ATLANTA — Football is a game of physicality, grit and toughness. But knowing what to do at the right time is just as important.
During Saturday's SEC Championship Game, those high-IQ plays made the difference in the first half, helping propel Georgia to its first conference championship since 2017 and 13th in school history as the Bulldogs beat LSU 50-30 despite the Tigers' best effort to make a comeback in the second half.
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