Seeing Georgia absolutely dismantle TCU on Monday night in Los Angeles made USC coaches, players and fans quite aware of the mountain they need to climb in order to win the national championship of college football. We can all see that USC is plainly not at Georgia’s level. That’s a team — a program — with elite players at most spots on the field. Georgia’s cornerbacks were not rock-solid all season long, and the pass rush wasn’t nearly as dominant as it was last season, when Georgia’s defense played only one subpar game, the 2021 SEC Championship Game against Alabama. Yet, Georgia certainly fits the profile of a team with strength and depth nearly everywhere on the field. TCU got rag-dolled on Monday in SoFi Stadium. The Horned Frogs were not ready for that level of athleticism, and it showed.
What is the most important takeaway from this game? It’s easy to look at Georgia, but in many ways, TCU is the bigger story for reasons we will explain below: