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They found paydirt later for the first touchdown — and their first lead -- of the game as Zamir White rumbled into the end zone to give Georgia a lead. On the next possession, Young found Agiye Hall, who dropped a key pass on the prior drive, for 28 yards down to the UGA 5; however, Alabama stalled again and kicked its fourth field goal of the game from 21 yards out.

Bennett gave the Tide the ball back a couple plays later in the fourth quarter as he fumbled while being sacked on third down. Defensive back Brian Branch, scooping up a ball he thought was an incomplete pass, lucked into a fumble recovery with Alabama taking over at the UGA Young hooked up with Latu for a 3-yard TD reception, putting the Tide back on top after a failed two-point conversion.

The Dawgs took off from there, responding with Mitchell's touchdown, extending their lead to eight points on the back of Bowers' score and then clinching their national championship win with the game-ending pick six. Recruiting matters: At least, it does when you want to win national titles. Georgia winning its crown Monday didn't happen by accident. There's one thing Kirby Smart learned coaching under Saban that was more important than any schematic advantage: The most brilliant coach on the planet can't win a national title with good players.

You need great ones. That's why recruiting has been a priority at Georgia since Smart took over. Smart's first season at Georgia in saw him bring in a class ranked sixth nationally in the Sports Composite. He's never hauled in a group ranked lower than fourth in the five classes since. The depth of the Dawgs' talent was evident throughout the night as Georgia's defense flew all over the field and stopped an Alabama offense few teams could even slow.

Georgia is a team that is so talented, it somehow managed to win a national title using a former walk-on at quarterback.

Georgia's pass rush was helped by its run defense: One of the reasons Georgia could get so much pressure on Young was that it could blitz from anywhere it wanted because it knew Alabama couldn't run the ball consistently. The Tide tried to do so in plenty of different ways but only had inconsistent success. Early in the game, Alabama tried to get Brian Robinson on the edge with tosses and sweeps. Those didn't work. Georgia loaded the box with defenders, playing only one high safety.

Later in the game, the Tide tried to run at the heart of the Dawgs defense and outmuscle it. That didn't work then, either. Alabama finished with only 30 yards rushing on 28 carries, but even if we take away sack yardage Young finished with yards , it managed only 73 yards on 24 carries 3.

Robinson was held to 68 yards on 22 totes a week after tearing Cincinnati's defense apart for yards and 7. He was not overly efficient and held onto the ball for a second longer than he should have before releasing it across multiple plays. That includes the aforementioned fumble that occurred as he was sacked from behind, a mistake that led to Alabama's lone touchdown of the night. Rutgers longed for a chance to square things. Tufts won that game touchdowns counted for a point at the time.

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There's one thing Kirby Smart learned coaching under Saban that was more important than any schematic advantage: The most brilliant coach on the planet can't win a national title with good players. You need great ones. That's why recruiting has been a priority at Georgia since Smart took over. He's never hauled in a group ranked lower than fourth in the five classes since.