WATCH: Alabama pushes closer to Georgia thanks to recovering own fumble in end-zone

The SEC Championship game is getting plenty of buzz — as it should be.

No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Georgia are meeting and if the Bulldogs want to be in the College Football Playoff, a close loss isn’t going to cut it. Georgia needs to do the unthinkable, and actually beat Alabama.

The Crimson Tide, on the other side of the coin, may be able to afford a loss and still make the 4-team playoff. That’s when things would get sticky, though. Just win, Alabama, and you’re in.

Throughout the first half, Georgia has surprised Alabama and jumped out to a 21-7 lead. However, the Crimson Tide trailed by 2 TDs and reacted exactly how you would expect — marching down the field.

Here’s the TD that Nick Saban’s group scored to get the game to a one-score differential, which actually come on a fumble that Alabama originally coughed up:

How about that?
Josh Jacobs fumbles the ball, but regains possession in the end zone for a touchdown. pic.twitter.com/cIdq1sohRd

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) December 1, 2018

Sometimes, it’s better to be lucky than good. It’s not good to fumble the ball into the end-zone.

But again, luck can win out — and it did here.

To start the quick TD drive, here’s Alabama RB Josh Jacobs running for 59 yards:

https://twitter.com/_SteveFrederick/status/1068995060010807303

Alabama-Georgia can be seen on CBS.

Kevin Cunningham

Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.