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In the Auburn game, the officials called then negated a Georgia timeout because head coach Kirby Smart said he was clapping.
Auburn's head coach returned to the podium Monday to share insight into Damari Alston's departure and to give his final thoughts on the Georgia loss.
Auburn put together its best two quarters of football to get things started against Georgia, leading 10-3 at the halftime break. The Tigers totaled 238 yards of offense as 131 of those yards came on the ground in the first half. Auburn also converted eight third downs, tying for the second most in a game under Auburn coach Hugh Freeze.
The Georgia Bulldogs' major defensive stop at the goal line against the Auburn Tigers in the second quarter when they forced Jackson Arnold to fumble.
Linebacker CJ Allen forced a fumble at the goal line in a momentum-turning play, and No. 10 Georgia rallied to beat Auburn 20-10 and win the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry for the ninth consecutive year.
Georgia scored 20 unanswered points, responding to Auburn’s 10, and Auburn just couldn’t get enough going on offense or defense to hold off the Bulldogs. Amidst a 3-3 season, and Hugh Freeze’s seat getting even hotter, all we can do is examine the takeaways from this game.
Auburn quarterback Jackson Arnold reached the ball over the pile on a quarterback sneak, but Georgia linebackers CJ Allen and Raylen Wilson swiped at the ball and forced a fumble. Georgia recovered the highly disputed fumble and avoided facing a 17-0 deficit.
Georgia's Raylen Wilson punched out the ball on a Jackson Arnold quarterback run near the goal-line but after a lengthy review, it was determined that the call on the field was upheld. Georgia took over at its own 1 with 1:32 to go in the half. Georgia with a huge momentum swing.
Late in the first half, Auburn quarterback Jackson Arnold seemed to cross the plane of the goal line before he lost control of the ball. Southeastern Conference officials, however, ruled the play a fumble and led to Georgia scoring on a field goal to make it a one-score game going into halftime.