ATLANTA — The term “game of inches” has been attached to college football since at least 1941, when it was attributed to Illinois coach Bob Zuppke. More than eight decades later, on the final night of the year 2022, that aphorism was more relevant than ever.
Inches. Seconds. The razor’s edge that can separate victory and defeat. Enough of those tiny margins of time and distance broke Georgia’s way for the reigning national champion Bulldogs to defeat Ohio State, 42–41, in an all-time classic Peach Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal.
It was that close. That tense. That dramatic.
