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Photos: The scene Sunday as Georgia prepares to play for the national championship

Georgia fans cheer as team buses leave their hotel heading to Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Georgia fans wait in cold temperature for the team leaving their hotel in downtown Indianapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett smiles as the team leaves their hotel to Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart waves to fans as the team leaves their hotel to Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Georgia fans cheer as the team leaves their hotel to Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Georgia Jordan Davis and teammates leave their hotel to Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart smiles as the team leaves their hotel to Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

An Alabama team bus turns the corner ahead of the Georgia team hotel at the scene of the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Alabama Crimson Tide at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022. Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com

Georgia fans bundle up while taking in the festivities on Georgia Street outside the Indianapolis Convention Center on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Indianapolis. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”`

Workers put some of the finishing touches at the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Alabama Crimson Tide at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022. Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com

Georgia fans Bill & Kathy Sims, Marietta, enjoy spending some time with therapy dog "Tucker" in the Puppies at the Playoff booth during the fan festival inside the Indianapolis Convention Center on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Indianapolis. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”`

Georgia fans Brandon Winn (left) and his brother Conley Winn runs the Extra Yard 5K in downtown Indianapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022. The Extra Yard 5K is the official road race of the College Football Playoff. The family-friendly 3.1-mile run/walk starts in the Indiana Convention Center and takes participants through the streets of downtown Indianapolis. Downtown Indianapolis welcomes the college football community in 2022 over a three-day period with festivities kicking-off Saturday, January 8. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

A shop employee decorates a window with football theme in downtown Indianapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022. Downtown Indianapolis welcomes the college football community in 2022 over a three-day period with festivities kicking-off Saturday, January 8. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

A gigantic 2022 National Championship sign welcomes football fans at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022. Downtown Indianapolis welcomes the college football community in 2022 over a three-day period with festivities kicking-off Saturday, January 8. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Tricia Bennett Armstrong (left), Violet Bennett (middle), and Frances Bennett Yeargan, who said they are first cousins once removed to Georgia quarterback Stetston Bennett, show off their special made "The Mailman" shirts while taking in the fan festival inside the Indianapolis Convention Center on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Indianapolis. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”`

Georgia fans Debbie & Mark Evans (from left) and Victoria & Roland Bagwell, Gainesville, have their picture made with the signage on Georgia Street while taking in the festivities outside the Indianapolis Convention Center on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Indianapolis. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”`

Georgia fans Shane Fordham & his son Taylor, 10, have their picture taken in a booth featuring a giant helmet during the fan festival inside the Indianapolis Convention Center on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Indianapolis. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”`

Georgia fan Jeff Mixon snaps a photo of his son Colt Mixon, nicknamed "The Man Dang Lorium" in his Georgia football gear and homemade Mandalorian helmet as they arrive for the fan festival inside the Indianapolis Convention Center on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Indianapolis. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”`

Georgia fans fill the Georgia official merchandise section of the souvenir shop purchasing items at the fan festival inside the Indianapolis Convention Center on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Indianapolis. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”`

Georgia fan Roy Sherrell (right) gets a chuckle looking on as Alabama fan Buck Smith, nicknamed "Nacho Alabamo" breaks into a pose for fellow visitors during the fan festival inside the Indianapolis Convention Center on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Indianapolis. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”`

Football fans take in the National Championship Collectibles Auction as they consider items to purchase during the fan festival inside the Indianapolis Convention Center on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Indianapolis. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”`

Georgia and Alabama fans scoop up arm loads of souvenirs to purchase during the fan festival inside the Indianapolis Convention Center on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Indianapolis. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”`

Georgia players and coaching staff leave their hotel heading to Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart waves to fans as the team leaves their hotel to Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Georgia fans cheer as team buses leave their hotel heading to Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

A Georgia team bus driver uses his smartphone to take a photograph of Georgia fans waiting outside the team hotel in downtown Indianapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Michael Newman, of Atlanta, waits bundled up outside the Georgia team hotel in downtown Indianapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Georgia fans pose in front of a Georgia team bus parked outside the team hotel in downtown Indianapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Georgia fans cheer as team buses leave their hotel heading to Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Jan 9, 2022

With one day before Georgia and Alabama meet to decide college football’s national championship, Indianapolis was busy with fans and the teams on Sunday.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution photographers captured a flavor of the activities, including a visit by the Georgia team to Lucas Oil Stadium.

And we caught up with some Georgia fans taking in the festivities on Georgia Street outside the Indianapolis Convention Center.

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