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Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean sets Orange Bowl tone: ‘it’s a one-game season’

Nakobe Dean, who coach Kirby Smart refers to as Georgia football’s “Command in Chief,” is back to setting the tone for the Bulldogs.

Dean explained last week how UGA will make sure the blowout loss to Alabama in the SEC Championship Game will have a positive effect moving forward.

No doubt, Georgia has no time for any sort of emotional hangover with a mighty Michigan team steaming toward the teams’ 7:30 p.m. showdown on Dec. 31 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Ga., in the Orange Bowl CFP Semifinal.

“We have had discussions on the team about how we’ll build off the (41-24 Alabama loss) and the type of impact it will have on us,” Dean said. “We look forward to it having nothing but a positive impact.

“Like Jordan Davis likes to say, ‘smelling salts.’ It woke us up a bit. It build a fire in us, and makes us work harder.”

Read more at DawgNation.com

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