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Here’s Georgia’s injury situation for the SEC Championship
No. 1 Georgia is dealing with injuries to multiple starters ahead of the SEC Championship matchup with No. 3 Alabama.
The injury bug has bitten the Bulldogs early and often this season, but that hasn’t derailed the undefeated train from Athens yet.
Here’s Georgia’s updated injury report for the SEC Championship:
SEC Championship: Georgia vs Alabama prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win on Saturday.
SEC Championship: Georgia vs Alabama prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, December 4
Date: Saturday, December 4
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
How To Watch: CBS
Record: Georgia (12-0), Alabama (11-1)
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Okay, Georgia defense. It’s time to show just how good you really are.
The Alabama offensive line has talent – lots and lots of talent. It has future NFL players, all-star skill, depth, and all the guys you’d expect a Nick Saban team to have at this stage of the program’s consistent dominance.
It also doesn’t provide a lick of pass protection.
QB Bryce Young is talented and savvy enough to overcome the issues – for the most part – but no matter how many ways you want to spin it, if you’ve scored three points for the first 58ish minutes and you need to go 97 yards to save your season against a very-good-not-Georgia Auburn D, something isn’t quite right somewhere on your O.
Georgia’s defense has been a brick wall all season long.
It allows just 79 rushing yards per game, it’s the best in the nation in pass efficiency defense, No. 2 in pass D, and it leads the country in total defense.
This isn’t the team to go against when your offense is still trying to figure some things out.
Best of all for the Dawgs, it’s not like they’ve had to tax their top players in a whole slew of high pressure situations. No one doubts that this group can rise up when needed – it did that in the opener against Clemson – but it’s been so good at getting the job done early that this is about as fresh a team as you’ll find this late into the year.
However …
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That team that’s coming out of the tunnel as the SEC West champion has guys, too.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, the pass protection hasn’t been great, the offensive line hasn’t been consistent, and the defense has a weird way of checking out for long stretches from time to time, but the team is here.
Auburn could’ve taken care of business for everyone by just staying in bounds, or coming up with a stop when the Tide offense had 1st and 97 to go, but nope.
Does Alabama have the talent to hang around with Georgia? Of course.
Can it run with the Dawgs? Does it have the athletes? Does it have the We’re Alabama And Georgia Isn’t arrogance/confidence? Duh.
Georgia might be playing at a dominant-high level, but it also hasn’t had to deal with anyone that amazing for a while.
Tennessee is fine, and Kentucky is good, and Auburn and Arkansas are solid, but Georgia didn’t have to play Alabama in the regular season. It didn’t have to face Ole Miss, and it didn’t deal with the Mississippi State curveball.
No, of course there’s no dogging the Georgia schedule against nine bowl bound teams – no, there’s NO dogging 12-0 from the SEC – but it’s going to need to find a gear that it hasn’t had to use since early September.
To be kind, let’s just say Alabama is battle tested.
Yeah, Alabama has the guys, and it has …
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Bryce Young.
Really, do you believe that Stetson Bennett is ready to deliver an SEC Championship against an Alabama team has it on Georgia in one key area – pass rush.
Georgia’s pass rush is fantastic. Alabama leads the SEC in sacks and tackles for loss, and Bennett’s not going to have the 19 days to throw he enjoyed throughout the season.
However, this is going to be a LONG game.
Alabama will have the early energy. Young and company will score on its first drive, the charged up D will get off the field after a sack, and Bama will get a field goal off of its second drive.
For about a half, Alabama will play like the team that needs this to stay alive for the College Football Playoff, and Georgia will play like the team that’s in no matter what.
Social media will have handed Young the Heisman, Cincinnati fans will start freaking out as their team – playing Houston at the same time as this – struggles through its own start, and then …
Georgia will settle in.
The running game won’t take over, but it’ll be effective enough to take the pressure off of Bennett. The defense will start to stuff everything the Alabama ground game tries to do, it’ll hold firm on a deep Tide drive, and everything will slowly turn before a turnover leads to a late lead.
Young will march the Tide down the field with one last shot to pull it off, but his fourth down pass in the final moments will be broken up in the end zone to give Georgia the national – uh, er, sorry – SEC championship.
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Georgia 27, Alabama 23
Line: Georgia -6.5, o/u: 49.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
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College football expert picks, predictions for Championship Week, highlighted by Georgia vs Alabama, Michigan vs Iowa, and Oklahoma State vs Baylor
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* next to the pick means the team will win, but not cover.
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Championship Week College Football Expert Picks
C-USA WKU vs UTSA
Pac-12 Oregon vs Utah
Big 12 Baylor vs Oklahoma State
MAC Kent State vs Northern Illinois
MW Utah State vs San Diego State
Sun Belt Appalachian State vs Louisiana
AAC Houston vs Cincinnati
SEC Georgia vs Alabama
ACC Wake Forest vs Pitt
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Championship Week Schedule
7:00, CBS Sports Network
Line: WKU -1, o/u: 72
Gill Alexander, VSIN: UTSA
Eric Bolin, RazorbacksWire.com: UTSA
Patrick Conn, LSUTigersWire.com WKU
Adam Dubbin, GatorsWire.com UTSA
Jeff Feyerer, CFN: UTSA
Pete Fiutak, CFN: UTSA
Dan Harralson, VolsWire.com: WKU
Phil Harrison, BuckeyesWire.com: UTSA
Jeremy Mauss, MWwire.com: UTSA
Kevin McGuire, NittanyLionsWire.com: WKU
Zac Neel, DucksWire.com: UTSA
Johnny Rosenstein, SportsBookWire.com: WKU
Joe Vitale, UGAWire.com: UTSA
Clucko the Chicken, CFN: WKU
CONSENSUS PICK: UTSA
College Football Championship Week schedule, predictions, lines, and how to watch for the ACC, AAC, Big Ten, Big 12, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, and Sun Belt Championship games
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All times Eastern
8:00, FOX
Line: Wake Forest -3, o/u: 72.5
ACC Results So Far
SU: 74-35, ATS: 60-48-1, Point Total: 59-48-1
4:00, ABC
Line: Cincinnati -10.5, o/u: 54
American Athletic Conference Results So Far
SU: 73-16, ATS: 54-35, Point Total: 41-48
8:00, ABC
Line: Michigan -10.5, o/u: 43.5
Big Ten Results So Far
SU: 78-28, ATS: 70-36, Point Total: 62-43-1
12:00, ABC
Line: Oklahoma State -5, o/u: 46.5
Big 12 Results So Far
SU: 55-21, ATS: 47-27-1, Point Total: 39-31-1
7:00, CBS Sports Network
Line: WKU -1, o/u: 72
Conference USA Results So Far
SU: 82-29, ATS: 57-52-2, Point Total: 61-49
12:00, ESPN
Line: Kent State -3, o/u: -3
MAC Results So Far
SU: 76-22, ATS: 56-39, Point Total: 51-44-2
3:00, FOX
Line: San Diego State -6, o/u: 50
Mountain West Results So Far
SU: 67-31, ATS: 52-43-2, Point Total: 45-51-1
8:00, ABC
Line: Utah -3, o/u: 59.5
11:00 pm, FS1
Line: Cal -3.5, o/u: 57.5
Pac-12 Results So Far
SU: 64-26, ATS: 46-41-1, Point Total: 46-41-1
4:00, CBS
Line: Georgia -6.5, o/u: 50.5
SEC Results So Far
SU: 86-27, ATS: 62-50-1, Point Total: 57-53-1
3:30, ESPN
Line: Appalachian State -3, o/u: 53
Sun Belt Results So Far
SU: 61-18, ATS: 38-42, Point Total: 45-36
Independent Results So Far
SU: 59-17, ATS: 36-40, Point Total: 44-32
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Georgia heads to the postseason after a season finale loss to No. 8 Alabama 89-79 . Details and more here.
Georgia basketball finishes the season with a 14-11 record (7-11 in the SEC) with Saturday’s 89-79 loss at home to No. 8 Alabama.
The 2021 SEC regular-season champions beat the Bulldogs 115-82 on Feb. 13 in Tuscaloosa, but Georgia played much better today in Athens, even leading 36-30 at halftime before being outscored 59-43 in the second half.
Georgia was led by sophomore guard Sahvir Wheeler, who finished with 18 points in 38 minutes and added 10 assists, extending the single-season UGA record for assists in a season to 180.
Georgia sophomore forward Toumani Camara added 13 points and 7 rebounds and freshman guard K.D. Johnson was the only other Bulldog to score in double digits with a 16-point performance off the bench.
Four Alabama starters scored in double-digits. Senior guard John Petty Jr. led the Crimson Tide with 15 points and added 7 rebounds and sophomore guard Jaden Shackleford was Alabama’s second-leading scorer, finishing with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.
Georgia may have been able to hang with Alabama a bit longer if it weren’t for the Bulldogs’ free throw shooting woes. UGA shot just 13 of 23 from the line.
With the loss today, Georgia has secured the 10th seed in the SEC tournament and will play the 7th seed on Thursday at 7 p.m. against an unnamed team.
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Georgia football got demolished in the second quarter of the UGA vs Alabama game and it’s time we stop being so nice.
After a strong first half, Georgia just absolutely fell apart in the second. The Bulldogs fell flat on their face and lost 41-24, but it felt a lot worse.
Stetson Bennett, as it turns out, is not the answer – he threw three interceptions on the night. It’s safe to say the Mailman did not deliver.
As for our defense, who I’ve also claimed to be the nation’s best, they looked terribly lost out there going up against Bama’s lightning fast receivers. Normally I’d say Georgia may be able to fix defensive issues if these two teams meet again in Atlanta, but you can’t teach speed. And Bama has speed that Georgia does not.
Our running backs played well, though. It’s just too bad that we barely gave it to them. Georgia decided to let Bennett, who was once a fifth stringer, throw the ball 40 times, while only letting our running backs combine for 23 carries. How does that make sense?
We saw a lot of true freshman Jermaine Burton tonight. He had 4 catches for 58 yards and a touchdown. Good numbers, but he also struggled with dropped passes, including one in the end zone. We saw James Cook get used in the passing game. That was nice. But again, where is George Pickens? Pickens should not be Bennett’s third favorite target behind Kearis Jackson and Burton. How does that make sense either?
Kirby Smart, we love you as a recruiter. But I just don’t think you’re there as a coach. Sure, maybe there were not any huge head scratching decisions like a fake punt in your own territory in the 4th quarter, but you were just terribly out-coached tonight. And the fact that you let our quarterback situation get this bad is solely on you.
But, it would not be fair to forget to mention the officiating tonight. I don’t want to spend too much time on this, because it probably would not have made a massive difference in the end, but this has to stop. How long are we going to let Alabama get away with every call? The one play I’m going to focus on is this third down pass interference called on Georgia in the end zone. This drive comes after Alabama intercepted Bennett on the other side of the field. The play before the pick? Pickens was being mugged the whole way down the sideline and there was no call. So, refs miss a PI on Alabama, and then call a bogus one on Georgia on third down. In the end zone.
A tough PI call goes against Georgia on 3rd down and Alabama turns a likely field goal attempt into a touchdown #UGAvsALA pic.twitter.com/2QKyZUxvIy
— Bad Sports Refs (@BadSportsRefs) October 18, 2020
And there’s one more thing I want to add. If you’re a Georgia fan who does not find it necessary to praise each player on the team regardless of how poorly they play, I don’t judge you. It’s time we stop giving out false praise to players who are not doing their part. And it’s time we stop getting mad at each other for speaking the truth.
Kirby’s had a blowout loss to an SEC West team in each of his five years in Athens now, and I’m tired of it.
If there’s one thing we learned from tonight, it’s that Bennett is not the answer, and I don’t think that Georgia can beat Alabama the second time around, if there is one.
This was a really poor display of Georgia football.
Georgia linebacer Nokobe Dean comes up clutch and sacks Alabama quarterback Mac Jones on a critical third down. Watch it here: SAAACK!!!!! Nakobe Dean @NakobeDean pic.twitter.com/P2f1iLw6Sk – GEORGIA HEROES (@GeorgiaHeroes) October 18, 2020 What a …
Georgia linebacer Nokobe Dean comes up clutch and sacks Alabama quarterback Mac Jones on a critical third down.
Watch it here:
SAAACK!!!!!
Nakobe Dean @NakobeDean pic.twitter.com/P2f1iLw6Sk— GEORGIA HEROES (@GeorgiaHeroes) October 18, 2020
What a game so far, both teams are playing physical, and Alabama’s offense is as powerful as advertised.
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Check in on UGA twitter here, Bulldogs lead Alabama 24-20 at the half
No. 3 Georgia leads No. 2 Alabama 24-17 at halftime, the defense is looking aggressive early, even when having to deal with bad field position because of the Stestson Bennet turnover.
Let’s hope for some continued dominance in the third, DawgNation!
Dawgs on top 24-17.
Remember, UGA gets it back to start the second half.
— UGA Football Live (@UGAfootballLive) October 18, 2020
#UGA has the best OC it has had in a long time. Monken is dialing up some great plays right now.
— Trent Smallwood (@SmallwoodTrent) October 18, 2020
Stetson if no one else says it, I love you
— jordan 🤙🏼 (@Jordan_Squints) October 18, 2020
Soooo anybody else really want to be excited and happy but then remember that we've been here quite often against Bama? I'll celebrate if we have the lead when the clock strikes 00:00
— UGA Football Live (@UGAfootballLive) October 18, 2020
#UGA fans – how you feelin bout that first half?
— Jake Reuse (@ReuseRecruiting) October 18, 2020
LOVE TO SEE IT! @JackPodlesny 5️⃣0️⃣ piece!
— Rodrigo Blankenship (@RodTheKicker3) October 18, 2020
Stetson Bennett is DEALING
— PFF College (@PFF_College) October 18, 2020
The Bulldogs lead 24-17 with a few remaining in the first.
The Bulldogs are playing really well early versus Alabama, the defense has played strong despite bad field position created by a turnover by quarterback Stestson Bennett.
The junior quarterback is 11/22 for 173 yards, with a touchdown and an interception.
Watch this clutch pass to star receiver Georgia Pickens here:
Stetson Bennett @StetsonIV to George Pickens @geo_Thagoat pic.twitter.com/6haJ5dZ4DV
— GEORGIA HEROES (@GeorgiaHeroes) October 18, 2020
