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Refs' crucial no call looms large over Georgia's victory over Alabama

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Gaydos, R. (2026, October 11). Refs' crucial no call looms large over Georgia's victory over Alabama. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/refs-call-looms-large-georgia-victory-alabama

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-11 · by Ryan Gaydos

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In a crucial game, Georgia defeated Alabama 20-17 when a potential pass interference penalty was not called by officials late in the fourth quarter. This non-call prevented Alabama from getting a first down and moving into field goal range, ultimately leading to their loss as Georgia secured its first regular-season win in Tuscaloosa since 2007. The result also propelled Georgia to become the No. 1 team nationally according to the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll.
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Alabama Alabama Crimson Tide Bulldogs Georgia the Crimson Tide

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Bulldogs ORG · 4× Georgia GPE · 3× Alabama GPE · 2× the Crimson Tide ORG · 2× Alabama Crimson Tide ORG · 1× Crimson Tide ORG · 1× Dijon Lee Jr. PERSON · 1× Keelon Russell PERSON · 1× Rico Scott PERSON · 1× the Georgia Bulldogs ORG · 1×

Narrative

Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer was searching for a pass interference penalty, which would have given the Crimson Tide a first down and moved them into field-goal range.
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🔮 Alabama Crimson Tide cornerback Dijon Lee Jr.’s personal-foul penalty may have been the major talking point in the immediate aftermath of their 20-17 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday night, but it was a flag that wasn’t thrown that loomed large over the game.
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Refs' crucial no call looms large over Georgia's victory over Alabama · assertive framing

Claims (20 extracted, 3 hedged)

Alabama Crimson Tide cornerback Dijon Lee Jr.’s personal-foul penalty may have been the major talking point in the immediate aftermath of their 20-17 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday night, but it was a flag that wasn’t thrown that loomed large over the game. uncertain
that → throw → game
Crimson Tide quarterback Keelon Russell targeted wide receiver Rico Scott near the end zone late in the fourth quarter. asserted
Russell → target → quarter
Bulldogs safety KJ Bolden blew up the play and appeared to have tackled Scott as the ball was coming toward him. asserted
ball → blow → him
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page → contain → partners
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain
News → sign → wager
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted
that → create → newsroom
Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer was searching for a pass interference penalty, which would have given the Crimson Tide a first down and moved them into field-goal range. asserted
which → search → range
Instead, the SEC officiating crew declined to throw the laundry on the field. asserted
crew → decline → field
On the next play, Bolden sacked Russell and thwarted the Crimson Tide’s chances of kicking a game-tying field goal. asserted
Bolden → sack → goal
The Crimson Tide punted. asserted
Tide → punt → ?
Lee committed the foul against a Georgia. asserted
Lee → commit → Georgia
And Alabama took its first loss of the season. asserted
Alabama → take → season
"We can’t put the game in that situation where the officials come into play," DeBoer said. asserted
DeBoer → put → play
College football fans were a little perplexed as to why the flag wasn’t thrown. asserted
flag → throw → ?
Regardless, Georgia was able to ice the rest of the game. asserted
Georgia → ice → game
Stockton took hit after hit and was able to remain in the game and push the Bulldogs to victory. asserted
Stockton → take → victory
"I didn’t come here to lose," Smart said. asserted
Smart → come → ?
Georgia is now set to become the No. 1 team in the nation in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll. asserted
Georgia → set → Poll
The Bulldogs will benefit from Texas losing to Oklahoma earlier Saturday. asserted
Texas → benefit → Oklahoma
The Associated Press contributed to this report. asserted
Press → contribute → report
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