Alabama suffocates Clemson in dominant Sugar Bowl victory to set up all SEC title game
Channel: NewAge News
Date: 2018-01-02

Alabama suffocates Clemson in dominant Sugar Bowl victory to set up all-SEC title game

Angry Alabama
As a program, Alabama may have heard that Clemson was prepared to rip away its crown as the dominant team in college football. By controlling the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball, dictating field position and dominating the time of possession, the Crimson Tide reasserted themselves in the third meeting with Clemson in as many years. And they did so by returning to basics, with a playing style that resembled the Alabama teams of the recent past — the early title teams of the Nick Saban era
The SEC will take over Atlanta
An all-SEC championship game, Alabama against LSU in 2011, ushered in the end of the Bowl Championship Series. It’s only fitting that the first same-conference championship of the Playoff era will again pit two teams from the league. As kickoff began here at the Superdome, Georgia was sealing a classic Rose Bowl win against Oklahoma, setting up a date with Alabama in the Bulldogs’ backyard.
Clemson looks ahead to 2018
Clemson has more than earned its place among college football’s active pantheon of elite programs by sandwiching last year’s national title with two trips to the Playoff. This one got off the rails in the third quarter, with the turning point Payne’s third-quarter interception of Bryant – the Tigers were driving down 10-6, but never sniffed the Tide again.