In the world of football, rivalries bring exceptional amounts of energy and excitement to players and fans of every program. Not only do these games bring excitement but they can have incredible playoff implications for later in the season. 

One of these games with playoff implications is Georgia versus Alabama. The sheer powers of these teams make this game one to watch.

Heisman candidate Carson Beck of the Georgia Bulldogs will make the trip down to Tuscaloosa Alabama. The Bulldogs will meet another Heisman candidate in quarterback Jalen Milroe. ESPN has the post-Nick Saban Crimson Tide ranked 5th in preseason power rankings and the Bulldogs in the number one spot. Truly a game to watch. 

I think that this game has the power to swing either way. It will boil down to who makes the stops on defenses because otherwise it will be a shootout between two extremely high powered offenses. 

Some rivalries go back decades. Each team hates every breath that the other team takes. Ohio State versus the Michigan Wolverines is one of these rivalries. True hatred by each team for the other. These teams first played each other in 1918 and they have played basically every year since. The reigning National Champion Michigan Wolverines do not seem to be the favorite in the matchup. Michigan lost a plethora of key personnel. These people included Coach Jim Harbaugh, star quarterback JJ Mcarthy, and running back Blake Corrum who was the focal point of the offense. 

Ohio State on the other hand has only gotten stronger. A considerable threat for the buckeyes offense is their passing game.  While stars like Emeka Egbuka look to continue their reign of terror in the Big 10 conference, others are rising. True freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith took the college football world by storm. In his first game he recorded 6 receptions for 92 yards and two touchdowns. 

I think that Ohio State absolutely slaughters Michigan and even moves on to go deep into the college football playoffs come winter time.