DALLAS (AP) — So big. So strong. So talented. And so, so many.
Alabama's defensive line is the most imposing group in college football. The Crimson Tide rolls an 11-man rotation of potential NFL prospects at opposing offenses.
"I think that's unheard of, usually, in college football," Michigan State center Jack Allen said Monday.
Run stuffers. Pass rushers. No. 2 Alabama has them all in abundance, from 312-pound All-American A'Shawn Robinson to 230-pound speed demon Tim Williams.
The third-ranked Spartans will counter Thursday night in the College Football Playoff's Cotton Bowl semifinal with an offensive line that is one of the best in the country when healthy — and now it is.