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Joel Klatt touts Ohio State as a significant challenge for Georgia in the CFP semis
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Most observers view Georgia as a heavy favorite to repeat as college football’s national champion in the upcoming College Football Playoff.
The top-seeded Bulldogs will open their title defense by facing Ohio State on New Years Eve in the Peach Bowl.
One college football analyst who thinks Georgia will have its hands full in that game is Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt.
In fact, Klatt believes the Buckeyes are the toughest and most dangerous opponent that the Bulldogs had any chance of seeing in the CFP.
“You can make an argument that of those 4 (Michigan, TCU, Ohio State, USC), the toughest matchup for Georgia is Ohio State,” Klatt said Monday. “So you can make an argument that as a champion and No. 1 seed, the week went about as poorly as it could’ve for Georgia, save for not beating LSU and taking home an SEC Championship. They’ve got to face the toughest possible opponent that they could’ve.”
Klatt went on to explain why he sees Ohio State as a bigger threat to Georgia than Michigan.
“The difference (between Michigan and Ohio State) is Michigan plays a very similar style of football that Georgia does,” Klatt added. “Whereas Ohio State plays a style of football that Georgia — at least in the last 32 (games) — is the one style that gave them problems, and that was in the loss to Alabama last year. That’s really what hurts this Georgia team.”
You can see all of Klatt’s thoughts on the subject in the video below:
"You could make an argument that of those four, the toughest matchup for Georgia is Ohio State."@joelklatt thinks Georgia could pay a price for being the #1 seed in the CFB playoff ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/giUxHtx0Ea
— The Joel Klatt Show: A CFB Pod (@JoelKlattShow) December 5, 2022
"Chris Wallace covers college football for Saturday Down South. He has covered college athletics for multiple newspapers and also worked previously for Rivals.com and GolfChannel.com."
