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Florida Football: 3 hot takes from rivalry win over Georgia in Week 10

By Connor Muldowney

Kyle Trask, Florida football Mandatory Credit: Brad McClenny-USA TODAY NETWORK
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Florida running back Dameon Pierce (27) runs with the ball the annual Florida Georgia rivalry game held at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville Fla. Nov. 7, 2020. Florida Georgia Football 49
Florida running back Dameon Pierce (27) runs with the ball the annual Florida Georgia rivalry game held at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville Fla. Nov. 7, 2020. Florida Georgia Football 49 /

2. Florida is a playoff team

Although Florida is ranked just sixth in the nation after beating the fifth-ranked Bulldogs, I can say that the Gators are one of the four best teams in college football right now. The other three? Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State — maybe Notre Dame as well.

I just don’t see Cincinnati actually making the playoff and that’s not a knock on the Bearcats, but I believe the committee would take a one-loss Power Five team over an undefeated Group of Five team. That might be a reason to expand the playoff to eight teams in the future.

Florida may have had a slip-up against Texas A&M, but the Aggies, too, look like a team that can make the College Football Playoff. That’s not a bad loss, especially on the road.

The Gators are ranked No. 6, but I could see the committee giving them the nod over teams like Notre Dame and Cincinnati when the time comes, especially if Florida can win the SEC title over a team like Alabama.

Right now, Florida is playing like a playoff team.

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