Georgia's remaining schedule after Week 4 ranked from manageable to terrifying

We've had four full weeks of college football, and examining Georgia's remaining opponents now, there's a better sense of which teams are dangerous, which ones are a little concerning, and which ones are just a mere surface nuisance.

Some teams are better than predicted, others are much worse than had been believed, and some -- in the words of the late Denny Green -- are exactly who we thought they were.

So from the least worrisome to the most unsettling, this is a ranking of Georgia's remaining shedeule for 2026.

South Carolina is a hapless team with a coach who has lost the locker room.

There was a day when the early-season meetings between Georgia and South Carolina were the stuff of legends. While the Bulldogs have continued to grow under Kirby Smart, the Gamecocks have sunk back to the doormat they once were.

There's little hope that Shane Beamer will still be coaching this team when they meet on Nov. 21, but if he is, that's even better for Georgia. This is not a concerning game in the least.

Georgia Tech without Buster Faulkner and Haynes King is just the same old Yellow Jackets

Georgia Tech looked like they were on the rise. Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate was actually a game worth watching over the last three years. The standing belief was that head coach Brent Key had finally turned things around.

But after four games and a 1-3 record, with the only win coming against Mercer, it seems the truth may be that former offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner and quarterback Haynes King had more to do with the Yellow Jackets' success than the head coach.

The only reason the Jackets are up a notch over South Carolina is because of the rivalry factor and Brent Key's open hatred for all things red and black.

Vanderbilt is back to being Vanderbilt once again

Much like Georgia Tech, the Vanderbilt Commodores went through a short burst of success, mostly due to former quarterback Diego Pavia.

The 'Dores' 3-1 record is a bit deceiving. They struggled to beat Delaware and were only victorious against NC State by virtue of a last second fumble-gift by Wolfpack quarterback CJ Bailey. The flat performance against Auburn in a 21-15 loss looked more like the Vandy we're used to seeing.

Vandy is still a decent team, and the side story of former Georgia commit Jared Curtis bringing his 5-star talents to Athens will make this a fun game to watch. That said, Dawgs by fiddy.

Missouri is a hard team to figure out, and Georgia should be careful

Contests with Mizzou always seem to creep into that "well, are they good, or does it depend on the week?" category. This year's Missouri team is no exception.

The Tigers started off the season 3-0, but their competition was less than SEC-caliber. They blew a lead against Mississippi State to drop their first conference game of the season. Now, none of this points to Missouri being a pushover or a bad team, but there's not a lot to indicate they're a particularly good team, either.

Even sportswriters can't seem to figure Missouri out.

Georgia should handle the Tigers with relative ease, but they shouldn't overlook them either. Could be a close game.

Auburn is better, but still has a lot of work to do

The biggest difference between Auburn under Hugh Freeze and Auburn under Alex Golesh? The Tigers are winning the close games instead of finding a way to lose them.

Offensively, it seems like Golesh has figured things out, or at least brought them to a respectable level. Defensively, there's still a lot of work to do. That could play right into Georgia's hands.

The Bulldogs have won nine straight over the Tigers, tying the longest winning streak in the series. Breaking that record for a 10th straight win won't be easy, but the home crowd in Athens should provide a needed edge.

Ole Miss is still a very dangerous team, even without Lane Kiffin

Georgia's two epic battles with Ole Miss last season will likely just continue this year. The Rebels are a legitimately good team, but still have some big flaws.

Two things they'll have going for them when they meet Georgia on Nov. 7: playing at home (Oxford is always a tough place to get a road win), and Trinidad Chambliss.

Georgia got more than enough looks at what Chambliss can do and how he can change a game at any moment last season. The primary goal will be to stop Chambliss and keep the Ole Miss offense off the field. This could be another game that comes down to the last possession.

Jon Sumrall has Florida back in a position to be an SEC power again

Florida may not win the SEC this year; they may not go to the College Football Playoff, but they are absolutely one of the best teams in the SEC right now, and should continue to get better. If Sumrall continues to recruit the way he has in year one, there's no telling how high the ceiling is for the Gators.

Jadan Baugh is a legit Heisman Trophy favorite; in fact, if he stays healthy all season, you're probably looking at the Heisman winner coming out of Gainesville this year.

You could probably treat Florida and Alabama as interchangeable ranks on this list. Still, Florida lands at number two because Georgia probably has the best chance of stopping Jadan Baugh of anyone in the nation, and the game is at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Alabama is still Kirby Smart's arch-nemesis

Anyone could write on and on about how the battles between Alabama and Georgia just continue to become legendary. Every Georgia fan worth their weight in boiled peanuts knows how tough this game will be.

Three things put the game against the Crimson Tide at the top of the terrifying list for the Bulldogs:

• The game is in Tuscaloosa, where Georgia hasn't won a regular-season game since 2007, and it's a night game.
• Keelon Russell is a beast and might even be better than Trinidad Chambliss
• It's Alabama. Enough said.
  

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