The biggest game of the weekend took place in college football on Saturday night when the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs outlasted the No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide 20-17 in Tuscaloosa.
Like many games this season, it ended with some controversy after officials declined to throw a flag for what appeared to be pass interference on a deep throw by Alabama quarterback Keelon Russell.
That turned out to be Alabama’s final drive. Russell was sacked out of field goal range, and an unnecessary roughness penalty by the Crimson Tide defense gave Georgia the first down it needed to put the game away.
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Pat McAfee Comments on Georgia-Alabama Game
While he didn’t have much to say about the final play on Monday, ESPN’s Pat McAfee discussed the game during the latest episode of The Pat McAfee Show.
“College football had a hell of a weekend with an absolute banger down in Tuscaloosa that I got to watch from the Saban suite. It was an honor to meet everybody down there,” McAfee said. “This Georgia Bulldogs team was untested coming into this game. Alabama obviously had a couple of big-time wins.
“This one came down to the wire. It was a dogfight, how everybody predicted. Maybe a missed call in the end zone kind of changes some stuff on the pass interference, but Gunner Stockton makes some huge throws that I don’t think we would’ve seen in the past, and Kirby gets a win for Georgia in Tuscaloosa for the first time since 2007.”
We had a GREAT time in Tuscaloosa #PMSLive https://t.co/oM3BQaO8Rg
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) October 12, 2026
Kalen DeBoer Takes the High Road After Controversial Finish
Although Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer was irate with the referees on the sideline after they declined to throw a flag. He took the high road during his postgame press conference.
“I mean, we can’t put the game in that situation where the officials come into play,” DeBoer said after the game. “And so, we just got to control the thing we can control.”
Alabama faces a quick turnaround this weekend as it travels to Knoxville to take on the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers. The Crimson Tide remain ranked No. 6 heading into the matchup.
Pat McAfee Breaks Silence on Controversial Georgia-Alabama Game