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ATLANTA – The SEC played hooky from the national championship game for a second consecutive season, but the nation’s most braggadocious conference showed up Monday night in spirit – or in, stripes, rather.
The SEC supplied the officiating crew for the title tilt between Ohio State and Notre Dame, and when the public address announcer introduced the referee and stated his conference affiliation before the pregame coin toss, a chorus of boos greeted the referee inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium, rather than the familiar refrain of “S-E-C! S-E-C!” that’s most often heard in this venue that hosts the SEC championship game.
In the SEC’s absence, Ohio State scored a second national championship in a row for the Big Ten with a 34-23 coronation.
Kings of the North, and humblers of the South.
“Everyone says we can’t beat SEC teams. We beat SEC teams,” Buckeyes safety Lathan Ransom said.
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Buckeyes and Irish fans felt delight in ascending to this stage, but also pleasure in who wasn’t here – a representative from the almighty conference that produced 13 national champions during the 17-year span from the 2006-22 seasons. Five SEC programs produced at least one national title during that run of unchecked power.
A photo of a Buckeyes fan began circulating online Monday that showed the man with a red and white wig on his head and a sign noting that his tickets and hotel cost $9,000 but that the SEC watching from home was “PRICELESS.”
The SEC’s stranglehold loosened last season, when Michigan beat Washington in the national championship game after surviving Alabama in the Rose Bowl.
But, SEC…
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Publish date : 2025-01-22 16:16:00
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