Alabama vs. Clemson: Point Spread & Over-Under

Gallman scored a four-yard touchdown run in the fourth, advancing Clemson’s lead to 37-17.

Cook’s return to the Cotton Bowl for a 38-0 loss to No. 2 Alabama in a playoff semifinal on New Year’s Eve left him with a much more empty feeling than 364 days earlier when he led a huge fourth-quarter rally in a New Year’s Day win over Baylor. Flattened by it, 38-0.

The Alabama Crimson Tide (13-1) are coming from a a 38-0 win over the Michigan State Spartans in the College Football Playoff Semifinal Round.

And, boy, they both look impressive.

The title game is January 11 in Glendale, Arizona.

There’s another story line to the title game.

Views: There’s always a chance there is a prospect somewhere watching that might have been swayed, but that is likely someone not in the next class. For the group that will sign their national letters of intent in February, the more likely scenario is they see how close the team is to playing for a national championship and see themselves as missing pieces.

Now, he’s going against the greatest coach of this generation. The Heisman finalist also ran for 145 yards on 24 carries, scoring the Tigers’ first touchdown on a 5-yard run.

That was also a pivotal year for the Tigers. “The whole time we were here, it was total focus on winning the game”.

But that win won’t come easily against a Saban-coached Alabama squad that has been the gold standard in America for so long.

“I know whatever they try to do”, Alabama receiver Richard Mullaney said, “we’ll have an answer and we’ll be ready”. “It was just a matter of when”.

Let’s not forget, the game was still in the balance at halftime, and Alabama was highly motivated after losing at the same point last season to Ohio State.

This MSU team is much better than that one was. “And the last thing I want to do is look at the downside and say, ‘Our last game as Spartans we lost.’ We want to be positive people”.

Clemson is undefeated and ranked No. 1. Not only did the Tide show up to play; they showed up to dominate. The Mountaineers – wrongly – tried to remind everybody that the last time Clemson was in the Orange Bowl it didn’t work out.

Michigan State co-defensive coordinator Mike Tressel said in the days leading up to the game the Big Ten champions would be “aware of where (Ridley) is at on the field because he’s a playmaker”.

“For some reason, we were the underdog in the playoffs”, receiver Charone Peake said.

The defense was even more impressive, especially since star end Shaq Lawson was knocked out of the game in the opening minutes with a knee injury.

UNDATED (AP) – There are some good matchups in today’s five bowl games. He now has 2,061 yards on the season, becoming the first SEC back to rush for over 2,000 yards.

It’s not just pace of the game or dictating tempo, it’s the ability of the dual-threat quarterback force Alabama to cover in space and account for the quarterback run. He was diagnosed with a sprained medial collateral ligament. Jake Coker is 12/15 for 128 yards. The senior completed 25 for 30 passes for 286 yards.

Ridley was brilliant, streaking by defenders on deep throws and outfighting them on jump balls.

Calvin Ridley amassed eight catches for 138 yards and two touchdowns against Sparty in AT&T Stadium.

Michigan State’s only trip to the red zone ended with Cyrus Jones intercepting a pass at the goal line late in the first half.

And when Alabama added three touchdowns in the third quarter, it was time for the Spartans to face an uncertain future.

Now, the Tide will try to prevent Clemson from becoming the first team in FBS history to finish 15-0.

“He is unbelievably talented and a great leader”, Smart said.

If they keep the greatness going into the first game of 2016, it would be historic. It’s a great opportunity for them.

“Walking in as a freshman, I would have never experienced or never expected to have an experience like this”, Cook said.