National Championship 2016 Highlights and Analysis
National Championship 2016 Highlights and Analysis
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In the end, Clemson just didn’t have an answer for Alabama’s O.J. Howard. Following a 63-yard catch-and-run by Howard down the sideline, Alabama milked the clock, with Jake Coker running for a tough first down near the goal line. Then Derrick Henry just inched the ball over the stripe for the clincher. Alabama was just too good in the fourth quarter, winning the national championship, 45-40, over Clemson
Remember when Coker was benched in week 3? His long, college football journey has reached the ultimate high note
Feel bad for Clemson, but Alabama was just the better team. After a dull bowl season (other than T.C.U. vs. Oregon), the “Natty” gave us a great game
Coker was 16 for 25, with 335 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions. Howard had 5 catches for 208 of those yards and both touchdowns. Henry, the Heisman Trophy winner, finished with 158 yards on 36 carries, scoring three times
Clemson’s Deshaun Watson lived up to his Heisman-finalist billing, throwing for 405 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also rushed for 73 yards, carrying Clemson to the brink of a title
Alabama coach Nick Saban is now in some very elite company with his 5th national title. What a call on that onsides kick. That really swung the game. Five national titles is a huge number. Put him alongside Bernie Bierman and Howard Jones and one behind Bear Bryant
