Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Late Alabama Personal Foul Helps Georgia Seal 20-17 Victory
Georgia beat Alabama 20-17 on Saturday night.
Near the end, Alabama needed to stop Georgia to have another chance to score.
After a short run, Alabama’s Dijon Lee Jr. shoved a Georgia player in the helmet.
Officials called a penalty, which gave Georgia a new first down.
Georgia then ran out the clock by kneeling three times.
Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said the team needed to show better emotional maturity.
Keon Sabb said he supported Lee but that the play did not meet the team’s standard.
DeBoer also said Alabama had to focus on what it could control, after officials did not call pass interference on an earlier play.
Alabama cornerback Dijon Lee Jr. shoved a Georgia receiver after a one-yard run, drawing a late personal-foul penalty.
The penalty gave Georgia a first down, ending Alabama’s chance to force a punt and regain possession.
Georgia knelt on its next three plays to finish a 20-17 win over Alabama.
Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer called the moment a failure of emotional maturity; safety Keon Sabb said Lee remained his teammate but had fallen short of the team’s standard.
Earlier, no pass-interference penalty was called on a pass to Rico Scott; Alabama also allowed 206 rushing yards and went on to lose.
- Who
- Alabama and Georgia; Alabama cornerback Dijon Lee Jr. drew the late personal-foul penalty.
- What
- Georgia won 20-17 after the penalty extended its final drive and allowed it to run out the clock.
- When
- Saturday night; the penalty came late in the game.
- Where
- Not specified in the article.
- Why
- The penalty gave Georgia a first down, preventing Alabama from forcing a punt and getting another chance to score.
Team support and accountability
Coaching view of composure
Lee’s penalty and team standards
Team support and accountability
Keon Sabb said Lee was his brother and that he tried to uplift him, while acknowledging the play fell short of the team’s standard and would be addressed.
Coaching view of composure
Kalen DeBoer described the incident as a failure of emotional maturity and said Alabama needed to give itself a chance.
Uncalled pass interference
Team support and accountability
DeBoer reacted strongly after contact on Rico Scott’s end-zone incompletion, but said Alabama could not put the game in officials’ hands.
Coaching view of composure
DeBoer said officials indicated they did not believe the contact warranted a pass-interference penalty.
- Final score
- Georgia 20, Alabama 17
- Decisive penalty
- Dijon Lee Jr. shoved a Georgia receiver in the helmet after a one-yard run; officials called a personal foul.
- Effect of penalty
- Georgia was awarded a first down and knelt on its next three plays to end the game.
- Earlier disputed play
- With 3:28 remaining, Keelon Russell threw to Rico Scott in the end zone; no pass-interference penalty was called after contact.
- Alabama rushing defense
- Allowed Georgia 206 rushing yards.
- Georgia third-down conversions
- Converted 7 of 13 attempts.
- Alabama passing
- Keelon Russell threw for 185 yards, his fewest in a game this season.