© Chris Graythen/Getty Images Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide were among the biggest “losers” of college football’s bowl season.By Mike Ferguson The national championship will be decided in less than one week as Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota and Oregon take on Urban Meyer’s Ohio State Buckeyes. While all that remains of the college football season is one game, the bowl season was nothing short of entertaining. Some teams managed to prove themselves while others disappointed. Here’s a look at this year’s big losers during bowl season: Alabama For a second straight season, a stellar year ended in disappointment for Alabama as the Crimson Tide were ousted from college football’s second semifinal — the Sugar Bowl — by an Ohio State team playing a third-string quarterback. Alabama allowed 537 yards to the Buckeyes in a 42-35 loss. Bo Wallace, Ole Miss It was an up-and-down career for Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace, but in the Peach Bowl, it was the bad Bo that showed up. In a 42-3 loss to TCU, Wallace went 10-for-23 passing for 109 yards and three interceptions. The Rebels managed just 129 yards of offense in the defeat. Baylor For the second year in a row, Baylor was the favorite to win a major bowl game and for the second year in a row, Baylor lost. After losing to UCF in the Fiesta Bowl last season, the Bears appeared on their way to routing Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl. Baylor led 41-21 entering the fourth quarter, but were outscored 21-0 in the final quarter. …
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