Clemson, the 12th-ranked team heading into the weekend, fell to South Carolina to suffer its third loss of the year. Meanwhile Miami, which entered the week as the No. 6-ranked team in the CFP, lost to Syracuse.

As rough as the first round of the playoffs was for Northeast Georgia area teams, the second round made up for it.

The Georgia Bulldogs are rising in the College Football Playoff bracket after a blowout 59-21 win against UMass Minutemen. Georgia rises to the No. 8 seed and are ranked No. 7. Alabama, Indiana and Ole Miss lost their respective games last week. These losses helped Georgia rise up three spots to be within the thick of the playoff picture.