ATHENS, Ga. -- As No. 5 Georgia prepared to play No. 10 Texas on Saturday night, Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart invoked the image of a Navy SEAL candidate ringing a brass bell to signal that he was voluntarily quitting training.

"Our kids believe in down and dirty," Smart said. "They believe in the SEAL mantra of, 'Let's take them to the water.' Let's see who can survive in the water, see who's going to tap out first, ring the bell, and run from the contact contest."

In the first-ever matchup of the SEC heavyweights played at Sanford Stadium, the Bulldogs once again bullied Texas in a 35-10 victory that kept their SEC title and College Football Playoff hopes alive.

As has often been the case for the Bulldogs this season, they delivered the knockout blow in the fourth quarter when they

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