Nakobe Dean believes Georgia is the new college football dynasty

Nakobe Dean doubtless stood on the SoFi Stadium discipline and had large flashbacks to this time a 12 months in the past when the confetti was showering over him after profitable the 2022 Faculty Soccer Playoff Nationwide Championship Recreation over Alabama. 

This time, although, the Philadelphia Eagles linebacker was supporting his former teammates, who set a brand new report for probably the most factors ever scored in a nationwide championship of their 65-7 blowout victory.

Profitable back-to-back titles in school soccer is a uncommon feat, which is why Dean believes the Bulldogs are the brand new dynasty within the recreation. 

“I’d wish to assume so,” he informed Fox Information Digital on the sector at SoFi Stadium. “I’m a bit biased, although, being my college [and] being the place I performed at. I’d like to assume so.”

Dean was a defensive playmaker for the Bulldogs final season, and he performed that function all the best way to the tip to cease Bryce Younger from transferring the ball and permitting Stetson Bennett to steer the Bulldogs to a victory. 

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Bennett did have an excessive amount of bother discovering offense on this recreation. He was chargeable for six whole touchdowns, 4 by means of the air and two speeding, as he finally bought a curtain name thanks to go coach Kirby Sensible simply because the fourth quarter bought underway. 

“It’s nice. It’s nice seeing my brothers that I performed with, got here to varsity with simply make it right here and win once more. It’s all about them,” Dean stated. 

Stetson Bennett #13 of the Georgia Bulldogs runs for a landing towards the TCU Horned Frogs within the first half of the Faculty Soccer Playoff Nationwide Championship held at SoFi Stadium on January 9, 2023 in Inglewood, California. 
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After all, Georgia nonetheless performs within the SEC, which has been dominated by Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide for fairly a while. However after taking them down within the nationwide title recreation final season, after which going undefeated this 12 months, Dean doesn’t wish to hear the comparisons. 

“Ain’t no new Alabama. They’re the primary Georgia,” he stated. “That’s what they do. Go Dawgs!”

In that win over Alabama final 12 months to win all of it, Dean had 4 whole tackles and one move defended. His spectacular junior season noticed six sacks, 10.5 tackles for loss, 72 mixed tackles, and two interceptions, one in all which was returned for a landing. 

Dean was pegged to be a excessive draft choose, however groups have been reportedly involved about his measurement at 5-foot-11, 229 kilos, which isn’t the prototypical measurements for linebackers within the NFL. He additionally opted towards getting pectoral surgical procedure. 

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The Eagles would finally scoop him up within the third spherical (83rd total), and Dean has been taking part in in a reserve function for the NFC’s finest workforce this season. 

With no playoff recreation this week as a result of Eagles’ bye, it was an ideal time for Dean to expertise one other nationwide title recreation, this time from the stands. 

Head coach Kirby Sensible of the Georgia Bulldogs kisses the Nationwide Championship trophy after defeating the TCU Horned Frogs within the Faculty Soccer Playoff Nationwide Championship recreation at SoFi Stadium on January 09, 2023 in Inglewood, California. Georgia defeated TCU 65-7.
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He, and the remainder of Athens, Georgia, cherished the consequence.