No. 5 Alabama responded to an early two-score deficit with 35 straight points to defeat AP 11th-ranked Kansas State 45-20 in the Sugar Bowl on Saturday.
Players for fifth-ranked Alabama say they aim to prove their Sugar Bowl matchup with Kansas State is meaningful to them, even if it isn’t part of the College Football Playoff.
Fifth-ranked Alabama will seek its 10th Sugar Bowl trophy when the Crimson Tide plays 9th ranked Kansas State for the first time.
No. 5 Alabama is headed to its 17th Sugar Bowl to face Big 12 champion Kansas State for the first time.
A pair of Alabama defensive players scored touchdowns 13 seconds apart in the third quarter, and the No. 4 Crimson Tide dominated top-ranked Clemson 24-6 in the Sugar Bowl semifinal game Monday night to give coach Nick Saban another shot at his record sixth national title. The third straight playoff meeting between the college football powerhouses was a dud compared…
Battle lines were drawn, as fans geared up early at Baumhowers restaurant in Montgomery to root their team to a Sugar Bowl victory. Jim and Gail Moon, Alabama alums, say they made a special stop in Montgomery on their way to Florida to watch the game among fellow ‘Bama fans. “I’m the biggest Alabama lady fan in the world” said…
Alabama is in. The Crimson Tide got the nod over Ohio State and will play Clemson in the College Football Playoff on Jan. 1, likely in the Sugar Bowl. Oklahoma and Georgia will meet in the other semifinal – probably the Rose Bowl – on New Year’s Day. Tide or Buckeyes was the question facing the selection committee, the toughest…
