Bulldogs clinch SEC East with W over Miss State

  • Georgia defensive linemen Jalen Carter (88) sacks Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers during Saturday’s game in Starkville, Miss. ROB DAVIS/UGA Athletics
    Georgia defensive linemen Jalen Carter (88) sacks Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers during Saturday’s game in Starkville, Miss. ROB DAVIS/UGA Athletics
  • Georgia wide receiver Ladd McConkey got into the end zone twice Saturday against Mississippi State with a 70-yard rushing touchdown and a 17-yard receiving score. TONY WALSH/ UGA Athletics
    Georgia wide receiver Ladd McConkey got into the end zone twice Saturday against Mississippi State with a 70-yard rushing touchdown and a 17-yard receiving score. TONY WALSH/ UGA Athletics
Top-ranked Georgia checked off another box Saturday on its list of goals this season: clinch the SEC East. The Bulldogs traveled to Starkville to take on Mississippi State and came away with a 45-19 win. It marked the fifth time in six seasons under head coach Kirby Smart for Georgia to secure the SEC East title, but he played down what the Bulldogs accomplished Saturday night. “We didn’t talk…

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