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Complimentary tickets now available for Georgia championship celebration

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Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett leaves the plane as the Bulldogs arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after their 33-18 win against the Alabama Crimson Tide at the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship. Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport crew members welcome the Georgia Bulldogs with a flag as the team arrives in Atlanta after winning the College Football Playoff National Championship, beating 33-18 to the Alabama Crimson Tide on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart gives a thumbs up. Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Bulldogs arrived in Atlanta from Indiana after their 33-18 win against the Alabama Crimson Tide. Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Delta Airlines worker Brittany Brownlee takes a selfie with a Georgia football player Ryland Goede as the team arrives at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Six buses are ready to pick up the Bulldogs a day after their 33-18 win against the Alabama Crimson Tide. Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tuesday, January 11, 2022.
Georgia Bulldogs running back James Cook reacts to the members of the press as the team arrives. Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Lewis Cine looks over members of the press as the team arrives a day after their 33-18 win against the Alabama Crimson Tide at the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship.
Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Stetson Bennett arrives. Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The champions arrived in Atlanta on Tuesday. Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia defensive back Lewis Cine spoke to the press at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International. Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Georgia running back Zamir White is greeted by a large crowd of fans as he and his teammates return to the Georgia campus, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Athens, Ga., after defeating Alabama in the College Football Championship NCAA college football game. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
By Chip Towers
Jan 11, 2022

Complimentary tickets are now available for the formal program at Sanford Stadium that follows the parade to celebrate Georgia’s College Football Playoffs national championship on Saturday.

Tickets are available to students and season-ticket holders Tuesday through Thursday via an online request form. Remaining tickets will be made available to the general public Thursday and Friday.

The celebration will begin with a parade down Lumpkin Street to Sanford Stadium beginning at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. The Dawg Walk will follow at 1 p.m. and then the stadium ceremony at 2 p.m.

All regular game-day procedures will be followed with campus opening to visitors at 7 a.m.

Georgia captured the national championship, its first since the 1980 season, with a 33-18 victory over Alabama Monday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

In addition, the National Championship Trophy will be on display at two stores in Athens on Wednesday and Thursday. Fans will be able to view and have their photo taken with the trophy that was awarded on field on Monday.

The trophy will be at the Walmart on Lexington Road on Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. and the Walmart on Epps Bridge Parkway on Thursday from 4-7 p.m.

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Chip Towers covers the Georgia Bulldogs for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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