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5 Bold predictions for College Football National Championship

By Chris Peterson

Jan 8, 2023; Los Angeles, CA, USA; TCU Horned Frogs coach Sonny Dykes (left) and Georgia Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart pose with trophy at the 2023 CFP National Championship head coaches press conference at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 8, 2023; Los Angeles, CA, USA; TCU Horned Frogs coach Sonny Dykes (left) and Georgia Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart pose with trophy at the 2023 CFP National Championship head coaches press conference at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Georgia and TCU will do battle in the college football national championship game on Monday night and here are five bold predictions plus a final score. 

Most college football fans expected the Georgia Bulldogs to be playing for the national championship on Monday night, but no one expected TCU.

It’s a rare cinderella story for college football. I can’t remember the last time an unranked team at the start of the season played for a national championship, especially after a 5-7 campaign.

Hell, TCU’s starting quarterback on Monday night and the 2022 Heisman Trophy runner-up, didn’t even start the season for the Horned Frogs. However, when Max Duggan got his opportunity, he’s been legendary and so has this TCU football team.

Georgia is a different animal than the Horned Frogs have faced though. The Bulldogs are 14-0 and looking to win their second national title. Plus, with the SEC title, they would have the chance to complete a sweep of SEC and National titles which isn’t easy to do.

We’ve outlined why TCU football can win this game and have done the same thing for the Dawgs. Now, it’s time for predictions, and here are five of them, as well as a score prediction at the end for the 2022-23 college football national championship game.

A high-scoring affair

The record for points in a College Football Playoff national championship game is 85 set by Alabama and Clemson back in 2016 when the Tide were able to win 45-40.

I think we could see a similar kind of game on Monday night. I definitely believe that the Georgia Bulldogs are going to score in the 40s.

They have against most teams this season and while Stetson Bennett still feels overlooked, he’s been on point lately with seven touchdowns in his last two games.

As great as the TCU offense has been, the defense has really struggled. I don’t see them having an answer for Brock Bowers or the Georgia offensive line. On the flip side, Max Duggan is a warrior and the TCU offense is legit.

Quentin Johnston is going to cause problems as Marvin Harrison Jr. did and while I expect Georgia to lead throughout, TCU won’t go away, with leads to a high-scoring game, one that could easily reach the 80s and maybe even that 85 number of seven years ago.

Georgia and Ohio State combined for 83. TCU and Michigan combined for 96 so it’s definitely possible.

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