The Bulldogs had scoring runs of 11 yards by Kendall Milton and 3 yards by Bennett during the run. Georgia scored the next 17 points for a 24-21 lead. Stroud escaped pressure on the play before passing to a diving Harrison in the end zone. Stroud’s second scoring pass, a 16-yarder to Harrison, gave the Buckeyes a 21-7 lead.

Ohio State shut out Georgia in the third quarter while the Buckeyes pulled away with 10 points.īennett, who joined Stroud as one of four Heisman Trophy finalists, finished the game strong, completing 23 of 34 passes for 398 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. “These stats are pretty much dead even across the board. The missed field goal set off the Georgia celebration that left Bennett in tears. “It gave me confidence.”īennett’s go-ahead scoring pass to Mitchell with 54 seconds remaining, Stroud led the Buckeyes back with a 27-yard run to the Georgia 31. “I looked around and there were just a bunch of determined strong stares from all the dudes,” Bennett said of the huddle before the drive. Ruggles’ 48-yard field goal gave the Buckeyes a 41-35 lead, leaving only 2:36 for Bennett and Georgia’s offense. “If we’re going to win these games we can’t give up those big, explosive plays,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said.īennett’s 76-yard scoring pass to Arian Smith, followed by Bennett’s pass to Ladd McConkey on the 2-point play, cut it to 38-35. Ohio State (11-2) bemoaned its inability to protect the two-touchdown lead in the final quarter. “That probably was the most fun game I’ve ever played in my life,” said Ohio State quarterback C.J. The final comeback held just after midnight Sunday when Noah Ruggles’ 50-yard field goal attempt for Ohio State with three seconds remaining sailed wide left, setting off a celebration on the Georgia sideline. “If we want any chance of winning the national championship, we’ve got to play a lot better football than we played tonight, but we’ve got to keep our resilience,” Smart said. Ohio State led 21-7 in the first half and 38-24 in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs, who won their first national title since 1980 last season, will play for the first back-to-back championships in school history. 2 Michigan 51-45 in the Fiesta Bowl semifinal, on Jan. I had no doubt our team would come out fighting.” “Our guys are extremely resilient,” Smart said. The win gives the Bulldogs a shot at their second straight national title. 1 Georgia’s final comeback with a 10-yard, last-minute scoring pass to Adonai Mitchell for the Peach Bowl victory over No. 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. 4 Ohio State 42-41 in semiĬollege Football, Georgia Bulldogs, Ohio State BuckeyesĪTLANTA - 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.

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