Tomorrow night, the college football season reaches its grand finale with the CFP National Championship, and while fans across the country will be glued to the screen, Habersham County has two more reasons to watch just as closely.
Alongside the national title game, Habersham News’ CFP College Pick ’Em Contest has officially come down to just two finalists:
🏈 Shane Hunt
🏈 Luke Atwood
Out of everyone who entered, these two survived the chaos, the upsets, the heartbreak, and the busted brackets to stand alone at the top.
When UGA Isn’t There… We Improvise
Let’s be honest — plenty of folks in Habersham were hoping to be cheering for UGA in the championship. But since the Bulldogs aren’t in it this year, we’re offering a local alternative:
👉 Instead of Miami or Indiana…
👉 Cheer for Shane or Luke.
Same passion. Same intensity. Just fewer pads and a lot more pride on the line.
Here’s How It Gets Decided
The stakes are beautifully simple:
- If Indiana wins the National Championship, Luke Atwood wins the Habersham News Pick ’Em Contest outright.
- If Miami wins, the contest won’t be decided immediately — instead, Habersham News will use each finalist’s predicted final score as the tiebreaker to determine whether Shane or Luke claims the title.
So not only does the winner matter… the score might matter just as much.
The Final Drive
Both Shane and Luke have stayed neck-and-neck through the playoffs, proving that predicting college football is equal parts skill, luck, and emotional endurance. Now it all comes down to one last game… and one final set of numbers on the scoreboard.
No pressure or anything.
Who Will Habersham Crown?
So tomorrow night, while the nation crowns a champion, Habersham News will be crowning one too.
Will it be Shane Hunt?
Or will Luke Atwood pull off the final upset?
If you don’t have a dog in the national fight, now you do.
📣 Pick a side. Cheer loud. And enjoy the chaos.
And no matter who wins — we’ll be celebrating both the champion on the field and the champion of Habersham News’ CFP Pick ’Em. 🏆🏈
