Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said Thursday that the No. 10 Crimson Tide has earned its way to Atlanta and is eager for "a hard-fought contest against an extremely talented, physical Georgia" in the SEC Championship Game on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The Tide will be playing for its first SEC title under DeBoer, having last won it by beating the Bulldogs back in 2023.

UGA dropped to 1–7 against Alabama under coach Kirby Smart in September with the Bulldogs’ first loss between the hedges in six years. The team is 0–4 against the Tide in the title game.

Calling the SEC “the best conference in college football,” DeBoer framed the championship as both a program standard and a major honor.

"We are completely focused on the excitement of playing for the SEC Championship because that's,

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