No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Ohio State took care of business in their respective national semifinal matchups and will tee it up at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Jan. 11 for the College Football Playoff National Championship. It’ll be a rematch of their classic Sugar Bowl national semifinal matchup following the 2014 season — the first under the four-team playoff format. The Crimson Tide are coming off a thorough 31-14 dismantling of No. 3. Notre Dame in the Rose Bowl. Wide receiver DeVonta Smith and quarterback Mac Jones — both Heisman Trophy finalists — led an offense that racked up 437 yards and 7.9 yards per play against a solid Fighting Irish defense. It’ll be the Tide’s fifth national title game appearance over the last six years. The Buckeyes will be making their first title game appearance since they topped Alabama in the semifinal and Oregon…
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