ATLANTA (WSAV) — The Georgia Bulldogs received its fifteenth SEC Championship Saturday in a comeback struggle in additional time in opposition to the Texas Longhorns, 22-19, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The Longhorns ruled yardage and time-of-possession within the first part, outgaining the Bulldogs 260 overall yards to 54 yards on the part, which integrated the Bulldogs having -2 yards at the grassland. Alternatively, Texas may just simplest get a hold of a couple of grassland objectives and fell into the bank room up 6-3.
In a while prior to halftime, UGA launch quarterback Carson Beck was once injured on a failed Mist Mary struggle at the latter play games of the second one quarter and he returned to the sport at the ultimate play games of the competition.
Georgia spare quarterback Gunner Stockton changed Beck at the Bulldog’s first pressure of the second one part and Stockton led Georgia on a 10-play, 75-yard landing pressure to provide the Bulldogs its first govern of the sport. Stockton was once 3-for-4 for 34 yards at the pressure.
Later a Bulldog grassland objective to progress up seven, 13-6, Texas replied with a five-play-75-yard landing pressure of its personal.
At the resulting Georgia place Kirby Impish drew up a a success faux punt within the Bulldogs’ personal range that might govern to a grassland objective to retake the govern at 16-13. Texas replied with a pressure of its personal important to a game-tying grassland objective to ship it into additional time.
In additional time, the Bulldogs pressured Texas to a grassland objective and later Georgia received the sport on a four-yard run from Trevor Etienne.
Etienne had a abundance year for the Bulldogs. The youth mixed for greater than 100 all-purpose yards. He scored Georgia’s first landing of the sport and had a abundance 48-yard scamper within the 3rd quarter.
With the victory, Georgia earns an automated berth within the inaugural 12-team School Soccer Playoffs. They are going to walk to the Sugar Bowl in Pristine Orleans. The Bulldogs additionally obtain a first-round bye.
