He completed 16 of his 31 throws for 187 yards, including a 35-yard touchdown to Hunter Renfrow that gave Clemson some breathing room late in the third quarter. The Tide takes on Clemson for the national championship on January 11. Alabama won 38-0 to advance to the championship game.
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Alabama Crimson Tide Roll Over Michigan State in Cotton Bowl Classic
And that was the most important thing, and there wasn’t anything else that – it wasn’t a bowl game to go have a good time. The Tide defense has dominated all year and made a statement by holding the Spartans scoreless through the game.
“There’s no comparison the feeling that I had last year to this year”, Cook said after going 19 of 32 for 210 yards, two interceptions and four sacks. There were no forward passes in that game.
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The top-ranked Clemson Tigers and second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide have earned a trip to Arizona. With this win, Saban improves to 9-0 all-time versus his former coaches. That’s where the criticism of Cook should stop in the aftermath of Michigan State’s blowout loss to the Crimson Tide. Saban congratulated the Spartans on a good season.
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The SEC won in 2006 (Florida), 2007 (LSU), 2008 (Florida), 2009 (Alabama), 2010 (Auburn), 2011 and 2012 (Alabama). In the next week, you will hear much about DeShaun Watson, Dabo Swinney and the emergence of Wayne Gallman.
“O.J. handles it really well”, Coker said. “Our guys had a vision of what they wanted and everybody paid the price for what they had to do in preparation”. “No matter what they throw at us, it’s our job to be prepared and be ready for it”. On Sunday, Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin told a story about a Crimson Tide win earlier this season.
“This was a great team win for us”.
“There were a lot of big plays”. McCaffrey also became the first player ever to rack up more than 100 yards rushing and 100 yards receiving in a Rose Bowl. The interception (by Cyrus Jones) before the half was a big momentum swing for us.
Clemson took control of the ball entering the third quarter and touchdowns from Wayne Gallman and Hunter Renfrow put the Tigers back on top, 30-17. Alabama was locked in for the month leading up to the Cotton Bowl, the next challenge is carrying that through another week-plus. “I’m all about winning and doing whatever I got to do to help the team out”.
There was a reason that Jones was the game’s defensive award victor. He’s played very, very well in huge games.
Michigan State stacked the box to combat Henry. Howard contributed three receptions for 59 yards in Alabama’s 38-0 victory over Michigan State, including a 41-yard reception in the second quarter that set up a field goal. “So that made a difference in the game in his ability to operate”.
Coker was an efficient 25-for-30 passing for a career-high 286 yards and two touchdowns.
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. I was not always pleased with the way we prepared for the game. “Maybe we were a little bit too complacent, and I take responsibility for that”. You never hear him saying you should get more balls to him.
“But this year’s team was totally focused on the game”. And any time you have a team that could accomplish a first of that magnitude, it’s truly something special. It wasn’t a bowl game to go have a good time.
“I think the players learned a lot from what happened in the game past year”, Saban said.
Jones added a high-stepping 57-yard punt return touchdown for the Tide, which hardly had to use Heisman Trophy victor Derrick Henry. “We had one open before, and I just said we’re going to go back to that and make their safeties cover our guys in the slot”.
That defensive front insists that it be so, as would the nation’s foremost unit of any kind, a rotating menace chockablock with dynamic sorts.
Only a few players remain from the last championship run in the 2012 season.
“We didn’t know if (Michigan State) would come with something different today”. Look out, Clemson, you may get trucked by the super-focused Tide next.
The early game punting really was tremendous. “We had ample opportunity after that to play, but they played a tremendous game in all phases”. “You know, it’s hard to say”.
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Their sin: failing to adequately block a Jake Coker quarterback draw. Do they have the numbers outside, and do we have the angles to be able to block the people on the bubbles and the smokes? It was time to pack up and get out of here, after a job dominantly done.
