NCAA CFP Championship Spread: Alabama vs Clemson

It sounds a little ridiculous, I know.

Miller is pulling for the top-ranked Tigers against Alabama in Monday’s title game even though he calls himself a “huge” Crimson Tide fan.

“They had the bowl experience in Miami”. Can Nick Saban and Alabama take down undefeated Clemson? Clemson dominated the line of scrimmage against Oklahoma, rushing Gallman and Watson 50 times for about 300 yards. Ridley contributed 138 of those yards and a couple of touchdowns. We’re in game week. Dabo Swinney has done an outstanding job at Clemson this year and has built the Tigers into a college football power. Sophomore wideout Artavis Scott hopes to become the next breakout receiver for the Tigers. The Tide went 7-6, with a four-game losing streak to end the regular season that included a home lose to Louisiana-Monroe. The 1981 team had 23 players go on to play in the NFL. This game is full of ties between the two schools.

The last quarterback to win a national championship as a backup before transferring to a different school and win as a starter? Alabama faces, on average, 14 third downs each game.

So there you have the esteemed crew at Bama Hammer’s predictions. The big tailback was just a role player against a Spartans defense stacked to stop the run.

Seven years since the last Alabama-Clemson game, both programs are as strong as they have ever been.

Swinney, 46, was born in Birmingham and raised in Pelham, roughly an hour away from the campus where his idol, Paul “Bear” Bryant, made national championships the norm. In my household we love college football like athletes love their cars and we look forward to seeing Alabama go down. Here is my last pick against the spread for the season. If the Tide force a turnover or two, it could be curtains for Clemson.

“I think the early loss to Ole Miss probably did a lot to jilt the attitude of this team in helping them do the things they needed to do, to be what they could be and follow and do the things that were necessary for them to be a good football team”, said head coach Nick Saban.

“Yeah all the scenarios are running through your head we just got to get there by Monday”, Hall said.

– Derrick Henry won the 2015 Heisman Trophy, becoming the second Alabama player to win the award after Mark Ingram in 2008.

Clemson reached the title game with a dominant 37-17 victory over the University of Oklahoma while Alabama crushed Michigan State 38-0 in the Cotton Bowl. The secondary has 16 interceptions and should give Bama, first-year starting quarterback Jacob Coker issues. You always want your children to do better than you, and they’ve got a chance to do that. Will the Clemson felines be able to keep their focus on the game? And after a few run-ins with Reggie Ragland, Jonathan Allen and A’Shawn Robinson, among others, he won’t almost as confident or healthy. Bama is just a rung better, which will be the defining difference in Glendale. Fournette only had one other game under 100 yards. Safety Eddie Jackson has emerged as one of the nation’s best, picking up five interceptions and returning two for touchdowns.

Clemson has a shot here due to their outstanding line play and because of DeShaun Watson. After Alabama offered, Watson told ESPN “that was a big offer” but never reneged on his Clemson commitment.