Deandre Baker couldn’t shake the memory.
His team came so close to a national championship. But in his mind, he kept recalling how the title game against Alabama ended. Georgia sacked Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa out of field goal range in overtime, with the Bulldogs believing they were close to the program's first national championship since 1980.
Then Tagovailoa launched a 41-yard touchdown to DeVonta Smith to win the national title.
Baker was on the other side of the field when that play occurred. The fact that his team fell one game short served as the motivating factor to return.