Georgia Bulldogs one win away from the big Game

UGA entered Saturday atop the SEC East at 5-1, a half-game ahead of 5-2 South Carolina. The Bulldogs exited with the same half-game cushion, thanks to a 45-7 pounding of Auburn, its eighth straight since opening the season with back-to-back losses, and the Gamecocks’ win over Florida, a game that wrapped up USC’s conference slate.

Their path to Atlanta remains a simple one, both mathematically and in competition: beat Kentucky, which lost to Vanderbilt 38-8 to drop to 1-5 in conference play, next weekend and claim the SEC East crown.

However, if the Bulldogs were to lose to the Wildcats, at home, no less, they would also lose the division; UGA and USC would be tied at 6-2, which would hand the East to the Gamecocks thanks to the 45-42 win over the Bulldogs the second week of the season.