LOS ANGELES – There’s no other way to explain what happened in the trenches. Georgia manhandled, mauled, and dominated both of TCU’s fronts.

The 65-7 final score was indicative of just how powerful the Bulldogs were at the point of attack on the offensive and defensive lines.

On offense, the Georgia offensive line blew TCU off the ball from the first possession. Runs came as easy as they have all season long. The Bulldogs averaged 5.8 yards per carry, with Branson Robinson scoring two touchdowns and Kendall Milton scoring another.

Somehow, Samford defended Georgia’s run game better than TCU did.

Running back Kenny McIntosh, who ran for 50 of Georgia’s 254 rushing yards and celebrated with a cigar during his post-game press conference, praised the offensive line's ability to get a consistent push all game long.

“They definitely had a chip on their shoulder,” McIntosh said. “They didn’t win the Joe Moore Award. We definitely felt they got (cheated) out of that. Those guys definitely work hard each and every day. For them to not be rewarded, why not a national championship? We wanted it as bad as that award for them. That was really for them. They put us on their back and carried this team this game. They knew that going into the game.”

On defense, Georgia held TCU to only 36 yards on the ground, although that total is 74 without quarterback Max Duggan’s 10 carries for negative-38 yards. This came a week after the Horned Frogs gashed Michigan with 263 rushing yards. Although TCU hit a few decent runs early in the game, Georgia adjusted and didn’t allow the Horned Frogs to do much damage on the ground.

The Bulldogs’ pass rush was relentless, too.

Georgia brought down Duggan five times, with freshman defensive tackle Bear Alexander recording one of them. Alexander was excited to play a sizable role in Georgia’s national title performance.

“It’s crazy, just being able to put it all together in the end,” Alexander said.

Georgia's defense held TCU to only 188 total yards. The Horned Frogs managed only nine first downs. The persistent pressure kept TCU from only converting two third-down opportunities.

Head coach Kirby Smart seemed a bit surprised at how lopsided the game turned out. But he was obviously more than pleased with how his defense performed, given the past two games against LSU and Ohio State.

“I was proud of the defense after two outings that we did not perform well,” Smart said. “They have a first-round receiver. They got a Heisman Trophy quarterback that was a finalist. And I thought our defense really performed well tonight with their backs against the wall.”