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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 375 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 375

Congratulating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team for 
   winning the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association College 
                Football Playoff National Championship.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 18, 2018

    Mr. Shelby (for himself and Mr. Jones) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Congratulating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team for 
   winning the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association College 
                Football Playoff National Championship.

Whereas the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team won the 2018 
        National Collegiate Athletic Association College Football Playoff 
        National Championship, defeating the University of Georgia Bulldogs by a 
        score of 26 to 23 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on 
        January 10, 2018;
Whereas this victory marks the fifth College Football National Championship in 
        the last 9 years for the University of Alabama and the 17th National 
        Championship overall;
Whereas the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association College Football 
        Playoff National Championship was the 69th postseason football bowl 
        appearance and the 39th football bowl victory for the University of 
        Alabama;
Whereas the 2017-2018 Crimson Tide football team consistently showed 
        perseverance in the midst of adversity, including overcoming a 13-point 
        deficit in the second half of the National Championship game;
Whereas the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association College Football 
        Playoff National Championship game was the first National Championship 
        game to extend into overtime;
Whereas head coach Nick Saban has now won 6 College Football National 
        Championships, equaling the modern-era record of former University of 
        Alabama football head coach Paul ``Bear'' Bryant;
Whereas this victory extends the record of Coach Saban to 127 wins and 20 losses 
        in a decade of dominance;
Whereas ``The Process'', as outlined by Coach Saban, has produced not only 
        quality student-athletes, but well-rounded young men;
Whereas members of the 2017-2018 Crimson Tide football team have been honored by 
        various awards throughout the season and during the postseason;
Whereas Chancellor Ray Hayes, President Stuart Bell, and Athletic Director Greg 
        Byrne have emphasized the importance of academic success to the Crimson 
        Tide football team and to all student-athletes at the University of 
        Alabama; and
Whereas the 2017-2018 Crimson Tide football team has brought great pride and 
        honor to the University of Alabama, the loyal fans of the Crimson Tide, 
        and the entire State of Alabama: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates the University of Alabama Crimson Tide 
        for winning the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association 
        College Football Playoff National Championship game;
            (2) recognizes the achievements of all players, coaches, 
        and staff who contributed to the championship season; and
            (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
        prepare an official copy of this resolution for presentation 
        to--
                    (A) the President of the University of Alabama, Dr. 
                Stuart Bell;
                    (B) the Athletic Director of the University of 
                Alabama, Greg Byrne; and
                    (C) the Head Coach of the University of Alabama 
                Crimson Tide football team, Nick Saban.
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