Georgia repeat as National Champions; dismantle TCU 65-7

Adamo Marinelli

Jan. 11, 2023

The University of Georgia Bulldogs completed its perfect 15-0 season and became the first team in the College Football Playoff era to win back-to-back National Championships and they did so in style. 

The Bulldogs defeated the TCU Horned Frogs in a 65-7 rout; the 58-point margin of victory was the largest in College Football Playoff history.

Bulldogs’ quarterback Stetson Bennett IV, 25, capped off his collegiate career on a high note, becoming only the sixth college QB to repeat as a National Champion. He dominated through the air on the ground accounting for 304 passing yards and four passing TDs and 39 yards and two TDs on the ground.

The Bulldogs dominated from start to finish on both sides of the ball. Their offence dominated the Horned Frog’s defence, slashing through the secondary and finding huge gaps in the running game with ease. 

The Bulldogs’ defense stifled the Horned Frogs all game long. After TCU scored a touchdown on their opening drive, Georgia shut them out for the rest of the game. They consistently pressured TCU QB Max Duggan with five sacks and 11 QB pressures, forced two fumbles, and recorded two interceptions. Duggan completed only 14/22 passes for 152 yards, zero TDs, and two INTs. He also had a rushing touchdown but recorded -38 yards on the ground. 

TCU’s offense was extremely efficient on the ground and through the air and their defense - with two pick-sixes - played a big role in their 51-45 semifinal win against the Michigan Wolverines, however, neither their offence nor defence could do anything against a superior Bulldogs’ squad. 

TCU’s impressive season ends with a record of 13-2. Most had them not even finishing in the top half of the Big 12 conference, so despite the humiliating loss in the National Championship, it has still been a successful season. 

Bennett IV, at 25 years old, standing at only 5’11” and with an arm that didn’t ‘wow’ any scouts was projected to be a mid-to-round late pick. 

However, after another incredible season in which he won a second National Championship and was named a Heisman Trophy finalist to cap off a very productive career at Georgia - where he won 28 of 31 starts - he looks ready to become a pretty reliable and dual-threat signal caller in the NFL and may have a few teams take a closer look at his recent tape. Maybe he can see himself taken in the first round in April.