Georgia 33, Alabama 18: Kirby Smart said “I told them we burned the boats”

Lewis Cine, Georgia safety

I just saw the ball in his hands and that was all she wrote,

Kirby Smart, Georgia head coach

I’ve never been around a group of players that really wanted it so bad and wouldn’t be denied,

Kirby Smart, Georgia head coach

I told them we burned the boats. The only way home was through them,

Stetson Bennett, Georgia quarterback

I cried, so pretty good,

Nick Saban, Alabama head coach

We just didn’t finish the way we needed to finish.

Bryce Young, Alabama quarterback

It’s a little tough that I let them down today,

It snapped a seven-game losing streak to Alabama, and won its first national title since 1980.

Associated Press

The Bulldogs lost two SEC championship games, including one five weeks ago, and the 2018 CFP title game to Alabama under Smart.

Associated Press

Four decades of pent-up emotion were unleashed Monday night as the Bulldogs snapped a frustrating national championship drought by vanquishing their nemesis.