Georgia Stuns CFB Fans with SEC Title Win vs. Texas to Clinch CFP Bye as Beck Injured

Despite losing starting backmost Carson Beck to wounded earlier halftime, No. 5 Georgia persevered and utilized a stout defense, a beardown tally game, an awesome effort from backup Gunner Stockton and moreover a small trickery to conclusion No. 2 Texas 22-19 successful overtime connected Saturday successful the SEC Championship Game.

Georgia moving backmost Trevor Etienne, who missed the past 3 games pinch a rib injury, scored a four-yard touchdown tally successful overtime to seal the victory.

Beck suffered a hand injury aft he sewage deed while trying to uncork a last-second Hail Mary walk to extremity the first half:

Stockton, the Bulldogs backup quarterback, had only thrown 35 passes complete his 2 seasons successful Athens earlier being thrust into the spotlight pinch his squad down 6-3 astatine halftime.

Stockton passed his first trial pinch flying colors, starring Georgia connected a 10-play, 75-yard touchdown thrust capped by a Trevor Etienne 10-yard tally to statesman the 3rd quarter.

Both teams past traded punts, but Texas returner Silas Bolden brought the shot backmost to the UGA 39-yard line. The Longhorns only precocious six yards, though, and Bert Auburn past missed his 2nd section extremity of the crippled (a 51-yarder) to support the people astatine 10-6 successful Georgia's favor.

Etienne instantly collapsed disconnected a 48-yard tally that later group up a Peyton Woodring 24-yard section extremity for a 13-6 lead correct earlier the 3rd 4th ended.

In response, Texas' discourtesy yet collapsed through. Quarterback Quinn Ewers went to work, first uncovering Matthew Golden for 25 yards earlier later hitting DeAndre Moore Jr. for a 41-yard touchdown.

After the PAT, Texas and Georgia were tied astatine 13 pinch 13:54 left.

UGA past executed an awesome 16-play, 72-yard thrust that killed 9:22 disconnected the clock. The play of the thrust (and possibly the game) was a clone punt connected 4th-and-5 from the 30-yard statement successful which violative lineman Drew Bobo took the threat and shoveled the shot to Arian Smith for a nine-yard gain.

Georgia crossed into Texas territory and recovered much occurrence moving the ball, but the Bulldogs besides sewage fortunate doubly aft recovering their ain fumbles.

The 2nd 1 was astir disastrous aft Nate Frazier ran for 14 yards to the Georgia four-yard statement connected first down earlier Andrew Mukuba punched the shot out. Smith saved the day, though, pinch a recovery.

The thrust stalled, but Peyton Woodring knocked location a 21-yard section extremity for a 16-13 lead.

Georgia's defense past came up big, arsenic Daylen Everette picked disconnected his 2nd walk of the crippled (this clip connected a 3rd-and-17 Quinn Ewers pass) to group the Bulldogs up for a win.

That instantly group the Bulldogs up successful section extremity scope astatine the Texas 28, but disaster soon struck. Stockton, who managed the crippled good and made cardinal throws to support Georgia drives going successful the 2nd half, felt the unit and threw a walk into Texas traffic. Jahdae Barron didn't fto him get distant pinch it, picking the shot disconnected and returning it to the Longhorns' 34.

Ewers past went to work, converting a cardinal first down connected 4th-and-3 from the Georgia 48 aft uncovering Moore for 4 yards. A cardinal walk interference telephone later successful the thrust put Texas connected the Georgia 14-yard line, but the Longhorns' effort astatine a game-winning touchdown did not travel to fruition aft a Mykel Williams sack and 2 Ewers incomplete passes.

Auburn past deed the section for a 37-yard section extremity and nailed it pinch 18 seconds left.

Georgia ran retired the timepiece successful response, and the crippled went to overtime.

Texas started pinch the shot and sewage 1 first down earlier the thrust stalled. Auburn past deed a 32-yard section extremity to springiness Texas a 19-16 lead.

Then it was Stockton's clip to shine. He first completed 3 passes to get Georgia's first first down earlier moving for 8 yards to the Texas four-yard statement to group up first-and-goal. However, Stockton took a deed to the caput and mislaid his helmet, truthful he had to time off the crippled for 1 play.

An injured Beck past returned, and he handed the shot disconnected to Etienne, who scampered done an unfastened spread for the victory.

In the container score, Etienne vanished pinch 122 yards from scrimmage and 2 touchdowns. Stockton completed 12-of-16 passes for 71 yards and a pick.

For Texas, Ewers connected connected 27-of-46 passes for 358 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 picks. Matthew Golden caught 8 passes for 162 yards, and Moore had 9 catches for 114 yards and a touchdown.

Needless to say, it was an unthinkable triumph for the resilient Bulldogs, who assured themselves of a top-two College Football Playoff seed pinch the SEC title crippled win. Despite losing their starting quarterback, the Bulldogs recovered a measurement to win.

Fans, analysts and 1 notable caput coach were impressed pinch their efforts, including immoderate who shouted retired Stockton.

As for Texas, it's a reliable nonaccomplishment for caput coach Steve Sarkisian's program, arsenic the squad won't beryllium getting a first-round bye now. However, the Longhorns will surely get a quarterfinal location game.

We'll each find retired soon capable wherever everyone is going erstwhile the 12-team College Football Playoff is revealed Sunday astatine noon ET connected ESPN.