Alabama’s lengthy opening drive, 14 plays, 56 yards, resulted in a 37-yard field goal after the Georgia defense held at the 19-yard line.

Georgia got a lot of pressure on Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, nearly sacking him twice (including the negated defensive touchdown) on the drive.

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Inventor Lonnie Johnson stands with his Super Soaker water guns at JTEC Energy on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Atlanta. Johnson, a former NASA engineer, is currently working on a new energy technology through his company’s JTEC device that turns thermal heat into usable energy. (Natrice Miller/AJC)