Georgia football clinches spot in SEC championship game after Saturday night of upsets

Georgia football’s path to get to the SEC championship game cleared up Saturday night, and the Bulldogs are headed to Atlanta.

The SEC confirmed late Saturday that the Bulldogs have clinched a spot in the Dec. 7 game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

A week after Georgia finished its SEC schedule, it got in the league’s title game when Oklahoma stunned Alabama, 24-3, and Auburn then upset Texas A&M, 43-41, in four overtimes.

Georgia will play the winner of this coming Saturday’s game between Texas and Texas A&M.

The Bulldogs (9-2, 6-2 SEC) beat Texas 30-15 on the road this season and did not play Texas A&M.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart was asked after a win over UMass Saturday if he knew what would have to happen to get in the SEC championship game.

“Yeah, I'm worried about Georgia Tech,” he said of Friday night’s game. “That's all I'm thinking about. I could care less about anybody else in the world but my team and how we get ready in six days for Georgia Tech."

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