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WATCH: Ohio State vs Georgia ends in dramatic fashion

Chandler Vesselsby: Chandler Vessels01/01/23ChandlerVessels

Fans couldn’t have asked for more from the College Football Playoff semifinals on Saturday, as both games came down to the final seconds. That included a crazy ending between Georgia and Ohio State in the Peach Bowl, which saw the Buckeyes have a shot at a game-winning field goal after a huge run from quarterback CJ Stroud.

However, as Ohio State kicker Noah Ruggles lined up for the 50-yard attempt, things went awry for the Buckeyes. Ruggles’ kick was nowhere close to going through the uprights, hooking to the left as the Bulldogs held on for the 42-41 victory to advance to national championship for the second straight season.

The Bulldogs found themselves trailing 38-24 heading into the fourth quarter, but opened the scoring in the quarter with a field goal to cut the deficit. Later that quarter, Stetson Bennett connected with Arian Smith on a 76-yard touchdown, then completed the two-point conversion to make it a three-point game.

Ohio State answered that touchdown with a field goal to make it a six-point game, but the Bulldogs weren’t done. Bennett once again led his team on a five-play, 72-yard touchdown drive capped by a 10-yard pass to AD Mitchell to go ahead for good.

Bennett finished the game 23-of-34 passing for 398 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. Now thanks to the dramatic win against Ohio State, he’ll have a chance to lead Georgia to back-to-back national championships after also leading them on a comeback against Alabama last season.

Georgia will face TCU, which defeated Michigan 51-45 in the first semifinal of the day prior to the game between the Buckeyes and Bulldogs, in the title game this season. Kickoff for the game is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 9 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angles, California.