Sports Illustrated College Football Commemorative - Georgia

Georgia Bulldogs: 2023 College Football National Champions

MEET THE NEW HEADLINER • GEORGIA HAS CLEARLY TAKEN OVER AS THE DOMINANT FORCE IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL

The Season • HOW WOULD GEORGIA BOUNCE BACK AFTER LOSING SO MANY OF LAST YEAR’S STARTERS TO THE NFL? BY ROMPING THROUGH ITS SCHEDULE AND SHOWING THE BULLDOGS WERE THE CLASS OF THE NATION

The Playoff • GEORGIA HAD TO BATTLE TO THE LAST MINUTE AGAINST OHIO STATE AND THEN OVERCOME THE SURPRISE TEAM OF THE PLAYOFF, TCU, TO CLAIM BACK-TO-BACK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

FIGHT TO THE FINISH • THE BULLDOGS RALLIED AFTER TRAILING FOR MOST OF THE GAME AND THEN HAD TO SWEAT OUT A LATE BUCKEYES FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT

Leaving No Doubt • GEORGIA’S SUPERIORITY WAS ON DISPLAY IN DRIVE AFTER DRIVE AGAINST TCUAS THE BULLDOGS MADE CLEAR THAT THEY WERE THE KINGS OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL

The Heroes • THE BULLDOGS ENJOYED A SECOND MAGICAL SEASON IN A ROW THANKS TO ELITE ATHLETES STEELED THROUGH BRUTAL PRACTICES AND A QUARTERBACK WHOSE STORY ONLY GREW MORE AMAZING

STETSON BENNETT • AFTER BEING NAMED OFFENSIVE MVP OF LAST YEAR’S PLAYOFF, THE QUARTERBACK RETURNED THIS SEASON AND ADDED A NEW CHAPTER TO HIS UNLIKELY STORY

KIRBY’S CRUSHERS • THE TRANSFORMATION OF GEORGIA’S PROGRAM IS MOST EVIDENT DURING THE ‘BLOODY TUESDAY’ PRACTICES THAT GIVE THE BULLDOGS THEIR BITE

BROCK BOWERS • THE TIGHT END TOOK AN AMAZING JOURNEY FROM WAY OFF THE RADAR IN HIGH SCHOOL TO BEING AN OFFENSIVE CENTERPIECE ON TWO CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

BY THE NUMBERS • THESE FIGURES HELP EXPLAIN HOW A DOMINANT DEFENSE AND A DIVERSE OFFENSE LED GEORGIA TO AN UNDEFEATED SEASON

The History • THE BULLDOGS HAVE MADE THEIR MARK ON THE ANNALS OF FOOTBALL WITH THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP SEASONS—AND ALSO WITH THE SUPERSTAR TALENTS THEY HAVE SENT ON TO THE NFL

TITLE YEARS • BEFORE THIS SEASON GEORGIA HAD WON THREE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, EACH FEATURING LEGENDS OF THE PROGRAM AND COMING IN ITS OWN DISTINCTIVE ERA OF BULLDOGS FOOTBALL

NFL’S TOP DAWGS • AFTER STARRING IN ATHENS, THESE GEORGIA STARS—SOME DRAFTED HIGH, OTHERS LATE-ROUND STEALS—WENT ON TO MAKE INDELIBLE MARKS AT THE PRO LEVEL

CLASS OF 2022 • GEORGIA HAD A RECORD 15 PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE NFL DRAFT FROM LAST YEAR’S TITLE TEAM. HOW ARE THEY DOING?

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