2023 SEC Championship Game: Alabama, Georgia to meet in Atlanta for second time in three years

The 2023 SEC Championship Game individuals are actually professional with No. 2 Georgia and No. 8 Alabama set to face off another time. The Bulldogs are in irrespective of what occurs in Saturday’s sport in opposition to Ole Miss thank you to an help from No. 14 Missouri. The Tigers ruled No. 13 Tennessee for a 36-7 win, securing Georgia’s spot in Dec. 2’s name conflict consequently. 

This would be the second SEC Championship Game in the previous three seasons — and the 3rd since 2018 — to function Georgia and Alabama. The earlier two installments boasted main College Football Playoff implications. This one will have to be no other. 

No. 2 Georgia has proven no indicators of slowing down after taking pictures the final two nationwide championships. The Bulldogs have gained 26 immediately video games and have not misplaced a regular-season sport for the reason that COVID-shortened 2020 season. 

Meanwhile, No. 8 Alabama has ceaselessly battled its long ago to nationwide prominence since struggling an early season loss to Texas and clinched its name sport berth with a 49-21 win in opposition to Kentucky. Key to the turnaround has been the enhanced play of quarterback Jalen Milroe, who has come into his personal with 10 general touchdowns in his final 8 quarters of play. 

Alabama has gained three SEC titles in the former 5 years with a 2-0 report in opposition to the Bulldogs in that span. Despite its dominance on a countrywide scale, Georgia has just one SEC championship to its title since 2018 — a 50-30 win in opposition to LSU to cap 2022’s undefeated steady season.

Alabama significantly beat Georgia 41-24 in the 2021 SEC Championship to protected a place in the College Football Playoff. The Crimson Tide went on to beat Cincinnati whilst Georgia cruised previous Michigan in the semifinals, putting in a rematch in the nationwide championship sport that Georgia gained 33-18.