Top 25 Roundup: No. 8 Alabama Secures SEC Title, Downs No. 1 Georgia

Top 25 Roundup: No. 8 Alabama Secures SEC Title, Downs No. 1 Georgia
Alabama Crimson Tide tight end Amari Niblack (84) and tight end Danny Lewis Jr. (87) celebrate after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Dec. 2, 2023. Jordan Godfree/USA TODAY Sports via Field Level Media
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Jalen Milroe passed for two touchdowns and No. 8 Alabama notched a crucial upset by dispatching top-ranked Georgia 27–24 in the Southeastern Conference title game on Saturday, Dec. 2, in Atlanta.

Jermaine Burton and Jamarion Miller caught touchdown passes and Roydell Williams scored on a run as the Crimson Tide (12–1) won their 11th consecutive game. The victory snapped Georgia’s SEC record 29-game winning streak and greatly bolsters Alabama’s hopes of crashing the four-team College Football Playoff field.