Georgia Bulldogs defeat TCU for back-to-back college football national titles
LOS ANGELES (CBS NEWS/CBSDFW.COM) – The Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs 65-7 in the College Football Playoff National Championship in a dominant performance to secure a second straight national title.
Georgia never trailed in the game, scoring a touchdown on its opening drive and taking an insurmountable 38-7 lead going into the half.
Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett finished the game with four passing touchdowns and 304 passing yards to go along with two rushing touchdowns.
With the game well in hand, Bennett was taken out with a 52-7 lead with 13:25 remaining in the fourth quarter, receiving a raucous ovation from the Bulldog fans at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
TCU fans told CBS 11 that although the outcome wasn't what they were hoping for, they were still proud of their team – it had been 84 years since the last time they competed for the National Championship.