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College Football Playoff championship first look: Alabama, Georgia set for rematch

Ever since Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa and DeVonta Smith broke their hearts on second-and-26 in 2018, the Georgia Bulldogs have yearned to return to the national championship stage.

Four years later, Georgia is back. Not surprisingly, Alabama will be waiting on the other sideline.

After clobbering Michigan 34-11 in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl, Georgia aims to win its first national championship since the 1980 season. The prolonged and painful drought has included several chapters and different opposing villains, but recently, Georgia's biggest obstacle is the team it will face Jan.