That was unpleasant. And there’s no one series or play or player to point at and say, “Aha! That’s where it all went wrong!”
I thought about a couple areas, but I decided to look at Alabama’s first three offensive drives in the second half. Each ended inside the Clemson 25 yard line (technically not the red zone, but I’m counting it for these purposes), and none resulted in points. That led to a surmountable 15 point deficit inexorably increasing to an insurmountable 28 point deficit.
2nd and 6: Alabama has steadily marched down the field (40 rushing yards, 18 passing).