[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 1, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S455-S456]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA BULLDOGS FOOTBALL TEAM FOR
WINNING THE 2022 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION COLLEGE
FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Mr. MENENDEZ. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from
further consideration, and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 496.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
A resolution (S. Res. 496) congratulating the University of
Georgia Bulldogs football team for winning the 2022 National
Collegiate Athletic Association College Football Playoff
National Championship.
There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the
Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
Mr. MENENDEZ. I ask unanimous consent that the Ossoff substitute
amendment at the desk to the resolution be agreed to; that the
resolution, as amended, be agreed to; that the preamble be agreed to;
and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the
table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The amendment (No. 4922), in the nature of a substitute, was agreed
to, as follows:
(Purpose: In the nature of a substitute)
Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the
following: ``That the Senate--
(1) congratulates the University of Georgia Bulldogs football
team for a great season and winning the 2022 National
Collegiate Athletic Association College Football Playoff
National Championship game;
(2) recognizes the achievements of all players, coaches, and
staff who contributed to the championship season; and
(3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate
transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
(A) the President of the University of Georgia, Jere
Morehead;
(B) the Athletic Director of the University of Georgia, Josh
Brooks; and
(C) the Head Coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs
football team, Kirby Smart.
The resolution (S. Res. 496), as amended, was agreed to.
The preamble was agreed to.
The resolution, as amended, with its preamble reads as follows:
S. Res. 496
Whereas the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team
(referred to in this preamble as the ``Georgia Bulldogs'')
went 14-1 during the 2021 college football season and won the
2022 National Collegiate Athletic Association College
Football Playoff National Championship (referred to in this
preamble as the ``2022 National Championship''), defeating
the University of Alabama Crimson Tide by a score of 33 to 18
at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, on January
10, 2022;
Whereas this victory marks the first college football
national championship for the University of Georgia since the
1980 college football season and its third national
championship overall;
Whereas the 2022 National Championship was the 59th
football bowl appearance and the 34th football bowl victory
for the University of Georgia;
Whereas the 2021-2022 Georgia Bulldogs achieved a 14-1
overall record for the season, the most single-season wins in
the history of the University of Georgia football program;
Whereas the 2021-2022 defensive unit for the Georgia
Bulldogs allowed on average only 10.2 points and 153 opposing
yards per game, making it one of the most dominant defensive
units in the history of college football;
Whereas the 2021-2022 Georgia Bulldogs overcame a loss in
the Southeastern Conference Championship to the University of
Alabama on December 4, 2021, achieving a historic victory
over the University of Alabama in the 2022 National
Championship;
Whereas Georgia Bulldogs quarterback and Blackshear,
Georgia, native Stetson Bennett IV, a former walk-on player
and junior college transfer, demonstrated tremendous
leadership and skill throughout the 2021 college football
season, and was named the 2022 National Championship
Offensive Player of the Game;
Whereas Georgia Bulldogs defensive back, Lewis Cine, was
named the 2022 National Championship Defensive Player of the
Game;
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Whereas the University of Georgia head football coach,
Kirby Smart, a University of Georgia alumnus and former
Georgia Bulldogs defensive back, has now led his team to 5
consecutive Associated Press Top 10 finishes and the first
national championship since the end of the 1980 college
football season;
Whereas this victory extends the record of Coach Smart to
66 wins and 15 losses during his tenure as the 26th Football
Head Coach at the University of Georgia, his first stint as a
head coach;
Whereas members of the 2021-2022 Georgia Bulldogs have been
honored by various awards throughout the 2021 college
football season and during the post-season, including the
2021 Chuck Bednarik Award and Outland Trophy winner, Jordan
Davis, and the 37th Dick Butkus Award winner, Nakobe Dean;
Whereas President Jere Morehead, Athletic Director Josh
Brooks, and Coach Kirby Smart have emphasized the importance
of academic success to the Georgia Bulldogs and all student-
athletes at the University of Georgia; and
Whereas the 2021-2022 Georgia Bulldogs have brought great
pride and honor to the University of Georgia, loyal fans of
the Georgia Bulldogs, and the entire State of Georgia: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) congratulates the University of Georgia Bulldogs
football team for a great season and winning the 2022
National Collegiate Athletic Association College Football
Playoff National Championship game;
(2) recognizes the achievements of all players, coaches,
and staff who contributed to the championship season; and
(3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate
transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
(A) the President of the University of Georgia, Jere
Morehead;
(B) the Athletic Director of the University of Georgia,
Josh Brooks; and
(C) the Head Coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs
football team, Kirby Smart.
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