Georgia Bulldogs (14-0) vs TCU Horned Frogs (13-1)
Monday, January 09, 2023 at 7:30 pm
TCU enters the Championship Game at 13-1. Lone loss came to Kansas St 31-28 in the Big 12 Championship game. They responded off that loss with the 51-45 win against Michigan in the playoff semifinal. Horned Frogs put up 488 yards on the Wolverines defense with 263 rushing. Max Dugan was not the starter at quarterback to begin the season. The past two games, Dugan averaged 49.2% completions with 7.3 yards per attempt. Georgia is 14-0 after their 42-41 victory to Ohio St. Bulldogs survived a missed 50 yard field with three seconds remaining for the win. They did overcome a fourteen point fourth quarter deficit. Stetson Bennett had a better performance in his SEC championship and playoff semifinal combining for 73% completions, 10.7 yards per attempt, 7 touchdowns with an interception. Past three games Georgia defense allowed 424 yards with 355 passing with 8.7 yards per attempt. TCU defense gave up 421 yards, 4.8 yards per run and 6.8 yards per pass attempt. Offenses rolled up some strong numbers over this span with TCU with 445 yards and Georgia 489 yards during this period. Pass defense concern for Georgia having to lay these many points. Play TCU +13.5