Overview
- Georgia beat Texas 35–10 in Athens, a decisive result that strengthened the Bulldogs’ College Football Playoff positioning.
- A measurement review flipped 3rd-and-3 to 4th-and-1 at Georgia’s 34, and Kirby Smart pulled the punt team to convert before a drive capped by a 30-yard Gunner Stockton touchdown pass to London Humphreys.
- Smart then authorized a surprise onside kick recovered by Cash Jones, which Georgia immediately turned into another touchdown.
- Postgame, Smart defended the gamble—citing internal success rates and kickoff-return risk—quipping that critics would have called him an idiot if it failed.
- Analysts noted Georgia’s physicality, with alum David Pollack praising Smart’s coaching, while wider CFP permutations shifted after Oklahoma beat Alabama and Texas A&M’s comeback kept Georgia from clinching the SEC title game before Tuesday’s rankings update.