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Georgia, Ohio St. open as CFP betting favorites
A new college football season, featuring widespread conference realignment and an expanded playoff, has a familiar look to it at sportsbooks, with perennial powers from the SEC and Big Ten sitting atop the odds to win the national championship.
Georgia and Ohio State have separated themselves from the pack as the consensus national title favorites ahead of the season. The Bulldogs are +300 at ESPN BET, followed closely by the Buckeyes at +325. Oregon (+700) and Texas (+900) are the only other teams with odds shorter than +1000.
Georgia and Ohio State account for nearly 50% of the bets that have been placed on ESPN BET’s title odds and are among eight teams that are odds-on favorites to qualify for this season’s 12-team playoff. Oregon (-350), Texas (-240), Notre Dame (-170), Penn State (-150), Ole Miss (-140) and Alabama (-115) also are odds-on favorites to reach the playoff at ESPN BET.
“All of our most popular teams to make the playoffs are pretty much exclusively in the SEC,” John Murray, executive director of the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas, told ESPN.
Ole Miss, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas A&M were among the teams that have attracted the most interest from bettors to make the playoffs, Murray added.
Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel (+600) is the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy. Gabriel moved ahead of Georgia quarterback Carson Beck (+850) and into the role of Heisman favorite in July. In the last 15 years, the preseason Heisman Trophy favorite has won only once (Marcus Mariota in 2014), according to ESPN Stats & Information.
“We definitely don’t want to see Dillon Gabriel win the Heisman Trophy,” Murray said. “That’s a concern.”
The Pittsburgh Steelers have selected Georgia cornerback Daylen Everette with the 85th pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. It is their second pick in the third round, using their first (No. 76 overall) on Penn State quarterback Drew Allar.
Everette is one of the fastest players in the draft, running a 4.38 40 at the NFL Combine. Additionally, he had a RAS (Real Athletic Score) of 9.89/10. He had five interceptions in his career with the Bulldogs.
The Steelers’ cornerback room is now as deep as any in the NFL. Along with Joey Porter Jr, Pittsburgh re-signed Asante Samuel Jr and signed Jamel Dean in free agency. They also have Brandin Echols, who was productive in 2025. Everette now joins that group with the hopes of him becoming a solid contributor, but without the pressure of needing to get a big snap count right away.
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This story was updated to correct an error
OXFORD — The first game of Ole Miss baseball’s home series against Georgia has been postponed.
With rain the forecast for April 24, the decision was made to play a doubleheader on April 25 between the No. 18 Rebels (30-12, 10-8 SEC) and No. 5 Georgia (32-9, 13-5).
The first game will begin at 1 p.m. The second game will begin approximately 50 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. Both games will be streamed on SEC Network+.
Tickets and parking for the postponed game on April 24 will be honored for the second game on April 25.
The series has major implications in the SEC. The Bulldogs are in first place in the SEC standings.
Hunter Elliott (4-1, 3.78 ERA) will start for the Rebels in the first game on April 25. He will face Georgia pitcher Joey Volchko (6-2, 3.75 ERA).
Sam Hutchens covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at Shutchens@gannett.com or reach him on X at @Sam_Hutchens_
1. 2x First Team All-ACC (2024,2025)
2. Played in 48 games, including 43 starts at Middle Tennessee (2022-23) and Georgia Tech (2024-25)
3. In 2025, led Georgia Tech offensive line that ranked 21st nationally in rushing yards per game (197.5) and third in fewest sacks allowed per game (0.69)
4. In his 4-year career (2022-25) he recorded 3,019 offensive snaps
5. He became the first Georgia Tech player since Pro Football Hall of Fame WR Calvin Johnson to be named a First Team All-American in consecutive years
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