ATLANTA -- Reuben Foster went from resembling Patrick Willis and Ray Lewis during his MVP performance to giggling like a child as specks of blue, yellow and gold confetti fell from the sky and coated his pearly white Alabama uniform.
The menacing, 6-foot-3, 291-pound, acrobatic Jonathan Allen smiled and shimmied a little. Minkah Fitzpatrick darted from teammate to teammate seeking hugs.