That’s not all. Michigan State, whether it officially wants to or not, has been deemed the great underdog against Alabama. They are looking to prove that the SEC wasn’t just a powerhouse during the BCS era but rather that they can again take control of the CFP. First with the Miracle in Ann Arbor, then a strong performance by two backups to lead them over Ohio State.
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No. 4 Oklahoma (11-1) vs. No. 1 Clemson (13-0) at Miami Gardens, Florida, 1 p.m. The defense just might be the best Alabama defense we have ever seen.
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For much of the Crimson Tide’s 12-1 season to date, Jake Coker had seemed at least something of a hood ornament, charged with handing the football efficiently and wisely to Heisman Trophy victor Derrick Henry. You could throw Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott in there as well. He had 1,219 yards receiving on 80 catches with seven touchdowns…. Touchdowns will be scored, dances will be danced (but no dabbing), and you won’t have to move until it’s time to pop champagne and do something you regret.
“Last year we sort of just participated in the game”, he said. Alabama took a 10-0 lead into the half, with Coker setting up two scores with passes of 50 to Ridley and 41 yards to tight end O.J. Howard, respectively.
After suffering a hard loss to unranked and struggling Texas, Oklahoma went on to win its next seven games and took the Big 12 from recent champions Baylor and TCU and besting rival Oklahoma State with a 58-23 shellacking in the deciding conference game to close out the regular season.
He often looked off on his throws, and certainly hassled by Alabama’s rotating band of ill-tempered trespassers up front – particularly Ryan Anderson and Jonathan Allen, the latter sliding through for two first-half sacks.
Alabama is listed as 10-point favorites. Michigan State’s Mark Dantonio is third with 65…. Michigan State will have a hard time running the ball but will have Cook, healthy. Cook completed 19 of 39 passes for 210 yards in his final collegiate game.
By the time Jones would help himself to a 57-yard punt return that made the score 24-0 in the third quarter, that, too, wasn’t even unnecessary.
But Watson and every either Tiger knows none of those accolades will matter unless they can defeat the dangers No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners (11-1) in Thursday afternoon’s College Football Playoff Orange Bowl semifinal.
Alabama is playing for another title after being upset by Ohio State in the semifinals of the inaugural College Football Playoff.
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This game will be a tough fought game that is going to come down to which defense steps up and shuts down the other teams offensive weapons.
