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Watch: What Auburn is saying about the Bulldogs now

“They were better than us. They outplayed us, they outreached us and that starts with me.” -- Auburn coach Gus Malzahn "They just physically whipped us up front." -- Coach Gus Malzahn “[Georgia] didn’t really do too much of anything different than they did the first time. They just ran a little more on the perimeter. They just physically whipped us up front.” -- Safety Tray Matthews. "If your team rushes for 200 yards, you’re going to win the game.” -- Safety Tray Matthews. “They did a gre
By Mike Luck
Dec 3, 2017

Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said his team “whipped” Georgia right after the Tigers won 40-17 on November 11.

But the Bulldogs won the rematch Saturday in the SEC Championship Game Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, prevailing 28-7.

After the game, Malzahn and Auburn had nothing but praise for Georgia.

Watch the video above to see what Malzahn, Tigers satety Tray Matthews, quarterback Jarrett Stidham and others said about the Bulldogs.

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Mike Luck is an Audience Specialist on the sports team at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has worked at the AJC since 1980.

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