Crimson Tide roll to second straight National Championship
Posted January 7, 2013 9:20 pm.
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MIAMI, FL (NEWS1130) – The Alabama Crimson Tide dominated from start to finish in a 42-14 thrashing of Notre Dame in the BCS title game. Alabama has won back-to-back national titles and three in the past four years.
Alabama got off to a fast start as Eddie Lacy powered his way into the endzone on a 20-yard run just 2:57 into the game. The Crimson Tide made it 14-0 before the first quarter was up as A.J. McCarron threw the first of his four touchdown passes.
The Crimson Tide struck twice more in the second quarter and led 28-0 at halftime, before McCarron connected with Amari Cooper on a 34-yard score in the third quarter for the first of two touchdowns for him.
The Fighting Irish finally got on the board with just over four minutes to go in the third, as quarterback Everett Golson fought his way in to the endzone from two yards out.
The teams traded touchdowns in the fourth quarter to round out the scoring.
McCarron completed 20-of-28 pass attempts for 264 yards with no interceptions. Lacy had 140 yards on the ground on 20 carries, and also caught two passes for 17 yards and a score.
Alabama blanked LSU 21-0 in last year’s title game, and also beat Texas 37-21 in the 2009 Championship.
Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban has now won four national championships, second to only Alabama’s Paul “Bear” Bryant, who has six.
Former BC Lion back-up quarterback Doug Nussmeier played an important role in the victory as he’s Alabama’s offensive coordinator. Nussmeier played for the Lions in 2000 and served as the team’s quarterbacks coach in 2001.
