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The Crimson Tide will be playing in the championship game for the ninth time under the watch of head coach Nick Saban, who has led the program to six national titles since coming aboard in Georgia came into that contest undefeated with a record and ranked atop the polls, but Alabama rose to the occasion and took down their conference foe en route to capturing the No.

Alabama sophomore quarterback Bryce Young had his Heisman Trophy-clinching performance that day, as he rallied the Crimson Tide from a second quarter deficit and they went on to outscore Georgia the rest of the game. Young diced through the vaunted Bulldog defense, setting a SEC Championship game record with passing yards, throwing three touchdowns on 26 completions and rushing for 40 yards and a score. With a win on Monday, Young would become the fifth Alabama QB in 13 seasons to win a title in their first year as a starter.

Alabama ran for a total of yards against the upstart Bearcats en route to a dominating win. If Georgia is going to win its first national championship since , they will have to beat a team that has had their number recently. The Bulldogs have dropped seven straight to the Crimson Tide, including an epic title game in overtime. Georgia came into the SEC Championship game with the top-ranked defense in the nation, allowing only 6.

Their defense responded after the lackluster performance against Alabama and held the high-powered Michigan rushing attack to only 84 yards. Georgia QB Stetson Bennett rebounded from a two interception outing against Georgia, with passing yards and three touchdowns in the win over Michigan. Smart, who served as defensive coordinator for Saban at Alabama, has gone against the Crimson Tide since taking the Georgia job.

By Ralph Filardo. Updated Jan 10, at pm. Georgia: Astonishingly, Georgia failed to sack Young in the first meeting, but the Bulldogs were effective at disrupting him when they sent blitzes. Young was just 8 of 20 passing for yards when the Bulldogs sent five or more pass rushers, according to TruMedia data. Expect defensive coordinator Dan Lanning to dial up plenty of pressure in his final game before he devotes his full attention to his new job as Oregon's coach.

Offensively, quarterback Stetson Bennett appeared to squash the questions over whether his job may be in jeopardy during the Orange Bowl as he completed 20 of 30 passes for yards and three touchdowns without an interception.

The Bulldogs moved the ball effectively against Alabama in the last meeting, but Bennett's two interceptions hampered their chances of getting back in the game. Bennett is against Alabama as Georgia's starting quarterback and leading UGA to a landmark national title would be the ultimate validation for the undersized former walk-on who has been doubted his entire career.

Need more college football in your life? Listen below and subscribe to the Cover 3 podcast where we give an extensive breakdown of the College Football Playoff National Championship. Alabama's back was against the wall when these teams met on Dec. The Crimson Tide turned in a second quarter for the ages and raced to a victory that de-legitimized Georgia's accomplishments during a dominant regular season.

The nature of that loss -- with the Crimson Tide dissecting UGA's celebrated defense -- will motivate the Bulldogs, who will use what they learned to play much better defensively in the rematch. This time, it's Georgia playing with a chip on its shoulder, and that will show as the Bulldogs finally breakthrough for the program's first national championship in over four decades.

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