Georgia pulls off epic win in 8-overtime thriller, almost entirely on top of College Football Playoff

Georgia needed more than 60 minutes to avoid an upset – they also needed more than seven overtimes.

Finally, when it was all said and done, Georgia took home a 44-42 win over their in-state rival Georgia Tech in eight overtimes.

It was the second most overtime in FBS history, one shy of LSU and Penn State from 2021.

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Jalon Walker #11 and Malaki Starks #24 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrate a big stop during a game between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Georgia Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium on November 29, 2024 in Athens, Georgia. ((Photo by Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images))

Trailing 17-0 at halftime, Georgia even trailed by two touchdowns with just over five minutes left in regulation. But after scoring a touchdown, they recovered a fumble and then scored another touchdown to force overtime.

Nothing worked for either team as passes fell incomplete and runs were stopped – the new overtime rules have the teams switch two-point attempts from the third overtime.

But finally, in the eighth overtime, after stopping the Yellow Jackets, Nate Frazier ran into the end zone to end the instant classic.

Carson Beck #15 of the Georgia Bulldogs passes in the first quarter against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Sanford Stadium on November 29, 2024 in Athens, Georgia. ((Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images))

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Georgia improved to 10-2 on the season; after already clinching a spot in the SEC title game last week, this win all but clinched a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff. Even with a loss in that contest, it probably won’t be enough to knock the Bulldogs out.

It was also the 31st straight home win for Georgia, which hasn’t lost three games in a season since the 2018 season – but their third loss that year was in the Sugar Bowl. They haven’t lost three games before bowl games since 2016.

Head coaches Kirby Smart and Brent Key shared a long embrace at the end of the game.

Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart watches the action during the Friday night college football game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on November 29, 2024 at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia. ((Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images))

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Carson Beck was 28-for-43 for 297 yards and five touchdowns as the Bulldogs now await the winner of the Texas-Texas A&M game, the return of an old rivalry, to see their SEC title game opponent.

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