#1 Georgia vs. #4 Ohio State Live Stream: CFP Peach Bowl Semifinal Preview
Peach Bowl: No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Ohio State (CFP Semifinal)
Location: Atlanta
Date: December 31 at: 8:00 PM ET
Television: ESPN
Line: Georgia -6.5
total: 62.5
How did these teams get here?
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Georgia (13-0): Georgia didn't give up after winning its first national championship since the 1980 season. The
The Bulldogs lost a bunch of talent to the NFL and still went through another regular season undefeated. Georgia released a statement
also in Week 1, destroying Oregon, 49-3. There was a close call on the road against Missouri on October 1st. 1, but also a visit
since then-No. 1 Tennessee on November 5 did not present much of a challenge for the Bulldogs. Apart from the 26-22 victory
Missouri, Georgia won every game by double-digit margins. And that includes a 50-30 demolition of LSU in SEC stock.
play. That win gave Georgia its first conference championship since 2017. The Bulldogs had lost their previous three road trips.
to the conference title game. Georgia's defense didn't show the same level of dominance as it did last year, but still finished in the internationals.
leader in most major categories, including #1 in urgent defense. Up front, Stetson Bennett provided another strong one
season at quarterback and finished fourth in the Heisman poll. Bennett had a three-headed monster running back led by
Kenny McIntosh, as well as Mackey Award-winning Brock Bowers are among his best weapons. It is a group that must
present many problems for defenses during this postseason run. Ohio State (11-1): The Buckeyes' offseason was defined by their loss to Michigan last fall. OSU had taken over their rivalry with
the Wolverines for years, but Michigan dominated the Buckeyes along the scrimmage last fall to win the Big Ten
This title and finally get a position in the CFP. OSU would make major defense changes, including adding
Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles.
These changes seemed to make all the difference during the first half of the season. While the USO offense still held
big numbers, the defense looked like an improved and more physical unit, until the rematch with the Wolverines. The USO has
to 11-0 without much opposition. Only during the Oct. 29 visit to Penn State did it appear that USO might be on high alert. And when the Michigan game got underway, OSU appeared to be in control from the start until things changed in the second half. USO 20
The -17 halftime lead disintegrated in a demoralizing 45-23 loss. For the Wolverines, the win clinched the division and propelled them to a conference title and a spot in the CFP. the state of Ohio fell
ranked No. 5, but was finally able to sneak into playoff camp thanks to USC's loss to Utah in the
Pac-12 title game. Will Ohio State get its second chance?
Notable injuries/transfers
Georgia: WR Ladd McConkey, OL Warren McClendon (both injured in SEC title game, status unknown), TE Arik Gilbert
(transfer)
Ohio State: WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba (out), RB TreVeyon Henderson (out), S Jantzen Dunn (transfer)
Players to know
Georgia DL Jalen Carter: NFL's No. 1 pick could come from Georgia defensive line for second straight year
season. Last year it was Travon Walker. This spring it could be Jalen Carter. Carter, a 6-foot-3, 300-pound fielder
contrast, he is extremely disruptive within the Georgia defense. You can connect the center against the race and you can too
enter the backfield. He was all over the place in last season's national title game and earned second-team All-SEC.
honors despite him starting just two games. He made first team this year and enters the Peach Bowl with 29 tackles,
seven tackles for loss, three sacks and 25 quarterback runs. Ohio State WR Marvin Harrison Jr.: With Jaxon Smith-Njigba sidelined with a lingering hamstring injury for much of the
season, Marvin Harrison Jr. became the target of C.J. Stroud and the Ohio State offense. Harrison, the son
Hall of Fame wide receiver Marvin Harrison is a true sophomore, but is already being announced as a future first-round draft pick.
To collect. The 6-foot-4, 205-pound Harrison has 72 receptions for 1,157 yards and 12 touchdowns this season. He has six games with
at least 100 receiving yards, including a 10-catch 185-yard effort vs. Penn State at the start of the year. If the state of Ohio wants it
to pull off the upset, Harrison needs to put in a big game. what's at stake
Georgia: There has not been a repeat champion in the playoff era of college football. Alabama and Clemson have multiple
titles in the CFP era, but those programs have been unable to win it all in back-to-back seasons. With a win over Ohio
State, Georgia has a chance to become the first running back since Alabama won the BCS National Championship in
2011 and 2012.
This is Georgia's third CFP appearance. In their other two appearances, UGA advanced to the title game, losing to Alabama in
2018 and then beat the Crimson Tide last season. Georgia has three national championships in program history: 1942,
1980 and 2021. Ohio State: This is Ohio State's fifth appearance in the College Football Playoff. The Buckeyes won the inaugural CFP in
2014-15 season but hasn't won a national title since. OSU lost in the semifinals in 2017 and 2020 and then was eliminated
eliminated by Alabama in the 2021 National Championship.
Ohio State is 45-5 under Ryan Day. Two of those losses came in the playoffs and two more came to Michigan. It's a program
where winning the Big Ten and competing for national championships is the expectation. Right after the last leak
For the Wolverines, there is a lot of pressure on Day's Buckeyes to pull off in a big way.
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