Georgia gets 'down and dirty' in 35-10 victory over Texas - ESPN

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 outscored the Longhorns 21-0, thanks to a pair of gutsy fourth-down conversions and an even bolder onside kick.

«We talked about what's not for some people is for others,» Smart said. «And the hardest part of SEAL training is when they go after the hype phase. Everybody's hyped up, and everybody's hyped up to kick off. But when they go to that water phase, and they go down and do the surf torture, not everybody wants it. It's not for everybody.»

Texas (7-3, 4-2 SEC) lost to Georgia (9-1, 7-1 SEC) for the third straight time after falling to the Bulldogs twice last season — once in the regular season and again in the SEC championship game.

With home games left against Arkansas and No. 3 Texas A&M, Texas all but saw its playoff aspirations end. There has never been a three-loss team in the CFP.

«Disappointing, because it was a pretty good game for three quarters, but it was not a good game in the fourth quarter, at least not for us,» Texas coach