Both the Alabama offensive line, against Georgia, and the Bulldogs line, against Michigan-overachieved in their biggest matchups of the year. While there is no shortage of storylines heading into the rematch of the SEC championship game, the trenches come to mind in a battle of like-minded rosters. If Georgia wins, there’s no way that it won’t be looked at as a vindication for one Dawg in particular. Johnson's pick for MVP: Stetson Bennett, Georgia QB It’s difficult to beat a team twice, even for a team as good as the Tide, and I don’t think Bama is 17 points better than Georgia in general. The challenge for UGA will, simply put, be getting Young on the ground and converting the pressure it does get on him into sacks at a higher rate than it did in the SEC championship game. Young, even more so than Jameson Williams, had to put quite a bit on his shoulders while Alabama stormed back from an early deficit. The question surrounding Alabama for me is if Bryce Young can repeat the performance he had in the SEC title game on the positive end and if Georgia’s defense will repeat the negative plays that it had. The Dawgs will finally have their day in this game. Why not pick the Heisman Trophy winner? Young torched the Bulldogs last month, throwing for 421 yards and three touchdowns. But have you seen Alabama's receivers? The Bulldogs' secondary struggled to keep pace the first time around and there's no reason to think it won't have more issues in the sequel (though WR John Metchie III's absence will hurt). Georgia QB Stetson Bennett isn't on that level, and the Tide seem to have found a groove in their bludgeoning of the Bulldogs, 41–24, a month ago in the SEC championship game. He's lost two, each time to a Clemson team led by the best quarterback in college football that particular season: Deshaun Watson (2015) and Trevor Lawrence (2018). But guess what's harder? To beat Nick Saban in a national championship game. It's hard to beat a team twice in a season, let alone twice within the span of a month. Incredibly fast and possessing good instincts, look for Georgia's leading sacker to heat up Young on blitzes and put a lot of hits on Brian Robinson Jr.
Probably should have been the defensive MVP of the Orange Bowl. Forde's pick for MVP: Nakobe Dean, Georgia linebacker
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