ARLINGTON, Texas—Here we go again.
The Alabama team you watched struggle to beat the likes of LSU and Auburn and lose at Texas A&M; the one that entered the SEC championship game as a near-touchdown underdog; the group with a struggling offensive line, an inconsistent running game and a defense that occasionally looked blah? That Alabama team, the same one, will play for it all.
The Crimson Tide (13–1) and their legend of a coach rolled right over Cincinnati, the Cinderella of the College Football Playoff, 27–6, to advance to a sixth championship game in the past seven seasons and their ninth in 13 years (Bama didn’t make it in 2010, ’13, ’14 and ’19).