ATLANTA — Kirby Smart scored one of the greatest victories of his career on Saturday night, his No. 1-ranked Georgia program staging a historic come-from-behind victory over Ohio State.
The Bulldogs rallied for a 42-41 victory over the Buckeyes, becoming the first team in College Football Playoff history to come from two touchdowns down in a fourth quarter (35-21) to win a game.
“Great resiliency, never-say-die attitude, toughness,” Smart said, moments after his team become the first in school history to run its record to 14-0.
“I mean, at the end of the day, we didn’t play really well. Ohio State probably deserved to win the game, but we never quit.”
Smart might have made the biggest play of the night himself when he called timeout an instant before Ohio State successfully executed a fake punt in the fourth quarter.
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