Winners and Losers from the 2023 College Football National Championship | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 09: Stetson Bennett #13 of the Georgia Bulldogs runs for a touchdown in the second quarter against the TCU Horned Frogs in the College Football Playoff National Championship game at SoFi Stadium on January 09, 2023 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)Steph Chambers/Getty Images

By now, everybody knows Stetson Bennett's story, but he's no longer the underdog. He's the Big Dawg barking when the lights come on.

With the world watching and hoping for a competitive national championship game, the Georgia senior signal-caller toyed with TCU from the first snap, dissecting the Frogs like an eighth grader in science class.

He showcased his passing skills, utilizing tight end Brock Bowers time and time again and taking advantage of a healthy Ladd McConkey on the outside. Shrugging off those who scoff at his athleticism, he showcased his wheels, too.

On two of UGA's first three touchdowns, Bennett sauntered untouched into the end zone on runs of 21 and six yards to build a big advantage and accounted for four scores before the break. Cameras caught him smirking multiple times, and why not?

The natty playing field has been Bennett's playground for two years now.

On one key first-half moment that saw Georgia facing a 3rd-and-10 from near midfield, the Horned Frogs brought the house on a blitz, but with Dee Winters bearing down on Bennett, he simply ducked out of pressure and sprinted for a first down to set up yet another touchdown.

A year ago, he was good enough against Alabama, throwing for 224 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 33-18 win to break a 41-year drought. To go back-to-back on Monday night, he wasn't just a game manager; he was the game-changer in a 65-7 demolition.

Bennett accounted for 343 total yards and six touchdowns (four passing), winning his fourth offensive MVP award in four career College Football Playoff games.

Bennett finished his career 29-3 as a starter and exits college football as one of the biggest clutch quarterbacks in recent memory.

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