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National Championship TCU vs. Georgia: Staff Predictions

Our staff makes their picks as the No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs play the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs in the National Championship Game on Monday night
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National Championship TCU vs. Georgia: Staff Predictions
National Championship TCU vs. Georgia: Staff Predictions

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The No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs (13-1) make history tonight as the first team from Texas and the first team from the Big 12 to play for the national championship in the College Football Playoff era. They face a formidable opponent in the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (14-0). The game kicks off at 6:30 p.m. CT on Monday, January 9. The game will be played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and can be seen on ESPN. 

Georgia is a 13-point favorite, according to SI Sportsbook, but how does our staff feel the game will go?

For the Fiesta Bowl, our staff went 7-5 in their predictions. Derek is currently at the top of the leaderboard with a 13-1 record and three closest score predictions.

Staff Predictions

We have added each writer's season records (after their names). Here's how the KillerFrogs editorial staff thinks the game will go:

Barry Lewis (12-2; two closest scores) - TCU 38 - Georgia 28

Brett Gibbons (9-5; one closest score) - TCU 31 - Georgia 17 

David Tucker (11-3; three closest scores) - Georgia 38 -TCU 31

Derek Lytle (12-1; three closest scores) - Georgia 35 - TCU 32

Ian Napetian (12-2) - TCU 45 - Georgia 38

Jake Peterson (1-1) - Georgia 41 - TCU 35 (He's new to our team - this is just his third prediction)

Nathan Cross (13-1; two closest scores) - TCU 35- Georgia 28

Nick Howard (4-10) -TCU 34 - Georgia 31

Ryann Zeller (12-2; one closest score) - TCU 41 - Georgia 39

Tori Couch (10-4; one closest score) - TCU 45 - 42

Tyler Brown (13-1) - TCU 56 -Georgia 0

Zion Trammell (12-2) - TCU 45 - Georgia 41

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Barry Lewis
BARRY LEWIS

Barry is the managing editor/publisher of TCU Horned Frogs On SI and oversees a team of 15+ writers, photographers, and podcasters covering all 22 of TCU’s sports. He writes on football, basketball (men’s and women’s), baseball, men’s tennis, and other sports as needed. His weekly articles include Big 12 Power Rankings and Poll Watching during the football, basketball, and baseball seasons. He is a frequent guest on one of the many podcasts that TCU Horned Frogs On SI writers host covering football, baseball, basketball, and other sports. Barry is a member of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). He has represented TCU Horned Frogs On SI at the 2022 Fiesta Bowl, the 2023 College Football National Championship, the 2023 College World Series, the 2024 NCAA Men’s Tennis National Championship, Big 12 Football Media Days, and Big 12 Basketball Media Days. Barry has followed TCU sports since the Jim Wacker days. He is an avid sports fan and traveler, and he loves any opportunity to see a sporting event in person. He has been to 18 of the 30 MLB ballparks, experienced game day at 25 college football stadiums, seen 21 NFL stadiums, and been to 16 bowl games.

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