Alabama Coach Nick Saban is now within one championship of equaling the six championship record of the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant. The Crimson Tide defeated the Clemson Tigers 45-40, in a hard fought game, to claim its first College Football Championship title. That, plus three BCS titles at Alabama, and one during his tenure at LSU, gives Saban his total of five championships.
Dabo Swinney and the Tigers kept the game tight at the end, by scoring a touchdown, to bring the game to 45-40 with twelve seconds on the clock. Clemson attempted an onside kick to regain possession, but Alabama caught the ball, bringing the contest to an end.
Derrick Henry carried thirty six times for one hundred and fifty eight yards and three touchdowns, including a 50-yard. O.J. Howard had five catches for over two hundred yards. Tonight’s victory was also a big night for kicker Adam Griffin. He utilized his skills as a soccer player in Poland to do an on-side to help change the momentum of the game.