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Georgia scores TD, takes 2-score lead on LSU after unusual interception off Tiger player’s helmet
By Sydney Hunte
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Georgia found itself back on the scoreboard against LSU in unusual fashion for the 2nd time during the SEC Championship.
The Bulldogs blocked a field goal with just over 3 minutes remaining in the 1st quarter as Nazir Stackhouse got his hand to Damian Ramos’ 32-yard attempt, only for Christopher Smith to take it 95 yards the other way to open the scoring.
Leading 14-7 early in the 2nd, though, they benefited from another strange play. Jayden Daniels’ pass on 3rd-and-10 appeared to touch the ground for an incompletion. Georgia, though, kept the play going, and as you’ll see below, the ball actually came off the helmet of a LSU player before being tipped into the arms of Smael Mondon:
https://twitter.com/MrMatthewCFB/status/1599161833445023744
One play later, Stetson Bennett fired it into the arms of Ladd McConkey as the Bulldogs opened up a 21-7 lead over the Tigers:
https://twitter.com/FTBeard7/status/1599162490503692288
Georgia hasn’t won an SEC title since 2017. It’s in good shape against the Tigers with just over a quarter of football played, thanks in part to a few breaks that have gone its way.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
