Ohio State vs Georgia

Georgia scored in the final minute of the game, and Ohio State missed a field goal in the first minute of 2023.

The ball returned to the Buckeyes, and Stroud used a 24-yard pass to Harrison to move Ohio State into Georgia territory. Mitchell zipped past a defender, cutting toward the middle of the field. Later, Stroud took a snap and Harrison swept — no, surged — across the field and caught a touchdown. The Bulldogs navigated deep into Ohio State territory. The Bulldogs retaliated with a touchdown by way of a quick throw from quarterback Stetson Bennett to Kenny McIntosh, but quickly found themselves down 21-7 early in the second quarter, in part because of their own miscues. Indeed, the Bulldogs, like the Horned Frogs of T.C.U., have much to consider between now and their meeting in California on Jan. Adonai Mitchell had caught a touchdown in the final minute of the Peach Bowl, one of the College Football Playoff’s semifinal showdowns, and Georgia had a lead of one measly point over Ohio State. And it still did not take long for the Buckeyes to conjure chaos. 4 seed that had slid into the playoff after a debacle of a loss to Michigan, at the line of scrimmage and preparing for a field goal to win. The triumph of the comeback ordeal — and it was very much an ordeal for the 79,330 people inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta — would belong to Georgia, and Georgia alone. Noah Ruggles swung his right leg, and then the ball swung wide to the left. The perpetual clock showed midnight Eastern time and the start of 2023.

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Ohio State punted on its next possession after driving to the OSU30. Georgia made a 31-yard field goal to make it 38-27 Buckeyes with 10:14 to play. Bennett found Adonai Mitchell for the touchdown in the back left of the endzone. The Bulldogs defense forced the Buckeyes to punt on Ohio State’s next possession. Georgia started the second half with the ball but Ohio State’s defense did not allow a first down. Georgia tied the game at 21-all on its next possession after a drive of 75 yards on three plays. Ohio State did not move the ball and punted. Stroud for a 10-yard loss at the OSU29, forcing Ohio State to punt. On Ohio State’s third play after the turnover, Stroud scrambled and delivered a strike to Harrison Jr. The final play was a 25-yard touchdown pass from Stetson Bennett to Kenny McIntosh with 3:15 left in the opening quarter. A pair of receivers went for more than 100 yards on the night with Emeka Egbuka leading with 112 yards and a touchdown. Ohio State started from its 25 after the touchback on the opening kickoff.

Georgia opened as a 13-point favorite over TCU at Caesars Sportsbook, the largest point spread for any College Football Playoff or BCS Championship Game. Miami ...

[Kenny McIntosh](http://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4427391/kenny-mcintosh) said, "He's a hard worker. Bennett threw a 10-yard pass to [Adonai Mitchell](https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4597500/adonai-mitchell) with 54 seconds left, leading the Bulldogs to an improbable 42-41 comeback victory over Ohio State on Saturday in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl and a spot in the national title game against [TCU](/college-football/team/_/id/2628/tcu-horned-frogs) on Jan. By the time the first half was over, Ohio State led 28-24 and Stroud was 15-of-19 for 238 yards and three touchdowns, while Harrison had five catches for 106 yards and two touchdowns. But as they have done so often with Bennett behind center, the Bulldogs found a way. That continued in the second half. [Stetson Bennett](https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4259553/stetson-bennett) delivered yet another play for the ages. From that point forward, Ohio State scored only two field goals the rest of the game. But Bennett showed the poise that led the Bulldogs to the national title a year ago. "Just looking at everybody and saying, 'We haven't played our best, and we haven't done our jobs to the best of our ability, but we're here now,'" Bennett said. The Buckeyes had two 100-yard receivers in A lot of that had to do with Ohio State." Van Pran noted that teammates took turns in the huddle reminding everyone, "Do your job.

Relive the 2022 Peach Bowl and College Football Playoff semifinal between Ohio State and Georgia with updates as they happened.

Buckeye Talk](https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2022/12/ohio-state-georgia-game-preview-and-picks-can-the-buckeyes-upset-the-bulldogs-in-the-college-football-playoff-buckeye-talk.html) [What is Ohio State football running back Miyan Williams’ status for the Peach Bowl against Georgia?](https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2022/12/what-is-ohio-state-football-running-back-miyan-williams-status-for-the-peach-bowl-against-georgia.html) So the winner of Ohio State and Georgia will face TCU in the national championship game on Jan. McCarthy on a third-down and took it 29 yards for the Horned Frogs’ second pick-six of the game. Ohio State took a timeout with 2nd-and-goal at the Georgia 2-yard line in a 7-7 game. The first quarter from Atlanta is over with Ohio State and Georgia tied at 7. Ohio State went 3-and-out for the second time in a row, but this time because of a penalty. Ohio State has the ball back at Georgia’s 30 with a seven-point lead. This time, it was on a 16-yard play in which Stroud escaped a blitz from Georgia and scrambled to his left before finding a diving Harrison in the end zone. The Buckeyes went 70 yards in six plays after the Georgia punt and took a 35-24 lead on a 10-yard toss to Emeka Egbuka. Georgia opted to take a knee and send the game into halftime. Ohio State is up 14 points in the Peach Bowl and is 15 minutes away from its third trip to the national championship game in the College Football Playoff era. But Georgia has the ball back with 2:43 to go and two timeouts.

Ohio State matched Georgia's energy and physicality in the Peach Bowl, but the Buckeyes still came up short, just like they did vs. Michigan.

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Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. exited Saturday's Peach Bowl matchup against the Georgia Bulldogs with a concussion in the second half ...

Entering the College Football Playoff semifinal, he had caught 72 passes for 1,157 yards and 12 touchdowns in 12 games. Harrison had caught five passes for 106 yards and two touchdowns before exiting. They hadn't won the championship since the 2014 season.