Alabama holds off Georgia, reaches BCS Championship Game

ATLANTA -- Alabama got a hand on the ball, which wobbled into the arms of a Georgia receiver who wasn't supposed to catch it. Before the Bulldogs could get off another play, the clock ran out. The Crimson Tide are heading back to the national championship game. By a mere 5 yards. AJ McCarron threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to Amari Cooper with 3:15 remaining, and No. 2 Alabama barely held on at the end, beating No. 3 Georgia 32-28 in a Southeastern Conference title game for the ages Saturday. "I'm ready to have a heart attack here," Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said. As confetti fell from the Georgia Dome roof, the Bulldogs collapsed on the field, stunned they had come so close to knocking off the team that has won two of the past three national titles. "We just ran out of time," Georgia coach Mark Richt moaned.