{"id":19141,"date":"2017-01-10T09:58:14","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T09:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=19141"},"modified":"2017-01-10T09:58:14","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T09:58:14","slug":"clemson-gets-revenge-vs-alabama-win-national-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/clemson-gets-revenge-vs-alabama-win-national-championship.html","title":{"rendered":"Clemson gets revenge vs. Alabama to win national championship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Clemson gets revenge vs. Alabama to win national championship<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Clemson gets revenge vs. Alabama to win national championship:-<\/strong> Breaking down Clemson\u2019s come-from-behind 35-31 win over Alabama in Monday\u2019s national championship game at Raymond James Stadium:<\/span><\/p>\n

THE BIG PICTURE:<\/strong> Clemson was the better team \u2014 on both sides of the ball. And while they say defense wins championship, having arguably the best quarterback in college football on your side helps, too. Over and over, Deshaun Watson put Clemson on his back and willed his team to stay in this game. Watson was battered, bruised and exhausted by the game\u2019s final whistle, but it was all worth it. A year after falling just short of a national championship to this very opponent, Watson got to be the one covered in confetti with a trophy to raise. The Tigers have their first national title since 1981.<\/span><\/p>\n

WHAT WE\u2019LL BE TALKING ABOUT:<\/strong> Whether Alabama fans can blame this loss on Lane Kiffin. We\u2019ll never know what would have happened if Kiffin called the game, and if that might have magically turned true freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts into a great passer. But Nick Saban\u2019s big gamble \u2014 firing Kiffin and bringing in Steve Sarkisian as the offensive coordinator a week before the title game \u2014 didn\u2019t pay off. Alabama\u2019s offense was unimpressive, which it\u2019s been multiple times this season without mattering \u2014 due to that terrific defense. But against a team as potent as Clemson, you\u2019ve got to have enough weapons to win a shootout.<\/span><\/p>\n

STAR POWER:<\/strong> Watson said he wanted to win the trophy nobody votes on \u2014 and he did everything he possibly could to put Clemson in position to win it. And it worked. Watson finished with a heck of a stat line \u2014 36-of-56 for 420 yards and three touchdowns, plus 43 yards rushing \u2014 in the most important game of his career.<\/span><\/p>\n

STAR POWER II:<\/strong> How about Hunter Renfrow? Two touchdown catches on the day, including the game winner with one second left in the game. The former walk-on teamed with Watson to pick apart one of the best defenses in college football history.<\/span><\/p>\n

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KEY INJURY:<\/strong> Alabama running back Bo Scarbrough, who scored two first-half touchdowns to give Alabama the early lead, was knocked out of the game in the third quarter with a lower leg injury. He finished with 93 rushing yards. Scarbrough was the key factor for the Tide in the win against Washington in the semifinals.<\/span><\/p>\n

KEY STAT:<\/strong> Nick Saban is now 12-2 in title games, which include five national championships. His only loss before Monday? The 2008 SEC title game.<\/span><\/p>\n

source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ncaaf\/2017\/01\/10\/clemson-tigers-defeat-alabama-deshaun-watson-national-championship-playoff\/96368352\/<\/span><\/div>\n

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