Kirby Smart contends he wasn’t trying to call timeout with just more than 13 minutes left in the game Saturday, as the play clock was winding down and facing a third-and-9 and trailing Auburn by three.

“Yeah, they’re clapping, so I told them before the game, ‘If these guys clap, it’s a penalty,’” Smart said in the postgame press conference after Georgia won 20-10. “They can’t clap, because we’ll false snap. I’ve lost games on that before in this stadium. And I told them, if they clap I’m going to tell you.”

Yet, it appears Smart did try to call timeout. He was granted the stoppage only to clarify to the official he didn’t want the timeout. The officials granted the request, the play clock was reset.

“I’ve got someone in the box watching every play,” Smart said. “They were clapping. So,

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