The word “big” seemed to be repeated hundreds of times at Georgia’s media availability on Monday, as if to emphasize the magnitude of the already-daunting College Football Playoff Semifinal on Jan. 1.
Pastor Troy, a rapper and frontman for the group D.S.G.B., walked around holding a stack of Georgia-themed buttons and asked players what songs are on their pre-Rose Bowl playlists. The number of TV cameras and reporters present doubled. In the midst of it all, Georgia's players acknowledged the scale of what they will soon play for: an appearance in the national championship game.
“You have to have it in your mind that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity,” senior running back Nick Chubb said.