Auerbach’s Top 10: Clemson, USC hang on; Minnesota, Vols move up

Every Saturday night time all through the school soccer season, I’ll rank the ten greatest groups within the nation. The order will fluctuate week to week primarily based on new outcomes, participant availability and no matter else impacts this chaotic sport. The ultimate spot every week will go to a group that will not truly be the tenth greatest group within the nation however nonetheless deserves slightly shine.

1. Georgia (4-0)

Sure, Kent State put up 22 factors in opposition to the Georgia protection and had an opportunity to make it a one-score sport early within the fourth quarter. And the Bulldogs turned the ball over thrice and allowed a conversion on a faux punt. These are all not-great developments for a group that has performed mainly completely up to now this season. However you do bear in mind the best way the Bulldogs performed the primary three weeks of the season, proper? How they demolished Oregon, which has since recovered to ascertain itself as a deserving Prime 25 group? I certain do.

These three performances have constructed up sufficient goodwill to offset a clunker of a 39-22 win. Georgia did pile up 529 yards of offense and held Kent State to simply 281 complete yards — fewer than what it allowed to Oregon and South Carolina — although it clearly didn’t really feel as dominant as these numbers recommend. The Bulldogs’ protection needed to exchange a ton of starters, they usually’re operating a dynamic offense able to masking the protection’s rising pains.

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