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Newsday (N.Y.): Georgia outlasts Oklahoma in Rose Bowl to reach title game
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By Art Spander
Special to Newsday
PASADENA, Calif. — You might say the national college football championship semifinal in that most historic of stadiums Rose to the occasion. In the end, so did the University of Georgia.
The third-ranked Bulldogs verified their nickname Monday night by coming back from repeated deficits to beat second-ranked Oklahoma, 54-48, in two overtimes and advance to the championship final.
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