CNN —
The Georgia Bulldogs have advanced to the College Football Playoff Championship after beating the Ohio State Buckeyes 42-41 in the second semifinal game of the College Football Playoffs on Saturday.
Six points down late in the 4th quarter, defending champion Georgia put up a 72-yard drive that was capped by quarterback Stetson Bennett’s third touchdown pass of the game to take the lead with 54 seconds remaining.
Ohio State used that time to put the ball within range of the field goal and set up a 50-yard attempt for kicker Noah Ruggles. But Ruggles hooked the kick to the left and the Bulldogs walked away with the 1-point win.
Georgia became the first team in College Football Playoff history to be 14 points behind in the fourth quarter, according to the NCAA.
Earlier on Saturday, the No. 3 Texas Christian University’s Horned Frogs came into the first semifinal game as underdogs and pulled off a big upset by earning an exciting 51-45 win over the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines.
The Horned Frogs, who started the season outside of the top 25, defeated the previously undefeated Michigan Wolverines 51–45 in the Fiesta Bowl for an all-time high scoring. The Big Ten champions went into the game with more than a touchdown, but TCU never fell short en route to a shot at the national championship.
Heisman runner-up Max Duggan threw for 225 yards and four total touchdowns while running back Emari Demarcado added 150 yards on the ground at the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz.
The Bulldogs take on the Horned Frogs for the championship game on Monday, January 9 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.
TCU will seek its first national championship since 1938 and first for a Big-12 team since 2005, while Georgia aims to become the first consecutive national champion since Alabama in 2011 and 2012 and the first repeat champion in the college Football playoff era.