florida that wasn’t nearly as dominant as the score suggests. It wasn’t the only Crimson team to struggle Saturday, as No. 13 Oklahoma also held off former Big 12 foe Houston, 16-12.
Here’s how these and other games affect SEC teams’ rankings in the polls ahead of Week 3 of the college football season:
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College Football Rankings for Week 3
SEC teams in bold. First place votes in parentheses
- Georgia (48)
- State of Ohio (3)
- Texas (1)
- Alabama
- Ole Miss
- Oregon
- Missouri
- Penn State
- Tennessee
- Utah
- USC
- Miami
- Oklahoma
- State of Oklahoma
- State of Kansas
- Michigan
- LSU
- Arizona
- Notre-Dame
- Clemson
- Louisville
- Washington
- State of Iowa
- Nebraska
- Memphis
Other vote recipients: Pittsburgh 68; Boston College 36; Syracuse 33; Illinois 33; Northern Illinois 30; Wisconsin 28; South Carolina 25; UNLV 19; Boise State 18; Iowa 17; Kansas 10; NC State 9; UCF 7; Texas State 7; TCU 6; North Carolina 5; Cal 5; Liberty 4; Pitt 2; Michigan State 2; BYU 2; Tulane 1; James Madison 1; Indiana 1.
APTop 25
This section will be updated as surveys are published.
