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WATCH: Georgia steals momentum from Auburn with huge blocked field goal
By Cody McClure
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No. 6 Georgia had a 10-7 halftime lead over No. 2 Auburn in the SEC Championship Game on Saturday, but the Tigers were threatening to change that once the second half began.
Auburn marched down the field in the third quarter and had a chance to tie the game at 10-10 with just over eight minutes left, but Georgia said, “no thanks.”
Bulldogs’ defensive tackle Daquan Hawkins-Muckle broke threw the line of scrimmage and got a paw on the football to block a field goal attempt from Auburn kicker Daniel Carlson.
It appeared to be a key play in the game considering that neither team had been able to put up a ton of points, at least up until the time of this post midway through the third period. It was a momentum-shifting play, as well. Auburn appeared to finally be moving the ball.
Check out the big-time field goal block, courtesy of this video posted on Twitter by CBS Sports:
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— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) December 2, 2017
Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.
