Georgia football

The Georgia football media page provided an early look at the uniforms the Bulldogs will be repping for the national championship game.

With the game just a few hours away from getting underway, the Georgia football media team provided an early look at the uniforms the Bulldogs will be repping during the title game. This will be the 5th matchup between these 2 programs in a series that Georgia is currently 4-0 in. The Bulldogs come into this game as a 13.5-point favorite and hope to win their second title in as many seasons.

Georgia is back to a second straight College Football Playoff championship after spending nearly $2 million more on recruiting than any other school in the ...

“There's some doors open to us now, because of this success, that have been closed for a long time,” TCU head coach Sonny Dykes said in a press conference. In addition to winning, the program is a money-making powerhouse, finishing second among FBS public schools in revenue generated from football over the past four fiscal years. Perhaps even more so than the quality of a campus visit, a future head coach is a huge factor in high school players' decisions. That was back when the Bulldogs spent significantly less on recruiting: a mere $583,000 in 2013, for instance. For three straight years prior to the pandemic, Georgia was the most extravagant spender in the football recruiting category, allocating a total of $9.04 million during that timespan. In the recruiting category, schools are instructed to report expenses for “transportation, lodging and meals for prospective student-athletes and institutional personnel on official and unofficial visits, telephone call charges, postage and such.”

Georgia and Texas officials are putting their state's food on the line betting in the game between the 'Dawgs and the Frogs.

Greg Abbott threw down the gauntlet with Georgia Gov. Georgia (14-0) could become the first school to repeat as champs in major college football since Alabama a decade ago, and the first to go back-to-back in the nine-year history of the four-team playoff. Texas Gov.

One bettor at BetMGM risked $550000 on Georgia to cover as a 12.5-point favorite against TCU.

And so, it all comes down to this. On Monday evening, either the Georgia Bulldogs or the Texas Christian University (TCU) Horned Frogs will be crowned ...

For TCU, this year’s success has been much more of a surprise. For Georgia, this is a chance to enter the record books. This is a team peppered with future NFL talent, notably defensive tackle Jalen Carter, tight end Brock Bowers and corner back Kelee Ringo.

The College Football Playoff National Championship between No. 3 TCU and No. 1 Georgia is upon us! Here are the highlights!

the Georgia dynasty: A fitting end to an impeccable season](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/tcu-fairy-tale-vs-georgia-dynasty-a-fitting-end-to-an-impeccable-season) [ College Football](/stories/college-football/reggie-bush-tim-tebow-elected-to-college-football-hall-of-fame) A high-powered offense](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/the-key-to-winning-the-cfp-joel-klatt-says-its-all-about-a-high-powered-offense) [TCU's fairy tale run vs. [College Football](https://www.foxsports.com/college-football) Playoff National Championship between No. 3 [TCU](https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/tcu-horned-frogs-team) (13-1) and undefeated No. The Bulldogs are looking to become the first repeat champions since [Alabama](https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/alabama-crimson-tide-team) in 2011-12 and the first team in the CFP era to win back-to-back national championships. [ College Football](/stories/college-football/everything-to-know-about-the-college-football-playoff-championship) [ College Football](/stories/college-football/michigan-star-blake-corum-announces-return-for-senior-season) [ College Football](/stories/college-football/college-football-odds-cfp-title-game-lines-picks-for-georgia-tcu) He is the only player in Big 12 history to record a rushing score in 13 games during a single season. Bennett has 3,823 yards, 23 touchdowns and only seven interceptions on the season. He has the second-best win percentage as a starting quarterback in SEC history behind [Alabama's](https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/alabama-crimson-tide-team) Jay Barker (1991-94).

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He was the nation’s No. - Average recruiting ranking: TCU: No. 14 WR and the No. 5 dual-threat QB and the No. - The Bulldogs signed 20 total prospects with at least a 4-star ranking in their 2019 class alone. 28 nationally (14 signees, 14 transfers); UGA No. 3 (20 signees, 3 transfers) 32 nationally; UGA No. 3 (30 signees, 0 transfers) 2 (24 signees, 2 transfers) 44 nationally (15 signees, 6 transfers); UGA No. 1 (25 signees, 4 transfers)

The heavily favored Bulldogs forced a three-and-out on Texas Christian's opening possession before taking over and getting a rushing touchdown from their ...

The primary broadcast will be on ESPN, and a Spanish-language broadcast will be on ESPN Deportes. Javon Bullard, another sophomore for Georgia, was the Peach Bowl’s defensive most valuable player after a performance that included three tackles, and Christopher Smith, who arrived at Georgia in 2018 and has been around ever since, has had three picks, the most of any Bulldog this season. Then there is the Georgia defense, which has allowed an average of 14.8 points per game (fifth-best in the Football Bowl Subdivision) and could set a school record for red zone defense. Texas Christian’s transformation from an unranked, underestimated afterthought to lining up against the reigning champion Georgia in the College Football Playoff title game on Monday night has been fueled by a cast of unlikely heroes. With Texas Christian’s ascent, the Big 12 Conference has its first team in a national championship game in the playoff era. In 2021 after Daniels suffered an injury, Bennett took over the starting job and never relinquished it, leading Georgia to a national title, despite calls during the season for him to be benched. Johnston had one of his best games of the season in T.C.U.’s Fiesta Bowl victory over Michigan, with six receptions for 163 yards and a touchdown. He finished as a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff award — college football’s highest individual honor for a receiver — and will likely hear his name called in the first round of the N.F.L. Georgia makes a field goal to take a 10-point lead with a little less than seven minutes to play in the first quarter. The Bulldogs, who have now seen Stetson Bennett dash into the end zone twice, have gone touchdown, field goal, touchdown, touchdown, and Georgia has a 24-7 lead with more than eight minutes to play in the first half. Bowers caught two passes for 33 yards on the first drive, and on the next drive Georgia ran a double reverse with its running back handing the ball off to Bowers, who rushed for 5 yards. — but the Horned Frogs are in desperate need of a defensive intervention during the break.

Stetson Bennett and Georgia football go for their second straight national championship against Max Duggan and the TCU Horned Frogs on January 9, 2023.

On one, they caught us in a pressure on the cross boot for a touchdown. Georgia 17-7 with 2:43 to go in the first quarter. Georgia has scored on all four drives and lead 24-7 with 8:30 to go in the first half. Podlesny got in some extra field goal work at the end of Saturday’s practice in this stadium. Being able to play in there is crazy because I’ve never been in there until (Friday).” “It’s tough when you’ve got to gameplan for a guy like that.” The Bulldogs couldn't cash in, though, and settled for a 24-yard Jack Podlesny field goal. “I want to send this team and these seniors out the right way.” [Five more things to know for Georgia-TCU in CFP national championship game](https://www.onlineathens.com/story/sports/college/bulldogs-extra/2023/01/09/georgia-footbal-tcu-horned-frogs-kirby-smart-max-duggan-ad-mitchell-johnny-hodges-todd-monken/69788301007/) [Five things to know for UGA vs. I know everyone wants to act like they're this myth or this Cinderella story, but the truth of the matter is that they're one of the best teams in college football. “They're one of the best teams in college football, and I think that's why they're in this game. It’s the reigning national champion and unbeaten Bulldogs vs.

(2Q, 8:30): Stetson Bennett's 6-yard rushing score gives Georgia a 24-7 lead. The Bulldogs' offense has been moving right along tonight, and poor field ...

The Horned Frogs shook off that lost come playoff time, however, and took care of Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl by a 51-45 score. The Bulldogs closed the regular season by beating up Mississippi State 45-19 in Week 11, holding off Kentucky 16-6 in Week 12 and keeping Georgia Tech in check by a 37-14 score in the regular season finale. The Horned Frogs hit the ground running under new head coach Sonny Dykes by beating Colorado 38-13 in Week 1 before taking care of Tarleton State 59-17 in Week 2, having a week off then beating rival SMU 42-34 in Week 4. If Georgia takes care of business Monday, the Bulldogs will have won consecutive national titles and captured the program’s fourth national title in program history. Georgia opened the season in Atlanta with a commanding 49-3 victory over Oregon before shutting out Samford 33-0 in Week 2 and dismantling South Carolina 48-7 in Week 3. The Bulldogs' offense has been clicking, and the defense has mostly held the Horned Frogs in check. After outlasting Texas 17-10 in Week 11, TCU edged out Baylor 29-28 with a late field goal in Week 12 before pulverizing Iowa State 62-14 in Week 13. Georgia had a couple of pre-snap penalties to open its initial drive, but it got down the field quickly with a five-play, 57-yard drive that culminated with Bennett keeping the football and running to daylight. The Bulldogs' defense held tough to open the action by focring a three-and-out, and the Bulldogs' offense responded in kind. The Bulldogs are dominating this one, and the Horned Frogs have to respond quickly to have a shot. (2Q, 1:19): Kendall Milton's 1-yard rushing score gives Georgia a 31-7 lead. The rout is clearly on in Los Angeles.

There will be some history made Monday night when Georgia and TCU face off in the College Football Playoff national championship game at SoFi Stadium in ...

[Read Paul Myerberg's keys to the game here.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2023/01/06/georgia-tcu-college-football-national-championship-game/10994970002/) [How the transfer portal helped TCU's massive turnaround] [Never in the modern history of college football has a team as unlikely as TCU played for a national championship. And over his seven years as a head coach, the Bulldogs have evolved to the point where they’re built for it. [Read Paul Myerberg's keys to the game here.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2023/01/06/georgia-tcu-college-football-national-championship-game/10994970002/) [The Max Duggan-Stetson Bennett quarterback battle] [Again and again, Stetson Bennett has defied expectations to earn a place in Georgia's pantheon of great quarterbacks. But that's only if the Frogs can stamp out the Bulldogs' pass rush.] [Read Paul Myerberg's keys to the game here.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2023/01/06/georgia-tcu-college-football-national-championship-game/10994970002/) [How can TCU stop the Georgia pass rush?] [ The Bulldogs stepped things up since the end of November after a largely sluggish regular season. While TCU held Michigan to just one sack and three tackles for loss, the offensive line will be put to the test against Georgia.] [Read Paul Myerberg's keys to the game here.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2023/01/06/georgia-tcu-college-football-national-championship-game/10994970002/) [How TCU can scheme to get WR Quentin Johnston involved] [But if able to protect Duggan, the Horned Frogs could dig up explosive plays against a pass defense that stands as Georgia's biggest on-paper weakness. “First time we did it, we didn’t know how it was going to work, and hit that last hill, he was in the air and he probably covered 10 yards.] [is too old to make an extended journey](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/sec/2023/01/06/georgia-mascot-uga-x-not-going-title-game/11004459002/) like he did for the 2017 Rose Bowl. [Read Paul Myerberg's keys to the game here.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2023/01/06/georgia-tcu-college-football-national-championship-game/10994970002/) [Deion Sanders, Luka Doncic, LaDainian Tomlinson among celebs on sidelines] [Deion Sanders, the new coach at Colorado, was among the celebrities on hand for the game. The longer answer is a bit more complicated, as is everything in this sport which struggled for over a century just to get a framework in place for crowning an undisputed national champ. The Bulldogs can be the first team to repeat as champions in 10 years and would be just the ninth program to achieve the feat. Bennett, who also has thrown for a score, finished off a 92-yeard drive with a 6-yard run and it's 24-7 in favor of the defending champions. The Bulldogs have now scored on all five drives of the first half as Kendall Milton add a 1-yard touchdown run to their tally.

The Sporting News is tracking live scoring updates and highlights and Georgia and TCU face off in the 2023 College Football Playoff Championship Game.

7:32 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. - Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. - — For what it's worth, actual kickoff is reportedly scheduled for roughly 7:45 p.m. — We're about 30 minutes away from kickoff, and the injury news is positive for Georgia. Georgia is threatening for more points. Duggan is 8-of-12 for 97 yards and two interceptions, while Bennett is 13-of-17 for 213 yards and two touchdowns plus two rushing touchdowns. TOUCHDOWN — TCU forced Georgia into a third down play, but Bennett lofts one up for Bowers in the end zone. — Oh look, Georgia is in the red zone again. — Darius Davis bursts into Georgia territory for the Frogs.

Georgia football leads TCU 38-7 at the halfway point of the College Football National Championship Game.

The previous record was held by 2020 Alabama (35). Bennett punched in 2 on the ground, while Milton found the end zone late in the half. [Follow along for updates](https://www.si.com/college/georgia/news/live-updates-national-championship-georgia-tcu). Defensively, Georgia got after TCU quarterback Max Duggan, sacking the Heisman Finalist three times and intercepting him twice. [Mark Richt to be Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame](https://www.si.com/college/georgia/news/mark-richt-college-football-hall-of-fame) [National Championship Betting Line Makes Late Move in Dawgs Favor](https://www.si.com/college/georgia/news/national-championship-betting-line-move) [Sonny Dykes Updates Kendre Miller's Injury Status](https://www.si.com/college/georgia/news/tcu-head-coach-sonny-dykes-updates-kendre-millers-status-ahead-of-national-championship) [setting the Georgia single-season record along the way.](https://www.si.com/college/georgia/news/georgia-footballs-stetson-bennett-breaks-passing-yards-record-in-national-title-game)

Almost like clockwork, Georgia football started the scoring in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game...

Bennett went 7 of 8 for 111 passing yards and a touchdown with zero interceptions in the opening period on top of his aforementioned exploits on the ground. Jalen Hurts had a 30-yard Rush TD in the 2017 title game (2016 season). [Georgia Bulldogs](https://clutchpoints.com/georgia-football-news-stetson-bennett-gets-special-shout-out-from-matthew-stafford-before-clash-with-tcu) started the scoring in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, with Georgia football engineering a five-play drive that was capped by a [Stetson Bennett](https://clutchpoints.com/kirby-smart-shares-strong-words-on-stetson-bennetts-georgia-legacy-ahead-of-cfp-national-title-game) 21-yard rushing touchdown to put the defending champions ahead early against the TCU Horned Frogs.

Georgia, ranked number 1, stopped Texas Christian's vaunted offense and ended their improbable season. The Bulldogs are the first team to repeat as champion ...

Before the season began, TCU was picked to finish 7th in the conference and was a 200-to-1 longshot to win the national championship. The bulldog is a common fixture at Georgia games wearing a UGA uniform and hanging out in an air-conditioned doghouse on the sidelines. Led by Bennett (a former walk-on QB), Georgia overwhelmed the Southeastern Conference - the best conference in college football. It came in to the title game with a 13-1 record and the Big 12 Conference champions. Georgia simply dominated to lead 38-7 at the break, scoring on all six of its possessions (the first team to do that in the playoffs). TCU started the second half on a positive note - forcing a Georgia punt. Georgia responded right away - with a 37-yard Bennett touchdown pass to extend the lead to 17-7. Before Georgia, no team had repeated as national champion in the CFP era. Like the Georgia QB, Duggan, the With an unrelenting and dominant performance in the national championship game, Georgia swamped Texas Christian University 65-7 to finish undefeated and repeat as national champions. It would be TCU's only points of the game. The Bulldogs marched down the field in less than three minutes slicing through TCU's defense.

Georgia football put on a masterclass on both ends of the field in the first half of its College Football Playoff National Championship...

Stetson Bennett had a direct hand in four Georgia football touchdowns in the first half against TCU. The Bulldogs’ defense has also been magnificent in taking the air out of TCU’s attack that coughed up just seven points in the first half. The Georgia football star kicked off the scoring with a 21-yard rushing score in the first quarter, which capped a smooth five-play drive for the Bulldogs.

Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett and the No. 1 Bulldogs made quick work of the No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs on Monday night, posting an easy 65-7 victory in ...

Just about everything collapsed for TCU, including its defense in the first half, which allowed its most points in a first half since giving up 38 to Oklahoma in 2017. Georgia's 17 points were the most scored in the first quarter by a team in a BCS or CFP National Championship game. For much of the first half, Bennett was throwing to open receivers without a defender in arm's reach. It was the largest halftime lead in a national championship game since the 2002 BCS, when Miami led Nebraska 34-0. 2 Michigan in the CFP semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, it continued to convert critics into believers. They did it again at the start of the second half. The Bulldogs were shattering national championship records left and right. He threw two interceptions in the first half, including one with 36 seconds remaining that led to another Bennett touchdown pass two plays later and a resounding 38-7 halftime lead for Georgia. Now that Georgia has won consecutive championships, there's an undeniable tilt in the balance of power between the two programs. Bennett accounted for six total touchdowns in the victory, four rushing and two passing. He has now won five SEC East titles, two SEC championships and two national titles. [Georgia Bulldogs](/college-football/team/_/id/61/georgia-bulldogs) asserted their sheer dominance from the onset and sucked the storybook ending right out from under No.

Fresh off winning back-to-back national championships, including Monday's victory over TCU in Inglewood, California, Georgia was tabbed the overall betting ...

[Michigan](/college-football/team/_/id/130/michigan-wolverines), which has reached the CFP in consecutive seasons, is tied with [LSU](/college-football/team/_/id/99/lsu-tigers) as the fifth favorite at 14-1 odds. [Southern California](/college-football/team/_/id/30/usc-trojans), which returns Heisman winner [Caleb Williams](https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4431611/caleb-williams) at quarterback, is the fourth favorite at 10-1 odds. [Max Duggan](https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4427105/max-duggan), the Heisman Trophy runner-up. [[Stetson] Bennett](http://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4259553/stetson-bennett), but Bama is going to lose [[Bryce] Young](https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4685720/bryce-young)," Caesars Sportsbook lead college football trader Joey Feazel told ESPN. [Alabama](/college-football/team/_/id/333/alabama-crimson-tide) (+550) and [Ohio State](/college-football/team/_/id/194/ohio-state-buckeyes) (+650) are next in line, forming the same trio of favorites that entered last season. [Georgia Bulldogs](/college-football/team/_/id/61/georgia-bulldogs) are the overall betting favorites at +375 to win next season's [College Football Playoff](/college-football/playoff/).

Georgia becomes the first program to accomplish such a feat in the College Football Playoff era. The Bulldogs are just the third team since the Kennedy ...

Georgia can get to 18 with a win against UT-Martin to open the 2023 season. For a defense that had been much maligned and doubted in the run-up to the game, Georgia played up to its standard on Monday night. The 65 points were the most ever in a national championship game, besting the 62 Nebraska scored in 1995. Bowers finished with 152 receiving yards in his first game in his home state, while McConkley finished with 88 receiving yards. It was to be in the conversation to win a national championship every season. That is how Georgia started the game on offense. Georgia becomes the first program to accomplish such a feat in the College Football Playoff era. After winning defensive MVP performances in the win over Ohio State, he followed it up with an even better performance against the Horned Frogs. The Georgia pass rush showed up and limited Duggan’s rushing chances. Not because he didn’t play well, as he once again shined on the biggest stage for the Bulldogs. There was a communication issue between him and Kelee Ringo, leading to a 60-completion that set-up TCU’s first touchdown. He finished the year with 37 total touchdowns, moving to 7-0 against top-25 teams this season.

A complete breakdown of Georgia's CFB Playoff National Championship victory over TCU.

The Horned Frogs connected on a 60-yard pass in the first quarter to help set up the first score. Quarterback Max Duggan was terrific throughout the season and led the team on several second-half comebacks to secure the playoff trip on his way to finishing second in the Heisman Trophy voting. Yes, there's some turnover coming to Fort Worth, but Dykes has the right staff in place and is recruiting the right pieces on the high school level and through the transfer portal. The story of Stetson Bennett as a walk-on, then doubted as the starter and now a two-time national champion is known across the world of college football by now. In Monday night's beatdown, Bennett was flawless through the air (18 of 25 for 304 yards and four touchdowns) and added 39 yards and two scores on the ground. With the focus soon to shift to '23, the Bulldogs are the team the rest of the sport will try to hunt down and topple for that No. However, it's worth reflecting on the story and overall performance of the Mailman, as he delivered again in the biggest of moments for Georgia. Georgia's victory represented the SEC's sixth title of the CFB Playoff era and the fourth straight for the conference since Clemson took home the title for the '18 season. For the second year in a row and in dominant fashion this time around, Georgia is back on top of the college football world. The depth and overall talent of the Bulldogs were on full display on Monday night. In the march to back-to-back titles, Georgia beat Alabama, Ohio State and Michigan - three teams likely to contend for the national championship next year - and won two of those games by double digits. The Bulldogs scored at least 13 points in every quarter, recorded 589 yards, and scored on 10 of 12 drives.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Georgia fans might have a message for the rest of college football: Get used to it.

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And as recruits flock to the Bulldogs, they can thank quarterback Stetson Bennett IV, whose first stint with the team came as a walk-on.

Bullard, a sophomore, had two interceptions and a fumble recovery and the Bulldogs held the star receiver Quentin Johnston to a single catch for 3 yards. And yet they were tested only twice: rallying from 10 points down in the fourth quarter to win at Missouri and coming back from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit in the semifinal victory against Ohio State, which they survived on the missed field goal. Georgia held the Horned Frogs, who entered averaging 474.1 yards per game, to a season-low 188. A year later, Justin Fields, the top quarterback prospect in the country, showed up and those fealties to the school he grew up rooting for didn’t mean much. And each spring, many of those former prospects — after years spent in a football finishing school — trickle out to the N.F.L. Bennett was also dangerous running the ball. The offensive coordinator Todd Monken, who arrived just as the coronavirus pandemic hit, was trying to parse through a crowded quarterbacks room, attempting to find reps for Jamie Newman, a transfer from Wake Forest, J.T. Daniels won the job in 2020 and got hurt in last year’s season opener against Clemson. Each recruiting cycle, the top high school football prospects in the country, from California to Pennsylvania and all across the south, funnel into Athens, Ga. And with the way the Bulldogs continued to parade into the end zone and tee off on Max Duggan, the T.C.U. Their back-to-back titles are the first since Alabama a decade ago. The coin flip?

Richt, who coached Georgia for 15 seasons, earned selection to the College Football Hall of Fame, as announced before the national championship game. Georgia ...

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The Bulldogs' second-straight national championship cements them as the surest thing the sport has.

It will take a lot of calamity for Smart’s team to miss out on the Playoff in the foreseeable future. The expansion of the Playoff to 12 teams, coming in 2024, will give the Dawgs (and the Tide, for that matter) a margin for error that they do not need. They’ll be back in the SEC Championship, probably, and may have already clinched a Playoff spot by kickoff of that game. The idea was doomed until it wasn’t, and Bennett played well up to and through a national championship win against Alabama. On a team full of four- and five-stars, Bennett and a former three-star receiver, Ladd McConkey, connected for a pair of touchdowns. Georgia has the best players, the best coaches, and the nicest toys to make sure that everyone gets the most out of one another. Bennett was a short former walk-on, and Smart put him at the head of the greatest roster in the country. But for the whole year, the only time the Dawgs were in any substantial trouble was when the Buckeyes had a second-half lead on them and then a chance to beat them with a 50-yard field goal at the buzzer. They can’t be anymore, because Smart and the Bulldogs are now the surest thing the sport has to offer. Instead, UGA has recruiting, development, and the schematic expertise to get the most out of those other assets. Otherwise, the Dawgs were playing a different sport than the rest of the country. The Bulldogs were not the kind of national champion, like 2019 LSU, that steamrolls 15 out of 15 opponents—just 12 or so in this case, with plaudits to the MAC’s Kent State for staying within 17 points back in September.

On Monday, Nick Saban previewed on ESPN a game many expected he'd coach in. Kirby Smart hoisted another championship trophy. It's Georgia's world now.

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LOS ANGELES — Cigars. Pics with Matthew Stafford. It was a wild scene as the Bulldogs celebrated their second-straight national championship.

Georgia becomes the first team to win back-to-back national championships in the College Football Playoff era. I was lucky to go to get a chance to go to the University of Georgia. But the Georgia coach gushed about what Bennett and multiple members of the defense meant to him. “The University of Georgia meant so much to me,” Smart said. It was the most points ever scored in a national championship game and the 58-point margin of victory was the most ever in a bowl game. “You don’t see Bullard, when his shoulder comes out and he won’t put on a black jersey, and you’re, like, you can’t go, Bullard. Bennett, Chris Smith, Jalen Carter and Kelee Ringo got the equivalent of a curtain call. And he gave back to the University of Georgia every way And he won’t come out of practice. “I’ll never forget the speech I heard Billy Payne give and how much Georgia meant. He’s now won two national championships at his alma mater. Georgia outgained TCU by 401 yards.

It is the golden age of Georgia football! The Bulldogs won the biggest blowout national championship game in the College Football Playoff and BCS era.

It was clear that TCU did not have a championship defense. The Bulldogs converted nine of 13 third-down attempts and scored on their first six possession. It is the golden age of Georgia football!

It is the golden age of Georgia football! The Bulldogs won the biggest blowout national championship game in the College Football Playoff and BCS era.

The Georgia Bulldogs added another national championship to their collection on Monday night to cap off an undefeated 2022 season.

[Bill Norton](//247Sports.com/Player/Bill-Norton-46041127) [commits to Arizona](https://247sports.com/college/georgia/Article/Former-Georgia-defensive-lineman-Bill-Norton-commits-to-Arizona-200837331/) [RaRa Thomas](//247sports.com/Player/RaRa-Thomas-46096531) [commits to Georgia](https://247sports.com/college/georgia/Article/Former-Mississippi-State-wide-receiver-RaRa-Thomas-officially-signs-with-Georgia-201187150/) [Dominic Lovett](//247sports.com/Player/Dominic-Lovett-46076945) [commits to Georgia](https://247sports.com/college/georgia/Article/Former-Missouri-wide-receiver-Dominic-Lovett-officially-signs-with-Georgia-201189632/) [20COMMENTS](#) We’ll keep track of who’s declaring for the NFL Draft, who is staying put in Athens and which players are joining Georgia or leaving the Bulldogs via the transfer portal. The Georgia Bulldogs added another national championship to their collection on Monday night to cap off an undefeated 2022 season. [Jalen Carter](//247sports.com/Player/Jalen-Carter-46042405) has [officially declared for the draft](https://247sports.com/college/georgia/Article/Former-Georgia-defensive-lineman-Bill-Norton-commits-to-Arizona-200837331/)

Georgia hands TCU a beatdown in College Football Playoff championship · Bennett exits during 4th previewing Beck era · Bulldogs Coach Kirby Smart clinches more ...

A four-year starter who never played in a bowl before this season, Duggan led TCU on one of the most improbable runs in college football history. I just came out to watch the boys have some, some," said Lauren Arnold, a UGA at The Battery. Unranked nationally after a losing season and picked seventh in the Big 12 for Sonny Dykes’ first year as coach, the Frogs won nine games by 10 or fewer points. This year the Bulldogs never had to worry about Alabama. Smart is now 81-15 in his first seven seasons at Georgia with two national titles. Bennett’s 22-yard score to Adonai Mitchell was a higher degree of difficulty, dropped in over a defender who had tight coverage. TCU (13-2), the first Cinderella team of the playoff era, never had a chance against the Georgia juggernaut. UGA lead 65-7 with 9:24 left in the 4th. Too well-coached. Too much talent. They overpowered TCU’s first appearance with a 65-7 win. Late Monday night, all that was heard were UGA fans cheering a back-to-back

Now that they've won back-to-back national championships, the Georgia Bulldogs are heading back home for a parade and celebration at UGA's Sanford Stadium.

[GEORGIA BULLDOGS COACH AND PLAYERS REACT TO HISTORIC BACK-TO-BACK NATIONAL TITLES](https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia-bulldogs-coach-and-players-react-to-historic-back-to-back-national-titles) Twice Quarterback Stetson Bennett ran it in himself; the former walk-on turned two-time national champion was barely touched on the two quarterback keepers. The sale ends Saturday. In 2022, a near-capacity crowd of over 92,000 people filled Sanford Stadium to root for the team after they beat Alabama. Thursday through the The team will then do their Dawg Walk at 1 p.m.

The Georgia Bulldogs completed their mission Monday night by blowing the TCU Tigers out of the water in the College Football Playoff National Championship ...

Georgia football will look different in the next season, with Bennett no longer in Athens. They just had this eye of the tiger; they weren’t going to lose.” That [ take-no-prisoners mentality was so ingrained](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35415924/georgia-bulldogs-cruise-second-straight-cfp-championship) in the Bulldogs by Kirby Smart that he believes that the 2022 Georgia squad would take down the 2021 version, per Heather Dinich of ESPN.

Georgia football had just won its second straight national championship, and Kirby Smart's son was "bawling." Why? Stetson Bennett.

[a digital subscription](https://subscribe.tennessean.com/) that will allow you access to all of it. [Blake Toppmeyer](https://www.knoxnews.com/staff/2648210001/blake-toppmeyer/) is an SEC Columnist for the USA TODAY Network. [Bulldogs had just won their second straight championship](https://www.onlineathens.com/story/sports/college/bulldogs-extra/2023/01/10/uga-football-tcu-horned-frogs-stetson-bennett-kirby-smart-brock-bowers-javon-bullard/69775750007/) and completed an undefeated season with its [65-7 thrashing of No. I want to go play football and prove to people this is no fluke. So, Bennett decided to return to Georgia for the chance to become college football's first repeat champion since Alabama's 2011 and '12 teams went back to back. "He brought it up to me (last January), and he said, 'I want to go play. [Georgia football goes back to back with rout of TCU](https://www.onlineathens.com/story/sports/college/bulldogs-extra/2023/01/10/uga-football-tcu-horned-frogs-stetson-bennett-kirby-smart-brock-bowers-javon-bullard/69775750007/) A torch passed](https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/SEC/2023/01/10/nick-saban-georgia-football-score-national-championship-tcu/69781321007/) My 10-year-old son, Andrew, is bawling," Smart said in the postgame news conference. Bennett, a fifth-year senior, could have ridden off into the sunset after last season's title. "I walked in (to the coach's office after the game). 3 TCU](https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/SEC/2023/01/10/nick-saban-georgia-football-score-national-championship-tcu/69781321007/) on Monday at SoFi Stadium.

Another Georgia football national championship calls for more celebration. UGA plans to hold a parade and Sanford Stadium event on Saturday.

Remaining tickets will be available to the general public beginning at 9 a.m. [Dennis: Stetson and Kirby deserve a statue, and here's the perfect legendary tribute](https://www.onlineathens.com/story/sports/college/bulldogs-extra/2023/01/10/stetson-bennett-and-kirby-smart-deserve-statue-in-sanford-stadium-after-college-football-playoff/69789741007/) [Inside Georgia's festive locker room after its repeat national title: lit cigars, live on Instagram, music blaring](https://www.onlineathens.com/story/sports/college/bulldogs-extra/2023/01/10/georgia-bulldogs-uga-football-college-football-championship-kirby-smart/69775764007/) [Georgia football NFL draft prospects waste no time going public with decisions](https://www.onlineathens.com/story/sports/college/bulldogs-extra/2023/01/10/georga-bulldogs-jalen-carter-kelee-ringo-nfl-draft-national-championship/69793491007/) [Commemorate UGA's second consecutive championship with this hardcover collector’s book](https://www.onlineathens.com/story/sports/college/bulldogs-extra/2023/01/10/georgia-football-national-title-athens-banner-herald-book/69784773007/) [Praise Kirby. Tickets are free and available to Hartman Fund season ticket holders, faculty & staff season ticket holder and students who received full or partial season ticket packages beginning January 10th at 9 a.m., by logging into their ticket account. Stadium gates will open at noon. Credit all legends for UGA's historic run](https://www.onlineathens.com/story/sports/college/bulldogs-extra/2023/01/10/georgia-football-uga-bulldogs-vince-dooley-kirby-smart-stetson-bennett/69793199007/) - Seating in the stadium will be limited to the West, East, and North stands only, in addition to reserved seating on the field.

The Bulldogs' blowout victory against TCU didn't diminish the Playoff. It simply proved the team's A-game is a mile ahead of everyone else's.

And we have a saying around our place: We eat off the floor. The College Football Playoff championship game was a complete dud, as the Horned Frogs’ fairy-tale season crashed and burned at the feet of a brutal opponent. Replacing Bennett will be a huge task, but the pipeline of talent never runs dry in Athens. Poor TCU was treated to Georgia’s bounce-back performance and was overwhelmed from the start. The Frogs became Georgia’s 15th victim in an undefeated season, and only two of those 15 games were close: the comeback at Missouri in October and “Some of the checks [audibles] he made, some of the decisions he made, just really elite,” Smart said. Could Georgia actually repeat after sending a flotilla of talent to the pros? And as coach Kirby Smart declared after this 65–7 trucking of TCU—the biggest rout in the history of either the CFP or BCS—this was his finest performance. They were a magnificent collection of athletes, huge and fast, and they were serious about honing their craft. The guy nicknamed “The Mailman” delivered to a whole lot of people. [obliteration of TCU](https://www.si.com/college/2023/01/10/georgia-routs-tcu-stetson-bennett-national-title-analysis) long over and the postgame press conference concluded, Stetson Bennett was standing in one end zone of SoFi Stadium waiting to do a live interview with ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt. It’s the stuff of screenplays, an athlete rocketing from universally doubted to universally celebrated, but it’s all real.

Georgia is once again the national champion of college football after a historic 65-7 destruction of TCU in the national championship game to close out 2022 ...

[Bookmark](https://si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq) [Top 25 Rankings](https://www.si.com/college-football/rankings) [Rankings](https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/ncaa-football-rankings) 1 team in the very first AP top 25 college football rankings to begin the 1936 season. 9 North Carolina in the Sugar Bowl. [Schedule](https://www.si.com/college-football/schedule)

Back-to-back national champion Georgia will more than likely enter the 2023 college football season as the team to beat, again.

There will still be a ton of talent to plug in and probably lead the SEC in defense once again in nine months. Will they be able to find that self-motivation once again to push through to another title run? He is a college football, college baseball and college hockey addict... And now that’s where we turn our attention to who will the NEW leader of the Bulldogs will be? After last year’s national title win, he says that “nobody gave us a chance to win it again this year.” (to which I disagree strongly, but I digress). And that is why the Georgia Bulldogs have a legit chance to grab yet another national title following the 2023 season, whether the college football world likes it or not. The next big difference-makers that will be the next big Bulldog stars will be D-end Mykel Williams, LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson, LB Smael Mondon, and safety Malaki Starks. And that is also why you won’t find too many tears being shed for coach Smart and the Dogs because people know there will just be new names with that same insane amount of talent to plug into the few holes that this year’s lineup will lose. As you guys all know by now last year’s defense lost a ton of talent and yet the Bulldogs were right back there at the top of the defensive statistics once again. And yes, it can very well be argued that ole Kirby has followed the same blueprint that Nick Saban has used at Alabama in helping him to keep this SEC East monster still as the top dog (pun slightly intended, sure). And of course, we live in the era of the transfer portal, so you never know who might end up in Athens during this offseason. (Doesn't Pat Riley have a patent on the word "three-peat"?)

LOS ANGELES — The Bulldogs will get to celebrate with their fans again this Saturday in Sanford Stadium, with the school announcing its plans to honor.

[Kirby Smart shares plan with Georgia football transfers coming and some soon to be going](https://www.dawgnation.com/sec-championship/kirby-smart-transfer-plan/4HGAJP623RFINFFW32XQCY6VPQ/) [Georgia embraces three-peat challenge: ‘We might be better than we were this year’](https://www.dawgnation.com/sec-championship/georgia-three-peat-arian-smith/BHYH5XBYFZFLJHVSAGIYZQDWJQ/) [Georgia football finishes No. Many stayed and watch the team celebrate on the field. You will need a ticket to get inside the stadium. Fans sang along as “We are the Champions” played in SoFi Stadium. “They can’t take it for granted. You can’t take opportunities like this for granted. And you can’t become complacent as a fan and we can’t become complacent as coaches.” Georgia took down TCU 65-7 on Monday night. on Thursday at georgiadogs.com. Stadium gates open at noon. After celebrating on the field, Smart made sure to thank Georgia fans for all they did. - Seating in the stadium will be limited to the West, East, and North stands only, in addition to reserved seating on the field.

After winning the 2023 National Championship, the Georgia Bulldogs will be holding a parade to celebrate their historic season.

It will begin at 12:30 and will be followed by the Dawg-walk at 1pm. The Georgia Bulldogs became the 1st team in the history of the college football playoff to win back to back National Titles when they obliterated the TCU 65-7 Monday night. The 58 point spread was largest victory by an team in the history of The College Football Playoff.

Two titles in two years -- including Monday's blowout of TCU in the College Football Playoff National Championship game -- and a bundle of returning talent ...

And in the case of what Kirby has done at Georgia, that is especially true. "You have to expect to be in these games and expect to win these games, but you can't assume that it will happen. The GOAT was fully focused on what was in front of him. The legendary Miami Hurricanes calling out from NFL locker rooms to those youngsters now in their beloved orange and green to ask what happened after a loss to a rival or one that ended a streak. "Now I am done, but I think that those who are still here, and maybe those of us who are gone, have a responsibility to make sure this keeps rolling. A team that looked emotionally and physically exhausted after a New Year's Eve thriller comeback win over Ohio State in the CFP semifinals responded by embarking on a week of practice that Bennett described in the days leading up to the title game as "a damn reconstruction project." I know how hard it is to get to the peak of the sport, and I know it is even harder to stay there. The Bulldogs' 29 wins ties the mark for any major college team over a two-season span and is the most ever for an SEC school. "But I know what a great program looks like, a program that is built to last. It's about what it might be able to do that few have ever done before: move past building championship seasons and move into building a championship era. Now, the conversation about Georgia football isn't about what it hasn't been able to do. [Alabama](/college-football/team/_/id/333/alabama-crimson-tide).

LOS ANGELES — Georgia football transfers are coming — and some will soon be going —in the wake of the Bulldogs' 65-7 CFP Championship Game win over TC.

“We’re going to show Jordan Davis, from his freshman and sophomore year, working on the scout team, and say, hey, look where this guy was and look at what he became doing it this way.” Smart said. “That will continue to be the case because I think it’s a culture element for us — it’s like who fits what we do,” Smart said. “I’m a lot more worried about retention than I am going to get them, you know what I’m saying?” Smart said. “And selling that within your program becomes a selling point to them to stick and stay and truly develop and grow in the organization.” so I second-guessed it. " ….

The offseason is officially underway for Georgia football. The Bulldogs have concluded the year and now focus on roster construction for the 2023 season.

- Daniel Harris, DB He saw game action in each of those seasons and saw action this season as a reserve in 10 total games. The portal window is from December 5 until January 18.

UGA quarterback Stetson Bennett was a key part of the Georgia's dominant national championship victory over the TCU Horned Frogs.

Can Georgia topple Nick Saban and Alabama? Alabama. Nick Saban's Crimson Tide has been the final level-boss in college football since 2011. Only two schools ...

As always, Georgia has the tools to put together a dominating run. If Ohio State’s kicker makes that field goal at the same time as Ryan Seacrest rang in the New Year in Times Square, no one last night would have been researching the last college football team to win three consecutive national championships. He’s merging a national recruiting plan with his defensive expertise to construct a terrifying front seven, and also has NFL-level talent at nearly every position on the team. And for the students, depending on their mood, Georgia has the correct potion for the moment. The Tigers also never repeated as champions, while Georgia just became one of three schools to do so since the turn of the millennium. [$175 million in renovations](https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-bulldogs/what-uga-got-for-175-million-in-football-facilities-spending/G6JOMU5AI5HF5KMAZQQYGK7YAY/) since Smart took over the program. However, since Deshaun Watson and Trevor Lawrence have gone on to the pros, Clemson has faded from title contention. At Clemson, Dabo Swinney eventually recruited two quarterbacks who would go on to become top-15 picks in the NFL Draft. Two programs that were widely regarded as the biggest choke artists in college football. On the field, Georgia moved forward at will, scoring their first six possessions Then, after punting on their opening drive of the second half, they scored on all their drives the rest of the game. Only two schools have emerged that have proven to be consistent, formidable foes after the dawn of Saban’s dominance — Georgia and Clemson. Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide has been the final level-boss in college football since 2011.

LOS ANGELES — Georgia football fans should be used to celebrating by now. They've won back-to-back national championships, beating TCU 65-7 in Monday.

[Georgia football announces details for team celebration in Sanford Stadium](https://www.dawgnation.com/football/georgia-football-parade-details/TMAUYIKM2NCR3JLDRNHCWCAWEU/) [Kirby Smart shares plan with Georgia football transfers coming and some soon to be going](https://www.dawgnation.com/sec-championship/kirby-smart-transfer-plan/4HGAJP623RFINFFW32XQCY6VPQ/) [Georgia embraces three-peat challenge: ‘We might be better than we were this year’](https://www.dawgnation.com/sec-championship/georgia-three-peat-arian-smith/BHYH5XBYFZFLJHVSAGIYZQDWJQ/) [Georgia football finishes No. And we have a saying around our place: We eat off the floor. Repeating for a third time will be a topic for the offseason. And if you’re willing to eat off the floor, you can be special.” “They actually go out and hit each other in the 15th week of the season over and over again, and they enjoy doing it,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said. Stetson Bennett accounted for six touchdowns, tying the mark for the most in a College Football Playoff game. So the coaching staff, Coach Monken and his offensive staff, Coach Schumann and his defensive staff, and the special teams staff, wow, every week they brought it. Jalen Carter and Kelee Ringo have already made their intentions known for next season, as they are likely to be first-round picks. “They brought a great plan. “If you can stomp it out with leadership, then you can stay hungry. The 65 points are the most ever scored in a national championship game. “I mean, it’s special.

Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett was a key part of the Bulldogs' 65-7 national championship victory over the TCU Horned Frogs.

[January 10, 2023] Bennett, who was never highly recruited, now looks to get a shot in the NFL. Georgia constantly told him he couldn’t start, but Bennett did not give up. He transferred away from Athens to Jones College, but returned for the 2019 college football season. Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett was a key part of the Bulldogs’ dominant national championship victory over the TCU Horned Frogs.

During a press conference Tuesday following the Bulldogs' College Football National Championship win over TCU, Smart told reporters that this team never took ...

I just came out to watch the boys have some, some," said Lauren Arnold, a UGA at The Battery. "We wanted our kids to play without fear," Smart said after the victory. The coach, who is now 81-15 in his first seven seasons at Georgia with two national titles, and the Bulldogs made a bold statement, demolishing TCU's Horned Frogs 65-7 Monday night. It's human nature to take the easy route. "I love the game. "It's human nature to relax.