Former Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn appears to still harbor some rivalry with Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Each week during the college football season, in addition to the AP Poll, the Coaches Poll offers a top-25 ranking, voted on by head football coaches across 62 colleges.
With the season coming to a close, USA Today released the final poll, as well as each coach’s ballot. Not only did Georgia finish ahead of Alabama in the official version — Gus Malzahn ranked Alabama lower than any other coach in the country.
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Malzahn, now head coach for the University of Central Florida, voted in Alabama at No. 8, while placing Georgia at No. 3. Malzahn also had Florida State, Texas, Missouri, and Oregon ahead of Alabama, respectively.
Interestingly enough, Hugh Freeze, current Auburn head coach, ranked Alabama No. 4 ahead of Georgia who he had at No. 5.
In Saban’s poll, he left the Crimson Tide at No. 4 and the playoff rankings unchanged, while dropping Florida State all the way to No. 8, moving Georgia up to No. 5, and Missouri up to No. 7.
You can read all of the coach’s selections and check out the final official coaches poll of the 2023 college football season here.
Michael Brauner is a Senior Sports Analyst and Contributing Writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP
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