Here's tomorrow's lede (and a great photo by Auburn's Todd Van Emst of Auburn's incomplete fourth-down pass to Ben Tate in the end zone in the final seconds).

I'll get to some more analysis tomorrow when I get a chance to sift through some more quotes.

By Andy Bitter

abitter@leger-enquirer.com

AUBURN, Ala. – It was no rout, no cakewalk, certainly not the blowout many had predicted at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

No, Saturday's edition of the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry wasn't over until Auburn quarterback Kodi Burns' desperation fourth-down fade to Ben Tate in the end zone floated just out of the running back's reach, landing out of bounds as Georgia's sideline burst into spontaneous celebration.

Only then could the No. 10 Bulldogs revel in their 17-13 win against the Tigers, the first time they've won three straight in the series since 1980-82.

"We are thankful for the victory," Georgia head coach Mark Richt said. "A bunch of guys didn't flinch at the end. It was … another SEC brawl."

Auburn (5-6, 2-5 SEC) needs to beat No. 1 Alabama in Tuscaloosa in two weeks to avoid missing out on a bowl game for the first time since 1999, head coach Tommy Tuberville's first season with the school.

"Things just haven't gone our way all season," Burns said. "There's no doubt in anybody's minds that we could beat Georgia and any other team that we've lost to. … Guys believed that we could get it done and that's why we drove the ball down the field. We just couldn't come up with points."