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December 29, 2020 at 10:06 a.m. UTC

By Mike Griffith

ATHENS —Mike Denbrock has matched wits with Kirby Smart before, so the Cincinnati offensive coordinator had a pretty good idea what to expect when he turned on Georgia film.

The last time Denbrock and Smart studied one another’s teams this closely was following the 2012 season, when Notre Dame played Alabama and they strategized as opposing coordinators.