Ridley broke Amari Cooper’s freshman record at Alabama for yards receiving (1,000, 2012), his 138-yard performance against MSU giving him 1,031 yards heading into the CFP national title game on January 11 in Glendale, Arizona. Teams such as Ohio State, Auburn, Mississippi and Texas A&M have given the Crimson Tide trouble; more traditional offenses seem to play into Alabama’s hands.
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Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson showed off the Orange Bowl trophy after defeating Oklahoma.
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You can bet coach Nick Saban did not waste any time thinking about Clemson, the unbeaten, top-ranked team in the country. The Crimson Tide throttled Michigan State 38-0 in a game that was over early. Saban congratulated the Spartans on a good season.
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Coker improved during the season, and he has one more shot to take the Tide to the top.
“They wanted to take over the game”, Saban said as the confetti came down. “We’ve had a tough schedule this year”.
Social networks were virtually silent about the games compared to the year before. “I’m sure our guys will be motivated, trying to do the best they can to play the best they can in the game”.
Cook just didn’t play well against Alabama, and there’s one former Michigan State quarterback that can relate. He attended the University of Alabama, where he walked on to the football team and later won a national championship in 1992. At the same time, I think it’s my responsibility to teach these guys the preparation that needs to happen to be successful in these bowl games. “We knew he was a good quarterback; he was gonna manage the game for them”.
Cyrus Jones officially put it away for Alabama.
“Luckily, we are a defensive team”. If you are short on time, that is all you need to know about the Cotton Bowl.
When I asked Kiffin how much his head coaching jobs had damaged his image, he said, “Obviously it did”.
Boulware was named the defensive MVP for the game. Saban said he thought big plays were the difference in the game. This was done to soften Michigan State up for a big throw down the field and it worked to perfection.
Michigan State had one brief moment of hope right before half, when quarterback Connor Cook completed a pair of long passes to creep toward the end zone. Coker made several huge throws in the game and he helped Alabama control the game with his effecient passing.
Yes, Cook struggled (19 of 39, 210 yards, 2 TDs) and was outplayed by Alabama’s Jake Coker (25 of 30, 286, 2 TDs).
College football’s move to create a new tradition with semifinal matchups on New Year’s Eve drew ratings approximately 36 per cent lower than last season, when the matchups were held on New Year’s Day.
Regardless, I see Alabama winning. Maybe we were a little bit too complacent, and I take responsibility for all that. “No one’s ever done it. So we would be the best ever”.
“But this year’s team was totally focused on the game”. But they proved that meant nothing and came back with a vengeance. The Crimson Tide have racked up six wins over ranked opponents since an early loss to Ole Miss, and the closest margin in any of those marquee games was 14 points. “I appreciate playing against people like that”.
Henry had 20 carries for 75 yards and two scores, and he now has 2,061 yards this season. Talking defensively what we want to do is stop the run. The freshman Ridley streaked by defenders on deep throws and outfought them on jump balls. We’d be going along. You’re making seven, you’re making nine, you’re making five. But Lane Kiffin began to pick on the Spartans on the perimeter and eventually MSU’s defense got blown open by the night’s most unlikely hero, Jake Coker.
He insisted after the game his shoulder was fine and he’s not planning any surgery, saying the injury was just a sprain.
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“But, once we settled down, we hit some big plays on them, which was really important”.
