The No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs will play the No. 2 Auburn Tigers for the SEC Championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff on Saturday, December 2. Below find game time, TV channel and online information.
Georgia won the SEC East and enters the game with an 11-1 record. Auburn won the SEC West and is 10-2 on the season. Auburn won the earlier matchup between the two schools, 40-17, on Nov. 11.
What day is the Georgia-Auburn SEC Championship Game?
The SEC Championship Game will be played on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. This will be the first time that the SEC Championship Game will be in Mercedes Benz Stadium.
What time is the Georgia-Auburn SEC Championship Game?
The SEC Championship Game between Georgia-Auburn is set for a 4 p.m. ET kickoff.
What TV channel is the Georgia-Auburn SEC Championship game on?
The SEC Championship Game will air on CBS. Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson will call the game.
Can I watch the Georgia-Auburn SEC Championship Game online?
Yes, you can live stream the SEC Championship Game via the CBS Sports app.
Georgia-Auburn SEC Championship Game 2017 preview
Auburn enters the game perhaps as the hottest and best team in the nation. Twice this season the Tigers have knocked off the No. 1 team in the country, beating Georgia earlier in the year and then beating Alabama last week 26-14. Auburn has two losses but those seem like distant memories given the way the team is playing.
The Tigers are led by quarterback Jarrett Stidham, who leads the SEC in completion percentage with a 68.5 mark and a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 16 to 4. The Tigers also have a star running back in Kerryon Johnson, and despite picking up an injury in the Iron Bowl, it is expected he will play for Auburn. Johnson is second in the SEC in rushing and rushing touchdowns with 1,276 yards and 17 scores. Auburn also has the No. 3 scoring defense in the conference and the SEC’s No. 2 pass rusher in terms of sacks in the form of defensive end Jeff Holland.
As for Georgia, it is led by the one-two rushing attack of Nick Chubb and Sony Michel. Chubb is fourth in the SEC in rushing with 1,098 yards, ahead of Michel’s 903 yards. Each running back has 13 touchdowns on the year. The Bulldogs are quarterbacked by Jake Fromm, who took over for Jacob Eason when he was injured in the first game of the season and hasn’t looked back. The defense is No. 2 in the SEC in points allowed per game, surrendering just 13.8 per game. Georgia has one of the best linebackers in the country in junior Roquan Smith.
Auburn won the earlier matchup between these two teams, crushing the Bulldogs at home 40-17. Johnson was a monster in that game, rushing for 167 rushing yards.