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Joel Klatt Previews ‘Monster Matchup’ Among SEC Programs In 2024
GRANT BRICKERJUN 7, 2024 8:05 PM EDT
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Joel Klatt went through his list of what he thinks will be the top games in 2024. An SEC game stood out to him on the latest edition of The Joel Klatt Show.
The SEC will have new faces around, as the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners are joining the conference. The Longhorns ended last season as Big 12 champions and reached the College Football Playoff. The Sooners played in the Alamo Bowl to cap off a 10-win season.
The Georgia Bulldogs have won two out of the last three national championships. Their game against Texas may have a significant impact on their title run. The Bulldogs go to Austin to face Texas on Oct. 19.
Klatt talked about the challenge that Texas will face with Georgia.
“…Texas moves into a conference after being in the playoff. Thinking that, ‘We put ourselves on the upper echelon of college football.’ Steve Sarkisian has done an incredible job and now you get the standard in college football,” Klatt said. “Two national championships in the last three years. Kirby Smart is there. No one’s recruited better than Georgia, and you’re gonna host Georgia.”
The mid-season matchup could significantly impact either team’s chances of making the SEC title game. The team that loses might have a tough time recovering.
“Because of the schedules that these two teams play, versus a schedule that Missouri plays. There’s a chance that you’re gonna get Missouri into the SEC Championship game based on who they plan and when,” Klatt said. “Then, the loser of this game, Georgia at Texas, is gonna have a very difficult road to get back and qualify in for the SEC Championship. Makes this a monster matchup between, I would contend, two national championship contenders.”
Georgia must win this game because of its intense schedule. In 2024, the Bulldogs face Alabama, Texas, and Ole Miss, all away from home.
“Georgia has a beast of a schedule, so in a lot of ways, I think they’ve got to go win this game. They play the three toughest teams in the SEC all on the road. At Alabama, at Texas, and at Ole Miss. That makes this game very important.”
Jan 1, 2019; New Orleans, LA, USA; Texas Longhorns wide receiver Collin Johnson (9) runs against Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Eric Stokes (27) after a catch in the second half of the 2019 Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Texas Longhorns won 28-21.
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This game may be significant if the Bulldogs or Longhorns want an easy path to the national championship.
“Texas and Georgia are favorites to be in that championship game, but it’s not a guarantee. So, if you want a first-round bye, if you’re Texas or Georgia, if you want to make your path to a national championship as easy as possible, winning that game is going to be important.”
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