Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett basks in standing ovation as Bulldogs rout TCU 65-7

Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett took center stage in his final collegiate appearance, guiding the Dawgs to its second consecutive national championship. 

The Bulldogs became the first repeat champs since Alabama went back-to-back a decade ago.

Bennett was spectacular during Georgia’s 65-7 rout of TCU on Monday night in the college football playoff final, throwing for 304 yards and 4 touchdowns, while adding two more on the ground. 

Stetson Bennett and the Georgia Bulldogs won its second consecutive national championship

It was a fitting end to the collegiate career of Bennett who started as a walk-on before briefly departing and returning to deliver Georgia its most recent two national titles. 

With 13:25 left in the fourth quarter, coach Kirby Smart called timeout in the middle of an offensive drive so Bennett could exit to hero’s ovation in the final game of his circuitous college career. 

Reflecting on the moment was surreal for the 25-year-old. ‘That was special, I’ll remember it for the rest of my life,’ Bennett said.

Bennett had a fairytale finish to his final collegiate game with his hometown school Monday

‘Champions of the whole damn world, man,’ he said. 

Prior to Bennett’s back-to-back feat, the Dawgs had not conquered college football since 1980.  

Smart has had a special relationship with Bennett since the 25-year-old returned to Athens in 2019 following a stint at Mississippi community school, Jones College. 

The QB threw for four touchdowns, 304 yards on 18/25 in his second CFB championship win

When asked what was said during the pair’s warm embrace, Bennett said: ‘He just told me he loved me and just the journey we’ve been through together. 

‘Just seeing everybody who was here when I got here, and they’re still here and we’re back-to-back, I just, I don’t know.’ 

Bennet finished 29-3 as a starter at Georgia and joined Matt Leinart and A.J. McCarron as the only quarterbacks to lead their teams to back-to-back national championships in the 21st century when Georgia became just the fourth team to repeat since 1980. 

Bennett made it look easy against a struggling TCU defense, who looked beyond outclassed