0 Shares print Back in early September, I predicted South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier would retire. The Head Ball Coach hung up his visor Oct. 12. I told you at least one team from outside the preseason top 10 would make the College Football Playoff (hello, Utah), and I told you a running back would win the Heisman Trophy for the first time since 2009. (Full disclosure: I picked Georgia’s Nick Chubb and not LSU’s Leonard Fournette, the clear front-runner.) I also predicted the SEC would have a two-loss champion, which still might happen, and that Oregon transfer Vernon Adams Jr. would be a Heisman Trophy finalist, which probably won’t happen. So I’m batting about .500 on my preseason predictions, which is a lot more than you can say about the Chicago Cubs’ hitters these days. With seven weeks in the books, here are my predictions for the second half of the season: Nick Saban’s efforts will pay off with a title for Alabama. Marvin Gentry/USA TODAY Sports1. Alabama will win the national championship The Crimson Tide are starting to look a lot like the 2014 Ohio State team, which played better and better every week en route to winning the inaugural College Football Playoff. Since losing to Ole Miss 43-37 at home Sept. 19, the Tide have reeled off four consecutive victories, including a 41-23 win at No. 9 Texas A&M on Saturday…
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