Alabama Beats Clemson 45-40 to Win National Championship

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Source: ABC News

No. 2 Alabama won its fourth national title in the last seven seasons, outlasting the dynamic play of Deshaun Watson and No. 1 Clemson in a 45-40 victory Monday night in the College Football Playoff championship game.

The Crimson Tide (14-1) became the second team in college football's poll era, dating back to 1936, to win four titles in seven seasons.

Alabama joins Notre Dame, which won four titles from 1943-49. For Alabama coach Nick Saban, it is his fifth national championship, leaving him only one short of former Tide coach Bear Bryant for the most all-time.

Alabama hit Clemson (15-0) with a barrage of big plays, including four touchdowns of at least 50 yards, and used a surprising onside kick early in the fourth quarter to seize control.


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[House of Roberts]

1. One issue with this

Alabama hit Clemson (15-0) with a barrage of big plays, including four touchdowns of at least 50 yards, and used a surprising onside kick early in the fourth quarter to seize control.

Clemson is (14-1). They had to win to be (15-0)

[cheapdate]

2. Clemson played well but Bama gets the win.

I met my wife at Alabama, my brother met his wife at Alabama, and my mother and father met and got married while they were at Alabama.

I lived in Tuscaloosa off and on as a kid while my dad, and then my mom went to grad school.

Thanksgiving as a kid was always us kids running around while my dad watched Alabama football on television with his dad.

Love college football, the spectacle and the tradition. Roll Tide!

[Duckfan]

3. I was really pulling for Clemson

Thought their defense would come through. besides, Bama has been there before. Wanted to see Clemson go 15-0 in addition to wanting Bama know what it's like to lose the big game.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

4. Great Game - Clemson played well enough to win

Roll Tide

[DemoTex]

5. I hope Laroze Briskey is happy now.

[trof]

6. ROLL TIDE! Class of '63 here.

[KamaAina]

7. Ugh. Another fourth-quarter choke job.

Similar to what we saw in two of the NFL playoff games, with the forces of darkness prevailing in each.

[Mosby]

8. Two mistakes in the clemson secondary cost them the game

The clemson offense was stellar.