At the beginning of the fourth quarter, deep in Alabama football’s territory, Georgia had a chance . The Bulldogs were on the Crimson Tide’s 17-yard line to open the quarter, down 24-21, with an opportunity to tie or go ahead.
After Josh McCray rushed for seven yards on first down, and got stopped at the line of scrimmage on second, Kirby Smart and his staff had a discussion.
“If we gained anything, we were going for it,” Smart told reporters after the game. “We were gonna probably kick a field goal if we didn’t get anything.”
On third down, quarterback Gunner Stockton picked up two yards on a keeper. The Bulldogs went fast into the fourth-down play, and Stockton handed the ball to running back Cash Jones.
Into the backfield came Alabama’s LT Overton and Deontae Lawson. Down went J