Alabama, Georgia receive warm welcome in frigid Indianapolis
The Alabama team gets off a plane Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis. Alabama is scheduled to play Georgia on Monday in the College Football Playoff championship game. (Michelle Pemberton/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

The Alabama team gets off a plane Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis. Alabama is scheduled to play Georgia on Monday in the College Football Playoff championship game. (Michelle Pemberton/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

Jan. 07, 2022 07:52 PM EST
The Alabama team disembarks from a plane Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis. Alabama is scheduled to play Georgia on Monday in the College Football Playoff championship game. (Michelle Pemberton/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

The Alabama team disembarks from a plane Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis. Alabama is scheduled to play Georgia on Monday in the College Football Playoff championship game. (Michelle Pemberton/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

Jan. 07, 2022 07:51 PM EST
Alabama players get off a plane, walking past flag-wavers at an airport in Indianapolis on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. Alabama is scheduled to play Georgia on Monday in the College Football Playoff championship game. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Alabama players get off a plane, walking past flag-wavers at an airport in Indianapolis on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. Alabama is scheduled to play Georgia on Monday in the College Football Playoff championship game. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Jan. 07, 2022 07:15 PM EST
Georgia coach Kirby Smart, center, walks after the team arrived at Indianapolis International Airport on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, in Indianapolis. Georgia is scheduled to play Alabama in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday. (Michelle Pemberton/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

Georgia coach Kirby Smart, center, walks after the team arrived at Indianapolis International Airport on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, in Indianapolis. Georgia is scheduled to play Alabama in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday. (Michelle Pemberton/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

Jan. 07, 2022 09:06 PM EST
Georgia coach Kirby Smart smiles while taking a few questions after the team arrived at Indianapolis International Airport on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, in Indianapolis. Georgia is scheduled to play Alabama in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Georgia coach Kirby Smart smiles while taking a few questions after the team arrived at Indianapolis International Airport on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, in Indianapolis. Georgia is scheduled to play Alabama in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Jan. 07, 2022 08:56 PM EST
Georgia defensive tackle Jordan Davis and teammates leave the plane after the team arrived at Indianapolis International Airport on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, in Indianapolis. Georgia is scheduled to play Alabama in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Georgia defensive tackle Jordan Davis and teammates leave the plane after the team arrived at Indianapolis International Airport on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, in Indianapolis. Georgia is scheduled to play Alabama in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Jan. 07, 2022 08:57 PM EST
Georgia team members leave the plane after its arrival at Indianapolis International Airport on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, in Indianapolis. Georgia is scheduled to play Alabama in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday. (Michelle Pemberton/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

Georgia team members leave the plane after its arrival at Indianapolis International Airport on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, in Indianapolis. Georgia is scheduled to play Alabama in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday. (Michelle Pemberton/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

Jan. 07, 2022 09:06 PM EST
Alabama head coach Nick Saban takes questions during College Football Playoff championship team arrivals at Indianapolis Airport on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, in Indianapolis. Alabama and Georgia are scheduled to play in the NCAA college championship game on Jan. 10. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Alabama head coach Nick Saban takes questions during College Football Playoff championship team arrivals at Indianapolis Airport on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, in Indianapolis. Alabama and Georgia are scheduled to play in the NCAA college championship game on Jan. 10. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Jan. 07, 2022 07:18 PM EST
Alabama coach Nick Saban, second from left, and the team get off the plane at an airport in Indianapolis on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. Alabama is scheduled to play Georgia on Monday in the College Football Playoff championship game. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Alabama coach Nick Saban, second from left, and the team get off the plane at an airport in Indianapolis on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. Alabama is scheduled to play Georgia on Monday in the College Football Playoff championship game. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Jan. 07, 2022 07:18 PM EST