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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