Game: This is not only the Cotton Bowl but also a playoff semifinal matching up the #3 seeded Michigan State Spartans against the #2 seeded Alabama Crimson Tide. Alabama won the only prior meeting vs. Michigan State, 49-7 in the 2010 Capital One Bowl played on 1-1-11 in Orlando, FL. This is MSU’s first playoff while Bama dropped its playoff game last year (Sugar Bowl) as the #1 seed against #4 seeded Ohio State, 42-35 (heavy favorites). Nick Saban is 5-3 in bowls at Alabama, 9-8 overall and this marks his first game against one of his former schools (HC at LSU also).
Getting to know the Alabama Crimson Tide
