There’s something appropriate about the fact that 2023 began with college football in a moment of complete uncertainty. As the clock struck midnight in the Eastern Time Zone, an Ohio State field goal attempt was in the air. If it sailed true, Ohio State would be on to the national championship. If it flew wide, Georgia would have the chance to defend its title.
The kick trickled off to the left, Georgia went on to win its second straight national championship, and college football established itself from the first seconds of 2023 as the most significant and compelling sport of the entire year.