NCAAF, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Georgia Bulldogs
The Alabama Crimson Tide beat Georgia today in a 32-28 thriller, winning the SEC Championship and securing a trip to the BCS title game against top-ranked Notre Dame.T.J. Yeldon and Eddie Lacy rushed for a combined 334 yards on 45 carries, and that helped Alabama stay within striking distance the entire game.
The key play, however, was a 45-yard TD pass from A.J. McCarron to Amari Cooper with 3:15 left in the game. That gave Alabama the lead, and their defense was able to stop Georgia inside the 10-yard line as time expired, giving Alabama the win.
Alabama, whose only loss this year was to Texas A&M, will play undefeated Notre Dame for the BCS Championship.
Alabama was ranked #1 from the beginning of the year, but their title hopes looked to be in peril after the loss to A&M. After back-to-back wins against Western Carolina and Auburn, both by a score of 49-0, they ended up back in title contention heading into the SEC Championship, ranked #2 after losses by Kansas State and Oregon.
Georgia was ranked #3, so the winner of this game was guaranteed a chance to play in the BCS Championship game.
Congratulations to Alabama, who has a chance for a 3rd championship in 4 years, and a 7th straight championship for the SEC conference as a whole.
Good luck to Notre Dame, who definitely has their hands full against this loaded Alabama team.
12/2/12 | MortonsLaw | 124 respect
You essentially wrote an extended recap with little insight on the game within the game. I'm not saying you're a bad writer, but you just give me the bare minimum as a reader. A blog should be more opinion based. Trust me, so many are guilty of that on this site. If I want to read a recap I will go to espn or yahoo. No offense, just tell me things I wouldn't get in the play-by-play.
12/2/12 | powerlifter1989
I wrote a blog recapping the game as well http://noodleofnam.blogspot.com/2012/12/sec-championship-alabama-punches-ticket.html
12/2/12 | MortonsLaw | 124 respect
Alabama actually grabbed the lead early 4th and then reclaimed it with the 45-yd TD pass. I don't know what you mean by striking distance, when they led at the half, and after Georgia went up 21-10, Bama went up 25-21 in less than 7 minutes of game action.