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Murphy: Georgia's long wait to play in the national championship finally over

Georgia players hold up newspapers as they celebrate after defeating Oklahoma 54-48 in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Calif. - photo by AP photo

Rose Bowl — Georgia players hold up newspapers as they celebrate after defeating Oklahoma 54-48 in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Calif. - photo by AP photo

These overachieving third-ranked Bulldogs (13-1) have scraped and clawed all the way into a matchup against the Crimson Tide to decide who gets to celebrate a national title on the floor of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

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