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During a crucial moment in an October football game, Alabama’s Dijon Lee committed a penalty against Georgia that ultimately cost his team the game. With just over two minutes left and Alabama out of timeouts, Lee grabbed a Georgia player by his jersey and hit him twice, earning a penalty that gave Georgia an automatic first down and allowed them to kneel out the clock for the victory. Following the play, Alabama’s head coach Kalen DeBoer confronted Lee angrily on the sideline, telling him he had “just cost us the d— game.” The penalty occurred after another potential scoring opportunity was squandered due to a missed call by officials and a sack that pushed Alabama out of field goal range.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-11,
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In a critical moment during Alabama's football game against Georgia on Saturday, Alabama defensive back Dijon Lee committed an unsportsmanlike penalty by grabbing and hitting a Georgia player with his hand, resulting in an automatic first down for the Bulldogs. This occurred when Georgia, ranked No. 2 nationally, was facing a third-and-2 situation with less than three minutes left to play. Alabama had no timeouts remaining, and after the penalty, Georgia successfully ran out the clock to win the game. Kalen Deboer, Alabama’s defensive coordinator, visibly erupted in anger at Lee upon his return to the sideline, berating him for costing the team the game with harsh language. This incident highlighted the significant impact a single player's mistake can have on the outcome of an important match.
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There was an outside chance that the Alabama Crimson Tide were going to pull out a miracle win over Georgia, but a boneheaded foul turned that chance into zero.
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foul → be → zero
With just over two minutes to go, No. 2 Georgia was set for a third-and-2 on its own end of the field, but Alabama defensive back Dijon Lee committed an unacceptable penalty.
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Lee → go → penalty
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Lee grabbed a Bulldog by his jersey and hit him with an open hand in the face twice.
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Lee → grab → face
Lee was flagged, giving the Bulldogs an automatic first down.
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Lee → flag → down
Alabama had no timeouts remaining, and Georgia was able to kneel out the clock Saturday.
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Georgia → have → clock
Safe to say, Kalen DeBoer was not happy.
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DeBoer → say → ?
When Lee reached the sideline , an irate DeBoer gave the player much more than an earful, and it appeared the coach told Lee that he "just cost us the d— game."
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he → reach → game
At first, Lee wanted no part of DeBoer's message, but he ultimately didn't have much of a choice.
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he → want → choice
DeBoer had already been pushed to the brink — or so everyone thought — a couple of plays earlier.
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everyone → push → plays
With just over three minutes to go, Alabama was looking for a score, and Georgia may have gotten away with defensive pass interference in the end zone.
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Georgia → go → zone
The next play, quarterback Keelon Russell was sacked out of field goal range, taking away any chance for the Crimson Tide to tie the game at 20 late.
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Tide → sack → 20
Thus, Alabama punted, and it never got the ball back.
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it → punt → ball
Thus, Georgia handed the Crimson Tide its first loss of the season, as the Bulldogs moved to 6-0.
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Bulldogs → hand → 6
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