Kevin C. Cox is a photographer.
The SEC Championship Game had a lot of College Playoff implications, and the Alabama Crimson Tide came out on top.
Georgia likely had already secured a top-four spot despite the loss to Alabama.
Alabama has played in 14 SEC Championship Games, including three of the last five. The SEC's best and 10th overall championship has been won by it for the second year in a row.
The conference title game is where the Tide are 10-4.
Notable player statistics.
The quarterback for ALA had a 26/ 44 for 421 YDS, 3TD and 3 CAR for 40 YDS.
The quarterback for the UGA was 29/47 for 340 YDS and had 3 touchdown and 2 intercepts.
The receiver for ALA, Jameson Williams, had 7 catches for 184 YDS.
Brock Bowers had 10 catches for 139 yards and a touchdown.
Young is making his case for the award.
Young had one of his best games of the season on Saturday night against Georgia, and his efforts have the Tide headed to the College Football Playoff for the second year in a row.
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Young hit Jameson Williams for his first touchdown on a 67-yard pass.
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The Alabama offense started to click. Young threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to John Metchie III in the second quarter to give the Tide a 14-10 lead.
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Young led Alabama on a 78-yard drive before Will Reichard kicked a field goal to give the Tide a 17-10 lead. While Georgia scored a quick touchdown to tie the game, Young came up with the game-winning score with 26 seconds left in the first half.
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The lead would not have been there at halftime without this effort from Young.
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Even though Metchie was ruled out in the second half with a leg injury, the Alabama offense was still able to score, as Young opened the second half with a 55 yard touchdown strike to Williams.
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"Jameson down there somewhere." - Bryce Young.
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Young had already done enough damage to help his Heisman Trophy resume, even after the offense slowed down.
Young's performance against Georgia may have made him the front-runner for the award, as he shredded what had been the best defense in all of college football:
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Mac Jones had the record for total offense and passing yards in the SEC championship game.
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None of the players have accomplished the historic feats that Young did on Saturday night.
Georgia defense doesn't live up to the hype.
The Georgia defense allowed 230.4 yards and 6.9 points per game. The expectations that the team had established during the regular season were not met against the Tide.
Young and the Alabama offense put up a lot of points in the first half.
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The Georgia defense has allowed a total of 230 yards to be gained by the Alabama offense this season.
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Young and Alabama scored a touchdown on their first drive of the third quarter, as the team's defensive struggles continued.
Georgia's defense played poorly on Saturday night.
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The Georgia defense had no weaknesses...
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Georgia's historically elite defense is being destroyed by Bryce Young. A performance that goes either way.
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Georgia's defense entered Saturday's game allowing just 151.5 passing yards per game, but Young nearly tripled that mark.
Before the SEC championship game, the Georgia defense was allowing just 78.9 rushing yards per contest. Alabama ran for 116 yards.
Their impressive regular-season statistics should be applauded, but they may have been fueled by the unranked or low ranked teams they faced. Tennessee and Florida were some of the best offenses the Bulldogs played.
The Gators have averaged 470.2 yards of total offense per game, while the Volunteers have averaged 459 yards per contest. Georgia faced many teams that didn't come close.
Bennett's play didn't help either, as he threw two picks, one of which Alabama returned for a touchdown. If the Georgia defense plays like they did on Saturday, the national title hopes will be over.
What's next?
The teams are most likely to make the playoffs. They await the official brackets.
