Georgia Strength of Schedule Ranked No. 12 in SEC

Georgia's 2021 football schedule has been ranked 12th in the SEC by CBS Sports. We examine the reasons why.

The Southeastern Conference is typically known for its top to bottom football depth in any given year. However, heading into 2021, with the current state of the SEC East, there's reasons to question just how tough Georgia's schedule truly is outside of a Week-1 monster matchup with the Clemson Tigers. 

Florida is typically the team Georgia is fending off for a division title, a battle that they lost a year ago, but the Gators are working in a new starting quarterback and have lost their three leading receivers from a year ago. 

Tennessee is in the midst of an NCAA investigation while working in a new head coach. South Carolina joins the Volunteers having a first-year head coach. 

Simply put, when it appears Kentucky and Missouri could be two of the toughest games, that sums up how difficult the schedule ultimately is. 

It's why CBSSports.com's Barrett Sallee ranked Georgia No. 12 in the SEC in strength of schedule heading into the year. He wrote:

"Arkansas is their rotating cross-division opponent, permanent cross-division rival Auburn is rebuilding under first-year coach Bryan Harsin and it's not like intra-state rival Georgia Tech has returned to bowl contention. Even with a loss to Clemson in the opener, Georgia should run the table and could be double-digit favorites from Week 2 through the SEC Championship Game (depending on what Florida looks like)."

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