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Stephen A. Smith predicts that TCU will win the national championship

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith predicts that TCU will upset Georgia in the national championship game

ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith predicts the TCU Horned Frogs will defeat the Georgia Bulldogs in the national championship game. Smith was not a believer in TCU until the Horned Frogs shocked Michigan in the College Football Playoff semifinals.

If TCU wins the national championship, the Horned Frogs would be one of the best underdog stories ever. Stephen A. Smith thinks Georgia has the better team, but he has a feeling TCU will pull off the upset.

Stephen A. Smith explained his upset pick on ESPN:

Quarterback Max Duggan and TCU have been a popular upset pick entering the national championship game. However, TCU will have to win the turnover battle in order to have a good chance of upsetting the defending national champions.

Stephen A. Smith’s ESPN counterpart, Paul Finebaum, picked the Georgia Bulldogs to win the national championship. Finebaum thinks it is tough to repeat, but that the Bulldogs have the edge thanks to a superior defense.

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Georgia football Twitter fired up for national championship game

Georgia fans are hoping the Bulldogs can win back-to-back national championships against the TCU Horned Frogs tonight

The No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs face the No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs in the national championship game, and Georgia football fans are fired up. Georgia fans have traveled very well in recent seasons. How will they turn out in Los Angeles?

The national title game will be played on Monday, Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

The game will be played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Georgia football looks to win back-to-back national championships. The Bulldogs face Heisman finalist quarterback Max Duggan and TCU.

Per BetMGM, Georgia enters the big game as a 13-point favorite over TCU. The over/under is set at 63.5 with the Georgia money line of minus-500 compared to plus-375 for the Horned Frogs.

Georgia Twitter is fired up…

Photos: UGA, TCU arrive in Los Angeles for national championship

Georgia’s mascot, Uga, will not be making the trip to Los Angeles for the national championship

The stage is set for the national championship game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Georgia Bulldogs. Both teams arrived in Los Angeles on Jan. 6 ahead of the national championship.

Notably, Georgia’s mascot, Uga, will not be making the trip to Los Angeles for the national championship.

Georgia tight end Darnell Washington was not wearing a walking boot on his short walk between the plane and team bus. However, it would be surprising to see Washington have a large role in the national championship after having to sit out the second half of the College Football Playoff semifinals against Ohio State.

The national championship game will be played on Monday, Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m. ET. TCU quarterback Max Duggan and company will look to upset Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett and the defending national champions at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

Here were the scenes as both teams arrived in California:

Looking back: Georgia beats TCU in 2016 Liberty Bowl

Who would have thought that the national championship would be a rematch of the 2016 Liberty Bowl between UGA and TCU

The Georgia Bulldogs are 4-0 in school history against the TCU Horned Frogs. Georgia last defeated TCU in the 2016 Liberty Bowl. Additionally, the Bulldogs played TCU in 1988, 1980, and 1941.

Georgia ended up winning a national championship thanks to Herschel Walker’s heroics back in 1980. That year, Georgia defeated TCU 34-3 in Athens. Georgia has never played at TCU.

The 2016 Liberty Bowl, which was played in Memphis, Tennessee, was Kirby Smart’s first bowl game as the head coach at the University of Georgia. Smart and Georgia finished with an 8-5 record back in 2016. TCU finished 6-7 under legendary Horned Frogs head coach Gary Patterson.

Georgia used a victory in the Liberty Bowl to build some momentum for the 2017 season. The Bulldogs returned Nick Chubb and Sony Michel and won a SEC championship in 2017 before losing in the national championship.

Let’s take a look back at Georgia’s 2016 Liberty Bowl victory over TCU. Things have changed a lot since then!

5 TCU players to watch in the national championship

Who are five TCU players every Georgia fan should know about entering the national championship game?

The TCU Horned Frogs are the story of the 2022-2023 college football season. TCU defeated Michigan in the College Football Playoff semifinals to advance to face Georgia in the national championship game.

The Horned Frogs have a great deal of talent and a dangerous passing game. They tend to play high-scoring affairs and have come back from a large deficit several times this season.

TCU is led by quarterback Max Duggan. The Horned Frogs have the No. 5 scoring offense in the country and average 41.1 points per game. TCU does a good job of taking care of the football and has a plus-nine turnover margin.

Who are five TCU players Georgia fans should know about entering the national championship game?