Hines Ward: Georgia's No 2 ranking in College Football Playoff made him 'feel some type of way'

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The first College Football Playoff rankings had many baffled when Ohio State was placed at No. 1 ahead of Georgia, the AP's No. 1 seed that has won back-to-back national titles. A former Bulldog admitted the announcement of the rankings did not sit well with him. 

"Yeah, I did feel some type of way in the sense that we’ve been at the top for a very long time," Hines Ward, the two-time Super Bowl winner with the Pittsburgh Steelers who played at Georgia from 1994-1997, told Fox News Digital. "For us not to be on top for the playoffs [rankings], listen, it is what it is.

"We’re not the flashiest team. We just go out there and kick tail, kick butt every weekend. We have a great running game, a great defense by Kirby. So we’re not going to make excuses, and it’s not really how you start, it’s how you finish. At the very end, as long as we’re there playing in the championship game and going on our quest for another championship, that’s all that matters." 

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Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart looks on during the second half of a game against the Florida Gators at EverBank Stadium on Oct. 28, 2023 in Jacksonville, Florida. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Of course, the College Football Playoff rankings change by the week as teams wind down their regular season play. However, does Georgia head into their matchup against the No. 14-ranked Missouri Tigers in Athens thinking this needs to be a statement game because Ohio State is above them?

"I think so," Ward said. "It’s still early. 

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"You still got four games