Georgia winners and losers after Bulldogs beat Alabama, earn College Football Playoff bye

Cole Speer (UGA Sports Comm) Georgia wide receiver Zachariah Branch (1), Georgia wide receiver Cole Speer (83) during Georgia's game against Alabama in the 2025 SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Ga., on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Tony Walsh/UGAAA) (Tony Walsh/Tony Walsh/UGAAA)

December 9, 2025 at 10:45 a.m. UTC

By Connor Riley, DawgNation

Winner: Cole Speer

The junior from Calhoun, Georgia, had a nondescript Georgia career to this point.

Aside from being called a special teams demon by Kirby Smart, he hadn’t made much of an impact at Georgia.