Joel Klatt declares ‘the SEC still goes through Georgia’
By Jake Faigus
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The Georgia Bulldogs just came off an incredible come-from-behind win against the Tennessee Volunteers. Gunner Stockton threw the game-tying touchdown pass and two-point conversion, and thanks to two missed field goals by the Volunteers, the Bulldogs stole the win in Knoxville and cemented themselves as the SEC leaders.
Many in the media have noticed, with one of the more prominent voices in college football, FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt, saying that the SEC still runs through Georgia.
“The SEC still goes through Georgia, because those Dawgs can bite,” Klatt stated on The Joel Klatt Show. “They have resilience. This is a great, proud program. They practice with urgency. They build their roster with urgency. They play with urgency. We didn’t see this from Alabama against Florida State in Week 1. This is a team that answered the bell in that environment.”
Klatt also mentioned what impressed him the most was that Georgia would not fold in a crazy environment like that. He also said he does not think many teams have the mental toughness of the Georgia Bulldogs.
“Most teams would have folded. They wouldn’t have the mental fortitude. They wouldn’t have the toughness. And they wouldn’t have the quarterback with that same toughness to come back from 21-7,” Klatt added. “I’m sure the defenses will play better moving forward, because they won’t have to see the offenses they just saw.
“But it’s just a reminder — … Guess what, folks? You still have to beat Georgia. And that’s incredibly difficult to do. That conference still goes through Georgia.
“It goes through Kirby Smart. Right now, it goes through Gunner Stockton. So kudos to the Georgia Bulldogs for that big win, in what can only be described as one of the great environments in college football.”
The SEC has many challengers, but as Klatt said, this is still Georgia’s conference to lose.
