Georgia football enters the 2025 season as the defending SEC Champions. The Bulldogs have a great shot to repeat as champions during the 2025 season, but teams like Alabama and Texas are popular picks to take that crown from Georgia this season.
However, On3 analyst J.D. Pickell recently predicted the outcome of this year's College Football Playoff, and it's a new SEC team who he is saying will dethrone Georgia and win the SEC and National Championship.
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On3 analyst predicts LSU to win the SEC and College Football Playoff
According to the above prediction from Pickell, he believes LSU will not only take the SEC crown from Georgia, but they will also go on to win the National Championship this season.
As mentioned, Alabama and Texas are the two teams who are most likely to win the SEC this season, along with Georgia. There are a few other teams in the tier below these three who many SEC fans believe could challenge for the conference title, but most believe Georgia, Alabama and Texas are the true contenders. Pickell however thinks it will be LSU who will bring home all the hardware this season.
The Tigers have the best roster they have had during the Brian Kelly era, so expectations for him are sky high at LSU this year. In fact, many college football analysts believe Kelly could be fired if he fails to have a good season this year. So the pressure is on for him to thrive at LSU, which Pickell clearly believes will happen this season.
It is worth noting that Pickell predicts Georgia to make the CFP as the 8-seed this season. Their first round matchup would come at home in Athens against Alabama, which he unfortunately has UGA losing. Georgia fans likely wouldn't care all that much if LSU wins the national title, but falling to the Tide at home in the College Football Playoff would be an impossible pill to swallow.