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There was never a doubt.
While the TCU Horned Frogs have been an admirable and inspiring underdog story all season, they never stood a chance against the mighty Georgia Bulldogs. The SEC powerhouse won his second straight national championship in the college football playoffs with a stunning 65-7 win over the Big 12 representative on Monday at SoFi Stadium.
Georgia’s real challenge in the CFP was her thrilling 42-41 win over Ohio State in the semifinals, when the showdown with the overwhelmed Horned Frogs proved to be nothing more than a formality.
Already a Bulldogs legend for last season’s national championship, Stetson Bennett further cemented his place in college football history by scoring six touchdowns on the final show.
He and Georgia garnered a lot of praise on social media when they won another trophy:
Georgia Football @GeorgiaFootball
hypnoDAWG.mp4 pic.twitter.com/63RTmK4xjr
Barrett Sallee 🇺🇸 @BarrettSallee
Stetson Bennett IV became the most legendary quarterback in Georgia history in 2017 from Baker Mayfield on the Georgia scout team.
Bleacher Report @BleacherReport
STETSON BENNETT SHOWS THE WHEELS 💨
DAWGS STRIKE FIRST
Bleacher Report @BleacherReport
STETSON BENNETT WITH A 37-YARD STRIKE🔥
Chris Fallica @chrisfallica
Stetson Bennett represents all that is good about college football. Believed in himself and proved everyone wrong.
Matt Hinton @MattRHinton
Georgia’s offense is deservedly one of the most balanced offenses I’ve seen, quite literally. They don’t have a single guy whose production jumps off the page, but every single guy they put on the field can hurt you every game.
Dan Clouds @DanClouds
It’s amazing that there are still people who tell you that Stetson Bennett isn’t a good quarterback. It’s a fast processor.
Cover 3 Podcast @Cover3Podcast
Bennett to Bowers tonight pic.twitter.com/7F9SuYL0W7
Ralph D. Russo @ralphDrussoAP
The good news for TCU’s defense is that Georgia is down to 10.2 yards per game after that drive.
Bleacher Report @BleacherReport
Stetson Bennett with his SECOND Rushing TD of the first half 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/t4YW4R7Ngx
Sports Illustrated @SInow
Stetson Bennett is in his pocket 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/ggnXdFFU2F
Bryan Fischer @BryanDFischer
31-7 Georgia with 1:23 in the game. This is no longer a title game, but a coronation.
Pat Forde @ByPatForde
Advocating a Georgia intrasquad scrimmage in the second half. Let the TCU take off calmly and get on a plane.
Trae Young @TheTraeYoung
How nice? It’s halftime right now 🤣🤣 https://t.co/B5mwaNrAzH
Trae Young @TheTraeYoung
That was an asshole🤣
~Respectfully
Bleacher Report @BleacherReport
Stetson Bennett vs. TCU:
Tom Fornelli @TomFornelli
Aside from the greatest comeback in world history, Stetson Bennett will have beaten the following QBs in CFP games
Heisman winner Bryce Young
Heisman finalist CJ Stroud
Heisman finalist Max Duggan
Brooks Austin @BrooksAustinBA
Stetson Bennett has NFL juice.
I’ll keep telling you until you listen.
Maybe TCU thought they had a chance before the opening kickoff. After all, it has made a habit of shocking teams all season and just stunned the Big Ten champion Michigan Wolverines in the semifinals.
And then the game started.
Georgia pitched a CFP title game recording with 38 points in the first half as Bennett executed an absolute clinic by running for two touchdowns and throwing for two more before the break. The defense also hit Max Duggan twice in that first half, overwhelming TCU’s rushing attack and offensive line up front.
It felt like a non-conference game early in the season for second-half stretches where the outcome was already decided and the only question left was whether Georgia will win three peats next season.
The version of Kirby Smart’s team that took the field on Monday seemed capable of just that.