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Clemson vs Alabama for college title
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CLEMSON will meet Alabama in US college football’s championship game after both recorded convincing victories in Thursday’s decisive bowl games.
Clemson, chasing its second national title — the other was in 1981 — beat Oklahoma 37-17 in the Orange Bowl, with quarterback Deshaun Watson running for one touchdown, passing for another and accounting for 332 yards.
Alabama cruised past Michigan State 38-0 in the Cotton Bowl to keep the Crimson Tide on target for a fourth national title in nine years. Quarterback Jake Coker found Calvin Ridley for two TDs as Alabama broke the shackles in the 2nd quarter and won in a canter.
The title decider will be played on January 11 in Arizona.
Clemson (14-0) dominated the second half and shut down Oklahoma’s high-scoring offense that had averaged 52 points over its last seven games. The Sooners (11-2) actually came into the game as favorites, but the Tigers showed their perfect record was no fluke.
Watson got off to a slow start passing, but came back to complete 16 of 31 for 187 yards, including a 35-yard TD pass to Hunter Renfrow that gave Clemson some breathing room in the 3rd quarter.
Clemson sacked Baker Mayfield five times and held the Sooners to 121 yards over the final two quarters. Clemson piled up 550 yards in the game.
Alabama (13-1) looked like a team with no weaknesses against overmatched Michigan State (12-2).
Coker, who sat on the bench most of last season, was nearly perfect. He completed 25 of 30 passes for 286 yards.
Ridley was brilliant, streaking by defenders on deep throws and outfighting them on jump balls. He caught eight passes for 138 yards.
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