2019 SEC Championship Game
Matchups
### Matchups

#### LSU

LSU finished their 2018 season with a [Fiesta Bowl](/wiki/Fiesta_Bowl "Fiesta Bowl") win over \#8 [UCF](/wiki/UCF_Knights_football "UCF Knights football"), marking their first New Year's Six bowl appearance since the creation of the [College Football Playoff](/wiki/College_Football_Playoff "College Football Playoff") (CFP). In 2019, LSU earned their spot in the SEC Championship Game by winning all twelve games of the regular season, beating nationally ranked opponents such as \#7 [Florida](/wiki/Florida_Gators_football "Florida Gators football"), \#9 [Auburn](/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_football "Auburn Tigers football") and former \#3 Alabama. Averaging 560\.4 total offensive yards and 48\.7 points per game leading up to the SEC Championship Game, LSU's offense was labeled by many outlets as the country's top offense. Helping Joe Burrow on the offense was junior running back [Clyde Edwards\-Helaire](/wiki/Clyde_Edwards-Helaire "Clyde Edwards-Helaire"), who scored 16 touchdowns and ran for 1,233 yards during the regular season. On the receiving end, Burrow's top receivers were sophomore [Ja'Marr Chase](/wiki/Ja%27Marr_Chase "Ja'Marr Chase"), who led the nation in yards with 1,780, and junior [Justin Jefferson](/wiki/Justin_Jefferson "Justin Jefferson"), who tied for number one in receptions with 111\.

#### Georgia

The \#4 Georgia Bulldogs ended the [previous season](/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season "2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season") with a loss the [2018 SEC Championship Game](/wiki/2018_SEC_Championship_Game "2018 SEC Championship Game") to the [\#1 Alabama Crimson Tide](/wiki/2018_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team "2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team") led by backup quarterback [Jalen Hurts](/wiki/Jalen_Hurts "Jalen Hurts"), making it Georgia's second consecutive post\-season loss to a 2nd\-string Alabama quarterback. In 2019, Georgia earned a bid to play in the SEC Championship Game after starting with a five\-game winning streak, including a victory over \#7 [Notre Dame](/wiki/2019_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team "2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team"). Their only loss in the regular season came in double\-overtime to SEC East opponent [South Carolina](/wiki/2019_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team "2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team"). Throughout the regular season, Georgia's offense averaged 32\.9 points and 420\.6 yards per game. Georgia was strongest on defense, leading the SEC in scoring, run, and total defense, allowing only 257 yards on average.


Who started as quarterback for Georgia during their five-game winning streak?