The 2009 BCS National Championship Game featured two teams that could be contending for top spots in the College Football Playoff this coming season. Texas football and the Alabama Crimson Tide met under interesting circumstances in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game.
This looked like a solid quarterback matchup between two experienced stars. For the Texas Longhorns football program, then senior quarterback Colt McCoy was looking to win his first and only national title. For the Crimson Tide, then junior quarterback Greg McElroy was looking for his first national title too. That was the beginning of this Alabama dynasty under head coach Nick Saban.