Football Preview: Alabama Crimson Tide Faces Georgia Bulldogs For SEC Title; UAB Blazers Get Shot At C-USA Crown

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.

No. 1 Alabama faces No. 4 Georgia for the championship of the Southeastern Conference and a berth in the College Football Playoff.

It is easily one of the most anticipated rematches in recent college football memory. Ten months and 23 days will have passed since Tua Tagovailoa came off the bench in the national championship game to complete three touchdown passes.

The last of those tosses came on second-and-26 on Alabama’s second play of overtime to secure the title.

The rematch comes at 3 p.m. on CBS.

Alabama coach Nick Saban was asked yet again this week about his decision to bench starter Jalen Hurts in the second half of the championship game in favor of Tagovailoa. Yet again, Saban said he and his assistants felt it was the thing to do to give the Crimson Tide its best chance to win the game.

“It’s really as simple as that,” he said. “It worked out, so everybody thinks it was a good decision. If it wouldn’t have worked out, everybody would be talking about what a bad decision it was.

“I had a lot of confidence in both players,” Saban continued. “I have a lot of confidence in both players this year at that position and feel both are capable of going in and executing, doing a good job for us if need be.”

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