Fox’s Joel Klatt, one of the biggest voices in college football, unvieled his preseason rankings. He gave the Ohio State Buckeyes a slight edge over Georgia for the top spot.

2024 is a historic season for college football. Texas and Oklahoma will make their SEC debuts while Oregon, Washington, USC, and UCLA all make the jump to the Big Ten. Joel Klatt of Fox Sports recently revealed his preseason top 25 for this historic season. The Big Noon Saturday commentator (the top weekly Big Ten game), has the Ohio State Buckeyes at No. 1, just ahead of Georgia.

“Ohio State’s going to be number one for me, Georgia is going to be number two,” began Klatt. “I couldn’t make up for the fact that Ohio State’s roster is the best roster in the sport. What they did this offseason, in a lot of ways is unprecedented, keeping the talent that they had off of their own roster, acquiring talent not only through high school recruiting but also through the portal.”

To be fair, the Buckeyes did have a big offseason in the portal, landing Ole Miss running back Quinshon Judkins, Alabama quarterback Julian Sayin, and Alabama safety Caleb Downs. It’s not just roster makeup that has the Buckeyes No. 1 in Klatt’s eyes, but also the schedule. Georgia’s is brutal and could potentially be a hindrance.

“Let’s start with Georgia really quickly at No. 2,” continued Klatt. “Carson Beck, I think he’s going to be a Heisman front-runner along with Quinn Ewers. There’s never going to be a question at UGA with talent. Their last five recruiting classes have all been in the top four with a couple of those being number one, the front seven is going to be great. It’s always great. Mykel Williams is terrific off the edge, likely a first-round pick next year. Malaki Starks at safety, he’s maybe along with Will Johnson, one of the best defensive backs in the country. They’re 46 and two in their last 48 games. That’s ridiculous. Them and Michigan have just dominated the sport for the last couple of years. Their schedule, though is tough.”

“Georgia doesn’t get any favors, because they’ve got to open with Clemson who’s in my top 15. That’s in Atlanta. Road games against Alabama, Texas, and Ole Miss and a home game against Tennessee. So they’ve got to face Texas, Alabama, and Ole Miss. So the two other best teams in the SEC, three other best teams in the SEC, all top 10 teams, they’ve got to go on the road, Bama, Texas, Ole Miss. That ain’t easy. So Georgia is up against it. They’ve had a lot of kids transfer out. So I’m looking at that schedule, I get it, their quarterback is back, I get it the way that they’ve recruited. And you know that Kirby Smart has a couple of rings on the mantle. And they no doubt will be there in the end. There’s not a doubt in my mind. But the offseason that Ohio State had and the roster that they’re going to put on the field to me makes them number one.”

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The Las Vegas Raiders elected to draft Georgia tight end Brock Bowers over Terrion Arnold per the former Alabama player.

During the NFL draft, organizations are faced with making tough decisions throughout the entire draft process, and the biggest decisions they make come down to choosing which players they want to draft over others. The Las Vegas Raiders had the 13th overall pick in the 2024 draft and ultimately elected to select tight end Brock Bowers over a former Alabama defensive player.

Defensive back Terrion Arnold spoke with The Next Round podcast and said the Raiders called him after the draft to let him know they came down to a decision between him and Bowers. Arnold said it came down to a coin flip between him and the former Georgia tight end, and it landed on Bowers, which led to his name being called before Arnold’s.

The thought of an NFL organization sitting in a draft room and flipping a coin to decide which player they wanted to take in the first round seems a little silly, but considering Arnold and Bowers were both viewed as top players at their position, one could see how the debate could result to a coin toss. Arnold also mentioned that the Raiders tried trading up for him later in the first round, but couldn’t make it happen.

Bowers spent three seasons at Georgia and they are some of the more statistically gaudy stat lines at the position that we’ve seen.

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ATHENS — Georgia football is the clear-cut SEC favorite this season, and the DraftKings preseason odds indicate why.

Odds have been released for seven of the Bulldogs’ more high-profile games, including the opener against Clemson on Aug. 31 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Here are the opening lines, and a thought on each game:

Georgia – 13.5 Clemson

Georgia beat the Tigers in the teams’ most recent meeting in the 2021 season opener, 10-3, in Charlotte, N.C.

This season’s game isn’t expected to be as close, but it’s worth noting Clemson finished last year on a five-game win streak, including a 38-35 bowl win over Kentucky.

Quick pick: Georgia wins, Clemson covers

Georgia -4.5 Alabama

The Bulldogs haven’t won in Tuscaloosa since 2007, when Matthew Stafford was QB and Nick Saban was a first-year head coach for the Tide.

Carson Beck is the most talented UGA QB since Stafford, and Alabama has a first-year head coach.

Quick pick: Georgia wins, Georgia covers

Georgia -24 Auburn

It’s a home game for the Bulldogs against an Auburn program it has beaten seven times in a row.

But it’s also a game that falls a week after what promises to be an emotional contest in Tuscaloosa, and the Bulldogs don’t always cover as a big home favorite.

Quick pick: Georgia wins, Auburn covers

Georgia -1.5 Texas

Some have pointed to this showdown in Austin as perhaps having the greatest impact on the College Football Playoffs.

The game also features a battle of the two preseason Heisman Trophy favorites.

Quick pick: Georgia wins, Georgia covers

Georgia -22 Florida

The Bulldogs most recent regular-season loss came to Florida in 2020, but a lot has changed since then.

Georgia is an overwhelming favorite over the Gators this season, and there’s a chance Billy Napier might not still be Florida’s head coach.

Quick pick: Georgia wins, Florida covers

Georgia -7 Ole Miss

The Bulldogs blew out the Rebels in Sanford Stadium last season in what many expected to be a close game.

Vaught-Hemingway Stadium figures to present more of a challenge.

Quick pick: Georgia wins, Georgia covers

Georgia -17.5 Tennessee

The Vols have a new starting quarterback they are excited about, dual-threat signal caller Nico Iamaleava.

The last time Tennessee beat Georgia, in 2016, it took a mobile QB and a Hail Mary in a shootout. These Bulldogs won’t engage in that fashion, but they will pound the ball over the Vols on the ground.

Quick pick: Georgia wins, Tennessee covers