Oklahoma won in 1963 and 1972 before Clemson prevailed in 1989, 2014 and 2015.
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“Last year, it wasn’t fun watching another team play in that first College Football Playoff”, Humphrey said. “And the last thing I want to do is look at the downside and say, ‘Our last game as Spartans, we lost'”. It burned Alabama so badly to be beaten in the College Football Playoff semifinals a year ago that the Crimson Tide was determined to handle its business differently this time around.
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Alabama is going to be the consensus pick to win the national title because of its dominant win in the Cotton Bowl and historical bias. He didn’t make the throws that carried the Spartans through a three-game stretch in which an injury-riddled offensive line struggled to establish a running game. Alabama now allows 256.7 yards per game, a touch above the national championship defenses in 2011 (183.6), 2009 (244.1) and 2012 (250.0).
That was also a pivotal year for the Tigers.
Swinney wasn’t anxious about his team’s focus heading into this week of preparation.
Ohio State star defensive end Joey Bosa was ejected for targeting in the first quarter. “They got up and made plays and made me look better than I should have”. It was just a matter of when.
MI (10-3) had three touchdown drives of at least 70 yards and finished with 503 yards of offense against a Florida defense that entered the game ranked sixth nationally.
Saban said, “I’m really, really proud of our team”. “This year we wanted to take the game”. The Tide takes on Clemson for the national championship on January 11.
Clemson didn’t trail for a single second in eight of its first 13 games this season. The Mountaineers – wrongly – tried to remind everybody that the last time Clemson was in the Orange Bowl it didn’t work out.
McCaffrey then took a return through the heart of Iowa’s coverage unit, juking Iowa linebacker Josey Jewell on the way to his first TD on a punt return this season. That one was reviewed and, yup, touchdown.
The temperature on the field was 83 degrees at 3 p.m., and factoring in the 71 percent humidity made it feel like 89 degrees outside when the Tigers and Sooners were going through their warmups. He was diagnosed with a sprained medial collateral ligament.
“He tried to go back in and just couldn’t quite push off on it like he needed to”.
The Tide showed few weaknesses on offense or defese against Michigan State (12-2).
Coker fired a ideal 50-yard strike to Ridley, who outfought safety Demetrious Cox to come down with the ball at the 1.
Alabama’s Jake Coker completed 25 of his 30 passes for a season-high 286 yards and two touchdowns. Freshman Calvin Ridley was brilliant, streaking by defenders on deep throws and outfighting them on jump balls.
Watson got off to a slow start passing, but came back to complete 16-of-31 for 187 yards, including a 35-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Renfrow that gave Clemson some breathing room late in the third quarter. But Tide cornerback Cyrus Jones intercepted Connor Cook’s pass with just seconds left to end the threat. He ran for 75 yards and scored two touchdowns.
Now, the Tide will try to prevent Clemson from becoming the first team in FBS history to finish 15-0.
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“We can be the best team ever”, Boulware shouted. “I’m sure our guys will be motivated, trying to do the best they can to play the best they can in the game”.
