This is an opinion column. There was always something about Atlanta on that first Saturday in December. That unmistakable buzz. Tension. Drama. The SEC was an innovator among major college football conferences when launching its football conference championship game in 1992.

ATLANTA — Alabama football made the SEC Championship Game. The Crimson Tide earned a chance to show why it should be one of the final 12 teams standing for a College Football Playoff National Championship. Instead, Georgia ruled over Alabama.

Arguably the biggest game of the day on Saturday, Dec. 6 is the SEC Championship between No. 9 Alabama and No. 3 Georgia.

Score updates and analysis from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta as the Crimson Tide meet the Bulldogs for a second time this season.

The No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide play against the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship Game today. Fans can watch this game for free online.

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Alabama will be looking to not leave anything to chance and lock up a CFP spot with a win over Georgia in the SEC Championship game.

Alabama football will battle Georgia in the SEC Championship Game. See the Crimson Tide's historical record in the SECCG.

Notre Dame rushed for more yards in the SEC Championship game than Alabama did originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.