Top-ranked Alabama looked the part in a dominating 24-7 victory over No. 3 Florida State in a game that was billed as the greatest season-opener in the sports history. Only one team, however, lived up to the hype: Alabama.
In the first college football game to be played inside Atlanta’s new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, it was Nick Saban and the Tide who wore the “Old Leather Helmet,” the trophy awarded to the game’s winner.
