Georgia vs. TCU in CFP championship: Live updates, start time

Georgia is defending its national championship. Georgia will play TCU in the college football national championships game at SoFi Stadium at 4:30 p.m. (TV: ESPN).

Georgia is defending its national championship. Georgia will play TCU in the college football national championships at 4:30 p.m. (TV: ESPN). Georgia and TCU are both from Texas. Georgia is the defending champion.

Georgia is the defending champions. They beat Ohio State 42-41 in the Peach Bowl. Texas Christian beat Michigan 51-45 to advance to the national championship game. Georgia and TCU will play on January 9th in Los Angeles. The winner will be crowned the new national champion. Georgia won last year's championship over Alabama. TCU is 10-3-1 against the spread and 7-7-ATS. Darnell Washington is injured. He will not play. It's a big underdog. For the betting public, the public is backing the Horned Frogs.

Georgia fans are upset because there will be no tailgating in the SoFi Stadium parking lots pregame. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp supports the idea. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz supports a bill to make tailgate a protected right for American citizens. Georgia's athletic director Greg McGarity met with Georgia football coach Kirby Smart on the night of the 2015 Southeastern Conference championship game. The meeting took place at the Renaissance Hotel by the Atlanta airport. It was a secret, but the two parties seemed meant to be together. They met at a meeting organized by Jimmy Sexton.