ATHENS, Georgia -- The paint wasn't even dry on Georgia's 45-21 victory over rival Georgia Tech this past weekend before Bulldogs defensive lineman Jonathan Ledbetter was asked about you-know-what.
"What do you think when someone says, 'Second-and-26'?" he was asked.
"I mean, of course you know what I think. I know what game that is from last year, and it does have a little bitter taste in my heart, and my whole soul," Ledbetter said. "But if you focus on that, on the past, then you automatically lose in the present."
It has been nearly 11 months since Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa heaved a 41-yard touchdown pass to DeVonta Smith on second-and-26 -- the final play of the Crimson Tide's 26-23 victory over the Bulldogs in overtime in the College Football Playoff Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.