Georgia battles Baylor on New Year’s night at the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Both the Bulldogs and Bears were vying for tickets to the College Football Playoff, but those aspirations were denied in league title tilts, as Baylor fell to Oklahoma 30-23 in the Big XII Championship Game and Georgia lost to top-ranked LSU in the SEC Championship Game.
In another Mercedes Benz Stadium.
Yes, Georgia is trying to buck a string of indoor losses in stadiums named for the famed German car-maker. Since beating Auburn in the 2017 SEC Championship Game, the Bulldogs have lost a pair of gut-wrenching national and conference title games against Alabama, last year’s Sugar Bowl to Texas and last time out to LSU.