Connell justified his request in the motion by citing the historic nature of the College Football Playoff game… and breaking down the on-field achievements of players including Nick Chubb , Roquan Smith and Jake Fromm.

“It is truly great to be a Georgia Bulldawg, and to have a loving and generous older brother who has given me the opportunity to watch the Dawgs take on the Sooners in the most famous stadium in the land on New Year’s Day, at what will hopefully be the last stop before we play for, and win, a national championship,” Connell wrote in the motion.

That includes quarterback Manny Wilkins and his favorite target in wideout N’Keal Harry , who is big, fast, physical and can come up with a circus catch if you give him just a sliver of daylight.

Senior quarterback John Wolford made a massive leap this season, adding nearly 50 points to his efficiency rating, upping his completion percentage from 55.5 to 63.7, his yards per attempt from 5.9 to 8.6 and flipping his touchdown-to-interception ratio from 9-and-10 to 25-and-6.

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