Three thoughts from the TCU loss to Georgia in the College Football Playoff national championship game

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The clock struck midnight on the TCU football season Monday night when Georgia set offensive records in a 65-7 win in the College Football Playoff championship game. The Bulldogs scored 17 points in the first quarter and 38 in the first half – both records – as they scored on all six possessions. TCU quarterback Max Duggan threw two interceptions, which resulted in 10 points. Georgia didn’t punt until its first possession of the second half. The 65 points was a CFP record. 

The loss ends a fever dream for the Horned Frogs, who were picked seventh in the Big 12 and entered the season unranked in every major poll. Sonny Dykes became the first coach in nearly a decade to lead a team to a national title game in their first year on campus. TCU started the season 12-0 and knocked off Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl.