Photos: The scene at the Georgia-Alabama championship game

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Photos: The scene at the Georgia-Alabama championship game

The Bulldogs lost to the Crimson Tide in the national championship game in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018.

January 8, 2018 Atlanta - Georgia players run onto the field before College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, January 8, 2018. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018 Atlanta - President Donald Trump attends during College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, January 8, 2018. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018, Athens - Students watch the NCAA National Championship game between UGA and Alabama at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia, on Monday, January 8, 2018. DAVID BARNES / SPECIAL

January 8, 2018 Atlanta - Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm (11) and other players take on the field before College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, January 8, 2018. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018 Atlanta: Georgia head coach Kirby Smart arrives for the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 8, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

January 8, 2018 Atlanta: Georgia tailback Nick Chubb arrives for the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 8, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

January 8, 2018 Atlanta: Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm arrives for the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 8, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

01/08/2018 -- Atlanta, GA - General view before the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta, Monday, January 8, 2018. The Georgia Bulldogs will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide for the 2018 championship title. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM

GBI agents stand guard before the College Football National Championship game held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday Jan. 8, 2018, in Atlanta. (John Amis)

January 8, 2018 Atlanta - President Donald Trump attends during College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, January 8, 2018. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

01/08/2018 -- Atlanta, GA - General view before the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta, Monday, January 8, 2018. The Georgia Bulldogs will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide for the 2018 championship title. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018 Atlanta: Lorenzo Carter arrives for the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 8, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

[[--USE THIS FILE AND DELETE 003 AS THIS IS CORRECT ID's--]] Wilkes Riggins, and Marisa Elrod, of Hoschton, Alabama and Georgia fans who happen to live in the same household wait in the plaza for the start of the College Football National Championship game held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday Jan. 8, 2018, in Atlanta. (John Amis)

Alex Robson {cq} , left, and Colleen McCarty hold up signs outside the ESPN show being broadcast from the Plaza before the College Football National Championship game held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday Jan. 8, 2018, in Atlanta. (John Amis)

January 8, 2018, Athens - Emily Cooley, a sophomore studying math and psychology, wears a temporary face tattoo of Kirby Smart while working at Starbucks in the Tate Student Center in Athens, Georgia, on Monday, January 8, 2018. The University of Georgia will face Alabama in the NCAA National Championship game in Atlanta later today. DAVID BARNES / SPECIAL

Members of the UGA marching band march past the rubble of the Georgia Dome as they make their way to the College Football National Championship game held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday Jan. 8, 2018, in Atlanta. (John Amis)

Jana Williams, of Amelia Island, FL puts on her rain gear before the College Football National Championship game held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday Jan. 8, 2018, in Atlanta. (John Amis)

January 8, 2018 Atlanta: Atlanta police department security maintained high visibility in the stadium perimeter in downtown Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. The Alabama Crimson Tide were 3.5-point favorites going into Monday nightâs College Football Playoff Championship against the Georgia Bulldogs at Atlantaâs Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Gov. Nathan Deal ordered non-essential state offices from Columbus to Augusta and northward to close Monday, and city of Atlanta officials announced a similar order for local offices.Â Officials began announcing closures to ease traffic burdens early, in large part because of the game. The 8pm kick off for the championship,Â will see US President Donald Trump in attendance. Kendrick Lamar was scheduled to perform a free halftime concert at Centennial Olympic Park. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018 Atlanta: Hendrix Murray (left) and Jasmine Designees walk by the tailgaters in the gulch in downtown Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. The Alabama Crimson Tide were 3.5-point favorites going into Monday nightâs College Football Playoff Championship against the Georgia Bulldogs at Atlantaâs Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Gov. Nathan Deal ordered non-essential state offices from Columbus to Augusta and northward to close Monday, and city of Atlanta officials announced a similar order for local offices.Â Officials began announcing closures to ease traffic burdens early, in large part because of the game. The 8pm kick off for the championship,Â will see US President Donald Trump in attendance. Kendrick Lamar was scheduled to perform a free halftime concert at Centennial Olympic Park. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018 Atlanta - President Donald Trump attends during College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, January 8, 2018. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018 Atlanta: Georgia fan Marlaina Ginsberg is thrilled shooting video of Georgiaâs arrival for the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 8, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

January 8, 2018, Athens - Students wait outside Stegeman Coliseum before a watch party for the NCAA National Championship game between UGA and Alabama in Athens, Georgia, on Monday, January 8, 2018. DAVID BARNES / SPECIAL

January 8, 2018, Athens - Marquis Chester, right, a third year entertainment and media studies major, waits in the cold outside Stegeman Coliseum before a watch party for the NCAA National Championship game between UGA and Alabama in Athens, Georgia, on Monday, January 8, 2018. DAVID BARNES / SPECIAL

January 8, 2018 Atlanta - Fans go through heavy security to get in Mercedes-Benz Stadium before College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 8, 2018. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018 Atlanta - Fans stand in line to go through security in the rain outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium before College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 8, 2018. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018 Atlanta - Fans take their selfies as they walk in Mercedes-Benz Stadium before College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 8, 2018. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018 Atlanta - Fans walk in Mercedes-Benz Stadium before College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 8, 2018. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018 Atlanta - Fans walk in Mercedes-Benz Stadium before College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 8, 2018. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018, Athens - Students wait outside Stegeman Coliseum before a watch party for the NCAA National Championship game between UGA and Alabama in Athens, Georgia, on Monday, January 8, 2018. DAVID BARNES / SPECIAL

January 8, 2018, Athens - Halle Wong, center, a first year exercise sciences major, cheers while waiting in line outside Stegeman Coliseum before a watch party for the NCAA National Championship game between UGA and Alabama in Athens, Georgia, on Monday, January 8, 2018. DAVID BARNES / SPECIAL

01/08/2018 -- Atlanta, GA - Terrell Owens talks with sports newscasters before the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta, Monday, January 8, 2018. The Georgia Bulldogs will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide for the 2018 championship title. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM

01/08/2018 -- Atlanta, GA - An Alabama Crimson Tide fan cheers before the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta, Monday, January 8, 2018. The Georgia Bulldogs will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide for the 2018 championship title. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018, Athens - Students watch the NCAA National Championship game between UGA and Alabama at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia, on Monday, January 8, 2018. DAVID BARNES / SPECIAL

01/08/2018 -- Atlanta, GA - An Alabama Crimson Tide fan takes a nap before the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta, Monday, January 8, 2018. The Georgia Bulldogs will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide for the 2018 championship title. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM

01/08/2018 -- Atlanta, GA - University of Nebraska head coach Scott Frost before the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta, Monday, January 8, 2018. The Georgia Bulldogs will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide for the 2018 championship title. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM

01/08/2018 -- Atlanta, GA - Terrell Owens receives a hug before the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta, Monday, January 8, 2018. The Georgia Bulldogs will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide for the 2018 championship title. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018 - ATLANTA: Darius Rucker, former front man for Hootie & the Blowfish, braves the rain to perform on the final day of the 3-day AT&T Playoff Playlist Live! concert series pre-game celebrations at Centennial Olympic Park on Monday, January 8, 2018. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Eye of Ramsess Media)

January 8, 2018 Atlanta: Georgia fans Robin Gordon (left) and Connie Nichols have their fingers crossed at the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 8, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

January 8, 2018 Atlanta: Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson is on the sidelines for the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 8, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

January 8, 2018 Atlanta: Ric Flair is at the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 8, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

January 8, 2018 Atlanta - Hines Ward attends during College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, January 8, 2018. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018 Atlanta - Migos' Quavo attends before College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, January 8, 2018. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018 Atlanta - Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm (11) and other players take on the field before College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, January 8, 2018. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018 Atlanta: in downtown Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. The Alabama Crimson Tide were 3.5-point favorites going into Monday nights College Football Playoff Championship against the Georgia Bulldogs at Atlantas Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Gov. Nathan Deal ordered non-essential state offices from Columbus to Augusta and northward to close Monday, and city of Atlanta officials announced a similar order for local offices. Officials began announcing closures to ease traffic burdens early, in large part because of the game. The 8pm kick off for the championship, will see US President Donald Trump in attendance. Kendrick Lamar was scheduled to perform a free halftime concert at Centennial Olympic Park. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

Iranian American Nasser Jamali, of Chamblee, holds up a sign as the Presidential motorcade passes him on Northside Drive before entering for the College Football National Championship game held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday Jan. 8, 2018, in Atlanta. Jamali joined other Iranian Americans in demonstrating support for the President.(John Amis)

Alabama's Million Dollar Band marches past the rubble from the Georgia Dome as they arrive for the College Football National Championship game held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday Jan. 8, 2018, in Atlanta. (John Amis)

January 8, 2018 - ATLANTA: Darius Rucker, former front man for Hootie & the Blowfish, now a solo Grammy Award Country artist, performs on the final day of the 3-day AT&T Playoff Playlist Live! concert series pre-game celebrations at Centennial Olympic Park on Monday, January 8, 2018. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Eye of Ramsess Media)

January 8, 2018 Atlanta: Patricia Churney came alone to protest Trump's visit to downtown Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Alabama Crimson Tide were 3.5-point favorites going into Monday nightâs College Football Playoff Championship against the Georgia Bulldogs at Atlantaâs Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Gov. Nathan Deal ordered non-essential state offices from Columbus to Augusta and northward to close Monday, and city of Atlanta officials announced a similar order for local offices.Â Officials began announcing closures to ease traffic burdens early, in large part because of the game. The 8pm kick off for the championship,Â will see US President Donald Trump in attendance. Kendrick Lamar was scheduled to perform a free halftime concert at Centennial Olympic Park. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018 Atlanta: GBI Agents work security in downtown Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. The Alabama Crimson Tide were 3.5-point favorites going into Monday nightâs College Football Playoff Championship against the Georgia Bulldogs at Atlantaâs Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Gov. Nathan Deal ordered non-essential state offices from Columbus to Augusta and northward to close Monday, and city of Atlanta officials announced a similar order for local offices.Â Officials began announcing closures to ease traffic burdens early, in large part because of the game. The 8pm kick off for the championship,Â will see US President Donald Trump in attendance. Kendrick Lamar was scheduled to perform a free halftime concert at Centennial Olympic Park. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018 Atlanta: Caroline Wilbert pokes her head out from the crowd as they wait to get in the game in downtown Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. The Alabama Crimson Tide were 3.5-point favorites going into Monday nightâs College Football Playoff Championship against the Georgia Bulldogs at Atlantaâs Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Gov. Nathan Deal ordered non-essential state offices from Columbus to Augusta and northward to close Monday, and city of Atlanta officials announced a similar order for local offices.Â Officials began announcing closures to ease traffic burdens early, in large part because of the game. The 8pm kick off for the championship,Â will see US President Donald Trump in attendance. Kendrick Lamar was scheduled to perform a free halftime concert at Centennial Olympic Park. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018 Atlanta: Crowds wait to get in the game in downtown Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. The Alabama Crimson Tide were 3.5-point favorites going into Monday nightâs College Football Playoff Championship against the Georgia Bulldogs at Atlantaâs Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Gov. Nathan Deal ordered non-essential state offices from Columbus to Augusta and northward to close Monday, and city of Atlanta officials announced a similar order for local offices.Â Officials began announcing closures to ease traffic burdens early, in large part because of the game. The 8pm kick off for the championship,Â will see US President Donald Trump in attendance. Kendrick Lamar was scheduled to perform a free halftime concert at Centennial Olympic Park. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

January 8, 2018, Athens - A student reacts while watching the NCAA National Championship game between UGA and Alabama at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia, on Monday, January 8, 2018. DAVID BARNES / SPECIAL

A fan tries to stay dry while standing in line for the College Football National Championship game held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday Jan. 8, 2018, in Atlanta. (John Amis)

Hailey and Torey Wright and sons Aiden and Asher stood in line for three hours to meet Herschel Walker. Photo: Jennifer Brett, jbrett@ajc.com

Tony Rogowski motored in from Marietta just to show off his UGA-themed wheels. Photo: Jennifer Brett, jbrett@ajc.com

The electronic sign on this University of Georgia bus echoes the sentiments of Bulldogs fans everywhere. ERIC STIRGUS / ESTIRGUS@AJC.COM

UGA alum Jared Sammons bugged out of a class at Washington & Lee University, where he's now in law school, to be able to attend Monday's game. Photo: Jennifer Brett, jbrett@ajc.com

Monday 8, 2018 Atlanta. A protester chant slogans out side CNN in protest for the visit of the president Donald Trump during the NCAA Championship in Atlanta.

Monday 8, 2018 Atlanta. Dozens of protester from different organizations took a knee in protest for the visit of the president Donald Trump during the NCAA Championship in Atlanta.

Georgia fans scream as Georgia runs out onto the field during the College Football National Championship watch party held at Stegeman Coliseum on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Georgia on Monday, January 8, 2018. (REANN HUBER/REANN.HUBER@AJC.COM)

Young Georgia fans boo as Alabama is shown on screens during the College Football National Championship watch party held at Stegeman Coliseum on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Georgia on Monday, January 8, 2018. (REANN HUBER/REANN.HUBER@AJC.COM)

A Georgia fan swings a t-shirt around before the kickoff of the College Football National Championship game while at a watch party held at Stegeman Coliseum on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Georgia on Monday, January 8, 2018. (REANN HUBER/REANN.HUBER@AJC.COM)

January 8, 2018, Athens - Students cheer while watching the NCAA National Championship game between UGA and Alabama at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia, on Monday, January 8, 2018. DAVID BARNES / SPECIAL

January 8, 2018, Athens - Students watch the NCAA National Championship game between UGA and Alabama at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia, on Monday, January 8, 2018. DAVID BARNES / SPECIAL

January 8, 2018, Athens - A student cheers while watching the NCAA National Championship game between UGA and Alabama at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia, on Monday, January 8, 2018. DAVID BARNES / SPECIAL

January 8, 2018 Atlanta: President Donald Trump participates in the National Anthem at the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 8, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Georgia fans revel in between plays while watching the College Football National Championship game against Alabama from "Stats" sports bar downtown on Monday Jan. 8, 2018, in Atlanta. (John Amis)

Fans cheer after a Georgia play during the College Football National Championship watch party held at Stegeman Coliseum on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Georgia on Monday, January 8, 2018. (REANN HUBER/REANN.HUBER@AJC.COM)

January 8, 2018 - ATLANTA: Grammy Award winning rapper, singer songwriter Kendrick Lamar performing for the halftime for the College Football Playoff championship game between Georgia and Alabama at Centennial Olympic Park on Monday, January 8, 2018. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Eye of Ramsess Media)

January 8, 2018 - ATLANTA: Grammy Award winning rapper, singer songwriter Kendrick Lamar performing for the halftime for the College Football Playoff championship game between Georgia and Alabama at Centennial Olympic Park on Monday, January 8, 2018. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Eye of Ramsess Media)

January 8, 2018, Athens - Students cheer while watching the NCAA National Championship game between UGA and Alabama at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia, on Monday, January 8, 2018. DAVID BARNES / SPECIAL

January 8, 2018, Athens - Students cheer while watching the NCAA National Championship game between UGA and Alabama at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia, on Monday, January 8, 2018. DAVID BARNES / SPECIAL

January 8, 2018, Athens - Students cheer while watching the NCAA National Championship game between UGA and Alabama at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia, on Monday, January 8, 2018. DAVID BARNES / SPECIAL

Former UGA football player who played in the 1984 Cotton Bowl, second from left, revels with wife Daniella Moss, and others while watching the College Football National Championship game against Alabama at a restaurant on Monday Jan. 8, 2018, in Atlanta. (John Amis)

Georgia fans react to plays during the College Football National Championship watch party held at Stegeman Coliseum on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Georgia on Monday, January 8, 2018. (REANN HUBER/REANN.HUBER@AJC.COM)

Georgia fans react to plays during the College Football National Championship watch party held at Stegeman Coliseum on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Georgia on Monday, January 8, 2018. (REANN HUBER/REANN.HUBER@AJC.COM)

January 8, 2018 - ATLANTA: Grammy Award winning rapper, singer songwriter Kendrick Lamar performing for the halftime for the College Football Playoff championship game between Georgia and Alabama at Centennial Olympic Park on Monday, January 8, 2018. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Eye of Ramsess Media)

January 8, 2018 - ATLANTA: The crowd getting hyped for Kendrick Lamar to hit the stage to perform for the halftime College Football Playoff Championship game between Georgia and Alabama at Centennial Olympic Park on Monday, January 8, 2018. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Eye of Ramsess Media)

Georgia fans react to plays during the College Football National Championship watch party held at Stegeman Coliseum on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Georgia on Tuesday, January 9, 2018. (REANN HUBER/REANN.HUBER@AJC.COM)

Georgia fans including Andrew Sexton, left, and Shaun Raymond, second from left, celebrate a touchdown against Alabama while watching the first half of the College Football National Championship game from Stats sports bar on Monday Jan. 8, 2018, in Atlanta. (John Amis)

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January 8, 2018 Atlanta - Georgia players run onto the field before College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, January 8, 2018. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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