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SEC title game loss in hand, what’s next for Georgia?

Georgia lost late against Alabama, but should it still get a berth in the College Football playoff?
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dec 2, 2018

Three questions you might have now that the SEC Championship game is over:

- What's next?: Both teams will find out their bowl destinations on Sunday after the final College Football Playoff rankings are revealed. CFP selection show will be aired at noon on ESPN.

- Photos: Bulldogs battle Alabama in SEC Championship game

- Where will they play?: Alabama will advance to the College Football Playoff and compete in a national semifinal game in either the Orange or Cotton Bowl. Depending on final CFP rankings, Georgia could advance to the four-team without winning the conference championship.

If Georgia doesn’t make the playoff, it will likely play in the Sugar Bowl, which gets the CFP committee’s highest-ranked SEC team not in the playoff.

- Dogs lose a heartbreaker to Alabama

- When will they play?: Alabama will play in either the Orange or Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29. If Georgia makes the playoff, it will play in either the Orange or Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29. If it goes to the Sugar Bowl, it will play in New Orleans on Jan. 1.

- Ticket information: Cotton | Orange | Sugar

- More coverage of the SEC Championship game on ajc.com

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