Kirby Smart's UGA Football to take on Nick Saban's Crimson Tide in 2023 SEC Championship
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ATHENS - Kirby Smart’s UGA Football team will take on Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2023 SEC Championship Game Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 2, 2023 at 4 PM.
Alabama qualified earlier on Saturday with its 49-21 win at Kentucky. Missouri’s 36-7 win over Tennessee Saturday afternoon means the Bulldogs will represent the SEC East for the last time no matter the results of the final games of the SEC season as a result of the Dawgs’ 30-21 win over Missouri last weekend.
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The Bulldogs have Tide have not faced off since the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship Game - a 33-18 win for the Dawgs over Alabama in Indianapolis.
The Crimson Tide are coming off an impressive 49-21 road win over the Kentucky Wildcats. They started the 2023 season slow, but have played better and better as the season has progressed, led by quarterback Jalen Milroe who has run wild in the last two Alabama victories.
Nick Saban has lost to Georgia twice so far as the Alabama head coach. Once in Tuscaloosa in 2007, and in their last meeting for the 2021 national championship.
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Bulldogs Close Out Home Slate With Senior Night Against Rebels
Georgia concludes its 2023 home schedule Saturday against No. 10 Ole Miss with kickoff set for 7 p.m. on ESPN. The Bulldogs hold a 32-13-1 edge in the series with the Rebels. Georgia had won 10 straight in the series until the last meeting which came in 2016 in Oxford as the Rebels snapped the streak with a 45-14 decision in Kirby Smart’s first season at the helm. Ole Miss’ last trip to town came in 2012 when the Bulldogs won 37-10. ESPN College GameDay returns to Athens for the first time since last year’s win over No. 1 (CFP) Tennessee. The Bulldogs are 6-2 when GameDay visits Athens.
Georgia will recognize its Seniors before the game, and they are 46-3 in their career, which ranks second in victories for a class in school history. The 2022 Senior Class went 49-5 with a pair of national titles. Also of note, Georgia enters Saturday’s game with a 24-game home winning streak which has tied the school mark set from 1980-83.
About Ole Miss
Head Coach Lane Kiffin has Ole Miss in the national top 10 for the third straight season, the first such streak since 1962-64. In fact, the Rebels are 8-1 for the second straight year and the first time since 1961-62. Ole Miss leads the SEC and ranks (13th in the FBS) in turnover margin at +8. Ole Miss has tallied 10 interceptions and four fumble recoveries. Ole Miss ranks among the top 10 nationally in fewest turnovers with just six. The Rebels start fast, outscoring opponents 117-38 in the 1st quarter, and finish fast, outscoring opponents 103-44 in the 4th quarter. Junior QB Jaxson Dart directs the offense that has seven scoring drives under one minute. Sophomore RB Quinshon Judkins leads the SEC with 12 rushing TDs while Dart has seven. Ole Miss has three 500-yard receivers in Tre Harris, Jordan Watkins and Dayton Wade. Harris had 213 yards on 11 catches with a score versus A&M last Saturday.
