Photos: The scene in California for the Georgia-TCU game

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Photos: The scene in California for the Georgia-TCU game

AJC photos from the scene of the Georgia vs. TCU national championship game in California.

Georgia fan Phineas Joseph, 11, of Burbank, Ca., participates in the Chick-Fil-A area during the Playoff Fan Central at the LA Convention Center, Sat., Jan. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles, Ca. Georgia plays TCU for the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship Mon. Jan. 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia fan Phineas Joseph, 11, of Burbank, Ca., participates in the Chick-Fil-A area during the Playoff Fan Central at the LA Convention Center, Sat., Jan. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles, Ca. Georgia plays TCU for the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship Mon. Jan. 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia fans Phineas Joseph, 11, left, and father Preston Joseph, of Burbank, Ca., participates in the Chick-Fil-A area during the Playoff Fan Central at the LA Convention Center, Sat., Jan. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles, Ca. The two are Georgia fans as Preston Joseph is originally from LaGrange, Ga. Georgia plays TCU for the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship Mon. Jan. 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia fan Julianna Silverstein, 9, of New Jersey, runs the 40-yard dash during the Playoff Fan Central at the LA Convention Center, Sat., Jan. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles, Ca. Georgia plays TCU for the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship Mon. Jan. 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia fans Julianna Silverstein, 9, and her mother Perri Silverstein, of New Jersey, participates in the Chick-Fil-A area during the Playoff Fan Central at the LA Convention Center, Sat., Jan. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles, Ca. Georgia plays TCU for the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship Mon. Jan. 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Julie Orem, of Ringgold, Ga., left, is shown with her daughter Adrienne DiPietro, of Oceanside, Ca., and Orem’s granddaughter two-year-old Catherine DePietro, during the Playoff Fan Central at the LA Convention Center, Sat., Jan. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles, Ca. Adrienne DiPietro is a 2014 UGA alum. Georgia plays TCU for the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship Mon. Jan. 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Dean and Julie Orem, of Ringgold, Ga., pose for a photograph with their granddaughter two-year-old Catherine DePietro, of Oceanside, Ca., during the Playoff Fan Central at the LA Convention Center, Sat., Jan. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles, Ca. Catherine’s mother, Adrienne DiPietro (not pictured) is a 2014 UGA alum. Georgia plays TCU for the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship Mon. Jan. 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia fan Maddox Silverstein, 6, of New Jersey, participates in the Chick-Fil-A area during the Playoff Fan Central at the LA Convention Center, Sat., Jan. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles, Ca. Georgia plays TCU for the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship Mon. Jan. 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia fan Julianna Silverstein, 9, of New Jersey, participates in the Chick-Fil-A area during the Playoff Fan Central at the LA Convention Center, Sat., Jan. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles, Ca. Georgia plays TCU for the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship Mon. Jan. 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Large football statues are shown at during the Playoff Fan Central at the LA Convention Center, Sat., Jan. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles, Ca. Georgia plays TCU for the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship Mon. Jan. 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia alum Jon Manson, of Atlanta, left, and girlfriend Fiona Reid, of Chicago, look at the Georgia display at the College Football Hall of Fame during the Playoff Fan Central at the LA Convention Center, Sat., Jan. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles, Ca. Georgia plays TCU for the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship Mon. Jan. 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Two-year-old Georgia fan Catherine DePietro, of Oceanside, Ca., is shown with her family during the Playoff Fan Central at the LA Convention Center, Sat., Jan. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles, Ca. Catherine’s mother Adrienne DiPietro is a 2014 UGA alum. Georgia plays TCU for the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship Mon. Jan. 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia alum Jon Manson, of Atlanta, left, and girlfriend Fiona Reid, of Chicago, look at the Georgia display at the College Football Hall of Fame during the Playoff Fan Central at the LA Convention Center, Sat., Jan. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles, Ca. Georgia plays TCU for the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship Mon. Jan. 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

The 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship logo is shown outside of SoFi Stadium, Sat., Jan. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles, Ca. Georgia plays TCU for the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship Mon. Jan. 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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