The Texas Longhorns faced off against the Alabama Tide in the National Championship game of the Bowl Championship Series. There are two words in this sentence: (2:14).
The Alabama and Texas Longhorns will play each other for the first time in over a year. They don't play a lot in college football. They haven't met in the regular season in over a century.
Nick Saban won his first national title at Alabama after the Tide defeated them 37-21 in 1998. The Longhorns lost their quarterback in the second series when he was hurt. The Tide pulled away in the fourth quarter after the Longhorns turned to a true freshman quarterback. One of the biggest "what-ifs" in a sport are the injuries that occur.
From there, the teams' fortunes differed. The state of Alabama won five more titles. Texas has not been able to find a quarterback as good as McCoy.
Alabama is coming off an SEC title and a loss to Georgia in the college football playoffs. Steve Sarkisian is the first coach of the Texas Longhorns. The Alabama team seems to be the favorite in theCFP. Texas may have answered its long QB question. The former five star recruit had two touchdown in his burnt orange debut.
The Tide are 20 point favorites. The Horns have had long odds at home.
There are some great moments and plays from the game.
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