No. 1 Georgia motivated to end SEC championship game drought
ATHENS, Ga. - Georgia's recent frustrations in the Southeastern Conference championship game are providing extra motivation for the Bulldogs to remain focused this week.
The matchup against No. 11 LSU in Atlanta will be No. 1 Georgia's fifth SEC championship game in the last six seasons under coach Kirby Smart. The Bulldogs' only SEC title in that span came in 2017, when they beat Auburn 28-7.
Georgia is the defending national champion, but most players are still looking for their first conference championship.
The players say that's more than enough reason to avoid the temptation to look ahead to the four-team College Football Playoff.
“It definitely means a lot to me,” senior safety Chris Smith said. “It's definitely one of our team goals to be able to win the SEC. I've played in this game three times and haven't been able to win. Hopefully the fourth time is the charm.”
Georgia completed back-to-back undefeated regular seasons for the first time in school history with last week's 37-14...
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