TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – One of the many aspects of this Saturday’s Southeastern Conference football championship showdown will be the revenge factor for Georgia after its 26-23 overtime loss to Alabama in January’s title game of the College Football Playoff.
The same two teams will vie inside the same Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, but what if the Bulldogs aren’t alone in seeking atonement?
“I know that the fans and the media are definitely going to hype this up,” Alabama junior running back Josh Jacobs said Saturday evening after the top-ranked Crimson Tide completed their 12-0 regular season with a 52-21 ripping of Auburn. “I’ve already heard some people calling this ‘The Rematch’ or whatever, but we’re just going to go out there and try to execute.
“We didn’t play our best game last year against them, so we’re going to try and capitalize on every aspect this next time around.”
Alabama’s triumph over the Bulldogs resulted in a 17th national championship claimed by the storied program and its fifth title in the past nine years under coach Nick Saban. The win also has served as the most recent time Alabama won a game by fewer than three touchdowns.