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Who's the Underdog? Cincinnati Bearcats, Alabama Crimson Tide both lay claim to label ahead of CFP semifinals

Cincinnati's players and coaches on Monday downplayed any role the underdog label may play for the Bearcats against heavily favored Alabama in the College Football Playoff Semifinal game at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington, Texas, on Friday.

The Crimson Tide are a 13½-point favorite against the Bearcats, who went 13-0 this season and have won 23 of their past 24 games dating to the end of the 2019 campaign. Their only loss during that span was a 24-21 setback to Georgia in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl to cap the 2020 season on a 53-yard field goal with three seconds remaining.