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No. 3 Texas will get a chance in the SEC Championship Game to avenge its lone regular-season loss after a key 17-7 road win over No. 20 Texas A&M on Saturday.
The Longhorns (11-1) will meet No. 7 Georgia (10-2) in Atlanta after losing at home to the Bulldogs 30-15 on Oct. 19. Georgia quarterback Carson Beck threw three interceptions in the game, yet the Bulldogs still easily defeated the ‘Horns. Georgia clinched its place in the SEC Championship Game after a chaotic last weekend of Alabama, Texas A&M and Ole Miss losses.
Texas makes its first SEC Championship Game appearance in its first season as a conference member. Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian has previously coached in the game as Alabama offensive coordinator (2020). Georgia coach Kirby Smart has a 2-4 record in the SEC title game since taking over his alma mater. Smart and Georgia lost last year’s SEC Championship Game 27-24 to Alabama and missed out on the four-team playoff despite entering the game as an undefeated No. 1 team.
Both teams are projected to make this year’s 12-team field regardless of result, though a three-loss Georgia team would be in a more perilous spot than a two-loss Texas team.
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Author : John Talty
Publish date : 2024-12-01 04:17:00
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