Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin left behind by team buses

Sentinel and Enterprise staff photos can be ordered by visiting our SmugMug site. All of its speed. Where would Bama be right now without the fourth-quarter heroics of PK Adam Griffith, who perfectly executed an onside kick that preceded the go-ahead touchdown? Derrick Henry, their running back and also this year’s Heisman Trophy recipient, rushed for 158 yards and had 36 carries that resulted in three touchdowns.

Deshaun Watson certainly did his share for Clemson.

In the end, the Tigers (14-1) just couldn’t keep up with the huge chunks of yards Alabama gained throughout the evening, especially in the final quarter.

Watson led Clemson to a field goal to make it 31-27, and boom! Two plays later, Howard, the tight end, was wide open for a 51-yard touchdown catch from Coker, and it gave Alabama a lead they wouldnt relinquish. Howard was the offensive player of the game with 5 catches for 208 yards, including the 63-yarder that set up Alabama’s final score.

Still, the Tigers led 24-21 after Wayne Gallman’s 1-yard run with 4:48 left in the third quarter capped a nine-play, 60-yard drive. In total, he completed 16 of 25 passes for 335 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions.

The Tide overwhelmed the Tigers with one big play after another, whether it be an onside kick or a long kickoff return. Coker took a knee and after a two-year drought that felt like eternity in Tuscaloosa, Alabama was back on top. It’s just not what he’s known for in a career that now includes four national titles in seven seasons and a fifth at LSU. Only former Crimson Tide coach Bear Bryant has won more than four national titles during the wire-service era (since 1936).

Watson twice hit wide receiver Hunter Renfrow for first-half touchdowns, one a 31-yard dime and another, an 11-yard rip, both perfectly placed. Prior to the championship game, Alabama had a record of 13-1, and Clemson was undefeated with a record of 14-0.

The organization earned over a billion in revenue in 2014, and the number will probably increase as the years go by, so long as this system of unpaid labor continues to exist.

Alabama fans expect a national championship every year, and many consider the other 125 teams in the FBS to be something like a food supply for the beast.

Saban told him at the team hotel before the game they’d probably run the play. In 2013, when he was coach of the University of Southern California Trojans, Kiffin was sacked upon his arrival at Los Angeles International Airport after his team lost 62-41 to Arizona State, where the team bus left without him, according to InsideUSC.

NFL DECLARATIONS Clemson has several third-year players considering declaring for the NFL draft, and defensive end Shaq Lawson has already said he is going to turn pro.

“You know, it makes me think about coming back and playing and making plays next season for Coach”, Howard said.