Good morning! Here are the plays everybody will be talking about Tuesday.
Nick Saban's gutsy onside kick turned the tide. Alabama on Monday night won its fourth national title in seven years. But it might not have happened if not for Saban's decision to go for an onside kick early in the fourth quarter with the game tied. It worked, and Alabama went on to beat Clemson 45-40. You can read more here.
Alabama completed the turnaround with a pretty kickoff return. After Clemson cut Alabama's lead to four points, Alabama quickly struck again when Kenyan Drake returned the ensuing kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. Alabama never trailed again. You can read more about the play here.
The game was not without controversy. In a game Clemson lost by five points, it is hard to ignore how the officials messed up the end of the first half, costing Clemson a shot at scoring a touchdown or kicking an easy field goal. The clock should have stopped with about 15 seconds remaining after Clemson picked up a first down. Instead, Clemson was forced to use its final timeout of the half with six seconds left when the clock kept running. The Tigers ultimately attempted a long field goal that was blocked. You can read more about the play here.