In the first quarter, the eight seed Ohio State Buckeyes showed they deserved to be on the same field as the top seeded Alabama Crimson Tide. The Buckeye defense was strong and gave quarterback Tide quarterback Greg McElroy fits, and held the vaunted running attack quiet in the first quarter. The Tide was held scoreless during the first 15 minutes, but their defense also is powerful, and the Buckeyes were also at zero.
In the second quarter, the Tide running tandem of Heisman winner Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson both broke TD runs to allow Alabama fans to breathe a sigh of relief. Alabama ended the half ahead 14-0.
In the third quarter, both offenses seemed to open it up a bit, and the Tide held a 24-14 lead with 15 minutes of regulation left. The Buckeyes played respectably but could not keep up with Alabama, who finished with a 37-21 victory. On tap for the Tide, a rematch against Florida in the Syracuse semi-finals.
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