Vegas has made the Crimson Tide a touchdown favorite. They won one of the biggest bowl games in the country, so that would have been that.
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The Clemson-Oklahoma matchup in the Orange Bowl drew a 9.7 rating in the overnight metered markets. “They set a really good example for the team”.
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ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi interviewed Alabama head coach Nick Saban after the game and tried to coax a smile out of him.
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It was the players on the other side of the ball. “With that I felt like I was at a really good place with where my game”. Maybe Warinner moving upstairs with Barrett as the quarterback was only a small part of the turnaround.
The Tide took it but not the way it had done for so much of this season – at least offensively. The Tigers lined up to punt, but punter Andy Teasdall rolled out to pass, finding defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, who slipped out of the backfield, caught the ball and picked up 31 yards.
“I knew that we would be here”, Swinney said. And Calvin did a great job of just getting up and making plays.
The Spartans held Heisman Trophy victor Derrick Henry to 75 yards rushing, but paid for it in the passing game.
The Sooners open the scoring with a one yard Samaje Perine touchdown and it’s 7 to nothing early.
Looking back, Saban said, “I think the players learned a lot from what happened in the game a year ago”.
The 10-0 halftime deficit was not insurmountable, but as Mark Dantonio noted before halftime, Sparty was going to need some good breaks to get back in the game. The Heisman finalist also ran for 145 yards on 24 carries, scoring the Tigers’ first touchdown on a 5-yard run. They dominated on defense and their offense put on an absolute display.
It’s not just pace of the game or dictating tempo, it’s the ability of the dual-threat quarterback force Alabama to cover in space and account for the quarterback run.
Cook completed 19 of 39 passes for 210 yards in his final collegiate game.
Swinney doesn’t want them hiding from the opportunity. “The pass rush was there”.
Aside from Cook, several other seniors will also be moving on.
Success was especially sweet for the Spartans in a year when Ohio State was coming off a national title and MI had just hired Jim Harbaugh. The Spartans were a finalist for the inaugural award, but the Alabama defense made them look bad Thursday night.
Alabama defensive linemen Jarran Reed and A’Shawn Robinson talk about Michigan State saying it had the nation’s top offensive line and that it could handle their defensive front.
But the 2nd half belonged to Clemson on both sides of the ball. When Cook finally found a rhythm and had the Spartans at the Alabama 12 late in the first half, he underthrew Aaron Burnbridge for an easy interception by Cyrus Jones near the goal line.
The teams combined for eight punts through the first two quarters. Alabama can’t hurt the Spartans if Coker and co. are sitting on the sidelines.
In the conference title game, Michigan State edged unbeaten Iowa on a touchdown in the final minute, wrapping up a spot in the playoff.
“This is a special team that I couldn’t be prouder of”, Coker said.
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The offense has a stable of running backs while the secondary could become a strength again as so many young players gained valuable experience this season. Michigan State won last year’s Cotton Bowl against Baylor….
