(OutKick) What did we truly expect? TCU to finish off the storybook season against one of the best teams in the past decade? Monday night served as a lesson to college football fans around the country: Georgia is the most dominant team, as Stetson Bennett and crew proved in an easy 65-7 win over the Horned Frogs in the CFP National Championship.
The Bulldogs finished this season a perfect 15-0 and became the sport’s first back-to-back national champion since 2012.
Move over, Alabama. There’s a new Bulldog in town. What we saw Monday night from Stetson Bennett should be a stark reminder that Kirby Smart knows exactly what he’s doing. For years, the chatter around Athens has centered around Bennett and his ability to lead this football team. Well, for the second straight year, Bennett delivered again on the biggest stage.
TCU struggled to find any type of consistency on offense, and its defense looked just as bad. Giving up four touchdowns to Stetson Bennett in the first 30 minutes is not the best way to open the first half, I don’t care how good TCU is in the second half this season. What we witnessed was a mugging, as Bennett connected with Ladd McConkey and Brock Bowers nine times for 234 yards in the first half.
Georgia wide receiver Ladd McConkey catches a touchdown pass during the first half. (Getty Images)
If you were wondering what this Georgia defense would look like against a versatile quarterback in TCU’s Max Duggan, well, the Bulldogs forced three turnovers in the first half. Georgia spent enough time in the Horned Frogs backfield that they could’ve charged rent. Now, we look at this team from Athens in a very different light.
