Will Reichard's attempt was blocked and the score remains in favor of Alabama with left in the third quarter. Bryce Young made his first mistake of the game, forcing a deep throw to Jahleel Billingsley as Georgia had two people in position to make the play. Christopher Smith made the interception at the Alabama 43, giving the Bulldogs great field position. It's a rare miscue for the Heisman Trophy winner, who entered the game with 46 touchdown passes and just five interceptions.
But with his two best receivers sidelined, he seems to be struggling with the connection to the inexperienced reserves on field. The Crimson Tide's defense quickly got the ball back for Young, forcing a three-and-out by Georgia.
A deep punt pinned Alabama on its 2 to start the next possession. We have our first big mistake of the game. Georgia has a short field to work with. They need to capitalize now.
Nobody reached the end zone in the first 30 minutes but there were five scoring drives as Alabama had three field goals and Georgia had two, making the score unexpectedly Not that there was supposed to be a shootout. The running games for both teams were nonexistent, leaving the quarterbacks to make much of the big plays.
Bryce Young threw for yards and appeared more comfortable than counterpart Stetson Bennett. The loss of receiver Jameson Williams makes the Crimson Tide thin with experience at the position. That will be something to watch in the second half. Georgia gets the ball to start the second half. That drive could be critical as field position can be key if the offense continue to bog down. If you like defense and physical play, this game is over you. It's a change from shootouts in previous editions of the title matchups.
Welcome to SEC football. The Crimson Tide look poised to extend their lead to 10 after Cameron Latu's yard catch and run put them inside the Georgia However, Latu dropped a sure touchdown on the second snap after his big play.
Alabama was forced to kick its third field goal of the game and increase its lead to with 7 minutes left in the second quarter.
It was a big escape for the Bulldogs, who are struggling on offense and couldn't afford to go down 10 points. Instead, it is still a one-score game even though the Crimson Tide have mostly dominated things. Perfect throw by Bryce Young to Cameron Latu for a huge 61 yard gain. He hit it from 37 yards out. No touchdowns so far as the game nears the midway point of the second quarter.
There have been three field goals, however. Will Reichard converted a yard field goal for the last points as Alabama leads The scoring drive was marred by the injury to Crimson Tide leading receiver Jameson Williams on a yard reception that set up the score. Williams caught yard pass over the middle of the Georgia defense but as he was twisting to avoid the tackle attempts of two defenders he went down holding his knee.
Williams was helped off the field and went to the injury tent on the sideline for evaluation. Besides Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young, Williams was easily the biggest offensive weapon for the Crimson Tide this season with 1, yards and 15 touchdowns entering tonight's game. Ouch Jameson Williams pic. The first signs of life for the Bulldogs offense as Stetson Bennett hits George PIckens with a deep ball for 52 yards to the Alabama They'd get closer to the end zone before the Crimson Tide stiffened and Jack Podlesny kicked a yard field goal to even things at with left in the second quarter.
The pass to PIckens is significant as the deep ball could loosen things up for the Georgia running game that has been bogged down. Bulldogs have 11 yards on eight attempts. The ground hasn't been much better for Alabama, which has 16 yards on six carrie.
Three of the last four possessions have ended without first downs as both teams struggle to run the ball effectively and there is little time to throw. It's not a huge surprise with the talent on both defenses and this is the way things started in the SEC championship game. A feeling-out process for sure. Georgia has one yard offense after its two drives.
Stetson Bennett still has not completed a pass. Alabama QB Bryce Young, the Heisman Trophy winner, coughed up a deep interception -- his second turnover of the night -- that defensive back Kelee Ringo returned 79 yards for a touchdown to ice the game with less than a minute to play.
The Dawgs scored the game's final three touchdowns. Bennett found star freshman tight end Brock Bowers for a yard score with to play. On Georgia's prior possession, Bennett hooked up with Adoni Mitchell for an astounding yard touchdown on a free play created by an offsides penalty on the Tide. Alabama went with a pass-heavy attack despite leading most of the game as Young finished 35 of 57 for yards with a touchdown and two picks. It's the first time in his career that Young finished a game with more interceptions thrown than touchdowns.
However, Young was without his top two pass catchers for most of the game due to another significant injury suffered in this second Alabama-Georgia meeting of the season. Bama booted field goals of 37, 45 and 37 yards in the first half. However, Williams -- Bama's leading receiver -- suffered a non-contact knee injury on his catch, leaving the Tide shorthanded for the duration of the contest.
Georgia connected on kicks of 24 and 49 yards to trail at halftime. Bennett linked up with George Pickens on a deep post for 52 yards to create their team's first field goal and its best play of the opening 20 minutes. Young committed the game's first major miscue early in the third quarter as he sailed a pass intercepted by Georgia's Christopher Smith at the Bama He responded by driving the Tide down the field on the next possession only for Georgia's defense to come up big again by blocking a yard field goal attempt.
A yard run by James Cook, the longest allowed by the Tide since , put the Dawgs into the red zone. They found paydirt later for the first touchdown — and their first lead -- of the game as Zamir White rumbled into the end zone to give Georgia a lead.
On the next possession, Young found Agiye Hall, who dropped a key pass on the prior drive, for 28 yards down to the UGA 5; however, Alabama stalled again and kicked its fourth field goal of the game from 21 yards out. Bennett gave the Tide the ball back a couple plays later in the fourth quarter as he fumbled while being sacked on third down.
Defensive back Brian Branch, scooping up a ball he thought was an incomplete pass, lucked into a fumble recovery with Alabama taking over at the UGA Young hooked up with Latu for a 3-yard TD reception, putting the Tide back on top after a failed two-point conversion.
The Dawgs took off from there, responding with Mitchell's touchdown, extending their lead to eight points on the back of Bowers' score and then clinching their national championship win with the game-ending pick six. Recruiting matters: At least, it does when you want to win national titles.
Georgia winning its crown Monday didn't happen by accident. There's one thing Kirby Smart learned coaching under Saban that was more important than any schematic advantage: The most brilliant coach on the planet can't win a national title with good players. You need great ones. That's why recruiting has been a priority at Georgia since Smart took over. Smart's first season at Georgia in saw him bring in a class ranked sixth nationally in the Sports Composite.
John Metchie III will be a go-to target for Young after Metchie totaled 55 catches for yards and six touchdowns a season ago. Defensively, Will Anderson Jr. FBS Football. ABC W, vs. Mercer Sept. CBS W, vs. Southern Miss Sept. Monday, Jan. For reference, here's the schedule for CFP top 25 announcements: 7 p. Tuesday, Nov. Sunday, Dec. Georgia pulls away from Alabama to win first national title since A fourth quarter push from Georgia was enough to push the Bulldogs over the edge to win their first national title since
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