ATLANTA -- Georgia receiver George Pickens was ejected in the third quarter of Saturday's game at Georgia Tech after trading punches with a Yellow Jackets defensive back.
The SEC confirmed that, per NCAA rules, Pickens would be suspended from playing in the first half of next week's SEC championship game against No. 2 LSU.
Pickens and Georgia Tech cornerback Tre Swilling fought in the corner of the end zone on Bulldogs receiver Dominick Blaylock's 9-yard touchdown, which gave the Bulldogs a 38-7 lead with 4:28 to go in the third.
Under NCAA rules, players who are ejected for fighting in the second half of a game are "disqualified for the remainder of the game and the first half of the next game.