Early on Saturday afternoon, someone pointed out to Georgia coach Kirby Smart that Ole Miss had just lost, then asked if Smart had been briefed on any scenarios where Georgia “could get in that game.”
“Get us in what game?” Smart responded.
He wasn’t being coy. Getting into the SEC championship was still a long shot at that point (about 4 p.m. ET). By the end of the night, Georgia was the first team to clinch a spot. And all around Georgia the reaction could be summed up: Uh, yay?
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