RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer In their final games before the first College Football Playoff rankings are released, Georgia, Ohio State and Tennessee made compelling cases Saturday to start the race for the national championship in pole position. Save for about six sleepy minutes in the third quarter, the AP top-ranked Bulldogs romped past rival Florida. Georgia shrugged off the Gators’ third-quarter uprising and cruised home. Georgia played with heavy hearts Saturday against Florida, a day after the death of legendary Bulldogs coach Vince Dooley. Afterward, head coach Kirby Smart dedicated the victory to Dooley during the postgame interview. The second-ranked Buckeyes faced a tougher test at No. 13 Penn State and found themselves down in the fourth quarter — for about 35 seconds. Ohio State ripped off 28 points in a little more than six minutes to leave Happy Valley with its best win of the season. People are also reading……
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