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Georgia vs. Texas: Live updates, score, highlights in SEC championship

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SEC Champ Live Blog

In its first year in the league, Texas will play in the SEC championship game. But the Longhorns will have to get past Georgia, which embarrassed them 30-15 in Austin in October. No. 2 Texas (11-1, 7-1) takes on No. 5 Georgia (10-2, 6-2).

The College Football Playoff field is nearly set. The SEC championship game kicks off Saturday at 4 p.m. ET on ABC from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The winner will seal a first-round bye in the 12-team College Football Playoff.

Georgia scores walk-off touchdown

12/07/2024 07:01:37 PM

Georgia running back Trevor Etienne scored a 4-yard touchdown to seal the walk-off, overtime SEC title win over Texas. Georgia wins 22-19 and will get a first-round CFP bye.

Texas kicks field goal

12/07/2024 06:54:37 PM

After picking up just one first down and then stalling, Texas took a 19-16 lead in the first overtime on a 32-yard field goal from Bert Auburn.

END 4Q: Texas 16, Georgia 16

12/07/2024 06:43:26 PM

Texas and Georgia are locked at 16-16 after four quarters and headed to the first overtime in SEC title game history.

Bert Auburn sends SEC title game into overtime

12/07/2024 06:41:12 PM

Texas kicker Bert Auburn converted a 37-yard field goal to tie the game 16-16 to send the SEC title game into overtime for the first time in league history.

Isaiah Bond limps off field

12/07/2024 06:34:47 PM

Texas wide receiver Isaiah Bond limped off the field with less than a minute remaining in the game.

Texas picks up critical first down

12/07/2024 06:33:37 PM

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers found DeAndre Moore for a 9-yard pass on a 4th down with roughly one minute remaining.

Gunner Stockton picked off

12/07/2024 06:24:58 PM

With Georgia closing in on a 16-13 win, Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton was picked off by Jahdae Barron, who returned it to the Georgia 34-yard line.

Quinn Ewers picked off

12/07/2024 06:17:55 PM

Georgia cornerback Daylen Everette picked off Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers late in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs will take over on the Texas 28-yard line with 3:36 remaining.

Georgia takes 16-13 lead

12/07/2024 06:12:59 PM

Georgia put together a 16-play, 72-yard drive over 9 minutes long but was forced to settle for a field goal. The Bulldogs lead 16-13 with 4:32 remaining in the game.

Dwight Phillips Jr. injured

12/07/2024 06:08:28 PM

Georgia running back Dwight Phillips Jr. was injured late in the fourth quarter with the Bulldogs driving and trying to score the go-ahead touchdown. Texas and Georgia are tied 13-13 with 4:58 remaining.

Georgia converts fake punt

12/07/2024 06:01:07 PM

Facing a 4th-and-5, Georgia converted a fake punt inside its 40-yard line to keep moving the chains with an injured punt.

Texas ties it 13-13

12/07/2024 05:56:24 PM

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers executed the RPO, firing a quick pass to wide receiver DeAndre Moore who took it 41 yards for the touchdown. The Longhorns and Bulldogs are tied 13-13 with 13:45 remaining in the fourth quarter.

END 3Q: Georgia 13, Texas 6

12/07/2024 05:51:27 PM

Georgia extends lead to 13-6

12/07/2024 05:48:39 PM

Georgia put together a 9-play, 61-yard drive capped off by a Peyton Woodring 24-yard field goal to go up 13-6 with 16 seconds remaining in the third quarter.

Trevor Etienne breaks 48-yard run

12/07/2024 05:42:51 PM

Georgia running back Trevor Etienne ripped off a 48-yard run on the first play of Georgia’s drive, putting the Bulldogs on the Texas 19-yard line.

Texas misses field goal

12/07/2024 05:38:37 PM

Texas kicker Bert Auburn missed his second field goal attempt of the day, this one from 51 yards out. The Longhorns trail 10-6 with 4:56 remaining in the third quarter.

Georgia punter injured

12/07/2024 05:36:44 PM

Georgia punter Brett Thorson limped to the sideline following his 53-yard punt. ESPN’s Holly Rowe reports Thorson is now out for the remainder of the game.

Georgia forced to punt

12/07/2024 05:36:48 PM

After a Texas three-and-out, Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton was hit trying to throw the ball as his pass went backwards and rolled out of bounds. A 26-yard return from Texas wide receiver Silas Bolden put the Longhorns on the Georgia 39-yard line.

Georgia 10, Texas 6

12/07/2024 05:33:00 PM

Backup quarterback Gunner Stockton led Georgia down the field on a 10-play, 75-yard drive to open the second half. Trevor Etienne punched in the touchdown on a 10-yard run. Georgia leads 10-6 with 10:27 remaining in the first half.

Lawson Luckie makes incredible catch

12/07/2024 05:19:35 PM

Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton connected with Lawson Luckie for a 14-yard pickup. Luckie was able to get one-foot inbounds.

Gunner Stockton starts second half for UGA

12/07/2024 05:13:59 PM

Gunner Stockton started the second half for Georgia. Carson Beck walked out of the locker room in pads, but holding his helmet to his side.

Carson Beck injured

12/07/2024 05:17:44 PM

Kirby Smart said the staff would take a look at quarterback Carson Beck in the locker room during the break.

“He just said his hand got hit as he was throwing it there. The guy came all the way around the edge, which people do in that situation. He’s got to be aware of it and just get rid of the ball,” Smart noted.

END 1H: Texas 6, Georgia 3

12/07/2024 04:44:32 PM

Despite picking off Carson Beck three times in the final 30 seconds of the first half, two were called back because of penalties. Beck was injured on the final play of the half, with Kirby Smart saying it was a hand injury.

First half 2-minute timeout

12/07/2024 04:31:18 PM

At the 2-minute timeout in the first half, Texas faces a 3rd-and-4 from its 32-yard line. The Longhorns lead 6-3.

Georgia punts

12/07/2024 04:28:03 PM

After Texas’ missed field goal, Georgia went three-and-out and was forced to punt. The Longhorns take over on their 19-yard line.

Texas misses field goal

12/07/2024 04:22:11 PM

After putting together an 8-play, 51-yard drive, kicker Bert Auburn missed a 42-yard field goal. Georgia will take over on its 32-yard line with 4:36 remaining in the first half. Texas leads 6-3.

Silas Bolden pulls in impressive catch

12/07/2024 04:20:23 PM

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers threw to wide receiver Silas Bolden over the middle, who took the hit and pulled in the 16-yard pass. The Longhorns are driving with less than five minutes remaining in the first half.

Georgia chips into Texas lead

12/07/2024 04:16:13 PM

Georgia put together an 8-play, 49-yard drive which was capped off by a Peyton Woodring 44-yard field goal. Texas leads 6-3 midway through the second quarter.

Arch Manning enters game

12/07/2024 03:59:08 PM

Texas backup quarterback Arch Manning came into the game, but head coach Steve Sarkisian called up a play for the snap to go through his legs to the running back for a first down on 4th-and-1.

Georgia forced to punt again

12/07/2024 03:46:13 PM

After Texas jumped to its 3-0 lead, Georgia picked up a first down before going three-and-out and punting. Longhorns will take over on its 20-yard line.

Texas takes early 3-0 lead

12/07/2024 03:41:04 PM

Texas kicker Bert Auburn converted a 41-yard field goal to put the Longhorns up 3-0 midway through the first quarter.

Matthew Golden pulls in key 3rd-down catch

12/07/2024 03:33:56 PM

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers found his wide receiver Matthew Golden for a 50-yard catch on 3rd down, moving the Longhorns to their 40-yard line.

Georgia goes three-and-out following INT

12/07/2024 03:26:38 PM

Georgia went three-and-out after the Bulldogs picked off Quinn Ewers. Texas will take over on its 13-yard line with 9:27 remaining in the first quarter.

Georgia picks off Quinn Ewers

12/07/2024 03:22:43 PM

Georgia cornerback Daylen Everette tipped Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers’ pass and picked him off. The Bulldogs take over on their 33-yard line early in the first quarter.

Kickoff

12/07/2024 03:18:19 PM

Texas receives to open the first quarter.

Final injury report

12/07/2024 03:02:13 PM

Texas will be without offensive lineman Kelvin Banks Jr. for the SEC Championship against Georgia. According to ESPN’s Chris Low, he’s in street clothes with a brace on his left ankle.

Georgia running back Trevor Etienne is off the availability report and is a full go.

Georgia
DL Joseph Jonah-Ajonye – Out
RB Branson Robinson – Game Time Decision
DL Christen Miller – Game Time Decision
Texas
DB Derek Williams Jr. – Out
RB CJ Baxter – Out
RB Christian Clark – Out
RB Velton Gardner – Out
OL Kelvin Banks Jr. – Game Time Decision

College GameDay crew makes picks

12/07/2024 03:01:55 PM

Desmond Howard: Texas
Nick Saban: Texas
Pat McAfee: Georgia
Timothée Chalamet: Texas
Kirk Herbstreit: N/A (calling game)

Final Line

12/07/2024 02:51:27 PM

Texas enters the game as a 2.5-point favorite, according to FanDuel. The over-under has been set at 50.5.