No. 1 Georgia Rallies to Beat No. 4 Ohio State 42–41

Head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates with the trophy after defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Dec. 31, 2022. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images

ATLANTA—Kirby Smart will ask his Georgia players to execute better when the Bulldogs play for second straight national championship next week, but the coach knows he can’t ask his players to be more resilient.

Georgia remains undefeated because the Bulldogs never gave up while rallying from two-touchdown deficits in each half for a thrilling College Football Playoff semifinal 42–41 victory over Ohio State that ended early Sunday, Jan. 1.