Could this major college football season end any other way?
Alabama versus Georgia for the national championship?
Was there ever any real doubt?
When you own two of the four spots in the College Football Playoff, and you’re the only two teams to have been ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 during the season, you probably should both advance to the title game, which is what happened in New Year’s Eve victories by Bama over previously undefeated Cincinnati, 27-6 in the Cotton Bowl, and Georgia over Michigan, 34-11 in the Orange Bowl.
But there’s a catch this time around as Kirby Smart prepares to face the Crimson Tide for the fifth time since becoming the Bulldogs’ boss before the 2016 season. Despite his 0-4 mark against Bama since leaving Nick Saban’s staff to return to his alma mater, Smart’s going to win this one and deliver Georgia its first national title in 41 years.