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Los Angeles. New Orleans. New York. San Antonio. San Diego. Tampa Bay. Washington DC. Thanks to a pair of late touchdown passes by Stetson Bennett and a game-sealing pick-six by Kelee Ringo , No. With the win, the Bulldogs claimed their first national title since and avenged their SEC Championship Game loss to the Crimson Tide just weeks earlier.

Nobody asked the question, the most unfair question a coach or player can be asked the morning after winning a championship , when the euphoria is still at peak levels and nobody has slept much and all anybody really wants is to travel back home to see family and friends and maybe visit their two-stoplight hometown to exhale and reflect.

Nobody asked. Not this day. Not this time. The need for 6 a. The Bobcats have had a lot of success over the past 20 years, with seven of their 16 eight-win seasons and four of eight nine-win years coming this century. Montana State has done a good job limiting top rushing offenses during the playoffs.

In three playoff games, the Bobcats have allowed just total yards on the ground, 90 per game. Senior linebacker Troy Andersen has had a solid career at Montana State. In 24 games, he has registered tackles, including this season. Also powering the defense is junior linebacker Callahan O'Reilly , who is second on the team in tackles with 95, including 55 solo. O'Reilly has three tackles for loss, two interceptions, three pass breakups and one fumble recovery.

He led the team in tackles twice, with nine against San Diego on Sept. Hunt is leaning over on the total, and he's also found a critical x-factor that has him jumping on one side of the spread. You can only see the pick here. So who will win North Dakota State vs.

Montana State in the FCS title game? And what critical x-factor makes one side of the spread hit hard? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread you need to back , all from the expert who has nailed his FCS picks. Jan 8, at am ET 3 min read. North Dakota State: Montana State vs. North Dakota State over-under: Montana State Bobcats.

Saban watches the game in the first half. Bennett shouts instructions to the Georgia offense in the second quarter. Georgia's George Pickens makes a diving catch in the first half. It led to a Georgia field goal that tied the game at Offensive production was tough to come by in the first half. Mitchell tries to pull in a catch. Smart directs his team during the first quarter.

Bennett recovers his own fumble during the Bulldogs' opening drive. Reichard makes a field goal to give the Crimson Tide a lead in the first quarter. Fans watch the action in the first half. Georgia's Jordan Davis sacks Young on the game's opening drive. It was first ruled a fumble that Georgia returned for a touchdown. But replay reversed the call, and it was determined to be an incomplete pass instead. Team captains meet for the opening coin toss before kickoff. Natalie Grant sings the National Anthem during the pregame festivities.

Georgia fans cheer before the game. Alabama is introduced before the game. Young walks to the field for pregame warmups.

Georgia players take the field before the game. Georgia's marching band performs before the game. Hairy Dawg, Georgia's mascot, gets ready for kickoff. Fans make their way to Lucas Oil Stadium before the game. The Bulldogs used a yard pass from Bennett to wide receiver Adonai Mitchell to take the lead and with just over three minutes to go grabbed a lead with Bennett hitting tight end Brock Bowers for a yard catch and run.

Alabama, needing a touchdown and a two-point conversion to tie, began to drive behind Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Bryce Young. But Young's throw in the direction of wide receiver Traeshon Holden was short and picked off by Georgia's Kelee Ringo who motored up the sideline for a yard touchdown to ice the game.

We didn't execute. And at the end of the day that's on me. For us not finishing drives like we want to, it's just not executing.