One SEC assistant coach said he likes the Bulldogs to win. Alabama had been favored in 92 straight games. Georgia, which is 12-0 for the first time since winning its last national title in 1980, is a 6½-point favorite to win, according to Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill. Our guys have got to go out and play well." I think every team is independent of the previous. "Do you talk about it? We talk about the opponent every week we play somebody, right?" Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart said. Handing Alabama its second loss of the season might knock it out of the playoff, which would give Georgia perhaps its clearest path to ending that frustrating national title drought. 3 Crimson Tide? We'll find out Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. So, is this finally the year in which the No. The Tide won 35-28, thanks in part to Georgia's botched fake punt with 3:04 to go. Then, in the 2018 SEC championship game, Alabama rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half.
In the CFP national championship at the end of the 2017 season, Georgia had a 13-0 lead at halftime, but lost 26-23 when freshman Tua Tagovailoa threw a touchdown to DeVonta Smith on second-and-26 in overtime. Alabama went on to crush Notre Dame in the BCS national championship. The 2012 SEC championship game ended with the Bulldogs catching a pass at Alabama's 5-yard line as time expired in the Tide's 32-28 victory.
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You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĬollege football championship week: Alabama-Georgia, Baylor-Oklahoma State and moreĬollege Football, Georgia Bulldogs, Alabama Crimson Tide, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, UTSA Roadrunners, Cincinnati Bearcats, Houston Cougars, Baylor Bears, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Pittsburgh Panthers, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Northern Illinois Huskies, Kent State Golden Flashes, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, Appalachian State Mountaineers, Utah State Aggies, San Diego State Aztecs, Michigan Wolverines, Iowa Hawkeyesįor much of the past decade, Alabama has been the elephant-sized obstacle standing in Georgia's way of ending what is now a 41-year drought without a national title.
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