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Georgia-Oklahoma: Countdown to the Rose Bowl

Here's a look at the two coaches in the Rose Bowl - Georgia's Kirby Smart and Oklahoma's Lincoln Riley.
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Updated Dec 26, 2017

It’s six days and counting as the Georgia Bulldogs prepare to their next step toward a college football national championship.

Georgia (12-1) will face Oklahoma (12-1) in the national semifinal New Year’s Day in the Rose Bowl. The winner will advance to the college football playoff championship game Jan. 8 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Here are a few items to get your post-holiday week started as you prepare for the Bulldogs-Sooners matchup:

> Video: Rose Bowl history - The granddaddy of them all

> Video: Georgia vs. Oklahoma - A look at the coaches

> Schultz: Georgia finally gets seat at table after long drought

> Video: How times have changed since Georgia's 1980 national title

> Video: Georgia's mascot through the years

> Matchup: Five things to know about Georgia vs. Oklahoma

> Video: Kirby Smart's Georgia journey

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