College football season is in full force as the teams are headed into the third week of the 2024 season. As of Sept. 23, the current top five teams, in order, are Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Alabama and Ole Miss.
Though GCSU lacks a football team of its own, students still have strong opinions on college football. There are many different fan bases among the student body.
“Auburn is the team I root for, but I do not think they will be making it to the playoffs,” said Laney Foust, a junior exercise science major. “I believe that Georgia will take home the national championship title. I also think Alabama is overhyped, and I am selfishly hoping they will have a bad season.”
“I am a Michigan fan, so it is off to an awful start,” said Brady DeCan, a senior marketing major. “I think the National Championship will be Georgia vs. Texas and that Texas will win. I hope Missouri will make the playoffs but if not I hope it is an unexpected team competing so that there will be some excitement to watch during the game.”
A lot of SEC fans seem to hold loyalty to their school of choice, however, this loyalty remains consistent among the conference as a whole.
“I am personally an Alabama fan, and I assume that the National Championship will be between two SEC teams and one of those teams will be Alabama,” Caden Tillman, a junior marketing major. “Texas and Georgia seem to be the only teams that I am worried about, especially Georgia because they have a great coach, Kirby Smart. Roll Tide!”
Loyalty among SEC fans demonstrates how fans predominantly worry about other conference teams, showing the disparity between the overall skill level of the SEC when compared to other conferences.
“Georgia should still be ranked as number one even though we had a bad performance when playing Kentucky,” said Grace Phillips, a freshman accounting major. “I am a huge Georgia fan and believe we will win it all. Carson Beck is a great leader for Georgia. Alabama seems to be playing sloppy this year, so I am not too worried about playing them, especially knowing Nick Saban is gone. Ohio State seems to be playing well so that is my biggest concern. I am looking forward to the rest of the season.”
Carson Beck, the QB for Georgia, remains the number-one ranked quarterback for the NCAA.
“I am a fan of LSU and Tennessee,” said Alexi Quisito, a sophomore nursing major. “I still have hope in Tennessee’s season but I have already lost hope in LSU. I believe that Georgia will win the National Championship and should be ranked back to the number one spot after they play Alabama. Although I think Georgia will win, I hope that a different team will.”
Since the college football season does not end until January, there are many exciting months left. The remaining season holds unknown events that could change the state of the game, with much anticipation surrounding every team.
