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THE BACK-TO-BACK NATIONAL-CHAMPION GEORGIA BULLDOGS
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If you wanted to see just how good Georgia is, you got it: The Bulldogs thumped TCU, 65-7, to win their second straight national title and become the first team to repeat since Alabama in 2011-12.
Georgia blew TCU off the ball from the get-go and never let up.
- After forcing a quick three-and-out, Georgia went 57 yards in five plays, with Stetson Bennett IV sprinting into the end zone from 21 yards out untouched. Still early, right? Wrong.
- Georgia went up 10-0 before Max Duggan cut it to 10-7. Here come the Horned Frogs, kings of the comeback, right? Wrong again.
- Georgia then went 70 yards in four plays, capped by Bennett hitting a wide-open Ladd McConkey from 37 yards out.
- If you still thought it was early, well… Georgia got a stop and then went 92 yards on 11 plays, punctuated by another Bennett rushing touchdown. And it just got uglier.
Georgia dominated in every single facet, shutting down an explosive TCU offense and annihilating an overmatched TCU defense. The numbers are, frankly, ridiculous.
- The 58-point margin was not just a title-game record but an FBS bowl-game record, too.
- Georgia out-gained TCU 589-188, the largest margin in a national title game.
- Bennett’s six total touchdowns (four passing, two rushing) tied Joe Burrow (2020) for most in a national championship game.
- You can see all of the other records here.
What most stood out to me, though, was how ridiculously talented these Bulldogs were. Brock Bowers, held to “just” four catches for 64 yards in the semifinal, exploded for seven catches, 152 yards and a touchdown. On defense, Jalen Carter is a likely top-five pick this spring, but three of the Bulldogs’ five sacks came from freshmen (Bear Alexander, Mykel Williams and Jalon Walker), and sophomore Javon Bullard became the first player to have two interceptions in a CFP championship.
Save for Carter, that incredibly talented group will have the Bulldogs focusing on a three-peat… if they can avoid one big thing, writes Chip Patterson.
- Patterson: “Smart, interestingly enough, thinks the loss of so many starters and key contributors made repeating easier than it will be to win the championship again next season. Smart argues that entitlement is the biggest culture…
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