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Alabama Crimson Tide Wins SEC Championship

Alabama Crimson Tide
Mackenzie Bates
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APR
The Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates their SEC Championship victory

The Alabama Crimson Tide won their 25th Southeastern Conference Championship Saturday, defeating the Florida Gators 29-15.

Heisman Trophy favorite Derrick Henry rushed for 189 bruising yards and the Tide sealed its spot in the College Football Playoff, beating #18 Florida with a dominating defensive performance.

The Crimson Tide (12-1, No. 2 CFP) held the Gators to a total of 3 yards in the second and third quarters. Florida (10-3, No. 18 CFP) only managed an 85-yard punt return from Antonio Callaway and a late touchdown that made little difference in the game.

Henry turned in a performance that might be good enough to earn him a Heisman trophy, carrying a staggering 44 times against one of the nation's top defenses and putting the Tide ahead to stay on a 2-yard run late in the first half. The junior running back tied the SEC record for touchdowns in a season (23) and eclipsed Herschel Walker's 34-year-old conference mark for rushing yards in a year.

Alabama will head to Arlington, Texas Dec. 31 to face Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl. If the Tide wins, they'll play either Clemson or Oklahoma Jan. 11, 2016 in the 2nd annual College Football Playoff National Championship.

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