College Football Playoff National Championship Game: Famous alumni of Alabama and Georgia

One of the most famous baseball play-by-play voices ever, Allen is synonymous with the New York Yankees after announcing the team's games beginning in 1939. He graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1937.

A native of Athens, Ga., Basinger attended UGA before dropping out to model. The actress's credits include "L.A. Confidential" and "Batman."

Brown studied film at the University of Georgia before enrolling at the New England Culinary Institute. The celebrity chef is best known for the shows "Good Eats," "Iron Chef America," "Feasting on Asphalt" and "Cutthroat Kitchen."

The host of ESPN's "College GameDay," Davis graduated from Alabama in 1988 with degrees in broadcast news and public affairs.

The author of the book "Forrest Gump," Groom graduated from Alabama in 1965.

Holloway made his name as an actor by playing James "Sawyer" Ford in "Lost" and Gabriel Vaughn in "Intelligence." He attended Georgia for one quarter before dropping out.

"Hello, Newman!" Knight played the iconic mailman in "Seinfeld" and also appeared in "Jurassic Park." He left UGA just before he was able to graduate but finally earned his degree in 2008.

Lee won the Pulitzer Prize after authoring "To Kill a Mockingbird." She studied law at Alabama but didn't complete her degree. Lee passed away last February.

Madoff attended Alabama for one year before transferring to Hofstra. The former non-executive chairman of the NASDAQ stock exchange, Madoff is currently in federal prison after pleading guilty to 11 felonies after running a Ponzi scheme.

Nabors played Gomer Pyle in "The Andy Griffith Show" and later the spin-off, "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." He's an alumnus of Alabama.

Known as the host of "Inside Edition," Norville is a Georgia native who graduated with a bachelor's in journalism in 1979 from UGA.

Scarborough was a Republican in the House of Representatives from 1995-2001 but is now best known for co-hosting "Morning Joe" on MSNBC. He attended undergrad at Alabama, graduating in 1985.

Seacrest's career took off as the host of "American Idol," and the iconic TV host permanently replaced Michael Strahan as half of the new duo on "Live with Kelly and Ryan." He briefly studied journalism at Georgia before dropping out and moving to L.A.

The development of the rock band R.E.M. occurred at the University of Georgia. Stipe met fellow band members Peter Buck, Bill Berry and Mike Mills while in school, and the group dropped out of school in 1980.

Talese attended Alabama before going on to a notable journalism career at The New York Times and Esquire magazine.

The co-founder of Wikpedia, Wales earned a master's degree in finance from Alabama.

Wallace graduated from Alabama before his political career as governor of Alabama, and he also ran for president in 1968.

A two-time winner of the Masters, Watson attended Georgia and played golf at the school for two years. The school won an SEC title in golf in 2000.

Ward attended Alabama, where she was a cheerleader and double majored in fine art and advertising. The actress's screen credits include "Sisters," "The Day After Tomorrow" and "CSI: NY."

A native Georgian, Yearwood dropped out of school at the University of Georgia before her music career started. Her long list of accomplishments includes three Grammy's, three CMA Awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards and one Emmy.