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Georgia's Title Defense Starts with a Terrifying Rout of Oregon

No, don't crown the Georgia Bulldogs champions again just yet.

As the final seconds ticked away on their 49-3 demolition of Oregon, none of the nation's other Top 5 teams—Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson and Notre Dame—had even kicked off in Week 1.

But if that is the version of Georgia we're about to watch for three months, write a return trip to the College Football Playoff in pen.

Entering the season, the reigning national champions faced a couple of important questions.

Most notably, the Bulldogs had to replace 15 NFL draft picks—including five first-round defenders.