On the “TNT Halftime Report” on Wednesday, Charles Barkley paid his debt to fellow broadcaster and Georgia alumnus Ernie Johnson for choosing the Oklahoma Sooners to beat the Bulldogs in the Rose Bowl.

Barkley wore a No. 1 Georgia jersey as he walked on set to join Johnson who was wearing his No. 34 jersey he wore on last week’s show.

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Kennesaw State guard Simeon Cottle shoots a technical foul shot during the second half of a game against South Florida Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 at Kennesaw State University. (Daniel Varnado/For the AJC))

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Austin Walters died from an overdose in 2021 after taking a Xanax pill laced with fentanyl, his father said. A new law named after Austin and aimed at preventing deaths from fentanyl has resulted in its first convictions in Georgia, prosecutors said. (Family photo)

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