Overview

• Officials flagged Smith with 7:51 left in the third quarter on a tackle of Georgia running back Chauncey Bowens.
• ABC rules analyst Bill LeMonnier noted that initial contact with the crown of the helmet meets the targeting definition.
• By rule, the second-half ejection triggers a suspension for the opening half of Alabama’s next game at Vanderbilt.
• Georgia scored shortly after Smith’s exit to cut the deficit to 24-21 in the third quarter.
• The ejection disrupts a defensive line that had only recently reunited starters LT Overton, Tim Keenan III, and Smith following Keenan’s return from injury.