MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - The most scrutinized ankle in College Football Playoff history bounced around the grass of Hard Rock Stadium in South Florida just fine on Saturday night. It shifted and sprinted and generated more than enough power to carry Alabama past Oklahoma in the Capital One Orange Bowl and onto a fourth consecutive national championship appearance where it will face a familiar opponent in the Clemson Tigers.
If the Crimson Tide star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and his much-discussed left ankle weren't 100 percent, that's a scary thought because he was nothing short of dominant during the 45-34 win over the Sooners.