The Georgia Bulldogs (11-2) won their third SEC title under coach Kirby Smart, but the trophy comes with an even bigger prize — a first-round bye in the new 12-team College Football Playoff.
Alabama had its 21-game home winning streak snapped along with a 57-game regular-season binge against nonconference teams dating to Nick Saban’s debut season, 2007.
Both the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Texas Longhorns have something to prove in Saturday night’s game.
Alabama and Heisman Trophy quarterback Bryce Young will face a Texas team that has struggled to return to national prominence after losing to the Crimson Tide in the 2009 National Championship Game.
FILE – Steve Sarkisian (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File) CBS Sports reports that Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian will become the head coach at Texas, citing a source close to the hiring process. Texas fired head coach Tom Herman this morning. CBS Sports says Sarkisian is expected to coach during Alabama’s National Championship Game with #3 Ohio State on Monday, Jan….
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas coach Charlie Strong says he wants to stay with the Longhorns and believes the school’s promise that he won’t be evaluated until after the final game of the season on Friday. Strong spoke Monday amid reports that he will be fired after his third season. But Strong said administrators have told him they will review…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Trent Domingue kicked a 39-yard field goal with 46 seconds remaining and Texas upset No. 8 Baylor 35-34 on Saturday to hand the Bears their first loss. For the second straight season, coach Charlie Strong and the Longhorns (4-4, 2-4 Big 12) beat Baylor (6-1, 3-1). This time Texas also dealt a blow to the Big…
