Alabama converted on 3rd-and-2 from its own yard line when quarterback Bryce Young found Jahleel Billingsley for a yard gain as Georgia's defensive coverage lost him, then running back Trey Sanders picked up a first down on 3rd-and-1 later in the drive. Alabama was unable to convert later on 3rd-and-2 and the Crimson Tide kicked a yard field goal to take a lead.
Just like that, No. Following Jameson Williams' yard touchdown, Georgia's offense went three-and-out and Alabama promptly marched downfield for a six-play, yard drive that was capped off with a yard pass from Bryce Young to John Metchie III.
Three snaps after No. Williams caught a pass over the middle and took advantage of a broken coverage from Georgia and it was off to the races, as he cut the deficit to Final: No. Field goal, Alabama! Touchdown, Georgia! Alabama forces Georgia into turnover on downs Facing a point deficit and a nearing fourth quarter, Georgia went for it on 4th-and-9 at Alabama's yard line after a potential touchdown pass on third down from Stetson Bennett IV to Brock Bowers was knocked out of his hands.
Alabama picks off Stetson Bennett IV whoops! The conference counterparts now have nine days to prepare for a sequel to their SEC title bout, a Alabama romp on Dec. Georgia and Alabama also squared off in the CFP championship match -- an instant classic that featured a point second-half comeback and overtime victory for the Crimson Tide. The Bulldogs last won the national championship in The Crimson Tide, meanwhile, are aiming for their second straight title and seventh in 13 years.
Former walk-on quarterback Stetson Bennett and an opportunistic Georgia defense led the Bulldogs to their first national championship since on Monday night, toppling defending champ Alabama, , in the College Football Playoff National Championship in Indianapolis. Alabama quarterback Bryce Young became the second consecutive Crimson Tide player to win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, adding an exclamation point to his sensational first season as a starter.
Former Raiders and Browns coach Hue Jackson landed another big-time gig, this time in the college ranks. Tom Pelissero reports that Jackson agreed to terms late Thursday night on a four-year contract to become the new head coach at Grambling State. The Cowboys expressed interest after jettisoning Jason Garrett following the season, and have other teams in recent years.
Riley, thus, shocked and shook up the sport last week when he departed Oklahoma for USC. Kayvon Thibodeaux is officially headed for the NFL. The College Football Playoff semifinal matchups are set.
Then, and now, when he watches his beloved dirt late models, he also sees a business model. An approach to leadership that earned him the SEC commissioner's seat, guided that conference to unprecedented success and wealth, and has his signature increasingly on every aspect of college sports, from expansion of the football playoffs to the future of the NCAA.
It certainly takes me back to my younger days, back home, which I suppose we all want to do," Sankey explained, laughing, after a recent visit to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the dirt track world finals. He waved the green flag from a stand above the start-finish line. He toured the garage area. He even rode shotgun in an horsepower beast as it ran "slideways" around the slick, four-tenths-mile red clay oval. Through it all, Sankey never once showed his signature stoic at-the-podium commissioner face.
He was too busy smiling. I also try to be patient. Racers are obsessed with the details, and they also have to be patient enough to make the adjustments needed, to get faster even as the race goes on. You can't win the race on lap one. But on lap one, you'd better be evaluating everything and everyone around you, so that you have all the information you need to be where you want to be at the end.
Whatever the end will be for Sankey and the SEC is likely still a long way away. He is 57, a relative kid in commissioner years.
In August it was announced that he had signed a contract extension through , an agreement reached only five days after the sneakiest deal of his seven years in charge of the SEC, with Big 12 cornerstones Texas and Oklahoma signing on to join the conference, currently slated for After a career of serving on countless NCAA committees, he is also leading perhaps the most crucial group in the governing body's year history, because it could very well determine if the NCAA itself becomes history.
Seemingly in full retreat in the face of name, image and likeness rights for athletes, transfer madness and a minefield of PR messes, the Division I Transformation Committee was formed to develop a framework of rules and policies that will help the NCAA move into the future.
Or, as some have suggested, go away completely. Depending on what room you are in and which one of those subjects is raised, Sankey is either the most despised or the most respected figure in his industry, though even those who claim to despise him inevitably confess to respecting him as well. The Texas and Oklahoma moves, news broken by the Houston Chronicle right smack in the middle of what had been feel-good, post-pandemic, kumbaya-filled SEC media days, spawned the perfect microcosm of the typical discussion of Sankey.
It ranged from "Damn, that SEC guy is ruining the sport!
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