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Alabama head coach Nick
Saban cheers his team, during
the second half of the Orange
Bowl NCAA college football
game against Oklahoma, Sat-
urday, Dec. 29, 2018, in Miami
Gardens, Fla.
Associated Press

College

Football

Playoff:

Alabama,

Clemson

again for title

By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Sports Writer
Alabama and Clemson,
again.
The top-ranked Crimson
Tide and No. 2 Tigers both
had double-digit victories
in their semifinal games
Saturday, setting up what
has quickly become an
annual postseason meet-
ing. They will meet in the
College Football Playoff
for the fourth consecutive
year, the third time in the
championship game.
And the winner this time will
become the first 15-0 FBS
champion.
Alabama-Clemson Part IV,
Nick Saban vs. Dabo Swin-
ney, comes Jan. 7 on the
opposite side of the coun-
try for both teams. The
national title will be at the
home stadium of the NFL's Texans win AFC South title
San Francisco 49ers in San-
ta Clara, California.
This matchup has seemed
inevitable since the Tide Houston Texans defensive end Carlos Watkins celebrates after sacking Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles during the
second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, in Houston.
and Tigers started the sea- Associated Press
son ranked 1-2. Page 22
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