Glendale, Arizona could not ask for a better match-up for
the BCS National Championship than the rabid fan bases of #2 Alabama and #5
Ohio State. And Alabama fans were
foaming at the mouth for another championship.
Appearing in six of the last seven Football’s Final Fours is quite a
feat for the Crimson Tide, but a sole national title, a 21-2 win over LSU four
seasons ago, has Bama fans wanting more crowns.
To win it all, Alabama would have to oust Urban Meyer’s Ohio
State Buckeyes. In 2009-2010, Nick Saban
and the Tide were denied a title by Meyer’s Florida team lead by Tim
Tebow. After beating Florida in the SEC
Championship showdown of undefeateds, Alabama received their comeuppance in the
Semi-Finals, losing the rematch to Florida.
This time, it was Saban’s team who started on all
cylinders. After finishing the scoring
with a kickoff return for a touchdown in the Semi-Finals against Stanford,
Alabama’s Kenyan Drake returned the opening kickoff 100 yards to get the Tide
fans rolling. Six minutes later, Bama QB
Jake Coker hit Calvin Ridley on a 14 yard pass TD play to put the Buckeyes in
an early hole.
Alabama unveiled a bit of trickery in the second quarter, with
Heisman winning running back Derrick Henry throwing his first ever collegiate
pass to O.J. Howard for a 16 yard TD play, and Alabama held Ohio State
scoreless to take a 21-0 lead to the locker room.
The second half showed no sign of change, and Henry added a
1-yard TD plunge to extend the lead in the third. The fourth quarter was an absolute Tide
deluge, as Alabama added another Henry TD, two field goals, and a 43 yard
interception return for a score, and Bama was up 47-0.
Ohio State finally added a Braxton Miller TD run, but this
night belonged to Alabama, as they cruised to a 47-7 BCS National Championship
win.
The SEC returned to the top of the college football world
after three seasons of non-SEC winners.
FINAL TOURNAMENT RESULTS!:
FIRST ROUND:
In Shreveport, LA:
7 Iowa 16
10 Houston 34
In Chicago:
8 Notre Dame 28
9 Texas Christian 30
BCS BOWLS (Quarterfinals):
Orange:
1 Clemson 37
9 Texas Christian 22
Sugar:
4 Oklahoma 17
5 Ohio State 31
Peach:
2 Alabama 38
10 Houston 8
Rose:
3 Michigan State 0
6 Stanford 29
SEMI-FINALS in San Antonio
1 Clemson 40
5 Ohio State 42
2 Alabama 45
6 Stanford 36
BCS CHAMPIONSHIP in Glendale, Arizona
2 Alabama 47
5 Ohio State 7
FIRST ROUND:
In Shreveport, LA:
7 Iowa 16
10 Houston 34
In Chicago:
8 Notre Dame 28
9 Texas Christian 30
BCS BOWLS (Quarterfinals):
Orange:
1 Clemson 37
9 Texas Christian 22
Sugar:
4 Oklahoma 17
5 Ohio State 31
Peach:
2 Alabama 38
10 Houston 8
Rose:
3 Michigan State 0
6 Stanford 29
SEMI-FINALS in San Antonio
1 Clemson 40
5 Ohio State 42
2 Alabama 45
6 Stanford 36
BCS CHAMPIONSHIP in Glendale, Arizona
2 Alabama 47
5 Ohio State 7
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