A.J. McCarron’s 45-yard touchdown pass to Amari Cooper with 3:15 remaining secured the victory yesterday and sent the Crimson Tide back to the Bowl Championship Series title game a year after the school beat Louisiana State University for its second national title in three years.
Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon combined for 334 yards rushing and three touchdowns as Alabama ran for 350 total yards, the most in the championship game’s history. Georgia had 113 yards rushing in a game that featured five lead changes, including four in the final 19:19.
“The way we were able to run the ball, especially in the second half, was probably the difference in the game,” Alabama coach Nick Saban told reporters. “We beat a really good team out there today.”
The game ended when a pass by Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray was deflected and caught by wide receiver Chris Conley at Alabama’s five-yard line as time expired.
“We just ran out of time,” Georgia coach Mark Richt said. “That was a knockdown, drag-out fight and everybody swung until the end. They just lined up and knocked us off the ball.”
In other college football games involving the Top 25-ranked BCS teams, it was No. 6 Kansas State 42, No. 18 Texas 24; No. 11 Oklahoma 24, Texas Christian 17; Wisconsin 70, No. 12 Nebraska 31; No. 13 Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15; No. 15 Oregon State 77, Nicholls State 3; No. 20 Boise State 27, Nevada 21; and Baylor 41, No. 23 Oklahoma State 34.
by bloomberg.com
alabama football, sec, championship
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