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The Crimson White
Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

SPORTS

By Hannah Saad

Alabama blown out in College Football Playoff National Championship

Cody Estremera and James Ogletree • January 7, 2019
Alabama’s once-transcendent offense and once-reliable defense both failed to show up to Monday night’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Five drives inside Clemson’s 22-yard line netted one touchdown and a field goal, and the defense’s penalties and coverage errors doomed a chance at coach Nick Saban’s seventh national championship.
By Grant Nicholls

Xavier McKinney develops mentally in second season

Cody Estremera, Sports Editor • January 7, 2019
“He’s doing what he got to do,” middle linebacker Dylan Moses said. “He's balling, you know what I'm saying. That just shows his growth from last year to this year. He really did put in a lot of work over the summer, throughout fall camp. Feel like everything he's getting right now, he deserves it.”
By Grant Nicholls

National championship may test Alabama’s ability to close

James Ogletree, Staff Writer • January 6, 2019

Over coach Nick Saban’s 12 seasons at Alabama, some of his teams’ most distinctive features – like huge, space-eating defensive tackles and an offense based on a smashmouth running game – have...

By Hannah Saad

Crimson Tide prepares to battle college football’s best defensive line

James Ogletree, Staff Writer • January 6, 2019
“They’re game-plan wreckers,” senior running back Damien Harris said. “You watch them on tape and they have so many disruptive plays. They cause so much havoc for the offenses they’re playing. Their front seven is extremely physical, extremely talented.
By Grant Nicholls

Learning plays takes time

Cody Estremera, Sports Editor • January 6, 2019
The process of learning the playbook for Alabama takes around a year for the players to feel comfortable, sometimes a little longer.  It took Moses about 11 months to memorize all of the plays. It took Xavier McKinney an entire year. It was about a year and a half for Mack Wilson.
CW/ Hannah Saad

GALLERY: National Championship media day

January 5, 2019
The Crimson Tide and the Tigers had media availability today prior to Monday's National Championship game in San Jose, California.
By Hannah Saad

Hentges’ team-first attitude earns permanent honor

Cody Estremera, Sports Editor • January 5, 2019
“There’s nobody more deserving of having a life full of love and prosperity than someone like Hale,” Harris said.
By Hannah Saad

Alabama iron man Ross Pierschbacher set to tie FBS record

James Ogletree, Staff Writer • January 5, 2019
Only one college football player in the history of the Football Bowl Subdivision, the sport’s highest level, has done what Alabama senior center Ross Pierschbacher could accomplish in the national championship game on Monday night.
CW/ Hannah Saad

GALLERY: Capital One Orange Bowl trophy presentation

December 30, 2018
Nick Saban, Damien Harris, offensive MVP Tua Tagovailoa and defensive MVP Xavier McKinney celebrate their Orange Bowl victory over Oklahoma.
CW/ Grant Nicholls

GALLERY: Capital One Orange Bowl (No. 1 Alabama v. No. 4 Oklahoma)

December 30, 2018
No. 1 Alabama defeated No. 4 Oklahoma by a score of 45-34 in the Capital One Orange Bowl in Miami, FL on Sat. Dec. 29.
By Grant Nicholls

Alabama defense stout early, then holds on for Orange Bowl win

James Ogletree, Staff Writer • December 30, 2018

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- No. 1 Alabama’s defense opened Saturday’s Orange Bowl against Oklahoma with perhaps its best quarter of the season, but the Sooners’ top-ranked offense would not be held at...

By Hannah Saad

Early scoring propels Alabama to win against Oklahoma

Cody Estremera, Sports Editor • December 30, 2018
It started the game with a run/pass option (where the quarterback can either hand the ball off to the running back or keep it and throw it). Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa kept the ball, faking a handoff to senior back Damien Harris. He looked up and spotted receiver DeVonta Smith running a slant route. Tagovailoa hit Smith in stride and Smith sprinted 50 yards before being knocked out to the ground at the Oklahoma 25-yard line.
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