Football this 'n' that

 Motivated by an embarrassing loss in the SEC title game last month, Georgia avenged the loss in beating Alabama Monday night to claim the national title in the finals of the College Football Playoff.

You'd have to go back to 1981, when the Bulldogs featured Herschel Walker at running back, for the last time Georgia won a national title in football. With Walker now a GOPer running for Senate in the Peach State, despite living in Texas at last check, it's amazing how no one bothered to mention him as part of that 1980-1 team in game coverage.

The pregame opening video got some attention, too, with wrestler-actress Mercedes Varnado, aka the WWE's Sasha Banks, apparently playing her character from Disney+'s The Mandalorian, making an appearance. The former women's champion recorded the video some weeks back, because she is currently out with a foot injury, and could miss the Royal Rumble on January 29. You can bet people are talking about the video as much, if not more, than the game itself.

Just watch. Georgia QB Stetson Bennett could wind up shilling for cowboy hats if he doesn't make the NFL. Just sayin'.

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Alabama could be saying goodbye to another offensive coordinator, as Bill O'Brien could be heading back to the NFL.

O'Brien, according to reports, is being interviewed by Jacksonville about their head coaching vacancy. O'Brien spent a few years in Houston, a division rival of the Jaguars, so he knows the division pretty well. Stay tuned.

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It'd been reported that the Giants were going to keep coach Joe Judge as well as QB Daniel Jones for next season.

However, on Tuesday, Judge was sacked after 2 unproductive seasons. His post-game pressers after recent losses likely sealed his fate.

That means the Giants will be looking for their 4th coach since Tom Coughlin was let go. Apparently, they need help with their talent evaluation for coaches, too.

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Finally, condolences to the family of former Jets receiver Don Maynard, who passed away earlier this week at 86. Maynard was one of Joe Namath's favorite targets during their Super Bowl run in 1968-9.