In the College Football Playoff era, which began in 2014, there is no doubt that December 31, 2022 will go down as THE DAY, with two instant classics to set the stage for Monday Night’s showdown for the National Championship between the University of Georgia Bulldogs and Texas Christian University Horned Frogs.
TCU, under the watch of first year coach Sonny Dykes, built a big early lead and held off Michigan 51-45 to win the Fiesta Bowl in the first CFP semifinal. Then Georgia, five feet and 11 and a half inches under, fought and dug back, then had some magic at the stroke of midnight to edge Ohio State by inches 42-41.