Six years and a few days after Buckeyes’ upset in the semifinals of the first edition of the College Football Playoff, Alabama took revenge with a dominant 52-24 victory over Ohio State in the national championship game, which ended with an unbeaten season of almost unmatched. domination. Mac Jones finished 46 of 54 through the air with five touchdown passes, DeVonta Smith backed up his Heisman Trophy victory by grabbing three of those touchdowns, and runner Najee Harris finally tied it with three TDs of his own. .
Alabama took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter, getting 78 yards in their first possession of the game after a hat-trick at Ohio State, but the Buckeyes responded with a touchdown of their own, with Master Teague bouncing off for a marker intact. The first quarter ended with the score scored at 7, but DeVonta Smith found the end zone in the first play of the second quarter to put Alabama ahead again, 14-7.
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