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Stetson Bennett isn’t trying to play outside of himself when his Georgia Bulldogs face the Alabama Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game next Monday.
The young quarterback also isn’t trying to treat the matchup as something different than any other football game.
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“Maybe I’m not capable of holding that weight on my shoulders, but no, I’m just treating it as a football game,” Bennett told reporters Monday. “Do I know that means a lot to a lot of people? Yes. Am I trying to play some kind of savior by winning a national championship for millions of people? No.
“I don’t think that’s my job. My job is to go out there and throw completions to very talented people we have on this team. And I think it’s as simple as that.”
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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